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i t ’s making Eccles cakes -r- all 250,000 of them since 1940! by CLIVE BARNDEN
HAVING heard so much about Whalley’s “Eccles cake lady” I thought I ought to meet her and discover the secret of her baking success.
cake since 1940 and now, at nearly 92 years, she is still churning them out'by the dozen.
N o t th a t she makes a business of it: she bakes mainly for friends and relatives and she charges only for the cost of materials.
.use her wartime rations. From the start she has made them with a rough puff pastry which uses lard.
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“It’s no effort and it gives me something to do,” she said. Elsie started making them in 1940, after trying to work out how best to
had a “go” using her recipe, .but without her touch. On a wall in her cosy kitchen at Limefield Avenue was a tea-towel with the
There have, of course, been imitators — many friends and relatives have
heading, “My get up and go has went,” which could not be further from the truth, for she looks fitter than many half her age and is more mentally alert than I feel ^ most days.
' Crossword puzzles and whist and rummy sessions at the Mothers’ Union
a conventional mixing-bowl. For the pastry she uses mb. of plain flour, sieved with Vi teaspoon of salt, and then slices Coz. of lard into cubes and into
meetings on Tuesdays no'doubt help. She makes two dozen cakes at a time, using a pudding basin rather than
ANOTHER batch of Eccles cakes arc ready for the oven, to add to the 250,000 already made by this remarkable lady
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the flour, adding roughly a cupful of water. A good stir and the mixture is ready for the next stage — rolling out the pastry and folding it into three, sealing the ends and flattening the mixture in the middle with a plain wooden rolling-pin. It must be this stage where she scores over other pastry makers, for, no doubt,
it is the careful enfolding of air into the mixture which must give the pastry its lightness.
Here comes the bride — to aid charity
she believes, is leaving the pastry for a while: overnight in the fridge, preferably, carefully covered in greased paper. The filling is 'Mb. of
Another vital stage, 1 . Mrs Elsie Howarth has been baking her own version of the Eccles
reach 10 or 12 dozen if there are fund-raising events in Whalley she wants to support.
Most weeks she will do upwards of six dozen, and her summer output can •
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More interest shown in
village affairs
A RECORD number of villagers turned out in .Waddington to hear Ribble Valley Borough Council’s chief financial officer Mr John Hunt explain some'of the intricacies of the commu nity charge.
the’annual parish meeting, and while it was obvious that not everyone .was in favour of the tax, they did appreciate the lucid and
( Mr Hunt spoke during
Car went out of
non political way in which th e in fo rm a t io n was
village television experi m en t had g e n e r a te d increased interest in vil lage affairs and a some times lively debate took place on many issues of concern,' including recre ation provision, lorries through the village, a par ish newsletter and the repainting of the village railings. The meeting agreed
conveyed. It was apparent that the
that it would be a good idea to try and form a recreation association comprising the recreation field’s users to set about fund raising to provide improved and possibly additional facilities. Villagers heard that the
control
A PEDESTRIAN had to jump out of the way when a car went out of control after breaking harshly b eh in d a n o th e r a t a crossing.
heard that the vehicle, driven by Christopher J o h n T a y lo r , th e n mounted the offside foot path where people were walking. Taylor (21), of Central
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bulk of the parish council’s precept in the new finan cial year was earmarked for recreation, necessi tated by ever increasing standards of safety. A useful interchange of
washed currants, 3oz. of sugar and 3oz. of margarine, all mixed together. Elsie, who
Avenue, Clitheroe, was f in e d £100 when he pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention. He was further fined £60 for using a motor car with dangerous parts and ordered to pay costs amounting to £45. Mr John Houldsworth,
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demonstrated her metiiod for me, rolled out the pastry into a square and deftly divided it evenly into 12 small squares. A deft dollop of mixture into each square and then she was painting water along the edges of the pastry, folding the edges up and squeezing them together, like pastry versions of jewel-bags tied at the neck. ■ The ball-shaped cakes
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THE benefits of Clitheroe’s community bonfire were highlighted at a meeting of the Ribble Valley Council.
eroe) said- he was disap pointed that the Recre a t io n an d L e i s u r e C om m i t te e had n o t thought fit to allow the organisers to reserve the Castle Field for the bon fire for a period of 10 years.
