Student B. Welsh Watkin wynne pudding
Ingredients: 8 oz Breadcrumbs; 4 oz Chopped suet; 2 oz Sugar; 4 oz Currants; 1 oz Peel; 1 Egg; 4 pt Milk Method: (PWDIN WATCYN WYNNE) Mix the dry ingredients. Beat the egg and add to the milk. Bind the pudding together with the liquid. Cover and boil for 3 hours. Serve with Madeira Sauce. Student C. Balmoral Shortbread Queen Victoria was said to be very fond of this shortbread and regularly enjoyed it with a cup of tea. To her credit, Victoria found the plain and simple delicacies of the Scottish baking tradition much to her taste. Ingredients: 12 oz (375 g) plain flour; 4 oz (125 g) sugar; 8 oz (225 g) butter; pinch of salt. Makes 36 - preheat the oven to 350 deg F/ 180 deg C or gas mark 4 Method: Sift the flour onto a board. Put the sugar into a separate pile and, using both hands, work all the sugar into the butter. Now start kneading in the flour a little at a time. When all the flour is worked in you should have a firm ball of dough. Sprinkle a little flour on the board and roll out very thinly 1/8 " - 1/4 " (3 - 5 mm). Cut into circles about 2 1/2 " in diameter (6 1/2 cm) and prick with a fork in domino fashion with three pricks. Bake on a greased tray in a moderate oven for 30 minutes. Student D. Scotch Broth Ingredients: 1 lb neck of mutton (or lamb) or boiling beef; 2 1/2 pints water; 1 small swede, chopped; 1 leek, chopped; 2 medium carrots, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 2 oz pearl barley; chopped parsley to garnish Method:Place the meat in a saucepan with the water. Add the pearl barley. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for one hour. Skim off any white scum. Add the chopped vegetables, cover, bring back to the boil and simmer for another one hour. Before serving remove the meat and bones, and discard bones. The meat can be returned to the broth or eaten separately, if preferred. Bring back to the boil and serve, garnished with chopped parsley.
Task 8. Match up the names of parks and their peculiarities. 1. Regent’s Park a) Pelicans from Russia 2. Green Park b) Speakers’ Corner 3. St James Park c) Peace Pagoda 4. Hyde Park d) Princess Diana lived there. 5. Kensington Gardens e) You can see deer there. 6. Richmond Park f) Palm House 7. Chelsea g) Flower Show 8. Battersea h) Holland House 9. Kew Botanical Gardens I) London Zoo 10. Holland Park j) Duels happened there in the past.
Theme 9. Customs and traditions Task 1. Read the text and think if there are any parallels between British and Russian traditions. BASIC FACTS: · United Kingdom is a country where people value and cherish traditions. · Each part of the UK has its own symbols and traditions. · National holidays in UK are known as Bank holidays.
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