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Fruit Slice (Fly cemetery!)

by Anne Lyall
(Edinburgh, Scotland)

2 cups raisins
1 cup currants
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 dessertspoon cornflour
1 teaspoon mixed spice

Place all ingredients in pan and boil for 3 minutes.
Put aside to cool.

PASTRY.
1 packet shortcrust pastry
or
12 ozs self raising flour
3 ozs margarine
3 ozs lard
pinch salt
water to make into stiff dough

Rub fats into flour.(fine breadcrumbs)
Add water to mix
Knead together & roll out half to line greased swiss roll tin
Spread over cooled fruit mixture and cover with other half of pastry.
Brush with milk or beaten egg.
Bake in oven 190/375/gas mark 5 fpr 20 - 30 minutes.
Sprinkle with caster sugar.

This recipe is taken from Gallery Cafe recipes. Gallery Cafe is in West Street, Penicuik, Midlothian and is run by volunteers. they serve excellent soups and homemade breads. also home baking. Their collection of recipes are all items that are sold in cafe. They also display local artworks and have an enclosed outdoor area which is a suntrap during the summer. well worth a visit. I have enjoyed many lunchtimes in their cafe when I worked in Penicuik.

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Jan 10, 2012
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Flies Graveyard
by: Marie Barrett

I've been looking to try this out for a little while and didn't want to ask the oldies for the recipe!!!!
So easy and even more surprised my my effort worked and tasted fantastic.
Now to share with my family........

Oct 22, 2011
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Fruit Slice
by: Elizabeth Barr

Dear Anne, Like most folk, i also have scoured every recipe book that i own looking for this recipe that my late Grandmother used to make. I ended up googling "fly's cemetery" after trying everything else & low & behold, your recipe popped up. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, you have made my day!

Aug 08, 2011
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Thanks a million!
by: Fiona

Hi Anne - thanks a million for this recipe - have been searching all my recipe books for it. Haven't had a 'wee fly cemetery since my Mum died! Best wishes Fiona.

Jul 08, 2011
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At Last!
by: Doris from Australia

Have just spent ages looking through my Aunt Mins old recipe books in vain. She (a Scot) used to m
ake Fly Cemetery. I can't wait to try your recipe Thank you Anne.....an old Scot from Peebles!

Feb 13, 2011
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thank you
by: ian patterson

fantastic, my mother gave me a similiar recipe on a wee piece of paper and i lost it, made yours, my mother 74 tasted it and said "you bought it" though i did add cinnamon 2tsp and 2 tbls of syrup when boiling the raisons , by mistake, seems this suits the our tastebuds, i thank you

Dec 17, 2010
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Fly Cemetery?!
by: Ann from Napa

Hi, Anne,

Growing up in Queens, NY in the late /40's, our neighbors hailed from Scotland. They shared their 'Raisin and Currant Squares with us and for the rest of her life my mother made these delicious treats for us at holidays. I've continued the tradition and now make them for my grandchildren. But in looking for a recipe for the crust that doesn't require lard, Fly Cemeteries kept popping up. Finally, I opened your page and got really lucky! Thanks, not only for the slight differences in ingredients, but also for the warm and colorful comments. I'll be back.

Dec 06, 2010
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Fingers crossed
by: Rubbishbaker007

I have just copied your recipe for fruit slice. If it works out I will have gained unending brownie points from my father-in-law, every little helps x I was a chef for years but baking.....that is a whole other ball game and to be honest I am rubbish. I have a date loaf in the oven as we speak but I didn't bank on it rising so much and it has now baked through the top wire shelf in the oven!!!!

I may need therapy, and a very strong oven cleaner.

Thanks for posting the recipe,

Catriona Fort William xx

Aug 11, 2010
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At last!
by: Helen

Have just made this for our Church Afternoon Teas and it has gone down a storm! I'm not much of a baker and to get the compliments I got for this was just great! Now marked down as a recipe that is tried and tested!

May 29, 2010
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Papa Chappy`s Flie Seemetry..
by: Anonymous

It has to be made with "puff pastry"....forked so it doesn`t rise.....fruit marinaded in sugar , pastry sprinkled with sugar........my Grandad was a master baker and his recipe was sinilar to the above :-)

May 25, 2010
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Fly Cemetery
by: Deborah, Surrey

A friend and I were reminiscing at the weekend about our mothers baking when we were growing up and "fly cemetery" came up. I decided to google it in the hope of finding it's proper name and straight away up came your page. Can't wait to try the recipe - thank you.

Feb 23, 2010
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Bingo!
by: Margaret F, Aberdeen

I should have known that I would eventually find a recipe for 'Fly's Cemetery'. Going to try this recipe this afternoon, only using a jar of mincemeat - hope it works. Next time though the proper ingredients, but I can't wait until I next shop! Thanks for this.

M

Feb 11, 2010
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QUERY
by: Sandra

Not too sure if I did something wrong but the "sauce" was very runny. As soon as I put it on the pastry the sultanas stayed put but all the juice stuff ran all over the tray and made a terrible mess.

Should I have boiled it for longer to further reduce the mixture? The recipe was not clear as to what consistency it should be.

Otherwise, thank you for sharing this recipe.

Dec 04, 2009
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A rose by any other name?
by: Albany Scot

Traveling from Edinburgh to Aberdeen I stopped at a road side petrol and cafeteria delighted to see the familiar filled pastry squares...I said to the young woman at the counter.."Please tell me what that is called" She responded "Scotch Frrrruit slice" I turned to my traveling companion and said.."Woody ,it still looks like granny's Fly cemetery to me" An older woman farther down the counter asked " who said that?" she came over and leaning over the counter said "It's still fly cemetery to us. We have to call it fruit slice for the EU board. It can't be called fly cemetery unless it has flies in it!"

May 15, 2009
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Googled search a hit!
by: felicity

I have memories of this growing up in the 60's, but years later when I asked my mother for the recipe, she couldn't remember much about it, so when I plugged "fly cemetry" into google I wasn't expecting much as thought that the name was what our family used to describe it and not a universal name. I can't wait to try it

May 13, 2009
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Great Recipe
by: mary

Hi Anne
This was a fantastic recipe I have been looking for a fruit slice recipe for years.

I made it for a coffee evening and it went down a treat, also made a batch for the line dancers.
My family and myself can't get enough of it and it is so easy to make.

Hope to visit you at the Gallery cafe during the summer it sounds lovely.

Mar 01, 2009
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Great Contribution
by: May

Hi Anne
This is a great recipe. In fact I've had an email from one of the visitors to the site actually looking for it. But I couldn't find it anywhere. So I really appreciate you sharing it. Never made it before, but must try it sometime.

Gallery Cafe sounds a great place to go. Might have a wee run out there when the weather gets warmer.

Thanks Anne,
May

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