tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post7294096749879727309..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Discovering what characters eat - Gillian PolackMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-14934399835632395792016-02-02T21:40:51.078+00:002016-02-02T21:40:51.078+00:00Joan - I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Susan - the w...Joan - I'm glad you enjoyed it!<br /><br />Susan - the way my family made it, it's a biscuit (or, given its Dutch origins) a cookie rather than a cake, but I've seen versions that are plate sized, with a face drawn on them. It's just a stuffed pastry, really, but my aunt used to marinade the fruit stuffing in good whiskey and let it sit in the dark for six months, which made my family's version quite, quite different to the published recipes I've found. My father used to sneak the fruit while it was marinading and then complain when it was all gone "Because the stuffed monkeys don't taste as good as they usually do."Gillian Polackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113321985223288302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-42767762490925988512016-02-02T14:26:18.617+00:002016-02-02T14:26:18.617+00:00Fascinating! You should publish your cookbook - gr...Fascinating! You should publish your cookbook - great way to publicise your novels.<br /><br />I had never heard of stuffed monkey cake. I looked it up - sounds delicious.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-69434245660214314332016-02-02T11:06:59.812+00:002016-02-02T11:06:59.812+00:00A cookbook for your novels - what a fabulous idea!...A cookbook for your novels - what a fabulous idea! Thanks for a very interesting post!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.com