14-05-2025
Reader's recipe: courgette loaf
More than 50 years since his wife discovered 'zucchini bread' on a school exchange trip to California, John Smail has kept this taste of the Golden State alive in Scotland.'
John Smail, 71, Selkirk, Scottish Borders
This recipe was brought back from San Bernardino, California, by my wife, Mary, after her year-long high school exchange trip in 1969. Her host mother was a wonderful baker and wrote out the recipe for Mary to take back to the UK. I have passed it on to friends all over the globe, including Sweden, New Zealand and Switzerland. The loaf won first prize in its section at our local agricultural show.
• 3 eggs• 180ml vegetable oil• 190g sugar• Two or three medium-sized courgettes, grated
