Tag Archives: Jane Brocket

Ripping Things to Do by Jane Brocket

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Fiona

You may recognise the name Jane Brocket, she wrote the recipe book Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer as featured quite a few times when Stef has tested out the Blytonian recipes. I’ve been reading Ripping Things to Do with interest … Continue reading →

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Blyton’s food

Posted on March 9, 2018 by pippastef

Since 2013 there have been around a dozen posts on the blog about the Blyton like food you can make yourselves, with I think the favourite being macaroons (which are also now a firm favourite with my boyfriend’s family). I … Continue reading →

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Making Blyton’s Food: Mrs Glump’s melt-in-the-mouth shortbread

Posted on April 1, 2016 by pippastef

We are having a bit of a ‘Barney Mysteries’ week as Fiona has reviewed The Rockingdown Mystery for us this week and I’m going to tell you about the shortbread from our favourite Jane Brocket book Cherry Cake and Ginger … Continue reading →

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Making Blyton’s Food: Fresh and gooey macaroons!

Posted on November 27, 2015 by pippastef

Fresh and gooey macaroons! What Enid Blyton fan doesn’t hanker after macaroons? Whether you’re a Find-Outer or a Famous Fiver, macaroons centre deeply within these books, and are mentioned time and time again and they leave us youngsters wondering; “What … Continue reading →

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Making Blyton’s Food: Heroic Chocolate Cake by Jane Brocket

Posted on August 28, 2015 by pippastef

Well I managed to make a cake, but its not strictly Blyton. I reverted to Jane Brocket’s book after my foray into Delia last time, but unfortunately the baking Blyton saviour did not have a Blyton Chocolate cake, and we … Continue reading →

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Making Blyton’s Food: Jammy buns

Posted on April 20, 2014 by pippastef

After one of Fiona’s marvelous re-blogs about jammy buns, I knew I had to have a go. I have the same book that Helen at Novelicious has, Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer by Jane Brocket, as you know so I decided to … Continue reading →

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Making Blyton’s Food: Jam tarts

Posted on January 12, 2014 by pippastef

The name says it all, doesn’t it? Jam tarts. Probably the most iconic food of children’s literature, immortalised in Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and they were a staple favourite of Blyton, appearing in two books that spring to … Continue reading →

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Making Blyton’s Food: Ginger biscuits

Posted on May 26, 2013 by pippastef

I hope you’re all hungry and free to do a little baking this Whitsun bank holiday. That said, I suppose I should have baked something that appears in Five Go to Billycock Hill as that is the most obvious Whitsun … Continue reading →

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