continuing.......We grew up on the meat and 3 veg diet.  Except on Fridays - fish.  She didn't use most of those cookbooks!!!!

Mum hardly deviated from that basic menu except on special occasions.  The most loved by the family ? - sweet and sour fish.  The worst venture/experiment was Duck L'Orange.

She was an exceptional jam maker.  And was eagerly sought after at the school fete's cake stall with her sponges.

Not bad for a girl who wasn't allowed to make a cup of tea (she might have scalded herself) up until the day she married.  Dad taught her to make stew in the first few weeks of their marriage.

DEB