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The (not so old) Crocks Cafe

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  • LameWolf
    LameWolf Posts: 11,238 Forumite
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    Awwww, Paw, he sounds gorgeous. I think animals can be such a comfort - a lot nicer than some humans imho.
    If your dog thinks you're the best, don't seek a second opinion.;)
  • Oscar_The_Grouch
    Oscar_The_Grouch Posts: 2,246 Forumite
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    LameWolf wrote: »
    Ooh, thanks for that - I'd never have thought of using dried apricots. :drool:

    350g of dried apricots (cut up). Simmer in 2 litres of water for 20 mins then drain. Add 800g sugar & leave to cool. Add pectolase. Add tannin and some grape concentrate (we cheat and leave 100g of chopped raisins in a cup of black tea overnight). Add yeast & top up with water. Rack off once fermented and leave for 6 weeks before bottling. Improves over the next 6 months, but it never lasts that long!!
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  • jennihen
    jennihen Posts: 6,500 Forumite
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    Jennihen, one of my better winemaking attempts (some years ago, before I met Mr LW) was potato wine, made from the tatty tail-end of a big sack of Value spuds from Tesco. Only thing was, you needed to sit on the floor before you drank any!:rotfl:]

    LOL - made a few like that. My parsnip was deceptively delicately flavoured!!!
    Glad to hear you sounding perkier - hope it lasts - we've got spring to look forward to
    JH x
    One life.
  • LameWolf
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    Oscar, many thanks. I've copied the recipe, and hopefully we'll give it a try.
    If your dog thinks you're the best, don't seek a second opinion.;)
  • jennihen
    jennihen Posts: 6,500 Forumite
    Score!! Just landed an extra 6 hours a week!!
    Off to Bristol early tomorrow to see beautiful fat niece (expecting in 6 weeks). Gonna be nice to have a great niece or nephew this side of the Atlantic!!
    One life.
  • Oscar_The_Grouch
    Oscar_The_Grouch Posts: 2,246 Forumite
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    jennihen wrote: »
    Off to Bristol early tomorrow to see beautiful fat niece (expecting in 6 weeks).

    I'm pleased you added the clarification to that sentence!!
    In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry and was widely regarded as a bad move.
    The late, great, Douglas Adams.
  • jennihen
    jennihen Posts: 6,500 Forumite
    Its her first and she is huge, happy and healthy!! its a term of endearment - honest!!
    One life.
  • Oscar_The_Grouch
    Oscar_The_Grouch Posts: 2,246 Forumite
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    Good morning all,

    Watched the rugby yesterday - what a disappointment!! With the wonders of Sky +, I will be watching the Superbowl tomorrow!!
    In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry and was widely regarded as a bad move.
    The late, great, Douglas Adams.
  • Oscar_The_Grouch
    Oscar_The_Grouch Posts: 2,246 Forumite
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    Anybody home????? I WANNA CUPPA TEA!!!!
    In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry and was widely regarded as a bad move.
    The late, great, Douglas Adams.
  • jazabelle
    jazabelle Posts: 1,707 Forumite
    Never mind tea, where is the vodka?? ;)
    "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow." - Orison Swett Marden
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