Clove Lemon Syrup

Posted on December 24, 2012 by SarahJane

Clove lemon syrup is a refreshing twist on classic home made lemonade. If you have a soda stream you can even make your own lemon soda!

Originally published in the Cairns Post, January 29th, 1953

Ingredients

570ml or 2 1/2 US cups water

2 cups of white sugar

1 1/2 cups of lemon juice

18 whole cloves

Method

Put everything in a saucepan and boil for 2 minutes.

Turn off the heat and strain out the cloves.

Let the syrup cool completely.

To serve, take a glass of ice water and add as much syrup as you like. Stir and drink!

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Posted on November 26, 2012 by SarahJane

Pineapple Upside Down Cake is one of several family Christmas favourites. Using my mother-in-law’s Quick Mix Cake you can make this spectacular cake with only a couple of extra ingredients.

Ingredients

1 batch of quick mix cake batter

Pineapple rings

Glace cherries

1 1/2 teaspoons of butter or dairy free margarine

1/2 cup of brown sugar

Method

Preheat your oven to 190 degrees C or 375 degrees F

Grease and flour a 20 cm or 8″ cake tin.

Mix the brown sugar and butter together.

Spread evenly over the bottom of the cake tin.

Drain the pineapple rings and place on top of the sugar/butter mix in a nice design.

Put a glace cherry in the centre of each pineapple ring, and anywhere else they look pretty.

Carefully pour the cake batter on top.

Bake for 30 – 45 minutes or until the cake springs back when gently poked in the centre.

Turn onto a plate and serve!