Men’s Shed still takes the cake
Recent egg shortages have not prevented Ros Savage from continuing her decade long supply of home-made cakes for husband Brian’s morning-tea sessions at the Tamborine Mountain Men’s Shed.
Brian has been a member of the local Men’s Shed since 2011 when the workshop only opened only on Tuesdays for the fledgling membership of 12.
At each session, all members ‘down tools’ at 10am to socialise and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee.
Ros happily baked a cake for each Tuesday session and, later, furthered the supply of cakes to two per week, when Brian visited the shed twice weekly.
It’s estimated that during Brian’s long membership, Ros has baked more than 800 cakes for the members.
Even the recent ongoing egg shortages hasn’t deterred her from whipping up a treat for the lads.
“I needed recipes where eggs were not required, so I looked up my mum’s old war-time recipe book,” she said.
“The lack of eggs now is reminiscent of some WWI periods when ANZAC biscuits were baked without eggs or butter.
“Innovative Australian grandmothers, mothers, aunts and sisters adapted existing recipes to bake cakes and slices, which did not require eggs nor dairy products.
“This resourcefulness resulted in the legendary ANZAC biscuits, which were a big hit with the Aussie Diggers, who craved home-cooked delicacies so I literally took a leaf out of my mum’s old recipe book”.
Now, boasting over 50 members, The Tamborine Mountain Men’s Shed opens from 8am to 12.30pm every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Their workshops are located at 88 Beacon Road, behind the tennis courts.
Activities include carpentry, woodwork, woodturning, metalwork, leatherwork and socialising at morning tea.
The Men’s Shed is open to all men over 18 years of age.
