I was talking to my Dad last night about bread pudding, as I had never heard of it, and it was his favourite as a boy.

He went into the cupboard in his office and brought out a book, it was his mum's (my Grans) old housekeeping book, and in there is a recipe for bread pudding. I will have a go at making it this afternoon.

I never knew this book exsisted until last night, he told me that he has been waiting for the right moment to give it to me, his mum died when he was just a teenager. He has never talked much about his mum, or his early years.

I had a quick skim through the book, and it is full of all sorts of things, recipes, dress making & knitting tips, my Dad and Uncles measurements through there childhood years - I just hope it keeps raining so I have a good excuse to sit and read through it all.

Carol