Yes of course I remember you, it’s so nice to hear from you again. I didn’t actually know that you lived all the way over in Tokyo. I’d love to hear more about your lifestyle and the Japanese traditions.
I remember going with my husband to take the photographs of Delancey Park for you and it was a pleasure because it was such a gorgeous day and I also gained more photos for my website.
I enjoyed reading about the way you experiment with the Guernsey recipes, I’ll admit that I also break from the traditional recipes at times and add a few bits.
I was the winner of the adult recipe competition which was featured in a new local magazine launched Winter 2004. Competitors had to create a main course using seasonal fruits which were available on local hedge stalls. I had great fun buying up the local produce and experimenting with it all. My husband enjoyed it most because he was my ‘taster’ and said he’d never eaten so well. My winning recipe features on the BBC Radio Guernsey website. ‘Fruity Fig Chicken’.
I remember the aftermath of the hurricane, though I somehow managed to sleep through the height of the storm.
Thanks again for getting in touch again, all the best
Haven't tried your Fruity Fig Chicken yet, but I will one of these days. I read about your award for that dish and congratulate you.
As I told you last time, I love to cook, but don't always follow the recipes to a T.
Those old Guernsey recipes were OK, bearing in mind that what went into them was limited to what was available at that time, whereas today the variety of herbs and other food enhancers in the supermarkets enables us amateur cooks to experiment to our hearts content, sometimes, admittedly, to our dismay. Made some Italian salad dressing the other day that must have been the most foul-tasting mixture ever concocted, but it was fun trying.
Until I was evacuated to England in 1940 as I entered my teens, there were many items I had never tasted before -- celery and mayonnaise, to mention but two --which must seem strange to youngsters growing up on the island today.
The knowledge we now have about food gleaned from the TV and the Internet has allowed us to spread our wings and try all sorts of exotic dishes.
With regard to the photos you took for me of Delancey Park, I came across a website called "guernseypostcards," which carries several photos of Guernsey in the old days. One was an aerial photo of the park taken in the 1930s.
A favourite haunt of mine when I was a young kid, that is the Delancey Park I remember, when the Sausmarez Monument was still standing.
I have ordered a copy of that photo for about 50 pounds. In comparison, my pocket money in those days was a penny on Saturdays and a ha'penny on Wednesdays, and was usually spent at the local sweet shop on Coconut Crisps, or Gobstoppers that lasted all day, though our jaws used to be aching by the time we got through them.
Mum always found extra change so we could go to the Saturday afternoon matinees at the North Cinema --thre'pence ha'penny for about 3 hours of entertainment.
Those were the days!
Wishing you well!
Sincerely,
