List of articles
- The Article Section
- Allwoods are celebrated and renown for Carnations and Pinks
- Assistance for Non Members and Visitors to the Site.
- A look at soil for Perpetual Carnations in the greenhouse
- In the Beginning
- Keith Mastaglio Living Diary
- Brian Yates Living Diary
- Plant Pots
- 50 years on
- Is this a sport?
- Brian Yates home page
- Cuttings by Brian Yates
- The International Dianthus Register and Checklist
- Look-alike Laced Pinks
- Early Cuttings
- Carnations - Beginners Guide
- Trailing Carnations
- A smell, a fragrance.
- HOW TO GROW PINKS.
- Hotbox Sulfume
- "Letter from Allwoods"
- Daily Sudoku Puzzle
- Alliance, Ohio, The Carnation City
- Wanted Yearbooks
- Wanted Border Carnations
- Members Own Tips
- Christmas Day Pinks
- A Visit to John Barrington’s Nursery
- Request for help from New Zealand
- Favourite Buttonholes
- Dianthus and Climate Change
- Scented Carnations
- Carnations and Capricorns
- Early recollections of dianthus
- Carnations and Beans by Graham R Davis
- Flowers for the Cutting Garden
- Erin Mitchell
- Gary Hammerton in Spain
- John Lewis Store Peterborough
- Carnation Fever Hits Fashion World
- Cake recipes from the AGM
- Brian Yates does it again!
- Garden News
- evergreen4ever
- Christmas Carnations
- Annual Carnations.
- PF Trials report by Peter Booker
- The Story of the Carnation
- Vandalism of the polytunnel
- The Gardening Apprentice
- Above and beyond the call of duty
- A visit to Eileen Galbally
- Blue Carnations in Hastings
- Breeding new pinks by Sue Russell
- Old Crimson Clove Border WANTED
- Profile of Wallace William Manley
- The Legendary Malmaison
- A Brief Overview Carnations and Pinks
- My Trip to Allwoods by Brian Yates
- My Way With Hormone Rooting Powder
- Valentines Day Carnations
- Calling Dianthus Enthusiasts around Evesham
- Labels
- Carnations a Personal Perspective
Cake recipes from the AGM
A number of members requested the recipes of cakes provided at the AGM.
Here they are!
Coconut and Cherry Slices
1 lb milk chocolate
6 ozs glace cherries
4 eggs
6 ozs caster sugar
9 ozs dessicated coconut
Melt chocolate very slowly in a bowl over hot water
Meanwhile line a swiss roll tin 12×9 inches with silicone paper
Spread the chocolate over the base of the prepared tin. Allow to set.
Cut glace cherries in half, and distribute evenly over set chocolate
Crack eggs into mixing bowl, add sugar and beat until well amalgamated together
Stir in coconut. Pour over chocolate, smooth flat
Cook in preheated oven 170 deg C for 25 mins or until golden brown
Leave until very cold. Cut into squares being careful not to cut through silicone paper beneath.
Shortbread Biscuits
9 ozs Plain Flour
6 ozs Butter
3 ozs Caster Sugar
Place everything in food processor and mix until well amalgamated.
Either roll out and stamp out shapes, place on greased tin, or press into tin approx 10×7 inches and prick well with a fork.
Bake at 150 C for approx 30 to 40 minutes or until lightly golden. As soon as they are cooked, sprinkle generously with caster sugar. If baking as one whole tin, cut into slices whilst still warm. Leave to cool in tin. Store in airtight container. Will keep at least for one week
More to follow!