Coun. Bert Jones (Clith
Planning in the
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PLANS for the change of use from a barn to a dwelling at lngs End Farm,- Skeleron Lane, Rimington, are among the latest lodged with the Ribble Valley Council’s Planning Department (0290).
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extension at 28 Chesterbrook (0289). Conversion of barn to dwelling and formation of new access road at Hilltop Farm, Knowle Green Road, Knowle Green (0302).
R ib ch c s tc r : Two-storey
tion of a playroom in the roof- space and two new rooflights at Oak Cottage, Long Buildings, Main Street, Sawley (0295). Partial demolition and re-build ing of outbuilding to form improved garage at Little Mon- ubent, Monubont Lane (0303). ■
Uolton-by-Howland: Forma
at rear of 3G Berkeley Drive (0297).
Read: Single-storey extension •
ley: Erection of a pavilion at tlio Bowling Green, Smithy Row, Hurst Green (0298).
Aighton, Bailey and Chaig-
.Chnthurn: Siting of replace ment office building at Pendle
Trading Estate, Clitheroe Road (0299).. Conversion of cafe, toi lets and flat into one dwelling at 10 Bridge. Road (0307).
version of household storage to full residential use at Crossfold, off Main Street (0301). >
Grindlcton: Section 53 con
■ Sluidliurn: Erection of timber building to provide changing facilities at Slaidburn Bowling Green, Chapel Street (0304).
gle-storey roar extension at 9 Hacking Close, Langlio (0300).
worker’s dwellmg/farmhuuse on land off Gallows Lane (0310). -
Du t t o n : . Ag ri c u lt u r a l Whnlley and L it t le Alitton:
and 2C-29 and the repositioning ots 15-17 and 25 on land oodlands Drivo (0292).;■
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shop front at G Market place (029G). * ,
Clitheroe: Installation of new „
Extension of dwolling ,at Park
Head.Cottage, Portfiold Bar, Accrington Road (0288). Substi-' tution of house, typo plots iM-l
Billington: Erection of a sin
organisations involved in running the annual bonfire and fireworks display should be given every encouragement, because they were making a valu- ble contribution to public safety. “Their efforts prevent
He felt that the three
HERE comes the bride, bride, bride . . . custom ers at the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn, were amazed to. see'brides by the carriagcful at the hotel — but in fact the spring “ brides” were mainly local girls tak ing part in a fashion show in aid ' o f th e NSPCC. Arranged by Abbey
Brides,.of YVhallcy, the show raised £150 for the NSPCC C h i ld Ca fe Appeal and attracted a large audience. Coin- mere was Radio Lanca shire’s Sally Moon. The show also fea
‘Confusion over poll
A tax’ claim CALL for “clearer” information about the poll tax was made at a meeting of the Ribble Valley Council. Coun. Barrie Parker
many smaller bonfires and. highly dangerous practices from taking place,” he declared. “I think this council should do every thing possible in helping volunteers to provide such a worthwhile service.” It was reported that the
Recreation and Leisure Committee felt it more appropriate to reserve the field on an annual basis an d t h a t a d e q u a t e insurance cover against damage should be demon strated by the organisa tions annually. Coun. Barrie Parker
(Clitheroe)' said he felt that a two or three-year period for reserving the field would have been bet- t e r th a n an a n n u a l arrangement. Recreation and Leisure
bevy of brides posing by an elegant carriage. They arc, from the left: b a c k — Mrs Dawn Shackleton, of Pendle ton, with Mrs Anne Gower, of Woonc Lane, Clitheroe; c en tre — Miss Alison Hammond, of F a i r f ie ld Drive, C l i th e ro e , and Mrs Beverley Harrison, for merly of Clitheroe and now of Barrowford; front — Katherine Sim mons, of York Street, Clitheroe, and -Sarah F r a n k l a n d , Clayton-le-Moors.
o f Pendle Club
Committee chairman Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg (Wiswell) said that her committee was “co-operat ing with the three organi sations involved.”
