As The Workhouse Approaches....How To Do Everything To Avoid It, the Old Style Way

paidinchickens

hi peeps


I have turned away from the dark side for quite a while now but I must confess my cooking skills need a tad tweaking:D

I need to use up some spuds and I have onions and corned beef so thought I may have a go at corned beef hash, however I am unsure how to make this.

help please xxxx

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paidinchickens wrote: »

hi peeps


I have turned away from the dark side for quite a while now but I must confess my cooking skills need a tad tweaking:D

I need to use up some spuds and I have onions and corned beef so thought I may have a go at corned beef hash, however I am unsure how to make this.

help please xxxx

Hi paidinchickens,

This thread should help: Corned Beef Hash

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anguk

kidcat wrote: »

Reverbe -I havent read the Nella books so cant comment directly upon them, however the idea that people were kinder and friendlier is probably on the whole true - but they will have been more judgemental and afraid on the unusual. People were very intolerant of anyone that was gay or who stood out, that was just the times they lived in. I remember hearing my great grandmother - who was the kindest person, - being shocked that "whatshername down the road- her daughter is " and then mouthing so I couldnt hear -living in sin!!!! she was absolutely beside herself that someone in her road had a realtive that wasnt married yet living with someone - and she found it very difficult to speak to the woman whose daughter it was afterwards.
attitudes now are much more liberal over many things - but the sense of community, welcome and friendliness to some extent have also been lost.

I totally agree that attitudes have become more liberal. Thinking about my Grandmothers, they were lovely, kind women, one in particular would do anything for anyone yet looking back they were judgemental too. Living in sin was shocking in those days and I know that they both used to tell their friends that my OH was my husband despite the fact we've been "living in sin" for almost 26 years and have 2 grown up children.

I remember one grandma talking about gay men, according to her they "were about back in her day but they were called something else and kept themselves to themselves". :eek: My son, who is gay, was gobsmacked when she said this but I explained to him that back in her day it was illegal to be gay so you had no choice but to keep it quiet! Thankfully those days are long gone. Yet I always found it amusing that while that generation may be shocked by homosexuality they seemed to love the likes of John Inman & Larry Grayson etc. I suppose it was alright to be openly gay if you were in showbiz.

I think social status was a big thing to them too and how others perceived them. One of my grandmas was a bit of a Hyacinth Bucket, she was an office manager and she told me once that she nearly refused a job because it was in a factory, she only accepted it when her boss assured her that she would never have to come in contact with the factory girls because they were "common". And I'll never forget the time she asked one of my friends if she lived in a council house or a normal house. :rotfl:

VJsmum

I haven't read Nella Last but see that she lived in Barrow. The FIL came from Barrow and when MIL (who didn't) first visited was astounded that the first "course" of sunday lunch was Yorkshire pudding (in then Lancashire :eek: ) and gravy and the roast followed. This was to fill people up so they needed less of the main course!

ginnyknit

Blessed be Hester. Looks like the perfect day to me :beer:
I go missing for one day and you lot have been so busy. Got a lot to catch up on. Finally got a flower on my courgettes - Yay me . Yesterdays sun helped a lot and we finally got the 'lawn' down to a manageable length. But now its all mush again ofter a ton of rain. I am going to look out for whoopsied cream more often if the yield is so high. I love butter but refuse to pay the ridiculous prices in the shops.

Got spag bol sauce on my favourite top - blob of gloop, popped it in the wash and lo and behold its gone. Oh cannot believe how useful gloop is, he thinks its the new black:rotfl:

Right off to get some work done, busy day ahead. Hugs to all.

lizzyb1812

Scottishminnie - you can't stop your lab moulting but there are a couple of things that have helped with mine.

First brush the dog with a proper dog brush and do it outside. You'll get loads of fur off him doing this.

Second - and I realise this may be impractical - get him to have a swim. I don't know if that is supposed to be helpful but with mine it definitely is. She swims near the beginning of her walk and is mostly dry by the time we get back.

For the furniture you can get a pet hair attachment for your hoover and I also have a throw on the settee that gets washed regularly

HTH

Lizzy

Actually not sure if it's Scottishminnie or kidcat with the lab....dementia setting in

Frugalista

kidcat wrote: »

- our golden lab is shedding hair like there is no tomorrow - and the bottom floor of the house is laminate hall and slate tiled kitchen, dining room. the problem is that even hoovering or brushing twice a day it still is awful and full of hair - which looks terrible when anyones comes to the door but worse its driving OH insane - he is very OCD about animal fur - and getting worse. Have tried hoovering the dog - he loved it but it didnt really help - so am looking for suggestions on ways to either reduce his hair loss or clean it up quicker/easier, please.

A lot of people swear by the "Furminator" (not something I have used myself, but seems to have excellent reviews) - beware of cheap imitations though. Warning, groom him with it outside :eek: :D.

We once had some sort of grooming tool that attached to the hoover hose to groom the dogs - didn't work on ours as their hair is too long .

Unfortunately, labradors shed masses anyway - have you tried adding supplements to his food?

HTH

oldtractor

Frugalista, what a lovely avatar

Frugalista

oldtractor wrote: »

Frugalista, what a lovely avatar

Thank you .

culpepper

Our Alsatian used to shed like mad.
OH was telling a police friend who was a dog handler and he said to put a spoonful of oil in with the food which did seem to help,no idea why.
Have been down the garden picking raspberries yet again. The wind was whacking the plants about all over the place so it was a bit of a scratchy affair,especially as I was wearing shorts.
This afternoon I shall make some berry jam I think as we are all a bit tired of eating fresh raspberries.
Thats what happens when I don't cut the fruit bushes back in the winter, they just take over . There have been a few gooseberries on the 2 bushes amongst the rasps but they are swamped with blackcurrant,rasps and the wretched bind weed. Must remember to get down there this year and give it all a proper tidy.