Happy Guy Fawkes Night !!

[kelly ann]

Hope everyone stays safe tonight! Im having fireworks and hotdogs for the kids. Providing the weather is good. I hope so because it has rained all week:(

[whychristmas]

It's looking a bit windy isn't it! Butlins is meant o be having a big thing, I guess you might be able to see it across the water!

We had fireworks on Christmas night one year, very cool and no one else did!!!!

[Christmasstar]

Happy Guy Fawkes Night !! Hope everyone stays safe tonight! Im having fireworks and hotdogs for the kids. Providing the weather is good. I hope so because it has rained all week:(

Could someone please fill me in on this holiday? I have never heard of it before. Although any reason for a party and fireworks is a good one!cheesy
Thanks

[winterberry]

guy fawkes a catholic conspirator tried to blow up the houses of parliament in London in 1605, he failed and to this day on november the 5th we have bonfires with a effigy of guy on top, and fireworks across the uk, we eat black treacle, parkin and baked potatoes. HAVE A SAFE BUT FUN NIGHT

[ReineV]

Remember, remember the fifth of November,
The gunpowder treason and plot,
I know of no reason
Why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

[Maureen]

Remember, remember the fifth of November,
The gunpowder treason and plot,
I know of no reason
Why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

Impressive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While I love looking at fireworks, my dogs go nuts; they really don't like it at all. That said, they've been reasonably quiet so far tonight; the dogs AND the fireworks!!!

[Christmas-A-Holic]

First time I have heard of it. Sounds fun! cheesy

[YellowSnow]

... we eat black treacle, parkin ...

I'm almost afraid to ask. *&>0

YS

[ScottCalvin]

I'm almost afraid to ask. *&>0

YS


don't be its a lovely sponge pudding that goes down a treat on cold wet windy November night. if you like Gingerbread men or Ginger pudding you will love this.

A classic Yorkshire ginger cake -

Ingredients

225g/8oz self raising flour
110g/4oz caster sugar
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 egg
200ml/7fl oz milk
55g/2oz butter
110g/4oz golden syrup/Molasses

(you can also add Oats)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2. Line a 22cm/8in tin.
2. Sieve the flour, sugar, ginger and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl.
3. In a small pan gently heat the butter and syrup until melted.
4. Beat the egg into the milk.
5. Gradually pour the butter and syrup into the flour and stir. The mixture will be thick.
6. Pour in the egg and milk and stir until smooth and pour into the lined tin.
7. Bake for 1 hour

Serve with lashings of custard, I highly recommend this to anyone who love sweet puddings/cakes

[RavenHardt]

don't be its a lovely sponge pudding that goes down a treat on cold wet windy November night. if you like Gingerbread men or Ginger pudding you will love this.

A classic Yorkshire ginger cake -

Ingredients

225g/8oz self raising flour
110g/4oz caster sugar
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 egg
200ml/7fl oz milk
55g/2oz butter
110g/4oz golden syrup/Molasses

(you can also add Oats)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2. Line a 22cm/8in tin.
2. Sieve the flour, sugar, ginger and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl.
3. In a small pan gently heat the butter and syrup until melted.
4. Beat the egg into the milk.
5. Gradually pour the butter and syrup into the flour and stir. The mixture will be thick.
6. Pour in the egg and milk and stir until smooth and pour into the lined tin.
7. Bake for 1 hour

Serve with lashings of custard, I highly recommend this to anyone who love sweet puddings/cakes

yummy yum, yummmmmmmmmmm

[Christmasstar]

sounds good!

[Solice]

First time I have heard of it!! :)

[lauriebear777]

I never heard of this before and my MIL lives in Settle England!!! Have a Happy & Safe one :)

[Maureen]

It is really tasty but I'm not entirely convinced it works properly on the North American side of the pond!

My mum was born and raised in Harrogate so knew parkin. Every time she tried to make it when we lived in Canada, it was a disaster. She'd get a tried and tested recipe and it never worked to her satisfaction.

Of course, there is always the angle that she was a useless cook but her apple pies were to die for so I think it was something else!!!

[made582]

I hope you have a great time!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The recipie sounds yummy!!!!!!

[kelly ann]

Im so surprised most of you had never heard of it. I know you all live in the states but thought you might've studied abit of British History in school....no?

[Maureen]

I can't speak for the States, but when I was at school in Canada, I only had 1 year of British History and then it only concentrated on ENGLISH kings and queens; nothing else!

Want to know about the fur trade, The Plains of Abraham and Samuel de Champlain - I'm your girl!!!!

[YellowSnow]

Im so surprised most of you had never heard of it. I know you all live in the states but thought you might've studied abit of British History in school....no?

A little, but it was mostly just the part where you guys were lame, so we had to go find another country to hang out in. LOL!:snowball:

YS

[JOHNOR]

i had a great bonfire night! me and a few of the family went for a meal to a chinese restaurant and then back to my cousins for fireworks. my god daughter (22 months old) was terrified and was shouting 'all gone, all gone' for some reason she shouts this whenever she is scared, bless her! cheesy

[whychristmas]

We put black treacle in our christmas cake, gives it a lovely dark taste, yum!

For those not sure why we blow things up on Nov 5th over here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night

[Snow-in-Texas]

Im so surprised most of you had never heard of it. I know you all live in the states but thought you might've studied abit of British History in school....no?

About the closest we ever came to English history was the American Revolution.