I’ve always enjoyed meeting people who have been kind enough to share their
treasured family recipes. Both Sheila’s Cut & Come Again Cake and Faith’s Chantilly Cake have proved especially popular.
Often people will tell me about their cherished
copy of the Bero cook book. In fact, there were many versions. It was
first published in 1923 around the time that self raising flour started to
become more popular. The Bero company staged exhibitions where they sold
freshly baked scones and cakes and the recipes were much in demand. It’s now in
its forty-first edition.
Recently, I looked through Grandma’s collection of
Bero books – she had several ones from different eras and they are all well thumbed. I picked out this recipe to try from the twenty first edition in 1958.
Bero
Parkins
As
always with the trusty Bero recipe books, they turned out a very tasty accompaniment to a coffee or tea break at home.
Some time ago time, Barrie sent me a photo of the famous Yorkshire Brack from his
late wife’s Bero book. He was working his way through all the recipes and this was
his favourite. So back to the Bero book for some traditional baking!
