Here Are Recipes I Will Never Make Part 1

Since I am not a real cook, I can not "invent" a recipe, so I research recipes to find ones I feel I can afford and attempt.

I do enjoy researching various recipes and love finding unusual recipes.

But, there are some recipes I will never attempt. These are just two of them.

I came across these recipes in an article by Maria Popova on Brainpickings.org.

George Orwell’s Dessert Recipes

(From: George Orwell’s Recipes by Maria Popova at http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/01/31/george-orwell-recipes/)

In George Orwell Diaries, he wrote down recipes by Mrs. Searle)

(Based on George Orwell’s Diaries (http://www.worldcat.org/title/diaries/oclc/755705035&referer=brief_results)

Mrs. Searle’s Fruit Loaf Recipe

1 lb flour

1 egg

4 oz. treacle

4 oz. mixed fruit (or currants)

8 oz. sugar

6 oz. margarine or lard

Cream the sugar and margarine.

Beat the egg and add it.

Add the treacle and then the flour.

Put in greased tins and bake about 1/2 to 3/4 hour in a moderate oven.

Mrs. Searle’s Sponge Cake

5 oz. flour

4 oz. sugar

3 oz. grease (butter best)

 2 eggs

1 teaspoonful baking powder.

Mix as above and bake.