AT the weekly bridge ses sion of Clitheroe’s Pendle Club, winners were: Mrs K. Bulcock and Mrs E. Wood, Mrs M. Shaw and Miss R. Holland.
tured general ladies’ fashions. Hair styling for the brides was by Partners Hair Studio, of Whalley, and there were also suppliers of cakes, videos, flowers and a photographer in attendance. Our picture shows the
i them. He suggested that one
(Clitheroe) said that many local people who were finding it difficult to pay the new tax and wanted to know more about rebates were confused by the sys tem of how to apply for
of th e b e s t le a f le t s explaining the system had been produced by Lanca shire County Council and he felt the public should be made aware of it. Other members replied
■ and we were then able to taste the result. . Elsie’s Eccles cakes
are then turned over, flattened, and are then ready to be sliced on top with the tradional three slashes and lightly sprinkled with granulated sugar. Twenty minutes at the top of the oven between gas mark six and seven
they’re delicious. They are also very light, agreed everyone back at . the “Clitheroe Advertiser and Times” off ice, as they sampled the dozen • Elsie gave us. Many people think
have been exported all over the world, she says, as relatives far and wide demand more. And no wonder — for
that the council’s chief financial officer, Mr John Hunt, had explained the poll tax system in a recent article in the “Clitheroe Advertiser and Times” and that council staff were' p r e p a r e d to a n sw e r queries from the public on the matter.
seems simple to the onlooker, but then she has had more practice than most of us. She reckons she has made over 250,000 since 1940! The question is, can I do • as well? Somehow I doubt it.
Eccles cakes are too much bother, said Elsie, but one of the reasons she chose them way back in 1940 was because she thought they seemed so simple. The process certainly
But it’s worth a try. Now, where’s that lard. . .
Reward for tape recovery
CLITHEROE dentist Mr Jonathan Purnell has offered a reward of £500 for information leading to the recovery of a video tape. Mr Purnell’s home in Grindleton was broken into at
the end of last month. Items valued at £1,900 were taken, including a video recorder and Panasonic cam corder video camera. The camera, serial number J6HAO2802, contained
a tape which Mr Purnell describes as “irreplaceable.” “It was film of the children’s birthday and I would
like it back. It’s of no value to anyone else,” he says. He is offering the reward for any information which
leads him to the recovery of the tape and/or the camera.
Anyone wishing to help can contact Mr Purnell direct (Clitheroe 23200) or speak to Clitheroe Police.
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BYPASS PETITIONERS CALL FOR WAGON BAN
ANGRY villagers are calling on Lancashire County Counci l to make, an immediate start on the Read-Si- monstone: bypass or ban heavy wagons on the main road through Read at certain times u n t i l t h e b y p a s s materialises. ' ■ - •
;--A 900-name petition from. Read residents was taken to County Hall last-
• Read, Parish- Council and- : the Ribble Valley .Council,'
week by County Coun.. .Mrs Gill >Loa, :who spoiled - out their grievances to the •Highways Committee; t-e The petition, "which has already been endorsed by
, demands: • Ban all heavy vehicles1
makes th e following
- Saturday to 7 a.m. on Monday. ■-...- .
immediately :on the pro posed bypass, as this would have the. desired effect on the volume of through - traffic-straight r. away.
• Commence work • t'
-.meeting,:when 'she , pro-« sented -the petition to the
v‘-. ATthou^lv.'Go’unty .Couife iMrsrLea. is; not
a.membor ! of the,committee; she was t allowed to explain the facts at the start of the
passing through the vil lage between 11 a.m.and 7 p.m.; from Monday to Fnday, and from-noon on
County Highways chair man, C o u n ty Coun. George Slynn.
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are very concerned about the volume of heavy traffic which thunders: through the village night and day and would welcome mea sures which might reduce traffic until an early start can be made, on the Read-, Simonstone bypass.
