Louette
Assistant Cook
Hi, I ended up at this site looking for someone who used a wooden shortbread mould. My search turned up a recipe from Ishbel, and it worked just great with the carved wooden mould I'd got second-hand. The mould had clearly been used by a child to make sand shapes, but sterilized and oiled, it worked like a charm.
My mother wasn't very keen on cooking, so I learned most of my cooking from books over the years. I had a lot to learn since 1) everyone in NZ pretty much made all their own jams, cakes, bottled goods when I came here in 1970 and 2) there were so many things I couldn't get here then and had to make myself if I wanted that food. I had lots of time to do this when my 2 boys were small and at home, and got lots of practice when they were starving teens. Now they've flown the nest, I'm working on smaller amounts so my husband and I don't get larger.
The advice here seemed friendly and helpful, so here I am......
My mother wasn't very keen on cooking, so I learned most of my cooking from books over the years. I had a lot to learn since 1) everyone in NZ pretty much made all their own jams, cakes, bottled goods when I came here in 1970 and 2) there were so many things I couldn't get here then and had to make myself if I wanted that food. I had lots of time to do this when my 2 boys were small and at home, and got lots of practice when they were starving teens. Now they've flown the nest, I'm working on smaller amounts so my husband and I don't get larger.
The advice here seemed friendly and helpful, so here I am......
