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Spag bol HELP ME

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I made a huge pot of bolognese sauce, it was simmering away nicely. Master troo comes in and adds cornflour :mad: It's gone really thick, can I save it?
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  • hollydays
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    Take half to a quarter out and add water and or tomato juice?
  • skintchick
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    Add some water to loosen it up? That's what I'd do.

    (and then I'd kill master troo!)
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  • Punky
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    Add some beef stock/water or more tomatoes?
    Punky x
  • wigginsmum
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    Put some boiling water in and stir well - it should be fine.
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  • tru
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    Wow that was quick :D

    I've added more tomatoes and some boiling water. If they claim it's too tomatoey (not sure how to spell that lol) then tough :D

    Skintchick, I'll kill him after we've eaten :rotfl:
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  • oooooooo put 'im on the naughty step for that one
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  • Punky
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    Death by spag bol - oooooooooooooooo :eek:
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  • trafalgar_2
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    troo wrote:
    Skintchick, I'll kill him after we've eaten :rotfl:
    kill him before then there's more for the rest of ya:rotfl:
  • MATH
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    Maybe you could add cornflour to his morning cup of tea for the next few days to gently highlight that it would be more prudent in future if he would
    LEAVE YOUR COOKING ALONE:mad: :D

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  • tru
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    angeluk69 wrote:
    oooooooo put 'im on the naughty step for that one
    I've just tried, I can't make him stay there - he's 16 and bigger than me :rotfl:
    Punky wrote:
    Death by spag bol - oooooooooooooooo :eek:
    :rotfl:
    trafalgar wrote:
    kill him before then there's more for the rest of ya:rotfl:
    :doh: Wish I'd thought of that, it too late now, they're already eating :D
    Bulletproof
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