Comments on: Best of the Worst #1: Trinidadian Christmas Cake or Blackcake – Katy Carruthers http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/ "Sweet Han' Fuh So!" Award-winning food blog. Let me add a dash of Caribbean Glam to your table! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:57:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sarina http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/comment-page-1/#comment-15362 Sarina Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:16:50 +0000 http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/#comment-15362 Dear Fatima, try http://www.trinifood.com :) Best Wishes! Dear Fatima, try www.trinifood.com :) Best Wishes!

]]> By: Sarina http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/comment-page-1/#comment-17781 Sarina Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:16:00 +0000 http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/#comment-17781 Dear Fatima, try http://www.trinifood.com :) Best Wishes! Dear Fatima, try www.trinifood.com :) Best Wishes!

]]> By: Fatima http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/comment-page-1/#comment-15348 Fatima Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:07:32 +0000 http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/#comment-15348 Hello Sarina, Was just searchiong for Browing for Christmas Cake..and came upon this conversation....cs you mentione dyou have alink where you can get Brwing for cake in the USA...I am in Goergia..can you send me that link or let me know where I can get it..I usually get the Cross &Blackwell....in Grenada or Barbados....never had to make christmas cake at home (trinidad) and haven't burn my sugar in years.... Many Thnaks in advance Hello Sarina,

Was just searchiong for Browing for Christmas Cake..and came upon this conversation….cs you mentione dyou have alink where you can get Brwing for cake in the USA…I am in Goergia..can you send me that link or let me know where I can get it..I usually get the Cross &Blackwell….in Grenada or Barbados….never had to make christmas cake at home (trinidad) and haven’t burn my sugar in years….

Many Thnaks in advance

]]> By: Fatima http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/comment-page-1/#comment-17779 Fatima Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/#comment-17779 Hello Sarina, Was just searchiong for Browing for Christmas Cake..and came upon this conversation....cs you mentione dyou have alink where you can get Brwing for cake in the USA...I am in Goergia..can you send me that link or let me know where I can get it..I usually get the Cross &Blackwell....in Grenada or Barbados....never had to make christmas cake at home (trinidad) and haven't burn my sugar in years.... Many Thnaks in advance Hello Sarina,

Was just searchiong for Browing for Christmas Cake..and came upon this conversation….cs you mentione dyou have alink where you can get Brwing for cake in the USA…I am in Goergia..can you send me that link or let me know where I can get it..I usually get the Cross &Blackwell….in Grenada or Barbados….never had to make christmas cake at home (trinidad) and haven’t burn my sugar in years….

Many Thnaks in advance

]]> By: Fatima http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/comment-page-1/#comment-17780 Fatima Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/#comment-17780 Hello Sarina, Was just searchiong for Browing for Christmas Cake..and came upon this conversation....cs you mentione dyou have alink where you can get Brwing for cake in the USA...I am in Goergia..can you send me that link or let me know where I can get it..I usually get the Cross &Blackwell....in Grenada or Barbados....never had to make christmas cake at home (trinidad) and haven't burn my sugar in years.... Many Thnaks in advance Hello Sarina,

Was just searchiong for Browing for Christmas Cake..and came upon this conversation….cs you mentione dyou have alink where you can get Brwing for cake in the USA…I am in Goergia..can you send me that link or let me know where I can get it..I usually get the Cross &Blackwell….in Grenada or Barbados….never had to make christmas cake at home (trinidad) and haven’t burn my sugar in years….

Many Thnaks in advance

]]> By: camille http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/comment-page-1/#comment-11647 camille Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:49:55 +0000 http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/#comment-11647 I am sorry. But I have to say that Ms. Carruthers pissed me off with her explanation. Black cake is just that, BLACK. It can be dark brown medium brown or light brown depending on the preferences of the cook... but it is never yellow, tan or whatever light color you would get without browning. You cannot have black cake without some form of browning. Otherwise you just made fruitcake. And as to the warnings about the alcohol content. Well My family did not sprinkle. The kids may have got a smaller slice but they still ate cake. There was only one year when someone could not eat the cake. She was 9 months pregnant and there was some mix-up about who added the alcohol and how much. As a result 1 cake got about a bottle and a half of Old Oak. But that is another story. Please if you don't do the research, don't argue about authenticity when challenged. My goodness, black cake without browning or any brown colored additive is just not BLACK CAKE!!! I am sorry. But I have to say that Ms. Carruthers pissed me off with her explanation. Black cake is just that, BLACK. It can be dark brown medium brown or light brown depending on the preferences of the cook… but it is never yellow, tan or whatever light color you would get without browning. You cannot have black cake without some form of browning. Otherwise you just made fruitcake. And as to the warnings about the alcohol content. Well My family did not sprinkle. The kids may have got a smaller slice but they still ate cake. There was only one year when someone could not eat the cake. She was 9 months pregnant and there was some mix-up about who added the alcohol and how much. As a result 1 cake got about a bottle and a half of Old Oak. But that is another story. Please if you don’t do the research, don’t argue about authenticity when challenged. My goodness, black cake without browning or any brown colored additive is just not BLACK CAKE!!!

