11 March 2020 and 8 bookclubbers gathered at Barb's place to discuss 2 books, Where the Crawdads Sing, and Confessions of Blue Horses. But before getting into the nitty gritty of the books, it was goss time. Cherrie has almost sold her house/property at VH - we all anxiously wait to hear whether Bill's signatures appears on the dotted line in the next day or so. McLassie is recovering from a huge cookup after providing the main meal for 70 people at her daughter's wedding reception on the weekend. And then left we stunned bookclubbers a little early to get up at 5am to take her grandson rowing. What a woman!!! Barb shared her recipe for the fabulous cake we all ate (with gastronomic relish, plus strawberry/raspberry couli and cream) - now called Nutters Cake.
Here it is: beat 3 eggs, then add 200g caster sugar and beat until creamy. Stir in 200g ground hazelnuts. Pour into a greased cake tin and bake at 175 (fan) for 40-45 minutes. Sift caster sugar on top. Simples!
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Nutters Cake
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OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS
- Next meeting Mog's place on 20 May 2020
- Book chosen by Mog - The Weekend, by Charlotte Wood, and
- Book chosen by Cherrie - Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko. (Cherrie's recommendation is based on her 'being the Miles Franklin winner last year, and she is a feisty writer and person' - so Cherrie is looking forward to some robust discussion.)
Coming soon: reviews of the 2 books discussed - Confessions of Blue Horses (Sophie Hardach) and Where the Crawdads Sings (Delia Owens)
