Every one has heard about the many spectres inhabiting the Tower of London,few however realise the the nearby Old Royal Mint has an equally impressive array of ghosts. These dedicated spooks appear nightly and perform with great diligence until, at daylight, they quietly disperse. It is said that a few of them also haunt a nearby tavern on occasion,in their search for the oblivion of sleep They perform their nightly activities without the accustomed rattling of chains and only the occasional moan.,and always go above and beyond the call of duty. Never in the field of human endeavour has so much been written by so few at such short notice. I salute them and in there honour have renamed my favourite cookie recipe.
Night shift nuggets.
Makes 14
75g/3oz porridge oats
50g/2oz plain flour
50g/2oz butter
50g/2ozgranulated sugar
1 level tablespoon golden syrup
half teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1.Mix together porridge oats and flour
2.Melt butter in a large pan with syrup and sugar
3.Stir in bicarbonate of soda into mixture in pan
4.Add flour and oats and mix well
5.make walnut; sized balls of mixture and place well apart on a well greased baking sheet.It helps to wet your fingers a little as the mixture can be a bit clarty.
6.Bake them in a moderate oven, gas 4, 350f, 180c. For 11 to 15 minutes,check after 11 they should be golden brown and still soft.
7.Let cookies cool slightly the move them on to a wire cooling rack.
8.You can replace part af the oats with coconut if you like...............
I have been very lazy today;baked a few cookies,and surrounded the vegetables with wire mesh to keep the badgers out. It looks more like a stalag than a garden!
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