Fanny By Gaslight
Hello Folks
After a spell in the Betty Turnip Clinic, for some well deserved “rest”, Gfb is pleased to announce that Fanny is Fightin’ Fit and ready to offer some more cooking tips.
Dear Fanny,
I’m throwing a bit of do to raise a few quid for a liver transplant for my Auntie Nelly, or “Yellow Nel” as she’s known to those that love her. But to be honest, there’s not that many who do.
Any idea for nibbles on arrival?
Tendai Nikamaru Madada,
Notts
Dear Tendai,
Have you considered donating one of your own livers? You can live quite comfortably with only one you know. Fortunately, I sustain a healthy lifestyle in conjunction with an enormous alcohol intake and have lived happily without a functioning liver for a couple of decades now.
Doctors! who needs ’em! And I think you’ll agree that I look good for a 38 year old.
Now back to your question dear boy.
You will amaze your guests on arrival with Bloody Mary Lollipops.
Ingredients:
24 cherry tomatoes
Half a pint of vodka
Worcestestestestshire sauce/ Tabasco sauce
Celery sticks
Sea Salt
Cocktail sticks
Method:
Prick the cherry tomatoes all over with a cocktail stick and leave to soak in a mix of vodka/worcestestestestshire and tabasco sauce for 6 hours.
The tomatoes will soak up all of the liquor.
Cut the celery into 2 inch sticks and shave one end into a point.
Pierce each tomato with a celery spear and stick into a small cube of sharp cheddar.
Finish with a sprinkle of coarse sea salt and serve.
Cheers,
Yellow Nel!
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Sadly, I’ve been unable to find authentic worcestestestestshire sauce brewed in its place of origin of piscataway, new jersey.
All I can find is stuff from “woostershire”. Like that’s a real place!
In the world of PG Wodehouse maybe. I think old fanny was slamming down the tequila when she contacted me. Worcestershire Sauce is a must to gather dust in any self respectin’ kitchen cupboard.
Hi Jim! That actually sounds believable – however I will wait for you to have the first bite … 🙂 and then follow … smacznego – we say in Poland!
Thanks Eliza – they are in the fridge as I write!
Sounds like a Kemble Cocktail Bar speciality to me. Fanny Redcrack, not the recipe.
Better than that beer last night! Oooh me head this morn!
Dear Fanny
How do you get your eyebrows to look like that? And where’s Johnny when you need him? I think you need to crack the whip a bit more.
Saucy!
You certainly know an entertaining group of folks. It’s a wonder any of you ever get out of the country. such prized treasures shouldn’t be loaded out willy-nilly.
If we left we wouldn’t be allowed back in!
But Oily George is coming the U.S. and Canada. Certainly, then, this must be some sort of (pardon the pun) slip up.
He’s slipped in nder the radar!
Just as long as ol’ Oily can slip back in to jolly ol’ England. I’d hate for him to get pis(toned) off because he couldn’t get his cam shaft back in the country.
Your concern is touching!
Lollipops in booze? Only you…. 😉
Where Fanny leads I follow!
😆