I'd like to acknowledge Cathy79 here as she was the one who first raised the point of using this as a basis for ice-cream - I just happened to be the first one who tried it.  Teamwork - gotta love it.

Yes it does, thanks Bron. Parts of our country are having very hot weather these days.

Hi Bron, lovely to have you back.  Yes, it does seem a long time since you were an active member and you will have noticed how much the forum has grown since then.  Only 1kg over Christmas - that's pretty darn good I'd say  You'll have that off in no time with your willpower.  Happy New Year to you too.

That's clever, wish I could but I have to get my pages out of the folder everytime I make anything, even if I make it regularly.

Should have told them it was cake Wonder    Good advice to anyone else trying this recipe, reduce the sugar content to suit your tastes.  Thanks for trying it.

Fresh yeast is obviously better Cookie1 but the last lot I bought seems to be not working.  It was the last piece in the continental shop cabinet, sitting atop a fresh batch and silly me bought it!! I froze it in 20g pieces as soon as I got home and in 3 lots of breadmaking it hasn't worked.  I thought it was just me but then I remembered the circumstances in which I bought the yeast and now think perhaps it was past its use by date.  My first 2 lots of isi's 'very normal bread' I used dry yeast and it was the best bread and rolls I have ever made.  Since then I have tried her next 2 bread postings with some thawed out fresh yeast and both were as heavy as and went straight into the bin - could have knocked someone out with them   I have now put the yeast in the bin too and won't get sucked in again to buy the last piece in the shop.

Yes, it's lovely in SA at the moment too so I feel for you WA girls.  Still, your TMX's get a good workout with all the drinks etc you need to survive. Hope there is relief in sight for you all.