My lockdown Bakeoff

Biscuit baker extraordinaire Penny Newcombe has been testing Daily Mirror recipes.

She says: “I made these rhubarb and custard sandwich biscuits using a recipe printed recently in the paper. I love baking and have used many Mirror recipes. My husband liked these so much, this is the second batch.”

The busy 73-year-old adds: “I have been quite housebound since the pandemic began, but have not been bored.

“Besides baking, I’m studying Egyptian hieroglyphics as well as gardening and decorating a dolls house. “There’s not enough hours in a day.” With a son and four grandchildren living in America and a daughter and granddaughter in Berkshire, Penny, who lives in Kent, misses her family.

She says: “The worst thing is not being able to see the children and not attending our grandson’s graduation in the States. We also enjoyed going to boot sales and auctions, so we’re looking forward to those starting again.”

JUDGE’S COMMENT:

It’s great to see readers baking Daily Mirror recipes.

And it’s even more impressive that Penny’s came out of the oven looking just like the picture in the paper.

SCORE: 9/10

If you would like to show off your baking triumphs – or epic fails – please send your name, age and location and pictures of your efforts to siobhan.mcnally@mirror.co.uk.

A study has found that more than a third of couples have identified new issues in their relationship as a result of the pandemic. The survey, commissioned by Benenden Health, also identified the unhealthy habits people are resorting to after a Covid break-up, which include eating badly, drinking more alcohol, staying in bed for longer and caring less about their appearance.