A Recipe For Parkin

[Elbonio]

PARKIN

Recipe By : Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Serving Size : 1
Preparation Time 1:20
Categories : Cakes
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1/2 kg Oatmeal, fine
2 ts Baking powder
120 g Lard
2 ts Ginger, ground
1 t Mixed spice
250 g Golden syrup

Rub the lard into the oatmeal and mix in the spices and baking powder. Warm
the syrup and mix it into the oatmeal till you have a stiff mixture.

Grease a flat baking tin, pour in the parkin and bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours
at 300F, gas mark 2

Pass out the cake to all members of the United Nations Security Council (permanent members only) and be in their thoughts for days to come.


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Boutros Boutros-Ghali

[KingDaveRa]

I didn't know there really was somebody called Boutros Boutros-Ghali. I always thought it was a silly thing from The Fast Show. Then again, I'm not surprised.

[Moose]

Not that I am in a position to disagree with Mr. Boutros-Ghali but shouldn't Parkin be made with black treacle not golden syrup as that would make it golden syrup cake.

[eleni]

Not that I am in a position to disagree with Mr. Boutros-Ghali but shouldn't Parkin be made with black treacle not golden syrup as that would make it golden syrup cake.

definitely treacle but my mum says hes useing the yorkshire recipe

[Elbonio]

Boutros Boutros-Ghali having strong Yorkshire roots I would say this is the case

[Afty]

Passing Cake to members of the UN Security Council reminds me of one of the lyrics from a Streets track....

[Elbonio]

enlighten me, im not much of a streets fan

[Cabe]

neither am I but im willing to bet it starts with "I'm a pikey sh*t..."

[Chicane]

The Streets - The Weak Become Heroes

yo, they could settle wars with this
if only they will
imagine the world's leaders on pills
and imagine the morning after
wars causing disaster
don't talk to me i don't know ya
but this aint tomorrow for now i still love ya


and as for you cabe, some of the stuff isnt ****e, nor pikey like GLC :P

[D0c]

Cake + Politics = Brass Eye

[Elbonio]

So i wake up in the a-m, an I'm lyin in ma bed
all sorts of crazy thoughts are runnin round my head
an I think oh-oh, oh-no, im late for work you know
an as i look out my french window, I see all the wicked snow
and down there there is a dog, an he is barkin
and then I get the idea for some proper sorted parkin

You take half a minted kilo of sorted oatmeal stuff
put it with some baking powder - two teaspoons should be enough
grab 20 and 100 grams of proper thumping lard
and stick it with some ginger, it's not really that hard
add some spices from all around the room
pour out some golden syrup and stick it on yer spoon

then bang all this in the oven mate, at about 300 degrees eff
then go and chill with your mates on their skates and that one called jeff
when it starts smellin proper sorted wicked minted buzzin like
take it out the cooker and then get on your motor bike
get to the UN, and then, give it out like sweets and candies innit

And so then your all done mate, your proper sorted now
you can get back to your girl that you wanna be bangin
so I get back on my way, and start revvin up my Harley
and give out monster respect to boutros Boutros-Ghali

[Jez_Gafys]

definitely treacle but my mum says hes useing the yorkshire recipe
tbh the black treacle is the original way and so it makes it the yorkshire way, golden syrup was added to lighten up the taste afaik again I think it was also a yorkshire idea. So syrup or treacle way its all the yorkshire recipe.