Economy Gastronomy - new budget cookery programme; BBC

Pink.

Hi trying,

It's on page 155.

geordie_joe

thriftlady wrote: »

Geordie Joe you have quoted me out of context. If you read the rest of my paragraph you can see that I imagine they refer to each other as 'daddy' and then go on to suggest that alternatively they use another word.

I don't think I did quote you out of context. My original post quoted this bit

Originally Posted by thriftlady
Presumably they are both called 'daddy' how can that be confusing when there are 2 of them?

And that is the bit I answered.

I know you suggested an alternative, but you presumed they were both called daddy and asked how this could be confusing, so i explained how.

thriftlady wrote: »

In other words they will have probably worked out something that works for their family.

thriftlady wrote: »

I really can't see how that can be construed as changing my opinion

Because i think presuming something is true and suggesting an alternative to be two different things.

One day you presumed they had the same name and indicated that you thought this would not be a problem.

The next day you said you were sure they had different names to avoid confusion.

I wasn't attacking you, anyone else or the people in the programme. I was simply replying to you saying that if one daddy said "daddy" then it would be obvious he was referring to the other one. I don't think that is the case, as I often hear parents referring to them selves as "daddy" or "mum" etc.

A mother can drop a child off at school and say "Don't worry mummy will be here at home time" and be referring to herself. If the child has only one mummy he/she will know exactly who will be there at home time.

But take this case. Suppose both men are referred to as daddy, one of them drops the girl off at school and says "Don't worry, daddy will pick you up at home time". The man will know who is going to pick the girl up, but will she?

As you said today, they must have two names to avoid confusion. I have experience of a family with two sisters with the same name and it didn't work, one of them had to change her name.

I'm not homophobic, or against the programme or people in it. I just wanted to point out that if both adults are called daddy and one says "daddy" it may not be obvious to the child who he is talking about. Because some parents, when talking to their children, use the words "mummy" and "daddy" when they really should use the word "I".

Penelope_Penguin

terra_ferma wrote: »

Sounds like some people may not be aware that Allegra herself is a lesbian, she is totally out and her partner is called Susi.

She was "outed" on this thread on page 101

Penny. x

Penelope_Penguin

geordie_joe wrote: »

I'm not homophobic, or against the programme or people in it. I just wanted to point out that if both adults are called daddy and one says "daddy" it may not be obvious to the child who he is talking about. Because some parents, when talking to their children, use the words "mummy" and "daddy" when they really should use the word "I".

Crikey, that post clearly took you some time :eek: Sadly, my life is too short to work out who-said-what to whom or who is, in this case, The Daddy

Penny. x

Mrs_Optimist

I tried the lemon dessert tonight as per the recipe book - although didn't top it with berries as they are expensive to buy at moment and my freebies have already been made into crumbles - and 5 lemons is WAY too many for this dessert - it was very very lemony which ruined it a bit. However it did give me the idea to try oranges next time or maybe melted chocolate for a different take on it, so all is not lost. Going to try the "KFC" equivalent next week. If nothing else it is nice to try something different.

For the poster who asked about onion soup, I always just boil chopped onions/shallots in vegetable stock and add 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar so it caramlises before blending - no complaints from the family so far!

gairlochgal

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Crikey, that post clearly took you some time :eek: Sadly, my life is too short to work out who-said-what to whom or who is, in this case, The Daddy

Penny. x

Indeed. And we can probably assume that the delightful family in this episode know what to call each other!!

thriftlady_2

gairlochgal wrote: »

Indeed. And we can probably assume that the delightful family in this episode know what to call each other!!

Which was my point;). Although somebody may tell me it wasn't:rolleyes:

[Deleted User]

terra_ferma wrote: »

Sounds like some people may not be aware that Allegra herself is a lesbian, she is totally out and her partner is called Susi.

what in heavens name has that to do with the context of an extremely good cookery programme?

I loved that episode and have nothing but admiration for that little family. The way they were bringing up their daughter was a real credit to them.

voiceofreason

terra_ferma wrote: »

Sounds like some people may not be aware that Allegra herself is a lesbian, she is totally out and her partner is called Susi.

I know.

Gutted.

funkymonkey849

The concept of the programme is good, however I find it quite annoying that the end budget per person is still 3 or 4 times the amount I can afford to spend on food! I appriciate that they save the families a considerable amount of money, but with the amount they're already spending it's not exactly hard!

Therefor I propose that the programme should be renamed 'cooking for people who have more money than sense' and there should be a REAL economy gastronomy programme which would actually help people on a low budget to spend their money more wisely and eat better for it.

I find it amazing that these families don't see a need to cut down on their food spending until they really have to, and then suddenly they can't cope - even with a budget twice the size as many other families. Like I said, more money than sense.