It was almost the end of the world!

[Kaz]

I find butter a bit too heavy for most cakes, but prefer it for pastry. Half butter half lard. Also prefer butter for crumbles. God this is making me hungry but I'm in bed

[Kaz]

Not much of a cook but I used to enjoy baking. Still do when I put my mind to it

[Kaz]

My first MIL taught me to bake, she was a bit of a whizz and even had a recipe published in a wartime Be-Ro pamphlet

[Diflower]

There are plenty of people who still only bake with those Be-ro leaflets

[Kaz]

[Workingman]

Flipping heck, Be-Ro. Mum had the book, nice leather spine and a sort of fabric covered hardback embossed with the logo.

It was used to bake just about everything. There is a modern web version here: http://www.be-ro.co.uk/

[Kaz]

Fantastic, thanks Frank

Lily was so proud of her recipe being published - it was a fatless eggless sponge, she won a competition they ran with it