School Dinners - Page 2

Mik Dickinson · 04-09-2003, 07:31

Manchester Tart now that even had the girls that were on diets going back for seconds

littlemo · 04-09-2003, 12:32

does anyone know the reciepe for that? and I don't mean high heals, fishnets and bright red lippy ;D

Caz · 04-09-2003, 12:40

Nice one little mo!

Just a basic pastry case with a layer of rasberry jam at the bottom. sliced bananas on top of that and ordinary custard with a few more banana slices in the middle. Then hundreds & thousands on the top.
Made it myself a few times and it tasted just like the school stuff, so don't think there's anything else to it.  

janet · 04-09-2003, 13:59

Dont remember m.tart being made with 100s and1000s had coconut on top when i was a lass. yummy yummy. :P

ANNE · 04-09-2003, 14:19

M'tart always topped with coconut and a red cherry on the top.

Caz · 04-09-2003, 14:26

Can't remember having it with coconut on. always 100s & 1000s at school. Although undoubtedly the original  recipe would probably have been with coconut.  

lettie · 04-09-2003, 17:40

Oooooh, got my mouth watering now, thanks for the recipe, always been a big fan of manchester tart, and it sounds so easy to do that even I might have a go at it.
Forgot to mention, have the culinary skills of a 4 year old  :-[

Caz · 04-09-2003, 17:48

Hate cooking. Only make something from scratch when I absolutely have to these days. Or if someone wants a special treat.
Besides, once over it may have been cheaper to do it, but not any more.

Who was it said "life's too short to stuff a mushroom"?
There's always something better I could be doing.  

littlemo · 04-09-2003, 21:10

hey lettie remember making those pastry things with your gran, filled with raisens and topped with suger,,,,dead fly pie??? sorry forgotten what they are really called!

Caz · 04-09-2003, 22:10

Sounds like what we used to call Sad Cake!  ;D

littlemo · 05-09-2003, 01:21

eccles cakes! thats it I just couldn't remember, a bit sleep deprived at present, memories gone!

ANNE · 05-09-2003, 08:56

Sad cake short crust, with no sugar on top.
Perhaps we should start a recipe secton girls. Or Boys wont be sexist hubby does cooking in my house unless kids over for tea.

lettie · 05-09-2003, 09:28

used to make sad cake and dead fly pie with my gran, sad cake was lovely with a thick layer of butter on it. Still love dead fly pie (eccles cakes) now. Think I will visit Asda this morning and stock up. [smiley=idea.gif]

Mik Dickinson · 18-09-2003, 17:23

Cannot remeber the coconut but i remember the cherry.Wife has made me download the recipe.Maybe we will be in for a treat at the weekend.Problem will be the Custard.We cannot get that over here.Only a vannilla flavoured thing that tastes nothing like it at all.
thanks for posting the recipe Cazzer

ANNE · 18-09-2003, 20:37

She can always make her own fresh custard. Using milk,cream, sugar and a vannilla pod. Never made fresh custard so she would have to check a recipe.