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Questions
Pressure cooker marmalade
Lindsey,
I’d like to try Delia’s Seville Orange Marmalade recipe. However, for reasons of time and cost, if possible, I’d like to avoid having to simmer the oranges for ‘2 hours or thereabouts’. Is it possible to speed the whole process up by using a pressure cooker for this stage? If not, any particular reason? Thank you.
Last Minute Wedding Cake
I want to make Delia's Mincemeat Christmas cake for a last minute wedding cake but need to upscale the ingredients for a 10" and 12" cake.
Please can you advise?
Thank you!!
Freezing Ginger Biscuits
Can I freeze Delias Ginger Biscuits? If so, how best to pack.
Loaf tin liner solutions!
Where can I get the right sized parchment paper liner for the loaf tin as shown on the Marmalade cake recipe please? It looks like it fits perfectly. My loaf tin is the recommended Delia one from Silverwood. Thank you.
Where did I go wrong making mayonnaise?
Hi Lindsey, I've just tried to make Delia's mayonnaise and failed spectacularly. The mayo is thin and separated, and it tastes awful even though I used exactly the ingredients in the recipe. Also, it took way longer than the suggested 15 minutes, it was more like 45. The oil tasted awful as well. Where did I go wrong and how can I do it better next time?? Thank you for you help Tessa
Sole without alcohol!
Hello Lindsey. I have Dover Sole which I want to cook for 4 at the weeklend but I cannot find a single Delia recipe that does not include alcohol. Can you suggest one that I could tweak without compromising the flavour?
Thank you.
Eileen