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Questions
The prawns for Hot and Sour Pickled Prawns
Hi Lindsay, With regards to the Hot & Sour Pickled Prawns in the “Summer Collection “, should the prawns be raw or already cooked before pickling?
Icing without marzipan
Hi Lindsey
I am about to start decorating my 4 Christmas cakes but have a question 2 do not care for marzipan one will have very thin layer but other one No but they both want the soft Royal Icing but I think if I put the icing straight over the cake it will make the cake wet over time and both will not last well so I think will have to have a really extra thin layer unless you can think of anything else Thanks in advance.
Regards
Edith
Preserved Ginger Cake in a different tin!
Hello Lindsey, I'd like to make Delia's Preserved Ginger Cake but don't have the right size tin. Is there an equivalent square or round tin that I could use instead?
Freezing roast potatoes
Struggling to find the basic freezing instructions for roast potatoes I’ve seen in the website before - can’t recall whether you need to defrost ahead of cooking, and if you toss in fat or oil before freezing ? I did a very successful potato freeze last year but now can’t find the instructions can anyone help? Thanks ☺️
Oven Steaming the Christmas Pudding
Hi, I’m wanting to make the traditional Christmas pudding but don’t have a traditional steamer is there any other options on how to still steam my pudding without ruining it please.
Trifle in advance
Hi, can I make the whole trifle in advance?