#ecclescake

[mollymaecob]

She was so in-season. Bless her! XD

(But the face is too hilarious!)

[nolafoodporn]

My very first Eccles Cake (pastry stuffed with currants) sugar-crusted and served with a thick, tangy slice of Stilton cheese and what I believe was a persimmon conserve @jewelnola. All hail @philwhitmarsh . . . #nolafoodporn #nolafood #jewelofthesouth #dessert #ecclescake #britishcuisine #brownsugar #nola #frenchquarter (at Jewel of the South) https://www.instagram.com/p/B734wDIFd4B/?igshid=bpnhds70rabs

[ladybugmeat]

Eccles cakes

my dad calls them ‘fly cemeteries’ 

but that didn't seem to bother me,

when fourteen years old

and not wanting to be told -

You see, it was more greed over fear,

and a wetness behind the ear

that made me eat three,

then cry

when I felt them

abuzzin’ ‘bout my belly. 

[mollymaecob]

Pony swap day! Eccles is a completely different beast to Mols. Fun, but not for me!

[mollymaecob]

Two sleepy ponies!

[mollymaecob]

School work today. Ec was being lunged at one end while we did poles, so we thought we'd join him for a circle or two XD

AND! We cantered an entire circuit of the school! Which is something I've never been able to do, though she is capable of it. I just must sit weird or block her or something! But today we did it :D And she was foot perfect over the raised poles first time, too! Progress! :D

[mollymaecob]

I had to have pictures of both Mols and Ec, because he's been our buddy for years now - we've done so much adventuring together! I say I own 1.5 horses XD

Secret: the rope/reins were totally photoshopped out of this. Our horses may be magic, but the temptation to run off/dive for the grass would have been too tempting! XD

[mollymaecob]

Off we go!

This ride ended up being either 11.7, or 13.2 miles. We both tracked it, and our apps said different things! XD But me and my knees totally think it was 13.2!