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Post by zed on Oct 15, 2014 10:08:21 GMT
Like the title says, Bakewell Wool Gathering is this coming weekend, Sat & Sun 18th & 19th October 2014 bakewellwool.co.uk/I thought about going, but there are no trains to get there, so I'm going to sulk instead  |
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Post by Shepherdess on Oct 15, 2014 13:31:00 GMT
Maybe you could have a Bakewell tart instead?
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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 15, 2014 13:56:00 GMT
:-(
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Post by MTRuth on Oct 15, 2014 16:23:43 GMT
Sorry there was no transport for you Zed.
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Post by angela on Oct 15, 2014 19:22:27 GMT
Pudding!! Bakewell pudding. Very poor public transport in Derbyshire.
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Post by Shepherdess on Oct 16, 2014 0:37:41 GMT
I don't know about pudding. My mom makes the tarts. It seems to me the more they tell people they want them out of there cars the worse public transit gets. We used to be able to get everywhere by train, now only the main cities.
I hope you find some shows close to you or you get your move soon Zed.
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Post by jwugg on Oct 16, 2014 8:01:59 GMT
Oh I love Bakewell! one of my favorite places. What most call Bakewell Tart is called pudding in Bakewell. Wish I could go, a bit far from Crete.
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Post by angela on Oct 16, 2014 19:06:33 GMT
The History of the Bakewell Pudding
These delicious puddings were first made by accident at a local inn (the then White Horse) around 1860. It seems clear that the recipe was originally something of an accident, the result of a misunderstanding between Mrs Graves, mistress of the inn and her cook.
Visiting noblemen ordered strawberry tart, but the cook, instead of stirring the egg mixture into the pastry, spread it on top of the jam. The result was so successful that a Mrs Wilson, wife of a tallow chandler who lived in the cottage now known as the Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop where candles were made, saw the possibility of making the puddings for sale and obtained the so-called recipe and commenced a business of her own.
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Post by zed on Oct 17, 2014 10:22:26 GMT
Well, that's good to know, tarts are a bit small really  I don't eat eggs though, but my silken tofu has a slight almondy taste to it, I think, and I keep planning to make a custard with it, maybe I'll try a bakewell pudding too, I know it bakes/sets well from making fritata. Yeah, Derbyshire and places roundabouts are hard to get to from here. Buxton and Castleton are easy, but I've never been to Matlock or Chesterfield by train ( I used to go to Swizzels with my dad in his lorry though!) and now I've never been to Bakewell, either. |
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Post by angela on Oct 17, 2014 17:12:04 GMT
You will have to come to the Woolfest 2015 in Cockermouth cumbria in June instead. There are felting workshops at Higham Hall and I am exhibiting at Florence Mine Art Centre for 6 weeks. There is a travel lodge in Cockermouth! It would be great to meet up. Fairfield Mill at sedbergh is also on the map for felting as is Woolclip for all things woollen. Felting and Fibre Studio outing perhap? Buy supplies at the Woolfest and come and do your own felting for a day at Florence Mine Art Centre. It would make for a great Felting and Fiber AGM.
Any takers?
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Post by koffipot on Oct 18, 2014 6:15:58 GMT
Woolfest Cockermouth is a great event, might see you there next year. I like Woolclip too, but I haven't been to Fairfield Mill, though Sedbergh isn't that far from here. I'm sulking with zed as I can't make it to Bakewell either - I'm feeling quite sorry for myself - coughing and sneezing!! |
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Post by Shepherdess on Oct 18, 2014 12:17:58 GMT
There is a fiber festival in Woodstock Ontario this weekend and I can't go either. It's about a 6 hour drive.
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Post by zed on Oct 19, 2014 12:11:07 GMT
I'd be ready for a kip by the time I'd travelled to Cockermouth! I'll add it to my 'when I win the lottery' list It's blowing a gale out there anyway today, Judith, I'll put the kettle on and watch Countryfile |
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