World Book Day : 23rd April - Page 3

Donnageddon · 04-15-2009, 01:54 PM

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Sparrow · 04-15-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Over

That's probably the "folar", an easter tradition. The egg is boiled, it's edible.

Checked the recipe online and it matches the cake (cinnamon, anise etc.).

The Easter connection explains the egg - I'll pass it on to my fellow consumers.

Curly · 04-15-2009, 02:01 PM

In the UK school children get a book token (voucher/certificate) which lets them get a free World Book Day book or £1 off a real book. The books are specially written short books by well known children's book authors. I have no idea why the UK can't have it on the same day as the rest of the world!

Sparrow · 04-15-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Curly

I have no idea why the UK can't have it on the same day as the rest of the world!

I agree, we should join everyone else.

The justification for not doing so seems to be:

http://www.worldbookday.com/about_world_book_day.asp
"World Book Day 2009 in the UK and Ireland will take place on Thursday 5th March. Please note that this date applies to the UK and Ireland only. The initiative is so well established in schools here that we want to make sure that the Day happens in term time to really make the most of this opportunity to celebrate books and reading."

Curly · 04-15-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

I agree, we should join everyone else.

The justification for not doing so seems to be:

http://www.worldbookday.com/about_world_book_day.asp
"World Book Day 2009 in the UK and Ireland will take place on Thursday 5th March. Please note that this date applies to the UK and Ireland only. The initiative is so well established in schools here that we want to make sure that the Day happens in term time to really make the most of this opportunity to celebrate books and reading."

Children are sooo inflexible! It is World Book Day after all. Oh well at least we have it.

And I am quite looking forward to getting a second World Book Day!!

Patricia · 04-15-2009, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

I had some Portugese cake yesterday - there was a boiled egg, still in its shell, at the bottom!

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I was in Lisbon on Easter day and we had one of those cakes. It's a yeast dough - rather like a sweet bun or brioche - shaped like a nest with a hard-boiled egg in it. It was nice, but not as good as the pasteis com nata, which were excellent. And they have little cakes shaped like castles too. Portugal seems to have a lot of possibilities if you like cake.

JSWolf · 04-15-2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Donnageddon

Don't know if this will work or not...

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EDIT: IT didn't.

It is because of the spaces at the beginning of the lines. The forum removes them.

JSWolf · 04-15-2009, 05:43 PM

If anyone wants to give me a rose, please make it a chocolate rose.

igorsk · 04-15-2009, 06:46 PM

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ShortNCuddlyAm · 04-15-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

I was in Lisbon on Easter day and we had one of those cakes. It's a yeast dough - rather like a sweet bun or brioche - shaped like a nest with a hard-boiled egg in it. It was nice, but not as good as the pasteis com nata, which were excellent. And they have little cakes shaped like castles too. Portugal seems to have a lot of possibilities if you like cake.

Oh I adore those!

zelda_pinwheel · 04-15-2009, 06:48 PM

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a very elegant solution ! brilliant !

igorsk · 04-15-2009, 07:09 PM

It's not my invention

Was pretty popular on some IRC channels years ago.

catsittingstill · 04-15-2009, 09:19 PM

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Cake sounds good to me too :-9

TallMomof2 · 04-16-2009, 09:14 AM

Rather have pie.

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Sparrow · 04-16-2009, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

I was in Lisbon on Easter day and we had one of those cakes. It's a yeast dough - rather like a sweet bun or brioche - shaped like a nest with a hard-boiled egg in it.

Our one wasn't really nest shaped - it looked like:
http://ervedosa.com.sapo.pt/gastrono...ens/folar2.jpg

And the hard-boiled egg was at the bottom of the sponge (we didn't know it was there until we felt the shell cracking as we cut into it).

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Curly I need a holiday! Posts: 1,227 Karma: 4622 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Scotland Device: PRS-505, ipod touch	In the UK school children get a book token (voucher/certificate) which lets them get a free World Book Day book or £1 off a real book. The books are specially written short books by well known children's book authors. I have no idea why the UK can't have it on the same day as the rest of the world!

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