North Petherwin Parish Viral Voice Keeping positive together Newsletter Edition 7: 11th June 2020 Hello everyone, I hope you are keeping well even though the weather is not quite as bright as it was. On the plus side, the fields really did need some rain! Lockdown continues to ease with some going back to work, schools partially opening and more businesses opening. We’ll have to wait and see if the social distancing measures are enough to keep the virus at bay and what progress is made with vaccines and tests. As you know this is only a temporary newsletter, hence the name! I will try to do one or two more editions but Future editions: it would be nice to make this newsletter a little more If you come across any interactive, for as along as it keeps going, by including useful information or stories or information from people that live in this stories that you would Parish. So do send me anything suitable you would like like me to include in to include, it can be published anonymously if you wish. future newsletters, please feel free to email me on Until then, stay well and best wishes, Toni xxx [email protected] Help control the virus by staying alert: - stay at home as much as possible - work from home if you can - limit contact with other people - keep your distance if you go out (2 metres apart where possible) - wash your hands regularly - Do not leave home if you or anyone in your household has symptoms. - New protocols for meeting up with other people outside of your household By the time of publication, the date will have passed but let’s not forget the sacrifices made by some many this month 76 years ago on 6th June 1944 at the D Day landings and associated airborne operations in Normandy The Vicarage, Egloskerry St Paternus Church June 2020 North Petherwin Dear Friends, At the moment as I write this, it is encouraging to learn of a considerable reduction in the number of deaths associated with the coronavirus outbreak. We but pray and hope this continues and that eventually some sort of normality returns. It is possible worship may resume in our Churches in July depending on the situation at the time. Meanwhile, in our homes, in our gardens and on our walks, we can still worship and pray, giving thanks for our own blessings, the kindness of so many, the beauty of the natural world, the sunshine, the singing of the birds, and the love of God in Christ as an ever present reality. At the same time we remember the sick, the anxious, the bereaved and those in any kind of distress. It is true we miss meeting together for worship but, at the same time, there are services on line, as well as a free telephone service with prayers and readings for each Do you have a prayer day which can be accessed on 0800 804 8044. In addition to this radio and television C for someone in need? offer a number of services: Mondays-Fridays Visit www.achurchnearyou.com Radio 4 longwave and Digital, a daily Service at 9.45am. and follow the links to Wednesdays St Paternus Church and Radio 3 Choral Evensong at 3.30pm. Sundays thence to our Prayer List Radio Cornwall a Service at 8.00am. Radio 4 a Service at 8.10am. TV BBC1 at 10.45am or 11.45am Act of Worship, Facts for the month of June Songs of Praise at 1.15 pm. Radio 3 Choral Evensong at 3.30pm. • The Magnetic North Pole We continue to remember those affected by the coronavirus, the work of the NHS and Care Home staff and all those who maintain our essential services, too many to was discovered on 1 June mention by name. 1831 Of those who have died in our parishes over recent weeks, we remember Winifred • The Queen’s Coronation Mason, Tony Symons, Charles Connon and Olive Petherick, and extend our was on 2 June 1953 condolences and prayers to their families and friends, • SOS signal used in an Your Friend and Vicar, emergency for the first Geoffrey Pengelly time on 10th June 1909 • The artist John Constable Please Support Our Church was born on 11th June During this difficult time, with our church buildings throughout the 1776 country being closed for several weeks, we are still a church; meeting • The Magna Carta was virtually for prayer services and fellowship, loving our neighbours by signed on 15th June 1215 offering practical support to the vulnerable, and caring for our • The Battle of Waterloo on communities.!A major source of our Parish Church income has been cut 18th June 1815 off by the closure of our church building, with offerings during services and voluntary donations at other times within the church