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Moon gazers are tickled pink
with this early morning treat
THE setting Moon carries a
tinge of the rising Sun as it
disappears behind Stonehenge
early yesterday.
But the astronomical
phenomenon known as the
Pink Supermoon was due to be
even bigger and brighter when
it peaked this morning.
Those up and about at
4.35am would have seen theMoon appear to be 14 per cent
bigger and 30 per cent brighter
than an average full Moon.
The event is a combination of
two happenings – a full Moon
and a lunar perigee.
Perigee is the lowest point in
the Moon’s orbit when it is
closest to our planet. TheSupermoon was the second of
the year, after what was called
the “worm Moon” on March 9.
The “Pink Moon” isn’t really
pinker – it got its name because
the April full Moon corresponds
with the blooming of pink
flowers in North America.
And fret not if you missed it- the Moon will be gloriously
full for another two nights yet.
By News ReporterBy Sarah O’Grady
has come up with a recipe for a lock-
down birthday cake, which is a basic
Victoria sandwich.
She said: “I use a baking spread
and I just put everything in a bowl.
“In my mother’s day it would be
the weight of the eggs in butter, sugar
and flour.
“Then you just beat it all together
and put it in two tins as it cooks
better, making sure you use the right
size tins for the amount of mixture.
“Then just sandwich it all together
with what you’ve got. It could be
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MARY Berry admits that ready-made
hot cross buns are better than hers.
Looking forward to Easter, the for-
mer Great British Bake Off judge
said: “I have to confess that the best
quality ones are in the supermarkets,
they have the better quality.
“I have never really thought mine
were better. They are difficult to get
light and right.”
And during the coronavirus lock-
down Mary, 85, said she is drawing
on her mother’s wartime advice.
Speaking from her Oxfordshire
home, she told Radio 4 listeners
yesterday: “We mustn’t have waste,
we mustn’t throw away.
“In wartime, we didn’t have coffee.
We all had tea and my mum said to
us, ‘If you don’t take any sugar in
your tea I will be able to make cakes
and the odd pudding’.
“Things were difficult then because
you grew everything yourself.”
Mary is making the most of the
tins of food she has in her cupboard,
plus the contents of her freezer.
She said: “Pastas and rices and
tinned things. In my freezer I’ve
always got frozen peas.
“Bread too, we’re only two so when
I buy a big loaf I divide into three
and put two in the freezer.”
To help get through the crisis, Mary
Mary
struggles
to get her
hot cross
buns just
right