[Sca-cooks] eccles cakes?

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Mar 30, 2006, at 12:52 AM, Stefan li Rous wrote:

> >>>
>       Devra (pasties and clotted cream and eccles cakes, oh my!
> Crumpets and honey and scones, oh my!)
> <<<
>
> What are "eccles" cakes?

Basically, the dried fruit you might normally associate with  
fruitcake, mostly currants and mixed candied citron and/or other  
citrus peel, moistened and mixed with melted butter, sugar, and  
spices, used as a filling for little round pies/sandwiches made of  
puff pastry.

Adamantius




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