building having ceased for several weeks, thereby making it difficult to play our part in fulfilling these needs. With the help of the Church of England `A Church Near You` team we Key Dates for June have been able to set up a means of donating online to our church. This is straightforward and secure and donations can be made by visiting the th St Paternus listing on the following website: 13 June – Queen’s Birthday www.achurchnearyou.com th Simply follow the search links to The Church of St Paternus, North 20 June – June solstice Petherwin and click on the arrow in the purple inset on the landing page, headed Please Support Our Church. Donations large or small are 21st June – Father’s Day welcome.!Thank you and God be with you. 2 People who are not from Cornwall or haven’t lived here for long, asked if I could publish some traditional Cornish recipes. These are what I have received in so far…………………. Recipes passed to me that were from the late Mary Hawke Sweet Pickle 3 lbs Pear ½ pt Vinegar 2 level tsp Whole All Spice 1 level tsp Crushed Cinnamon Sticks 1lb White Sugar 2 level tsp Whole Cloves Piece of Root Ginger The pears should be peeled and cut into a convenient size. Sugar is dissolved in the vinegar. The spices tied in Muslin. Fruit cooked gently until tender, then drained and packed into jars. Vinegar is cooked until it is syrupy and then is poured over fruit. Cover with suitable vinegar-resistant covers. Launceston Cake Ingredients It can also be made with fruits such as 7oz unsalted butter damsons, cherries, apricots or blackberries. 7oz caster sugar 1 tablespoon treacle Jellied Beetroot 1 tablespoon golden syrup 2 lbs Cooked Beetroot, diced or sliced 3 large eggs 1 ½ oz Gelatine 10oz self raising flour 1 Pt Red Wine Vinegar 1lb currants 1 lb Caster Sugar 2oz mixed peel or grated lemon peel 2oz ground almonds Use ¼ pint vinegar to dissolve gelatine. Dissolve 1/2 teaspoon salt sugar in remaining vinegar. Bring to the boil then add beetroot, continue to boil for 10 Method minutes. Stand gelatine over gentle heat to Heat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. melt fully. Remove beetroot from heat and add Sift flour into bowl to add air. gelatine, stir well. Place into jars and cover. Cream the butter and sugar together. Add syrup and treacle, then beat in each egg separately, interspersed with a tablespoon of flour. Heavy (Hevva) Cake When the mixture is smooth and lump free, add the remaining flour, followed by the ground almonds, currents 8 oz Plain Flour 2 oz hard margarine and your chosen peel. 2 oz lard 3 oz sugar Mix well together. 3 oz currants 1 oz mixed peel Bake the cake on the middle shelf of the pre heated oven Pinch salt for about 1 hr 50 mins or until a sharp knife/ skewer comes out of the centre clean. Mix with enough milk and water to make into a firm dough. Roll out 2.5 cm thick. Shape into a round. Brush with milk before baking. Bake 190’C for about 20-25 mins. When golden brown lightly dust with caster sugar. 3 Cornish Splits Russian Cream 750gm Strong Plain Flour A traditional Cornish dessert, very easy to make the 1 teasp Salt day before and enhanced with clotted cream 1 pkt Easy Blend Yeast 3 tablsp. Sunflower oil (or similar) 11/2 pint milk, ¾ pt warm milk/water 2 tablsp sugar vanilla essence Place all in a mixing bowl and mix together 3 large eggs separated thoroughly. Cover bowl with a plate and leave to 1 packet gelatine. rise in a warm place. When double its size, place on a floured surface and knead. Divide evenly into 24 Place sugar, milk, egg yolks, and gelatine into a pieces. Place on a baking tray so that as they rise saucepan stir well and then bring to boil until the they will join together. Leave to rise again for 10 mixture curdles. Meanwhile whisk egg whites until mins and bake in a very hot oven 220’C Reg 8 for 10 stiff, add vanilla essence and then add the boiled egg mins. mixture. Leave in a cool place overnight to set. Delicious with cream and jam…….. which way you put Turn onto a plate and serve with or without clotted the jam on depends on which side of the Tamar you cream. live! Stargazey Pasties 3 eggs 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon, chopped large handful curly parsley, roughly chopped Flour for dusting 500g pack all-butter puff pastry 6 whole large sardines or pilchards, scaled and gutted but heads and tails still attached (you can get your fishmonger to do this) 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard Method Heat oven to 180 c / 160 fan/gas 4.