A piece of cake!

1 GoodGymer made their way to help an isolated older person in Hammersmith and Fulham.

  • Marieke
 
Friday, 21st of August 2020

This week I went back to Mr L for a bit of Iceland shopping. Mr L likes Madeira cake, which made me wonder what its origin actually is. This is what Wiki told me: 'It is sometimes mistakenly thought to originate from the Madeira Islands; however, that is not the case as it was named after Madeira wine, a Portuguese wine from the islands, which was popular in England in the mid-1800s and was often served with the cake. Madeirans produce their own traditional cake – bolo de mel, a dark, spicy, honey cake – which is very different from Madeira cake.' A little educational nugget there for my readers! We had a lovely chat after the shopping trip, and Mr L shared a few pictures with me of his first wife, second, and I believe his third wife too (I may or may not have lost count).

Report written by Marieke

In partnership with British Red Cross Camden.

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Amy Pezet
Amy Pezet
Friday August 28th, 2020 17:54

Thanks for the facts Marieke - I learnt something new today! Great mission.

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