, She said:,‘(The villagers
; “The pollution cduied by incessant'noise,‘ dust’and-
-fumes is quite unaccept-j' able and ,is ;causing: great>. distress to the residents.of^-.i- Read; who find it .very dif ficult even to cross the road.” . , One- of. the.-petition organisers,',insurance:.bro-i
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views with local quarry operator Mr Bill Brown took place and he pro mised to look into the points made regarding the early morning s ta r t by other contractors. The meeting was in
Monday, will be preceded by a talk by the borough council’s co u n try s id e officer on the subject' of trees.
Calling all hospital workers
FORMER workers at Cal- derstones and Brockhall hospitals are gearing up ready for a grand reunion to be held at Whalley Abbey.
Brockhall Re tirem en t Association has organised the event and is still on the lookout for any people that worked at the hospi tal, especially in the 1930s and 1940s.
The Calderstones and
available from Mrs Connie Scahill (Padiham 79225).
just part'of the entertain ment planned. Tickets, costing £5, are
on May 24th, starts at 1 p.m; and will last until- about 6 p.m. The day is set to be busy and enjoy able', with - a welcome speech; tea and biscuits, music from Mr Eric Peak and appearances from guest artistes making up
The reunion, being held Melodies for all
THE film version of the b i t t e r s w e e t h uman comedy “Steel Magnolias” is this week’s offering at the Civic Hall Cinema, Clitheroe. The film s ta rs Sally
Field, Dolly Parton and Shirley MacLaine. . On Sunday, there will
lar melodies to suit all tastes.
be a musical evening with Paul Lee, featuring popu
followed by a parish coun cil ' meeting, -'when Coun.' Graham Robbins was appointed to serve on'the r e c r e a t io n a d v is o ry committee. The next meeting, on
summarised the council’s accounts and informed the meeting of future spending plans. The parish meeting was
Eric Edmondson, reported on the work of the council over the last year and stressed that in this, its last year of office before the elections in 1991, the council was hoping for increased interest and involvement, not only now but in the election process. Clerk Mr Eric Lucas
favour of having more information about the par ish council and it was agreed to investigate the possibility of items being contributed for a village n ew s le t te r to be con s id e re d by th e two churches. The chairman, Coun.
for Taylor, said he was fol lowing a car driven by a friend. At the York Street pedestrian crossing, the other dr iv er did what amounted to an emergency stop, although pedestrians were only approaching the crossing. Taylor was following
close behind and had to apply his brakes.
Fund raising starts
WITH around £90,000 needed to fund the con struction of a new gymna sium, Oakhill College in
Whalley has started its fund-raising with a spon sored run. Usually the race takes
£250 .will be raised for the appeal. Although this is a long way from the total needed, it is a start and the school is confident that, the final total will be reached.
the form of a inter-house run, but this year there was the added spice of sponsorship. The route took the 125 runners, aged between seven and 16, through Spring Wood for two testing miles before f inishing back a t the school. I t is hoped that about
Community of stars
takes a look at what the villagers thought, runs from 10-40 a.m. to 12-10 p.m.
tary series made by Gran ada about the whole televi sion experiment begins this Tuesday on Channel 4, at 8 p.m.
The six-part documen
still wired up to the latest TV technology, the “This Morning” team visited the “community of stars” to talk to residents about their experiences in the s p o t l i g h t of wo r l d attention. The programme, which
WATCH “This Morning” on ITV tomorrow and find out what really happened during the Waddington television experiment. While the village was
(8) “Killer” — Adamski. (17) “Dirty cash” — Stevie V
. County Coun. Slynn said the villagers’! petition ■wouldbe considered:os>” ?J.
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told.the “Clitheroe Adver tiser, and Times”) that an
early.start on the bypass, had ( already, been pro mised;; but Van exact date had not yet been fixed.
ker Mr Alan Ambrose said that the main point of the petition was to demand an immediate s ta r t on the Bypass. The voiume'of traffic usingjthe main road through Read.had been totally-unacceptable since the construction of the Shuttleworth link road to the MC5. A motorway sign directing traffic through Read-to the link road had also made matters worse. County Coun. Mrs Lea
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