Readers’ letters

Home-made is best

I make 63 jars of marmalade every year and intend to use one for your cake recipe from the Jan/Feb 2018 issue. Please carry on giving us regional recipes, as it is so nice to make these delights. We always have a cup of tea and cake in the afternoon, being retired, and it is so nice to have a different cake to try. I have sent a photo of my Christmas cakes, including one before the icing was complete, which were made for the church bazaar, along with some of my chutneys and marmalade. I also make Christmas puddings and cakes, as well as pickles; something I think is dying out. Soon, home cooking and bakes may become a thing of the past as everything can be bought in the shops, but they do not taste as good as the home-made versions. Chris Wells, by email