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FUNERAL TRIBUTES RECIPE OF THE MONTH

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of the Royal Libyan Navy. It was anticipated that this role
would see the family move to Libya for a couple of years
and both of us boys were tremendously excited in Treacle Scones
anticipation of the the opportunity to start digging up tanks,
aircraft and other miscellaneous militaria from the desert! I know this sounds weird but try it and I bet you will love it.
Sadly though, the untimely arrival of a revolution in Libya courtesy of a certain
Colonel Gaddafi saw these plans thrown into chaos and ironically disappear Ingredients
like a mirage in the desert that both of us boys had been so eager to explore!
 8oz self-raising flour
Father, meanwhile was appointed to HMS SCARBOROUGH, a ship of the
Dartmouth Training Squadron, whose principle role was to teach the trainee  20z butter
naval officers in all aspects of naval life prior to them entering the fleet. We  1oz caster sugar
can both remember that Father organised for us to both go to sea with him in
Scarborough for a couple of days. We had a similar experience later when he  ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
was appointed to HMS BRISTOL….This was ‘Take Your Kids to Work Day ’on a 2 tablespoons black treacle
whole different leveI and one that the present Lords of the Admiralty might 
disagree with today!  pinch of salt
1972 saw father promoted and appointed as the Deputy Engineer Officer in  milk to mix ( approx ¼ pint)
HMS BRISTOL, a brand new, first of class, guided missile destroyer. It was whilst in
this appointment that he received his second Fleet Commendation for his
actions during a major fire and near catastrophic flood. His actions on that day Method
were deemed instrumental in saving the ship from being lost. He never spoke in
much detail about this event, but we know from the little he did tell us that the 1. Set the oven 425f / mark 7 / 200c
hours spent up to his neck in near total darkness and freezing cold water, whilst and lightly grease a baking tray
helping direct his team to fight a major fire deep within the hull of the ship, 2. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and
affected him deeply. rub in the butter.
At this point and no doubt to mothers immense pleasure, Father was 3. Mix in the sugar and cinnamon
appointed to a teaching role at the Manadon Naval Engineering College,
Plymouth. Apart from the obvious benefits of being away from burning / sinking 4. Add the treacle and enough milk to make a soft dough.
ships, this appointment brought about several further benefits including the 5. Turn onto a floured surface and knead gently
opportunity for him to build a wooden dinghy whilst using it as an excuse to
demonstrate building techniques to his engineering students! 6. Roll out to ½ -1inch thick and cut with a pastry cutter

In 1976, due, in no small part, to Fathers huge professional knowledge 7. Place on the baking sheet, brush with a little milk and bake for 10-15
regarding all things steam powered, he was appointed to be the Senior minutes
Engineer Officer at the Fleet Boiler Inspection Unit based at Portsmouth. This 8. Cool in a wire rack and enjoy with jam and a gurt big dollop of
was a role that suited him as it allowed him to visit ships based all around the cream, yum yum.
fleet and inspect all sorts of steam based naval machinery.

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