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"This is one of my favourite Christmas cake recipes & is usually the one I end up making. It is a make-ahead cake which gets better for maturing a while. It's very fruity & has a delectable mulled wine taste to it - the nuts make it a very special cake too. I don't usually marzipan or ice this cake, although I have done when under pressure..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cinnamon sticks...

"The use of spices and fruit in savoury recipes during the Elizabethan era was very popular, especially with the upper classes and the Royal court. This is based on a genuine Elizabethan recipe, which I have adapted for modern day cooking! I have included potatoes - which made their first appearance in Great Britain during this period, and were a novelty!..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, pork leg, dates...

"I love the Nutcracker Ballet and the music that accompanies it, especially the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies! These fabulous little festive sweetmeats are based on a recipe that I adapted from Delia Smith's latest and BRILLIANT cookbook, "Happy Christmas". I have made these TWICE already - as a pre-Christmas dummy run, and they are SO..."

Ingredients: glace ginger, oranges, zest of...

"A classic plum recipe which is easy to make, takes hardly any time and is delicious - eat is with your choice of accompaniment... ice cream, custard, whipped cream, mascarpone etc.

Enjoy!"

Ingredients: coconut milk, desiccated coconut...

"There is no foolishness about this dessert! Traditional English fruit fools derive their name from the French word 'fouler', meaning to crush. Thank goodness that this word was modified to 'fool', as I don't think too many of us would be keen to be making or eating 'foul' fruits! This recipe is one I have adapted from..."

Ingredients: fresh edible flowers, cream...

"I cannot resist sharing this recipe with you all, if only to try to preserve its delightful name! Nobody appears to know where the name originated from, although it has been suggested that it was an enterprising farmer’s wife, using up her windfall fruit that came up with the quirky name. The jam is thought to originate from Worcestershire, although..."

Ingredients: cooking apples, fresh gingerroot...

"This yummy cake can also be made with apricots or pitted bing cherries."

Ingredients: eggs, granulated sugar...

"Another lovely-looking recipe from BBC Good Food. These are adorable miniature "mincemeat" fruit pies with apricot and hazelnut filling. Great for the holidays, or a dinner party. Easy to make. I haven't made them yet but look forward to doing so soon. Be sure to use a gluten-free all-purpose flour that already has xanthan or guar gum..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, dried apricots...

"I have tweaked this recipe from BBC Good Food slightly. The amount of plums listed in their version was not enough to cover the bottom of the baking dish!"

Ingredients: eggs, lemons...

"FOUND RECIPE ON A LOOSE PAGE, NO IDEA WHAT BOOK. MAKES A NICE CHANGE FROM APPLES OR APRICOTS WITH PORK."

Ingredients: oil, onions, plums...