A Trip to The Black Country Museum

Yesterday we had a lovely day out at The Black Country Museum which is just over 2 1/2 hours away from us.

This is a living museum where you find many cottages, small houses & a town all set in a time long ago.

Travelling through Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire farmers were busy in the fields harvesting.

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I made Rock Cakes to take on our picnic tea.

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8 oz self raising flour

1 tsp nutmeg

4 oz margarine & 4oz sugar

4 oz sultanas & 3 oz chopped dried apricots

2 eggs beaten

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Rub the margarine in to the flour & nutmeg until they resemble fine breadcrumbs.

Then add the dried fruit & sugar.

Combine with the beaten egg & spoon on to a greased baking tray in rough heaps.

bake for 20 minutes at 375 of

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Cool then eat spread with butter on top.

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This is a very simple cottage but still I found it homely.

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Crocked shelves.

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One of the beautiful shops in the town.

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Inside the grocer's.

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Packets & dried goods.

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We saw an old soap box we have at home.

There were some beautiful items on the shelves.

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Inside the grocer's window.

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Hanging in the hardware shop.

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Sidney, Kitty & Mary waiting to get the old bus into the town.

There was a feel of Autumn in the air.

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A cottage table behind the grocer's shop.

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Traveling church down by the canal.

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A lovely scullery in a tiny little cottage.

I saw my scales in many of the cottages.

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Wash day in town.

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Another beautiful cast iron range.

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Lunch time at the Edwardian fish & chip shop.

We rarely eat out so this was a treat.

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Inside the 1930's house in the town.

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Peek a boo.

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Beautiful kitchenailia.

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!930's kitchen with a 1930's electric cooker.

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We did feel at home.

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A beautiful 1930,s vintage Hygena kitchen cabinet.

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Post first world war prefab house.

Pantry shelves.

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The post first world war home was set up in the second world war period.

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Old washing copper & sink in the prefab house.

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Kitchen table in the Toll House.

This was a perfect little cottage.

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It's wonderful to have a day out but it's also wonderful to be home.

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I hope you enjoyed the photo's of our day out.

I know it's a short post but I wanted to get another one done before I have my operation.

Thank you dear readers for all your kind comments & thoughts on my last post.

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Fondly Michelle

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