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NOT SUCH A SIMPLE SIMNEL CAKE

Traditionally the fourth Sunday in Lent is There are several stories about the
marked as Mothering Sunday, a day to origin of the cake’s name, one being that
honour our mothers, or our mother a couple, Simon and Nelly, fell out about
church – the church where we were whether to boil or bake the cake, so
baptised. Nowadays it is often confused they agreed on both methods and the
with the more commercial, American name was adopted! Another tradition is
Mothers’ Day celebrated in May. that the 11 marzipan balls on the Simnel

Mothering Sunday was cake represent the 11 disciples.
celebrated in the However, if you prefer
Middle Ages but went to stick to more
out of favour and was modern celebrations
only recently (early of Mothering Sunday
1900s) revived as a in the form of a
day for servant girls present and a card for

to go home to their your mother, why not
mothers. come into the shop

Some say that the and choose from a
traditional Simnel wide selection of
cake was intended for suitable gifts! Our
the girls to take home; Lavender hearts by Lime Tree; Soaps by The staff would be
others that it was to English Soap Co; Glass, wooden and metal delighted to help you

mark the end of Lent. hearts by Rader; Velvet Pouch by Vanilla Fly find just the thing for
your mother and
The custom seems to have started in remember that 20% of every penny
Shropshire and Herefordshire - one of spent in the shop goes direct to St
the oldest recipes is for a Shrewsbury Laurence Parish Church.
Simnel cake.

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It is an old custom, SIMNEL CAKE rich plum-cake, with
especially at Shrewsbury, plenty of candied lemon
to make during Lent and peel, and other good
Easter, and also at things. They are made up

Christmas, a sort of rich very stiff; tied up in a cloth,
and expensive cake, which and boiled for several
is called Simnel Cake. hours, after which they are
They are raised cakes, the brushed over with egg,
crust of which is made of a deep yellow colour, and and then baked. When

fine flour and water, with the interior is filled with ready the crust is as hard
sufficient saffron to give it the materials of a very as if made of wood.

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