Judy, the Portuguese Tarts bring out the worst in people. At Probus, when 4 people wanted the last tart, they cut in into 4. At a neighbourhood get together, I’ve seen one person shift the plate of tarts to in front of her. I’ve seen a family member hide several tarts before the plate was placed on the table. I’m making some tomorrow to take out for dinner.

Oh dear we ran into a few hiccups yesterday . So DS and I did a trip to Ballarat. We visited a lot of stores .. Dan Murphys was the best , DS did an order on Line , we were going to pick up the order , it all worked out . But we had to collect four trolleys worth ! My gosh Between DS Price comparison and changing some of it to the shop prices ( instead of on line ) we saved heaps . DS is very good a tetra packing ( like a work of art ) we had a bolt of hessian , fold trestle tables , lights - heaps . Good old blanket covered it up for our dangerous drive around town . Breaks needed fair warning , roundabout was an experience ( back of the car just floated around ) !! At this point l totally toned down the driving and drove like an ancient artefact . Also DS directed me up the steepest hill and I did think we might not make it - but of course it was fine . We dinned on toasties from a drive through sandwich press place ( we ate inside ) . A great day and a pleasure to be with DS . To think I was going to do this on my own to help DH ( who is a tad unwell ) . Bunnings , total tools ,m&m, office works and Harvey Norman . We even squeezed in a speaker . Ready for bed and tomorrow . Hope this essay make you all laugh! And yes seems the young are still replying yes ( help ) .

Thanks Chookie, I’ll have to make them when DD is over as she is the tart lover and will help us eat them. For just the two of us you know who won’t be able to stop once he starts 😁

I love your Rum and Raisin Banana cake Chookie. I always think of Ral when I make it. ❤️

thanks Cookie.
Just a note on the Quince paste. I made it in the 6. I don’t think I would get enough evaporation with the 7. It’s getting a balance between set and a good colour. I first put the pulp through the mouli.
Mab, if you send me your address I’ll post you some paste.

Mab, both lots of Quinces were given to me. The first lot came from a friend who saw them on a neighbour’s tree. The second from my gardener who work for a client with a large orchard. I nearly missed out on these as the birds got most.
Tonight I’m having the fried chicken that I cooked last night. I’ve been experimenting with Korean fried chicken. It’s brined and fried twice. It’s the origin of K F C.