Gransnet Grotto

The friendship cake recipe involves a sweet sourdough mix which, if making from scratch, takes 15 days before you can use it. It's called a herman and can be found on allrecipes.com/recipe/herman-sourdough-starter/
(Hope that works.)

I'll post the cake recipe on Food in the next few days. I would think it could be used as an ordinary cake recipe.

Beware the Friendship Cake!!! It multiplies and you have to keep dividing it up and giving it away to friends. When you run out of friends then you have to euthanase the homeless ones. It's a painful process and leaves you feeling bad.
I was traumatised for weeks.

Jodi!

Sounds a bit like ginger beer 'plants'....could never get rid of them fast enough!

Exactly like those notsogrand ...was that the late 6os?

Don't get me wrong the friendship cake is delicious but THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES !!

'Twas the night before Christmas, and in a dark house
A Granny was knitting a scarf for her spouse
She was all sad and lonely, her money was spent
For despite getting her fuel allowance and a generous public sector pension
She couldn't pay the rent
While out on the roof , with clattering hoof (OK it's poetic licence)
came the sound of a sleigh, and some reindeer at play
And soon by the fire, stood a man all in red
And Ho Ho Ho Ho! was the first thing he said
What's this now my dear, Do I spy a small tear?
Your fire is unlit, And there's nowhere to sit
No mince pies for me, Or sherry I see.
Oh no said the wife, getting the fright of her life
You see we're so poor, we sit on the floor
No turkey for us, No sprouts and no spuds
And then for our afters, we've no Christmas puds
Well that just won't do, said this chap for he knew
That her miserable spouse, was a bit of a louse
What I now can do is something for you
A hamper of food, and drink that is good
If your stocking you'll leave, by the fire this Christmas Eve
When you open your eyes, there will be a surprise!
And with that he was gone - up the chimney like lightning
And the poor woman sat down, for it all had been frightening.

Well the very next day, her wishes came true
There was food for the grandchildren and lots of toys too
And for the poor wife whose old git was just loony
By her bedside there stood.......................................
No less than GEORGE CLOONEY!!!!

gracesmum - brilliant - what more can I say?

Prceless Gracesmum! Thankyou [fwine]

Wot no [effing wine]?

Wonderful (who is Georgr Clooney?)

jeni! You can't fool us!
Fantastic, gracesmum!

Take a bow gracesmum and accept a round of applause.
I have heard that so called friendship cake is a beast from the dark lagoon, you have to keep feeding it and if you are not careful if fills not only your fridge but that of all your acquaintances with an insatiable life form. Just remember that it is alive.

That friendship cake is sounding more and more like something out of a Stephen King novel day by day....

grace

grace

Grace, just cracked open the Christmas Baileys, logged on and found your poem. Fantastic!

Just logged on and read your poem. Brilliant!

Part the second:

He said "Time for coffee,
Is it white or just black?"
And now she felt shivers go all down her back
He smiled that great smile and she felt all ecstatic
while George poured a cup of the finest of lattes (again, poetic licence)
She said "You know how I like a good brew
And maybe a biscuit if it's all right with you."

The moral is girls, if you're good all year through
Hang your stocking up now - THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU

Am I all alone in here? Apart from George that is

Just popped in after an afternoon out and about gracesmum How is George anyway?

Hello! I need to rest my weary bones, so can I have a corner of the settee, please? If you mix this peach liqueur with this Cava you get a sort of poor woman's Bellini - do have some. I've brought plenty and can always nip back for more. Mmmm lovely!

I'm just recovering from last night's mulled wine and I'm sure a Bellini (pauper's or not] will be just the thing. Cheers!

Who is GEORGE? I've never heard of him .
Apart from my uncle George and he's dead!

Never mind, jeni have a drink!

I've got one thanks. After the day I've I've had today I need it! Has anybody ever heard of morbid jealousy?

Is someone jealous of you jeni?