Cursing the Gammon - in Memory of its author, our dear friend *Phoenix*

I think Phoenix might have enjoyed this Christmas Cake recipe to go with the gammon.

Ingredients: 1 cup water
8oz mixed nuts
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
1tsp. salt
2 cups dried fruit
4 large eggs
Juice of a lemon
1tsp baking powder
1 bottle Bourbon
Method

Sample the Bourbon to check the quality
Take a large bowl
Check the Bourbon again to be sure it is of the highest quality. Pour 1 cup and drink. Repeat.
Turn on the electric mixer, beat 1 cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add 1 tsp of sugar and beat again.
Make sure the Bourbon is still OK. Cry another tup.
Turn on the mixerer. Break 2 eggs and add to the bowl. Chuck in the dried fruit. Mix on the turner. If the dried fruit gets stuck in the beaterers, pry it loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the Bourbon to check tonsiscency
Next, sift two cups of salt, or something,. Who cares?
Check the Bourbon.
Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
Add in a tablespoon of sugar or something. Whatever you find.
Grease the oven. Turn the cake tin350 degrees. Don't forget to beat off the turnerer.
Throw the bowl out of the window, check the Bourbob again and go to bed!

This was the foreward to a recipe book I helped compile at my WI in 2007. We sold copies for charity and made over £1000 after printing costs.

Cheers ?

I gave three gammons to cook this year, will definitely think of dear Phoenix ???

As ever

Fabulous.

This had me in fits of laughter. Raising a glass of Sherry in memory to you Phoenix