1980, Mary Frampton & Friends Rock & Roll Recipes
Pattie Clapton
Pattie Clapton has an indiscernible magic. She is extremely beautiful and posesses the longest legs I have ever seen. But much more than physical beauty, Pattie posesses a grace and dignity that come from within.
I met Pattie when she and George Harrison were still together and had just moved into "Crackerbox Palace," Friar Park. Like so many other people in the music world, their relationship ended and they went their seperate ways, each finding a new partner. Pattie and the wonderful Eric Clapton have been together for many years now. Eric insists that he first met me on a greenline bus going to Richmond when we were both in art school. He could be right but unfortunately, I have no recollection of that historic event.
I wish that I could see more of these two people but we always seem to be in different parts of the world. I saw them in Los Angeles where Eric gave one of the most memorable concerts I've ever attended. He was brilliant, a standard that has maintained all his years. No matter how mnay guitarists try to imitate his style, there is no doubt that Eric Clapton is the master.
Now Eric and Pattie are back home in the mother country, despite the tax situation. While they were away they lived on Paradise Island in the Bahamas - hence the name of Pattie's recipe. She was happy there, although she did resent "having her brain fried," as she put it, during the Summer. They had many visitors, including Ronnie and Krissie Wood, who stayed with them for several months, and Gay and Frank Carillo dropped in while honeymooning in Nassau. Eventually, however, their homesickness got the better of them and they decided to weather England's unfriendly home policy. I have a feeling Eric missed his "pinta" - there's just nothing like an English pub and a pint with the lads.
Pattie is a great cook and loves to experiment, often creating new dishes. For many years she was a vegetarian but now she eats fish and fowl and sometimes a little red meat. I remember a delicious salad dressing she made with tahini (sesame seed cream) and plain yoghurt as well as her monumental caseroles with any ingredients that happened to be at hand. Those one-dish meals always turned out to be marvelous. The following recipe for Paradise Chews began as an experiment but I think you will agree once you try it that they turned out to be a triumph.
PATTIE'S PARADISE CHEWS
INGREDIENTS (FIRST LAYER)
1/4 pound softened butter or margerine
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
METHOD
Mix the ingredients and press into the bottom of a greased 8-inch baking pan. Bake at 375' for 12-15 minutes. remove from oven and lower temperature to 275'.
INGREDIENTS (SECOND LAYER)
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup grated coconut
1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
METHOD
Mix the ingredients and spread evenly over the first layer. It is not neccesary for this to be cool. return to the oven at 275' and bake for 25-30 minutes.
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