Nice people thread part 3- Nice as pie

sjaypink

lostinrates wrote: »

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/royalwedding/3555397/Royal-couple-cut-wedding-cake.html

apologies for source but they are good photos of the very beautiful cake.

That is stunning! I am soooooooo hungry now after reading that article

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

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Probably went in with this much (random picture) http://stores.wholesalecentral.com/images/960FHL2O2Y_2ANJ1DOIPX43XGUKH8A/0120134642860.JPG
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I'm relieved you pointed out you were not the mannequin!

lostinrates

sjaypink wrote: »

That is stunning! I am soooooooo hungry now after reading that article

Its pretty impressive isn't it. I'm not a huge fan of wedding cake though. I make fruit cake because family like it. I also like the Collin Street Bakery fruit cakes....but who's mad enough to buy a very expensive cake to come airmail to have the one piece they can eat a year. (last year my other bought one and I was v. grateful). she used to make a cake that was entirely made of nuts and glace fruit, no other sugar and barely any cake...just nuts and fruit, but she lost the recipe. I LOVED that cake.

sjaypink

lostinrates wrote: »

Its pretty impressive isn't it. I'm not a huge fan of wedding cake though. I make fruit cake because family like it. I also like the Collin Street Bakery fruit cakes....but who's mad enough to buy a very expensive cake to come airmail to have the one piece they can eat a year. (last year my other bought one and I was v. grateful). she used to make a cake that was entirely made of nuts and glace fruit, no other sugar and barely any cake...just nuts and fruit, but she lost the recipe. I LOVED that cake.

Am I only one who had to google?

Looks lovely

PasturesNew

sjaypink wrote: »

Am I only one who had to google?

No. They're an exceedingly posh lot here... I have to Google a lot to keep up.

lostinrates

sjaypink wrote: »

Am I only one who had to google?

Looks lovely

I think you wer the only one reading, thats all. I should have linked.

misskool

lostinrates wrote: »

Its pretty impressive isn't it. I'm not a huge fan of wedding cake though. I make fruit cake because family like it. I also like the Collin Street Bakery fruit cakes....but who's mad enough to buy a very expensive cake to come airmail to have the one piece they can eat a year. (last year my other bought one and I was v. grateful). she used to make a cake that was entirely made of nuts and glace fruit, no other sugar and barely any cake...just nuts and fruit, but she lost the recipe. I LOVED that cake.

omg, my family used to have the collins street bakery delivered halfway round the world for christmas. they are gorgeous. i would except i can't justify the cost.

lostinrates

misskool wrote: »

omg, my family used to have the collins street bakery delivered halfway round the world for christmas. they are gorgeous. i would except i can't justify the cost.

Yeah,mine too...and yeah, me neither! lol


My parents aren't that fussed about it...I guess it must have been the in thing when we were kids misskool....but I love them.

John_Pierpoint

Generali wrote: »

Mr Beckham must be injured as he seems to need a stic.....
Oh I see. Sorry Mrs B.

I noticed a quote about Victoria Beckham lending a dress to Kate, so presumably they must be a similar shape?!?

PasturesNew wrote: »

As it's hilly here I judge the distance to the top of each rise so I am even freewheeling over the top.

Freewheeling from 60 down to 30, where the next speed restriction is, can be tricky as you can't do it while anybody's behind you (or you're the mad old driver that was going slow)... but I even do that where I can.

Modern injection car engines, as against carburettor engine cars (*), totally shut off the fuel supply when the wheels start pushing the engine rather than vice versa, so use the engine to slow down rather than the brakes if you can anticipate the junction, speed limit etc.

There is a whole mega thread on here somewhere about saving 15% on your road fuel bill.

On the subject of cheap car servicing, I have a mobile bloke that fixes things that are a bit tricky for the amateur - such as changing the cam belt.
You get it done there and then on the flat bit of concrete outside your garage, and that avoids the hassle of booking in the car and picking it up 10 hours later - terrible waste of time, even if you take your push bike out of the boot to make a quick cheap get away.;)

John.

(*) This piece of British engineering is a thing of beauty - another example of the way we can invent things but never quite manage to exploit their full potential.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SU_Carburetter#SU_carburettor_types

LydiaJ

Yay! SJay returns. Nice to have you back. :hello: