To Fishguard

On May 14 my peregrinations took me to Fishguard, the  home of Jemima Nicholas, the eighteenth century female cobbler, said to be six feet tall. 

In 1797 French boats were seen to drop anchor near Fishguard.  Jemima rustled up a posse of women who, in their red cloaks and stove-pipe hats, are reputed to have frightened the French, who were intent on invading Britain. Later, the French soldiers surrendered to Lord Cawdor and the Castlemartin Yeomanry on nearby Goodwick sands.

I spent the sort of afternoon I enjoy, buying Pembrokeshire early potatoes, (£3 a kilo), and a tablecloth in a charity shop. Before going home, I had a pot of tea in 'Jane's' in the High Street. I resisted the cakes and decided to bake Nita's 'Lemon Meringue Pie' for tea. 

You will need:

Short crust pastry (enough to line a pie dish). 

2 lemons

2 eggs

2 tablespoons of sugar,

1 tin small tin condensed milk.

Line a pie dish with pastry (frozen is fine but remember to defrost it)

Bake it 'blind', which means lining the inside of the pastry with greaseproof paper and filling it with dried peas. Bake in a moderate oven for 20 minutes.

Remove from oven, discard greaseproof and save peas for next time .

Mix the tinned milk with the 2 egg yolks and the juice of the lemons.

Pour into piecrust. Whisk the egg whites and the sugar until stiff. 

Pile meringue on top and place the dish in a  cooler oven than previously. Bake for about 30 minutes. Careful it does not scorch- check frequently.

I love this recipe. Give it a try. That's all for today, Pobol Bach.