What would you like for Christmas?
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Re: What would you like for Christmas?
I'm always scratching round for hankies. That's because I' ve got a lot of trousers. I'm not a slob, I hang the trousers up after I've worn them - but each pair has a hankie in it's left pocket.
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gin glasses like these https://www.nisbets.co.uk/utopia-timele ... 8399_12767. If my Mom asks me what I want for Xmas, I might suggest
If you go to Nottingham, Nisbet's is just by the Lace Market tram stop
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scullion wrote:snow.
I have been dreaming of a white Christmas Eve since my early childhood, but I think I can count on one hand how often it came to pass.
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Never had a white Christmas Eve, possibly a hard frost, but no snow
Even in the hard winter of 62/63 the snow started to fall on Boxing Day (St Stephen's Day)
Even in the hard winter of 62/63 the snow started to fall on Boxing Day (St Stephen's Day)
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Stokey Sue wrote:Even in the hard winter of 62/63 the snow started to fall on Boxing Day (St Stephen's Day)
i still have the wooden spoon from a cooking set i received as a christmas present from my dad's work's party, that christmas. we had to drive through snow and slush to get to there.
the spoon, small but solid, is well worn on one side.
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OneMoreCheekyOne wrote:I have been toying with asking for/buying one of the always pans. I cant decide on the colour though.
https://fromourplace.co.uk/
If you are still doing so, they have a sale with quite big discounts.
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It didn't snow on the south coast until Boxing Day, we were less than a km inland, so it always took longer for the temperature to drop
Re: What would you like for Christmas?
Stokey Sue wrote:Never had a white Christmas Eve, possibly a hard frost, but no snow
Even in the hard winter of 62/63 the snow started to fall on Boxing Day (St Stephen's Day)
I was born in Mid-December 1963, so do not remember that particular Christmas. Nor the one after. I do have dim memories of 1966, Aunt Anneliese dressed up as Father Christmas and Cousin Männi throwing up in terror. They had to drag me off Father Christmas, so intent was I to avenge him.
After that my mother stuck to the Christkind ... a much gentler figure who has the great advantage of only dropping the gifts under the tree if the living room is empty and locked. There is usually a little bell ringing to signal that it has left the building.
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[quote="herbidacious"][quote="OneMoreCheekyOne"]I have been toying with asking for/buying one of the always pans. I cant decide on the colour though.
I was looking at those, too, OMCO, and read lots of reviews. I found a blog, whose name I can’t remember now, but it was less than complimentary. It tested two pans over a year and the non-stick coating had failed on both after six months, and the actual pan wasn’t big enough for pasta. All the comments seemed to agree, particularly about the non-stick bit. It put me off.
I’ll have a search and see whether I can find it again.
I was looking at those, too, OMCO, and read lots of reviews. I found a blog, whose name I can’t remember now, but it was less than complimentary. It tested two pans over a year and the non-stick coating had failed on both after six months, and the actual pan wasn’t big enough for pasta. All the comments seemed to agree, particularly about the non-stick bit. It put me off.
I’ll have a search and see whether I can find it again.
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The Always Pan
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/revi ... our-place/
https://minimalistbaker.com/always-pan- ... -worth-it/
I’m not sure that either of these were the ones I remember reading before, but they say much the same thing. It’s really disappointing, isn’t it!
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/revi ... our-place/
https://minimalistbaker.com/always-pan- ... -worth-it/
I’m not sure that either of these were the ones I remember reading before, but they say much the same thing. It’s really disappointing, isn’t it!
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Sorry for the delay in replying, I’ve been ill, again, after having my Covid booster . Moderna. I reacted to both AZ ones too.
But back to the film issue, there’s a copy of Sainsburys poster on this link. Our local Coop and Waitrose have small bins now too.
https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/sust ... e-plastics
But back to the film issue, there’s a copy of Sainsburys poster on this link. Our local Coop and Waitrose have small bins now too.
https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/sust ... e-plastics
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Sorry to hear you've been under the weather, Amber. Poor you having such nasty reactions.
Very grateful for the Sainsbury link. I must find out where on earth the point in my local store is!
Very grateful for the Sainsbury link. I must find out where on earth the point in my local store is!
