Eastertide biscuits or cakes are rich, crisp biscuits containing caraway seeds, brown sugar, vanilla and sherry. Which county town are they named after?

mk2norwich

That sounds like a recipe for Shrewsbury biscuits. Hope that helps you, Mary! Apr 12 02, 7:39 PM

Fosse4

Shrewsbury - light and lemony according to the recipies (is that the plural)found(if mk2norwich can give a reference it might help) Chester - associated with Cheesecake Carlisle - they make cake covers Matlock - you can learn how to decorate a cake etc....... still looking! Quizmailer - e-mail me Quizcall@ntlworld.com to meet a lot of others on a social level. Apr 12 02, 8:04 PM

mk2norwich

A thousand apologies, Mary and Fosse4, it seems I've got my facts wrong. www.hookerycookery.com/biscuit006.htm contains the Shrewsbury biscuit recipe I mentioned in my previous posting, and I'm sorry to say it is NOTHING LIKE your description! I'm a keen amateur cook, and I have quite a stockpile of cookbooks, but I can't find what fits your description! Sorry. Apr 12 02, 8:31 PM

Siskin

Like every recipe there are about 1001 variations on a theme!! mk2norwich is indeed right - it is Shrewsbury Biscuits. Traditionally Easter Biscuits are made with sherry ( my mother always did)but they are based on the Shrewsberry recipe.Caraway seeds are an optional extra - which Delia used in her biscuits this year. Typed in a hurry so hope it makes sense! Apr 12 02, 9:09 PM

Siskin

This is certainly not an argument -Down here in deepest Dorset it's too nice a day to be other than full of joy and love for your fellow man/woman!! Just found my mother's first recipe book which was a'Radiation Cookery Book' 1936 - Guess what I found again - Shrewsbury Biscuits! {;-)} Apr 13 02, 12:15 PM

3 planks

I've found the exact recipe in 'Farmhouse Cooking' by Norwak and Honey (sic). Definitely Shrewsbury Apr 14 02, 5:54 PM