MAY 2010:
St Lawrence, SNARFORD and St Mary, WELTON
For our May visit we first went to Snarford church which at first seemed to have little of
interest and then suddenly we come upon some of the most remarkable monuments in Lincolnshire.
Only the photos below can prepare you for these!
We then had what was to have been a coffee break at the Bull in Welton but to our surprise the
chef suddenly brought us a most excellent fruitcake on the house (See below for the
recipe) ! It was difficult for our leader to drag us from these delights but eventually we
moved to the church. Of particular interest here are two stained glass windows. The first is
a memorial to those airmen who died during the 1914-18 war and depicts aircraft of that time.
The other is a memorial to the founder of the Blue Coat School on Christ’s Hospital Terrace,
Lincoln.
BLACK BULL FRUIT CAKE
55G GROUND ALMONDS
225G RAISINS 140G SULTANAS 55G CURRANTS 90G GLACE CHERRIES 125G BUTTER 125G DARK BROWN SUGAR 2 EGGS 150G PLAIN FLOUR ZEST ½ LEMON 1TSP MIXED SPICE 1 TBSP HONEY 200MLS BEER (I used only about 150 mls) |
Grease and line a 9 or 10” (25cm) cake tin. (Mine was slightly bigger which meant it took less time to cook).
Cream together butter and sugar. Add beaten eggs. Fold in flour lemon zest and mixed spice. Finally add beer, honey, almonds and fruit. Bake at 160* (gas mark 3) for 2 hours. Leave to cool before skewering and feeding with 2 measures of whisky (or brandy). |
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