When I was a kid, my mum always had cake and biscuit tins full of homemade treats…
She was a whizz at baking sweet delights, many of which I occasionally make for my own family.
She rarely bought manufactured food, although I am partial to ginger kisses and toffee pop biscuits which Granny B brought each week when she visited.
When I was old enough, she would let my sister and me help with the baking. The kitchen — and us — usually…