]]> By: camille http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/comment-page-1/#comment-17778 camille Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:49:00 +0000 http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/#comment-17778 I am sorry. But I have to say that Ms. Carruthers pissed me off with her explanation. Black cake is just that, BLACK. It can be dark brown medium brown or light brown depending on the preferences of the cook... but it is never yellow, tan or whatever light color you would get without browning. You cannot have black cake without some form of browning. Otherwise you just made fruitcake. And as to the warnings about the alcohol content. Well My family did not sprinkle. The kids may have got a smaller slice but they still ate cake. There was only one year when someone could not eat the cake. She was 9 months pregnant and there was some mix-up about who added the alcohol and how much. As a result 1 cake got about a bottle and a half of Old Oak. But that is another story. Please if you don't do the research, don't argue about authenticity when challenged. My goodness, black cake without browning or any brown colored additive is just not BLACK CAKE!!! I am sorry. But I have to say that Ms. Carruthers pissed me off with her explanation. Black cake is just that, BLACK. It can be dark brown medium brown or light brown depending on the preferences of the cook… but it is never yellow, tan or whatever light color you would get without browning. You cannot have black cake without some form of browning. Otherwise you just made fruitcake. And as to the warnings about the alcohol content. Well My family did not sprinkle. The kids may have got a smaller slice but they still ate cake. There was only one year when someone could not eat the cake. She was 9 months pregnant and there was some mix-up about who added the alcohol and how much. As a result 1 cake got about a bottle and a half of Old Oak. But that is another story. Please if you don’t do the research, don’t argue about authenticity when challenged. My goodness, black cake without browning or any brown colored additive is just not BLACK CAKE!!!

]]> By: Chennette http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/comment-page-1/#comment-8996 Chennette Tue, 01 May 2007 14:45:26 +0000 http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/#comment-8996 Ok, so maybe during the hour they talked about soaking the fruits and flour too...but seriously long time on browning ;-) especially fascinating for me as I am not a browning-maker (never made it at all until I roomed with someone who never used bottled) And yes, as far as I know the only deviation is the soaking liquid, which has been grape juice, sometimes apple juice too. We have them in those Danish butter cookie tins, so they can stay covered long time etc. All very traditional. I really liked the comment you had made that TriniFood reported on her blog about etablished standards of cooking for wellknown cuisines, and developing a consensus on the methods of making our food so that we can have similar standards. Ok, so maybe during the hour they talked about soaking the fruits and flour too…but seriously long time on browning ;-) especially fascinating for me as I am not a browning-maker (never made it at all until I roomed with someone who never used bottled)
And yes, as far as I know the only deviation is the soaking liquid, which has been grape juice, sometimes apple juice too. We have them in those Danish butter cookie tins, so they can stay covered long time etc. All very traditional.
I really liked the comment you had made that TriniFood reported on her blog about etablished standards of cooking for wellknown cuisines, and developing a consensus on the methods of making our food so that we can have similar standards.

]]> By: Chennette http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/comment-page-1/#comment-17777 Chennette Tue, 01 May 2007 14:45:00 +0000 http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/#comment-17777 Ok, so maybe during the hour they talked about soaking the fruits and flour too...but seriously long time on browning ;-) especially fascinating for me as I am not a browning-maker (never made it at all until I roomed with someone who never used bottled) And yes, as far as I know the only deviation is the soaking liquid, which has been grape juice, sometimes apple juice too. We have them in those Danish butter cookie tins, so they can stay covered long time etc. All very traditional. I really liked the comment you had made that TriniFood reported on her blog about etablished standards of cooking for wellknown cuisines, and developing a consensus on the methods of making our food so that we can have similar standards. Ok, so maybe during the hour they talked about soaking the fruits and flour too…but seriously long time on browning ;-) especially fascinating for me as I am not a browning-maker (never made it at all until I roomed with someone who never used bottled)
And yes, as far as I know the only deviation is the soaking liquid, which has been grape juice, sometimes apple juice too. We have them in those Danish butter cookie tins, so they can stay covered long time etc. All very traditional.
I really liked the comment you had made that TriniFood reported on her blog about etablished standards of cooking for wellknown cuisines, and developing a consensus on the methods of making our food so that we can have similar standards.

]]> By: Sarina http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/comment-page-1/#comment-8842 Sarina Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:32:35 +0000 http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/best-of-the-worst-trinidadian-christmas-cake-or-blackcake-katy-carruthers/#comment-8842 heh i hear treacle and i think of this english storybooks i grew up on :) i don't think i have ever actually seen it yet. that and rhubarb still enthrall me for that reason :) thanks for understanding and supporting where i'm coming from. As far as I am aware your family's main deviation is the soaking with grape juice (in lieu of rum)? Made me smile to see that browning could take up a full hour of conversation on a Guyanese bus :) Food may be the key to Caribbean integration after all!! We must continue to respect and transmit the importance of these rituals and bonds :) That's the only way others will as well! heh i hear treacle and i think of this english storybooks i grew up on :) i don’t think i have ever actually seen it yet. that and rhubarb still enthrall me for that reason :)

thanks for understanding and supporting where i’m coming from. As far as I am aware your family’s main deviation is the soaking with grape juice (in lieu of rum)?

Made me smile to see that browning could take up a full hour of conversation on a Guyanese bus :) Food may be the key to Caribbean integration after all!! We must continue to respect and transmit the importance of these rituals and bonds :) That’s the only way others will as well!

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