in praise of electromagnetism.... 601
On Sun, 2 Apr 2006, graham Ah, this must be rot-13; hang on a sec, i'll decode it ... Qvf...
Cooking with an Aga 602
We have a range. Not an Aga, a Nobel; AIUI made by a company when Aga patents ran out. About a thousand cheaper when new and many...
Cooking with an Aga 603
Following up to Barry ignoring your exact question because I haven't got a clue, why have...
Cooking with an Aga 604
And another bloody thing!!! Watches! What's wrong with all the pillocks in the city, celebrity chefs and buttorted rich people that they think you need to spend thousands of pounds on a...
Cooking with an Aga 605
Barry The conversion, if possible, would be expensive. Non-mains gas is expensive. What's wrong with oil? Not sure what you mean by that. Containers of...
Glazes for ham &c
Evening all, I have made a resolution, brought on by the lamentable quality of food in supermarkets...
Glazes for ham &c
Umbrian There goes my credibility, down in the loo and flushed. :-( I for got to tell you that my back ground is commercial art ......... not that I do it any...
Back
You're halfway there, then. I used to run a lot when I was at university, though hadn't done anything like it before. My first attempt, three...
SD253 gone bellyup
Greetings breadlovers generally and 253-users in particular. I bought mine a little less than 2 years ago and was...
Shocking discovery
Following up to jake I thought it was a browser or windows setting? It comes up for my name, address...
British translated
Seen this morning on a blog about food-- an attempt to get USians up tp speed on British foods. * Aberdeen...
British translated 612
Following up to Phil C. The list of shame 1. Tripe never tried, but many haven't either 2. Jellied eels...
British translated 613
Elaine Jones These was facts ? that was taught to us at college that was said...
Really good British food
Following up to Umbrian they would be "dutchy originals" he sponsers a range of quality organic products, IIRC Walkers...
Searching for Italian lamb recipe 615
t's not *aimed* at young newly weds, as such. It's a wonderful mix of extremely simple recipes and those from famous restaurateurs to...
Searching for Italian lamb recipe 616
Umbrian I think one of the best things about Italy - and I like Italian food more than any other - is precisely what you say...
Searching for Italian lamb recipe 617
I've never heard of it, but at the price of real balsamic, it could be a very expensive lamb dish. Balsamic vinegar is from Modena, so a search on agnello aceto balsamico...
NY Kosher Deli Sandwiches: Stacked Like A Cadillac! ehehee
megalomaniac DarrinT68 How true. I moved out of NY a few years ago and I have to travel 45 minutes to get...
The Great Turmerc Debate 619
Adrian Tupper Although I've lived in the US for the past 12 years, I *still* have problems with...
The Great Turmerc Debate 620
Following up to congokid Yes, the Trafalgar Tavern was fine. Last time I was there it just did pub grub which was also fine. This time it had a restaurant open, (maybe it...
The Great Turmerc Debate 621
Kretz) It was apparently those ancient Danes that we have to blame for compound verbs in English...
The Great Turmerc Debate 622
No, can you? How did you determine how the two spellings are pronounced exactly? How does the spelling "yacht" relate to any pronunciation other than a learned one *not* based on...
The Great Turmerc Debate 623
On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:49:36 +0100, The Reid Spelling was generally fairly phonetic when first established - it's the pronunciations that have since wandered all over the...
The Great Turmerc Debate 624
Spelling Reform A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling For example, in Year 1 that useless letter c would be...
Spiced Mutton Stew
For a while I've been tempted to do something with mutton because the local butcher has it. Yesterday I did. I had a quick look around the net for recipes but I just took...
CANT EAT WHEAT OR GLUTEN 626
Hollie Dinners are ok because you can Lunches are the hardest things to find... Wheat-free bread from Sainsburys (in a yellow box...
CANT EAT WHEAT OR GLUTEN 627
Badly. The recipe site will alter it to serve more, but they don't change the size of the baking container nor the time to cook it. I did the best...
Feeding the world
to clarify, my point is that "joe public" drives about in his over enginerred and simultaneously under enginerred (from a...
Butterwizard
No. It works a treat. The part that contains the butter is only just larger than a half-pound block, the outside being quite deceptive. Today is quite...
Fluids physical properties of
I was taught at school that alcohol didn't freeze. Given that school belongs to the train of thought that had a hell of a...
Fluids physical properties of 631
On Tue, 18 Apr 2006, Gregoire Kretz Snap! Thanks to the Reid for his suggestions from me too, although i didn't get to use them either, since my...
Fluids physical properties of 632
You two are beginning to sound like a Greek choir... Anyway: Listen to my tale of...
TR a few mostly sad notes from Cornwall
I don't believe in portents, but when the bed collapsed soon after arrival I did wonder...
comfort foods
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Oxymel of Squill For me, comfort food has to be easy to prepare, so it's usually a large kebab! If i was cooking, it'd probably be cheese on toast...
Ham again
Evening all, Last night, i did a gammon with honey and wholegrain mustard glaze: It came out pretty well - it tastes great, looks nice, and the kitchen reeks of honey. However, i didn't get anywhere...
Ham again
Hi Tom, I often do a bacon joint like this, have done for years. I soak overnight (experience has taught me that sometimes they are nastily salty, even if the butcher...
Baking stone
porous so the base won't "go soggy" - then it says it "absorbs oil from cooking" - so this will block any pores there are...
Yarn love was June and Sarah Mailcopiesto: never
Take your mind further from food; drool over this lot (if it's to your taste). I love the way we refer to things we like as if they're edible... adds undesirable bulk to my midriff...
Knitting was June and Sarah Mailcopiesto: never
I'm trying not to be interested in knitted jewellery. I've got some v. fine copper and brbutt wire that I bought as braiding and crochet-fodder; it produced an interesting structure...
Absolutely OT indeed
Its easy as a grumpy old man I hate loads of things including all the things on your list and loads more...
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