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17 November 2006
• Pink Ladies take over KEH! • How the Lindfield Calendar was created •
• Call for past T&S pupils • Plum Soul Cake recipe • Fish disaster in pond •
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November 2006
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Garth Hewitt | Stoke Brunswick School Choir | Horsham Accordion Band |
Derek Heyman & ‘Cecil’ | and Jonathan Veira
Programmes and tickets from All Saints Church Office (482405) & Christian Bookshop
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November 2006 Page 9
Farewell St George,
welcome the dragon
ST EDMUND’S DAY on the 20th of November serious interest to
should be a special day for us. Why? Because St academics, is part of
Edmund is the patron saint of England, and has a lively discussion about
been for over a thousand years. St George is what it means to be English
merely the Sovereign’s patron saint. So how did St against the background of our country’s growing
George become our great national symbol, and St cultural diversity.
Edmund forgotten? Relegation of St George could quite literally
Edmund was a 9th century Anglo-Saxon king, lead to a return of the dragon. With George
something which went down badly with the would have to go his cross, so proudly borne and
Normans. In 1199 the Crusader Richard I placed worn by Norman invader and England football
himself under the protection of St George, whose supporter.This would leave open the way for the
memory thereafter came to supplant that of St original flag of England to return - the white
Edmund. dragon that King Alfred the Great fought under
There is a strong case for giving St Edmund when he defeated the Vikings.
back his rightful place. For one thing George was John Usher
not English, whereas Edmund was; and for
another, George and the dragon are legend,
whereas the story of Edmund is true, and possibly
as interesting.
In 856, at the age of 14, Edmund succeeded to
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NOVEMBER is a month of many ‘special’ days November 2nd is All Souls’ Day when prayers
marked both in the past and today with were said for souls in purgatory. The poorer
traditions and traditional foods. It was 401 years people would offer their richer neighbours
ago that Guy Fawkes and his friends decided to their prayers for departed relatives in return for
try and blow up King James 1st and Parliament, alms or soul–cakes. The cakes, which were eaten
little did they know we would be still be with mulled ale, could just be simple flat
celebrating their failure today. fruited buns marked with a cross or more
“Please to remember elaborate recipes containing fruit.
The Fifth of November “A soul, a soul, a soul cake,
Gunpowder, treason and plot. Please good missus a soul cake,
I see no reason An apple, a pear, a plum or a cherry,
Why gunpowder treason Or any good thing to make us merry.”
Should ever be forgot.”
Remember Guy Fawkes with a very English PLUM SOUL CAKE
warming supper before joining everyone at our Serve warm as a pudding or cold as cake. Be
village’s traditional procession, bonfire and fireworks. sure to use ripe plums.
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Lightly butter a
SAUSAGES WITH CABBAGE AND BACON shallow 23cm cake tin and line the base.
Serves 4 Put 250g golden caster sugar, 2 medium
Using a large frypan with a lid, gently fry 450g eggs, 150ml grapeseed oil, 1tsp vanilla extract
meaty pork sausages for 10 min or until golden and 2tbsp orange juice into a large bowl. Beat
brown on all sides. Remove to a plate and keep hot. with an electric mixer until light and creamy.
Add 1tbs olive oil, 4 roughly chopped Sift 225g self-raising flour, 1/2tsp bicarbonate
rashers of back bacon and 1 finely chopped of soda and a pinch of salt on to a plate then
large onion to the pan. Sprinkle with 2tsp sugar gradually blend into the egg mixture with a
and cook over low heat until soft and golden metal spoon. Gently stir in 300g ripe plums,
brown, stirring once or twice. halved and stoned.
Meanwhile, trim 1 small green cabbage and Spoon into the prepared tin and bake for 45
cut into fine shreds, discarding the core and any min or until the cake is just pulling away from
thick stems. Pack into the pan (it will cook the sides of the tin. Cool for 20 min before
down), add 150ml vegetable stock, seasoning turning out on to a wire rack.
and 2tsp white wine or cider vinegar. Cover and Sift a little icing sugar over the top before
cook over low heat for about 15 min, stirring serving.
once or twice, or until the cabbage is very soft.
Stir 2tsp whole grain mustard into 150ml Caroline Young
soured cream.
Pile the cabbage onto hot plates and top with
the sausages and soured cream. Excellent with
jacket potatoes or garlic bread.
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