You have been a busy bee haven't you? Not too busy to watch the final of 'The Great British Bake Off' I hope? I was very pleased for Jo, the winner, although I must confess that Janet was my favourite. I thought she was fabulous, even though Sue Perkins said her croissants looked like neck-braces! We all make mistakes Sue, and Janet's Tarte au Citron was a masterpiece compared to mine.
The pastry was sticky and difficult to handle, but I managed to patch it up in the flan tin quite adequately and the filling was easy-peasy. So 'what went wrong' I hear you ask. Quite simply, I couldn't get the blooming thing out of the tin. My filling had leaked and stuck the whole thing down like super-glue. In the end my only option was to turn the tart upside down and give it a bash. It might look like a pile of sick but it tasted divine.
Speaking of glue, I must tell you what happened to me last week. I was bagging up damsons for freezing (bugger the jam), and putting the required number in little plastic bags. I then needed to suck out the air. Normally, I do this with a drinking straw but I had none to hand, so I just put the bag to my mouth and sucked as hard as I could. When my lungs were at full capacity I happened to glance up to see one of the neighbours staring at me through my kitchen window. I am the talk of the village once again as everyone now thinks I have been glue-sniffing! I am helping with the village lunches on Wednesday and I don't know how I'm going to face everyone. Still, you know me dear, I shall just brazen it out. If nothing else, I shall look fabuous. I am now on a liquid diet (porridge, soup and skinny lattes), but it seems to be doing the trick. I have done lots of swimming and hill-walking (I bought some very expensive, state-of-the-art new walking shoes which I'm very pleased with, although they do give me blisters), and I have lost a stone in weight. TA DA! I expect it will all go to pot on Saturday when I'm off to a halloween party where there will be food and drink a plenty. I have a magnificent costume though, and may even send you a photo after the event. Watch this space!
Lots of love, Lucy.
PS By the way my deara - I think you mis-spelled Madeira!
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