Recipe: Nurse Gathergood’s Sponge Cake

There’s no mistake — this delightful sponge goes into a cold oven. Words & recipe: Lucy Corry  Styling & photo: Carolyn Robertson In the 1980s, my brother Godfrey made sponges using this recipe, which came from the local public health nurse, Ailsa Gathergood. Godfrey, then a sheep farmer, busy entrepreneur, and father of five, reckoned … Continue reading Recipe: Nurse Gathergood’s Sponge Cake