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BONFIRE NIGHT

BONFIRE NIGHT. Called also Guy Fawkes’ Day. Contents. Who was Guy Fawkes? History Celebrations Did you know...? Recipes. MAIN MENU.

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BONFIRE NIGHT

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  1. BONFIRE NIGHT Called alsoGuy Fawkes’ Day

  2. Contents • Who was Guy Fawkes? • History • Celebrations • Did you know...? • Recipes MAIN MENU

  3. Guy Fawkes was born April 13, 1570 and played a major part in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. As a good English Catholic he joined the Spanish army in 1593 and fought in the Netherlands.

  4. In 1604 he and some Catholic conspirators made plans to overthrow the Protestant monarchy in England. They planted gunpowder barrels in a cellar under the House of Lords scheming to explode them on November 5, 1605, when the king opened Parliament.

  5. HISTORY After Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, English Catholics who had had a rough time under her reign had hoped that her successor, James I, would be more tolerant of their religion. Alas, he was not, and this angered a number of young men who decided that violent action was the answer. One young man in particular, Robert Catesby suggested to some close friends that the thing to do was to blow up the Houses of Parliament. In doing so, they would kill the King, maybe even the Prince of Wales, and the Members of Parliament who were making life difficult for the Catholics. Today these conspirators would be known as extremists, or terrorists. To carry out their plan, the conspirators got hold of 36 barrels of gunpowder - and stored it in a cellar, just under the House of Lords.

  6. But as the group worked on the plot, it became clear that some innocent people would be hurt or killed in the attack. Some of the plotters started having second thoughts. One of the group members even sent an anonymous letter warning his friend, Lord Monteagle, to stay away from the Parliament on November 5th. Was the letter real? The warning letter reached the King, and the King's forces made plans to stop the conspirators. Guy Fawkes, who was in the cellar of the parliament with the 36 barrels of gunpowder when the authorities stormed it in the early hours of November 5th, was caught, tortured and executed. It's unclear if the conspirators would ever have been able to pull off their plan to blow up the Parliament even if they had not been betrayed - some people think the gunpowder they were planning to use was so old as to be useless. Since Guy Fawkes and his colleagues got caught before trying to ignite the powder, we'll never know for certain.

  7. CELEBRATIONS The tradition of lighting bonfires on November 5, started the same year as the plot itself. People, happy that the King had been saved, lit bonfires in the streets. Over the years the celebrations became more elaborate, and effigies of Guy Fawkes and even the Pope were added to the top of the fires. Fireworks came a little later. All towns and villages used to have a fire, then the tradition became for people to have private fires and firework displays.

  8. Children make their effigies (or dummies) and parade them in the streets before bonfire night. They ask for "a penny for the Guy" and use the money collected to buy fireworks. Because of increased safety regulations most towns and villages have begun having public bonfires again. These days private bonfires are few and there are not many "Guys" on display in the streets.

  9. Did you know...? • Until 1959, it was illegal not to celebrate the date of Guy Fawkes arrest in England... • As late as 1998, the death penalty still existed in peacetime for the crimes of treason and piracy with violence in England and Wales...

  10. RECIPES Guy Fawkes Casserole Bonfire Potato Dogs Gingerbread Men Spiced Guy Fawkes Night Punch Bonfire Toffee Lancashire Parkin Yorkshire Parkin

  11. Guy Fawkes Casserole Serves 4 Description/Notes: A warming stew to fortify the family before going out to watch the fireworks; great with a baked potato Ingredients: one and a half pounds (675g) stewing beef 2 large carrots, sliced 1 large onion, peeled and roughly chopped 1 tsp. curry powder 1 tsp. chilli powder half an ounce (13g) plain flour half an ounce (13g) dripping salt and pepper half a pint (250ml) beef stock \

  12. Cooking Instructions: Dice the beef into 1 inch cubes Melt the dripping in a saucepan and fry the onions and carrots for about 5 minutes Add the beef and brown it on all sides Gradually stir in the flour then add the chilli, curry, stock, salt and pepper Bring to the boil then reduce heat, cover and simmer gently for about 2 hours Serve with a baked potato

