I did I love a duck egg - OH sells them at the farm shop - we might have to have a big fry up before too long - he sells good bacon, bangers and black pudding too.
Duck eggs make brilliant sponge cakes too! They hold the air much better than hens' eggs do when whipped up.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Really? Never saw duck eggs in Belgium but I can get them here. Can I just use one duck egg for one hen's egg or do I have to mess about with quantities?
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"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Well, now you can get duck eggs you've no reason not to .......... there's not many things better than a lovely coffee and walnut sponge sandwich (or so Pa used to say) unless it's a
raspberry and cream Victoria sponge
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I tend to find them dry and a bit boring so have always made moist cakes with fruit and or nuts or veg in: almond, apple, banana, beetroot, carrot, chocolate, citrus, coconut, parsnip, raspberry, rhubarb and the like.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I think there's quite a difference between sponge and Vic sandwich, sponge can be dry the next day, best eaten on the day they're made, I can do that?
When I sold eggs, the hens eggs were much sought after but I only had one customer for duck eggs and none for geese. You don't need many of those on your fry up. Also need a hammer to crack it?
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove - did you see that posh full Irish on Masterchef? Looked wonderful, even if she did mess up the duck egg.
I did
I love a duck egg - OH sells them at the farm shop - we might have to have a big fry up before too long - he sells good bacon, bangers and black pudding too.
Duck eggs make brilliant sponge cakes too! They hold the air much better than hens' eggs do when whipped up.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Really? Never saw duck eggs in Belgium but I can get them here. Can I just use one duck egg for one hen's egg or do I have to mess about with quantities?
I do it by the traditional weighing method - weigh your eggs then use similar quantities of butter, flour and sugar for a Victoria sponge.
This recipe does it slightly differently, but I don't like wasting any egg
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/duck-egg-sponge-cake
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thing is, I never make sponge cakes. Carrot cakes, apple cakes, chocolate, all sorts but not sponge.
Well, now you can get duck eggs you've no reason not to .......... there's not many things better than a lovely coffee and walnut sponge sandwich (or so Pa used to say) unless it's a
raspberry and cream Victoria sponge
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I tend to find them dry and a bit boring so have always made moist cakes with fruit and or nuts or veg in: almond, apple, banana, beetroot, carrot, chocolate, citrus, coconut, parsnip, raspberry, rhubarb and the like.
I think there's quite a difference between sponge and Vic sandwich, sponge can be dry the next day, best eaten on the day they're made, I can do that?
When I sold eggs, the hens eggs were much sought after but I only had one customer for duck eggs and none for geese. You don't need many of those on your fry up. Also need a hammer to crack it?