Economy Gastronomy - new budget cookery programme; BBC

gairlochgal

Just how bad is the thread drift here?!

Have checked my copy of the book and there is no advice on childcare, composting and school hours. Mind you I did buy the £9 version from Amazon so maybe it's the abridged version

Olliebeak

Not a comment on the programme (so slightly off-topic) - but I'm pretty sure that road conditions in this day and age are completely different from when most of us walked to school alone in the 50's/60's/70's/80's.

I walked around 1/4ml to school alone from around 6yrs old and back home again at 3.30pm (Infants) and 4.00pm (Juniors) - it was often getting dark when I got home in the winter months. This would NOT be safe to allow now due to the traffic on roads today. My Senior School (all girls Grammar School) was a mile each way (no buses along the way) but we did finish at 3.45pm - but even then I had to collect my younger brother and sister from their school at 4.00pm on the way home as road conditions had changed so much.

Butterfly_Brain

gairlochgal wrote: »

Just how bad is the thread drift here?!

Have checked my copy of the book and there is no advice on childcare, composting and school hours. Mind you I did buy the £9 version from Amazon so maybe it's the abridged version

:T:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

mouseymousey99

Just made the treacle tart its cooling off in the kitchen, came out a bit 'overdone' but spinkled some icing sugar over it so it looks ok. I think my oven is very hot.

I've marinated some beef for tomorrow when it is going on the BBQ! Bought a joint and cut it in two, one half to try the recipe in the book and the other half to roast another day. Think I will be using the book a lot.

horseykitty

I've made the Hotdog Hotpot for my lot (I'm veggie) and despite the unlikely combo of hotdogs, egg noodles and white cabbage my fussy lot liked it and it was all eaten up.
I wouldn't say it will be on the menu every week but once every month or so why not?
I wouldn't bother buying the books as some of the recipes are on-line and you'll probably get better advice on being frugal on this site.

Penelope_Penguin

gairlochgal wrote: »

Have checked my copy of the book and there is no advice on childcare, composting and school hours. Mind you I did buy the £9 version from Amazon so maybe it's the abridged version

Possibly not, but the TV programme included

• a waste disposal unit, leading to discussion about other ways to deal with surplus food and kitchen waste
• a full-time mother, leading to discussion about whether the family would be better off with her going back to work, and issues regarding childcare and school hours

Penny. x

thriftlady_2

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Darn, thanked instead of quoted :rolleyes: That'll be for children with special needs, though.

Penny. x

Or children living in care. They use taxis;)

cw18

thriftlady wrote: »

Or children living in care. They use taxis;)

not all children in care.....

I've been considering taking up fostering (as an alternative to child-minding, which is the other possibility I'm looking at), but the main stumbling block is that I would be responsible for getting the child to school and picking them up. As one of the main reasons for me wanting to 'work' from home is so that I'm here for my GDs before & after school (including their school runs) this is likely to be nigh on impossible for me as they're unlikely to be at the same school !!

Olliebeak

My sister used to do 'before and after' school minding. She called it her 'latchkey club' - may be worthwhile asking around your GD's school parent's group if anybody is interested in having children looked after (for a fee, of course ). Give them a healthy snack after school, encourage homework to be done and when completed allow them to watch something constructive on TV. By then their parents should be due to collect them .

cw18

You can't do that for payment without being fully registered these days