Eve’s pudding

You've had a better time than I had Foxgloves I was in an EPA school. When I moved to N/C I could not believe I did not have to sit at the dinner tables.
You still had the open plan,I told the head it was like hearing Browns cows there were so many in the class that if they did not like a lesson they sneaked into someone else's.

My first cooking lesson at school was soused herring. Never made it ever again and my poor Dad had to eat them as nobody else would! Not even my waste not want not little Nana.

Bella23

Foxygloves

Fleurpepper

Where was that Bella? Never heard of school dinners served in the classroom.

Never?
Do you think small village schools have separate dining rooms or assembly halls?
Reality check time.

I think the small village schools had canteens attached to the kitchens or they did where I lived. The school I worked in was meant to be state of the art obviously not designed by teachers.

Didn't mean to sound insensitive- but no, in all the places we have lived and known, same for OH and family- the village schools had a separate hall or dining-room attached. Never heard of, and never has OH, known of meals served in class-room in UK.

We didn’t make anything as nice in our DS lessons. The only things I remember are rock cakes and cheese and potato pie - just mash with grated cheese stirred in. I did quite like that though.

One thing that startled me somewhat, was dd1 having to make the exact same cookery apron I’d made 30 odd years previously! And she loathed sewing (still does) so I ended up doing much of it, and was rewarded with, ‘C+. Neatness and accuracy are 2 skills which you must practice (sic).’ 😂

It's nice made with pears too.

My first Domestic Science lesson was on how to hand wash - with Lux Flakes - the teachers' knickers!!

The second lesson was coconut pyramids - - good job my Mum was a great cook and I learned from her

I recall making bread. Took it home, went upstairs to wash and change, and came down to find just a sea of crumbs. Irresistible, apparently! We to had to make an apron in needlework, to wear for cookery - but Eve's pudding wasn't included in our very basic lessons. I might try it this week.

And all this time I thought it was eaves pudding and wondered why. Oh so Eve and the apple. I must be the last person to know. We made rock cakes in.our first lesson, BTW.

So so easy to make, 50 gr of butter and sugar per egg, I usually make a 2 egg one, add a bit of vanilla essence, and a little milk to make the mix easier to spread over the fruit.

I just make Bird's custard, with a little extra vanilla essence and a bit of cream added. All so easy peasy.

fluttERBY123

And all this time I thought it was eaves pudding and wondered why. Oh so Eve and the apple. I must be the last person to know. We made rock cakes in.our first lesson, BTW.

Eve's Pudding, also known as "Mother Eve's pudding" is a tradition British pudding. Named after the biblical Eve it uses apples, the forbidden fruit, as the base. The first known recipe is from 1824
downtonabbeycooks.com/traditional-eves-pudding
This one has blackberries too, but I'm not sure if they grew in the Garden of Eden either!

I think there was a variety of apple called Eve too, not surprisingly.

I could eat some now. With custard 🙂

Bella, it may amuse you to know small schools and their classroom eating arrangements still exist today in rural West Wales!

When you say sponge, do you mean without fat, or just a victoria sandwich mixture?

In my first DS lesson in school we had to prepare ‘morning coffee’ and present it. Our ‘recipe’ included 3 biscuits which we had to arrange on a saucer. I also remember cheese and potato pie in the first year. It wasn’t until we started pastry in the second year that I learnt any useful skills.