Quick Questions on ANYTHING part 2. Please read first post for links to other threads

zippychick

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

Raita, chopped cucumber and mint in yogurt

Da daaaaaaaa! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Thanks:D *silly mood time. Meatloaf always does this to me:D! *

Savvy_Sue

zippychick wrote: »

think i'll let it lie and hope the recipient likes it :eek: (or is at least polite enough to pretend :rotfl:)

Well, you didn't miss much with me not contributing, I don't like curry so my only suggestions would have been potatoes and yoghourt. I would, however, be very polite even when faced with a red hot one.

morganlefay

REALLY dim question: I am about to sign up to join Freecycle (have been meaning to for ages to dispose of stuff but OH didn't like the idea, and now he does in the interests of an emptier house) but you have to register before you can read any of the posts etc. Do people use their own names, or use a made-up one ? Sorry - I said it was really dim......

CCP

It might be worth having a read through of the site's regulations - when I joined my local one a few years ago one of the rules was that you had to use your real name, and could/ would be thrown off the site if you didn't.

If there aren't any rules like that for your local site then hopefully someone else can advise what the standard practice is - I really don't know if the using your own name thing in my area is typical or not.

freakyogre

I made some stock a few weeks ago in my slow cooker and then froze it. I have taken some out to use in a recipe tonight, but there will be some leftover. If I were to use this in a soup, would it be ok to heat when making it and again when I eat it, or should I really only heat it once?

sandy71

I'm sure this has been asked before but i have done a search and can't find it:o
I want to make a turkey curry in my slow cooker. I have the meat, a jar of pataks korma paste (Kids won't eat anything hotter!) and usual store cupboard stuff.
What is the easiest thing to do please.

Thanks:D

Savvy_Sue

I probably need to get a life, but I've been worrying a bit about my candle-from-petroleum-jelly suggestion ...

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

And you could even stick a wick in it and try it as a candle, maybe ... perhaps better to leave the lid off in some pot pourri?

CCP wrote: »

Thanks zippy and Sue. I love the idea of using it as a candle - I don't know if it will work but it's definitely worth a try.

You need to be very careful where you try to burn this, if you do it. Because a) I know nothing about how well or otherwise petroleum jelly burns and b) I remember a flatmate lighting a candle on the mantelpiece, and we got black soot all up the wall! That was a 'proper' candle, but it was really mucky, we couldn't wash it off, and in the end my friend claimed off the candle manufacturer for repainting!

CCP

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

You need to be very careful where you try to burn this, if you do it. Because a) I know nothing about how well or otherwise petroleum jelly burns and b) I remember a flatmate lighting a candle on the mantelpiece, and we got black soot all up the wall! That was a 'proper' candle, but it was really mucky, we couldn't wash it off, and in the end my friend claimed off the candle manufacturer for repainting!

Thanks, Sue - I might try this out in the garden when the weather warms up a bit, then - the worst it can do out there is make the garden a bit smoky for a while!

Sian_the_Green

freakyogre wrote: »

I made some stock a few weeks ago in my slow cooker and then froze it. I have taken some out to use in a recipe tonight, but there will be some leftover. If I were to use this in a soup, would it be ok to heat when making it and again when I eat it, or should I really only heat it once?

If it was a veggie stock then I would definitely do this. If it was a meat based one I would probably just keep 1/2 defrosted in the fridge and use it in the next few days rather than heating all of it and then splitting it in 2

sandy71 wrote: »

I'm sure this has been asked before but i have done a search and can't find it:o
I want to make a turkey curry in my slow cooker. I have the meat, a jar of pataks korma paste (Kids won't eat anything hotter!) and usual store cupboard stuff.
What is the easiest thing to do please.



Thanks:D

I would go for a stock cube and some water, chopped onion, a tin of tomatoes, coconut milk or yoghurt if you have it for a creamier korma like curry, ground almonds are delish in curry if you have them, not very MSE though!

sandy71

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

I would go for a stock cube and some water, chopped onion, a tin of tomatoes, coconut milk or yoghurt if you have it for a creamier korma like curry, ground almonds are delish in curry if you have them, not very MSE though!

Thank you, will give it a go next week;) There is half a packet of flaked almonds in the cupboard so I will just chuck them in:D