  13. Bonfire Potato Dogs Serves 4 Description/Notes: A tasty bonfire snack or supper that can be made in minutes in the microwave Ingredients: 4 medium baking potatoes six and a half ounce (180g) can of hot dog sausages 2 tsp. curry paste 4 oz. (125g) button mushrooms 1 oz. (25g) butter

  14. Scrub the potatoes and pierce with a fork Microwave on Full power for 18-20 minutes Wrap potatoes in foil while making filling Melt the butter in an oblong microwave bowl for about 30 seconds on Full power Stir in the mushrooms, cover and cook on Full for 2 minutes Stir in the curry paste and place the sausages into the mixture Cook for 2 minutes on Full power Cut open the baked potatoes and share the sausage and mushroom mixture between them.

  15. Gingerbread Men Gingerbread has always been popular in the north of England. Children love these shapes. Makes 16 Plain flour - 350g (12 oz) Bicarbonate of soda - 1 tsp Ground ginger - 2 tsp Butter - 110g (4 oz), diced Soft light brown sugar - 175g (6 oz) Golden syrup - 4 tbsp Egg - 1, beaten Currants - to decorate

  16. METHOD Pre-heat oven to 190 °C / 375 °F / Gas 5. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger into a mixing bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, then stir in the sugar. Beat the syrup into the egg, then stir into the flour mixture. Mix together to make a smooth dough. Knead the dough until smooth, then divide in half. Roll out, half at a time, on a floured surface until about 0.5 cm (1 inch) thick. Using a gingerbread man cutter, cut out gingerbread men until all the dough has been used up, re-rolling and cutting the trimmings. Repeat with the second half of the dough. Place the gingerbread men on greased baking sheets and decorate with currants to represent eyes and buttons. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Leave on the baking sheets to cool slightly, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

  17. Spiced Guy Fawkes Night Punch Makes approximately 18 glasses 2 bottles inexpensive red wine (approx. 1.2 ltrs / 2 pts) 1 bottle medium dry cider (approx. 20 fl oz / 1 pt) 1 - 1 carton unsweetened apple juice 2 - 3 spice bags for mulled wine 10 cloves The juice and finely pared zest of 2 - 3 oranges 3 Cox’s Pippin apples, cored and sliced 3 bay leaves 280g / 10oz Whitworths golden granulated sugar, or sweeten to taste

  18. Method: Add all the ingredients to a large pan and bring the liquid to boiling point. Reduce to a gentle simmer and leave for 20 minutes. Add fresh slices of apple and orange. Serve hot. Tip: Use decorative biscuit cutters to cut the orange skin into stars and moons to float on top of the punch.

  19. Bonfire Toffee You will need: 1 lb sugar, preferably Demerara 1/3 pint water 1 1 ozs butter 2 level tablespoons golden syrup 1 teaspoon vinegar

  20. 1. Put all the ingredients into a strong saucepan and stir over a steady heat until the sugar has dissolved. 2. Bring to the boil and cook until the mixture reaches the 'hard crack' stage, 290 degrees F. To test for the hard crack stage drop about half a teaspoon of the mixture into a cup of cold water, if it is hard then it is done, if still soft and chewy cook for a little longer and test again. 3. Pour into oiled or buttered tin and either allow to set as a slab or mark in squared as toffee becomes partially set. Break when completely set. Variations 1 Use black treacle instead of golden syrup 2 Add peanuts or chopped mixed nuts.

  21. Lancashire Parkin 1 1/2 lb oatmeal 1 teaspoon ground ginger 8 oz brown sugar 8 oz butter 1 lb treacle 1 teaspoonful allspice Mix the dry ingredients . Heat treacle and butter; add to the dry mixture and leave to stand overnight. Place in a well-greased shallow baking tin and bake in a moderate oven for about 2 hours. It is done when the parkin springs back when touched.

  22. Yorkshire Parkin 8 ozs self raising flour 4 oz butter 8 ozs oatmeal 1 teaspoonful ground ginger 8 oz treacle 2 teaspoonfuls bicarbonate of soda 4 oz sugar 1 egg 1 gill milk Pinch of salt Rub the butter into the sieved flour, then add the rest of the dry ingredients, the treacle, milk and beaten egg. Mix well together. Put the mixture in a prepared shallow tin and cook in a slow oven for about 2 hours. When cool , cut into squares..

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