Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer - Tapa blanda

Take a trip down memory lane and discover what the food from your favourite childhood books really tastes like. With recipes such as the Famous Five's Treacly Sticky Ginger Cake and SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS' Squashed-fly Biscuits, you'll be lost in nostalgia for a time when food was always scrumptious and the summer hols stretched on forever. Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer is true escapism and will encourage you to revisit the much-loved books from your past. With recipes for breakfasts, elevenses, teas, and suppers, now you can whip up a treat that would make Mary Poppins exclaim 'Strike me pink!' 'Lashings of fun! packed with vintage treats [and] retro charm' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Jane Brocket is the creator of the hugely popular website www.yarnstorm.blogs.com , which has a huge international following. She is the author of the Gentle Art of Domesticity and Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer, both published by Hodder & Stoughton. A Master of Wine and a lapsed PhD student, she lives in Berkshire with her husband and three children. To find out more visit www.janebrocket.com.