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Morning all, from a bright, but chilly Harefield
It was very foggy early on, but the sun has burnt that off now.
A Zoom Fitsteps class, then visit to daughter's after ... hoping I can help her with setting up online banking and programming her boiler ... both beyond her
My local Tesco has a large bin next to where you also drop off batteries, toner cartridges etc... It states very clearly what you can put in it :
Any plastic bag
crisp packets
food & pet pouches
plastic wrappers
any plastic film
Of course what you don't know is what they do with it, but hopefully not to landfill as this is where it would otherwise be sent to from home.
It was very foggy early on, but the sun has burnt that off now.
A Zoom Fitsteps class, then visit to daughter's after ... hoping I can help her with setting up online banking and programming her boiler ... both beyond her
Earthmaiden wrote:Very grateful for the Sainsbury link. I must find out where on earth the point in my local store is!
My local Tesco has a large bin next to where you also drop off batteries, toner cartridges etc... It states very clearly what you can put in it :
Any plastic bag
crisp packets
food & pet pouches
plastic wrappers
any plastic film
Of course what you don't know is what they do with it, but hopefully not to landfill as this is where it would otherwise be sent to from home.
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there was an interesting article in 'food unwrapped' (channel 4) yesterday evening about a new, recycle in the paper collection, 'paper' wrap for cucumbers to do away with their single use plastic wrapping - looks interesting.
apart from finding cucumbers uninteresting except in pickle - the plastic wrapping puts me off - whatever did we do before we had it ¿¿¿.
apart from finding cucumbers uninteresting except in pickle - the plastic wrapping puts me off - whatever did we do before we had it ¿¿¿.
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I think cucumbers didn't travel so far, and I'm fairly sure some varieties were heavily waxed for a while, at least you can remove the plastic sheath. It's only "English" hothouse thin skinned varieties like Burpless that get wrapped I think? I was surprised to discover that they are called English cucumbers in some other countries
One reason for preferring Lebanese aka mini cucumbers is that as well as having more flavour they are generally sold loose by weight
One reason for preferring Lebanese aka mini cucumbers is that as well as having more flavour they are generally sold loose by weight
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if i was going to buy a cucumber i would prefer to buy it without the wrap - not just be able to remove it - and then have to dispose of it - that's my point.
(it was a rhetorical question...)
(it was a rhetorical question...)
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We didn't have fresh cucumber all the year round and it came from somewhere local. It does need protection to travel and the film wrapping seems to do the trick. Good to hear something else might work as well.
I try to eat seasonal foods but have loved having cucumber and tomatoes all the year round ever since we were first offered them. I would miss them dreadfully if we went back to strictly seasonal but accept we should probably not be eating them (I like 'English' cucumbers best too).
I try to eat seasonal foods but have loved having cucumber and tomatoes all the year round ever since we were first offered them. I would miss them dreadfully if we went back to strictly seasonal but accept we should probably not be eating them (I like 'English' cucumbers best too).
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What I would like for Christmas is the hollowed out chopping board that would go with my mezzaluna
I've Goggled like a little mad thing, but I can find sets of knife + board or knives without boards, but the only suitable board without a knife I can find is hand made from maple wood, and ££££, I can find some smaller ones intended for the little herb choppers but mine is a big butch 24cm one
I would have though the boards needed replacing more often than the knives, but replacements obviously aren't a thing, odd
I'll keep looking for a well-priced set I suppose, I am using it more since my mini-chopper gave up, and I don't think I'll replace that
I've Goggled like a little mad thing, but I can find sets of knife + board or knives without boards, but the only suitable board without a knife I can find is hand made from maple wood, and ££££, I can find some smaller ones intended for the little herb choppers but mine is a big butch 24cm one
I would have though the boards needed replacing more often than the knives, but replacements obviously aren't a thing, odd
I'll keep looking for a well-priced set I suppose, I am using it more since my mini-chopper gave up, and I don't think I'll replace that
Re: What would you like for Christmas?
I don’t think I have a Christmas 'want' for the kitchen, but I’d love a Hori Hori trowel for the garden.
https://www.niwaki.com/hori-hori/#P00442-2
https://www.niwaki.com/hori-hori/#P00442-2
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