Some of my customers asked me how to improve their vocabulary so I have decided to post a new word each week with an example of how it can be used. Here is this week’s english word. Have fun trying to think of your own sentences!
scrumptious:
(skrʌmp.ʃəs): lecker
- delicious
- tasty
- delectable
“At the weekend I made some ginger parkin. It was scrumptious.”
You may ask what on earth is “ginger parkin”. Well, it is a sticky ginger cake made with treacle or mollasses (die Melasse/Zuckerrübensirup) and oatmeal. It tastes a bit like Lebekuchen.
It is traditionally eaten in November in the North of England, especially on *Bonfire Night, 5th November. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea but having tried the BBC Goodfood recipe below I can recommend it.
Ginger Parkin Recipe
- 200g butter
- 1 large egg
- 200g golden syrup
- 85g treacle
- 4 tbsp milk
- 85g soft brown sugar
- 100g oatmeal
- 250g S.R. flour
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
Remember to use a tablespoon (tbsp) and for S.R. flour you must add baking powder (Bachpulver).
Truly Scrumpious!!
