I can hear many people asking:
- Who is Dick Emery and why does he have a cookbook?
- Why do you have a cookbook by some forgotten British Comedian?
- Are you making fairy dreams with unicorn sprinkles?
Dick Emery, apparently, was a comedian from the 1970’s, who created different ‘characters’ including a biker type (Ton-Up Boy), Clarence (who was simply fabulous) and possibly meant to be homosexual, a woman (Mandy) and an old age pensioner (Lampwick) who disapproved of the modern culture of the 1970’s. The cookbook is divided by character and the recipes they like (possibly). The two recipes are from Clarence (Stuffed Mushrooms) and Ton-Up Boy (Scotch Eggs).
Why is this cookbook on the shelf? It has the best recipe for Citrus (really mandarin) Cheesecake I’ve encountered and an easy recipe so cooks may enjoy the delights of Hassleback potatoes. It has been in the cookbook collection for a long time and may have been purchased in a remainder sale, Op shop or even received as a gift. It is remaining, even if the recipes are written in a rather silly manner.
If anyone has a recipe for fairy dreams with unicorn sprinkles which is actually feasible, I will endeavor to make it.
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