It was getting tough in 2006 and the workhouse still threatens us in 2011

mardatha

Sorry - forgot to say thankyou very much to choc clare for that French site . i will learn to cook s'il me bloody well tu.

mardatha

The whole house filled with choking fumes that hurt your throat and chest, we threw open all the doors and windows, and then the fire alarm went off. :rotfl:

the_cake

What about roadkill?? I quite often drive past poor pheasants who have taken a hit - definitely dead but not flat (!), and wondered if I should pick it up and take it home to eat .... but I really hate plucking, and probably would rather eat something veggie. Has anyone tried it? Free food .......

smileyt_2

Oooh I found kilner jars in TK Maxx yesterday so bought 8 at a really cheap price. I am about to wash them and leave them to drain. I'm only 4ft 8 and am fed up of not being able to see what's in my cupboards so I thought I would treat myself with my savings as I will be back at work in six weeks' time.

Only trouble is - this morning Bruno Dog hurt his paw in the park. Instant lameness, dog shaking with pain and shock, lying down and refusing to walk for 20 mins and worrying at the paw so much I was anxious he was going to chew it raw before I could get him home. Managed to get him home on 3-and-a-bit legs and get a taxi to the vet's. The vet took pity on me and only charged £19.75 for a consultation as he could see from my records that I have been to the surgery 4 times in the last 4 weeks :eek:, so he charged me the reduced price. So I am another £31 poorer what with the vet's fees, taxi and bus fares Luckily I have a stock of the recommended painkiller at home so didn't have to pay for meds. Vet thinks Bruno has twisted his paw. He's only just recovered from his sprained leg! I am never going to spend another penny on anything for myself as it seems that every time I buy something, even something non-frivolous and useful (actually I hardly ever by anything frivolous!), one of the menagerie immediately needs veterinary treatment . Really I think I need to get my money paid straight to the vet's and then they can give me an allowance to live on! Once again I thank my lucky stars that I am OS and stock up when I am working to tide me over the times when I'm not.

Anyway. Sigh. I am going to make my godson a birthday card tonight and post it with his present tomorrow. I bought his present in the Lloyds Pharmacy January sale at a crazily low price (Actually I already have most of my Christmas presents from that sale; they're upstairs in a box with a list of who's getting what, fifteen pressies plus godson's birthday pressie for £40 yaay!).

Sorry for mentioning the C word :eek:.


ETA Mardatha! Hope nothing was damaged, especially not you and RV!

ceridwen

the_cake wrote: »

What about roadkill?? I quite often drive past poor pheasants who have taken a hit - definitely dead but not flat (!), and wondered if I should pick it up and take it home to eat .... but I really hate plucking, and probably would rather eat something veggie. Has anyone tried it? Free food .......

Some people have - and if its dead anyways...then......waste not want not.

Have to confess that it would be a case of if someone else sorted it out. One of the various reasons for me being a veggie is I'm squeamish about things like that....

Have never tried pheasant (back in my meat-eating days) - so have no idea what its like. Isnt it one of those ones that gets "hung" until its maggoty?:eek:

culpepper

I do 'cut and come again' with lettuce and cabbages.
You just take a few leaves from them rather than the whole plant.
When you have to take all the leaves from a cabbage because it is still fairly small, leave the stub in the ground and cut a slit in it. It will grow some more leaves from the stump.
For a reliable winter crop, kale is very hardy and prolifically leafy and will grow right on into the next spring.
Also perpetual spinach.
This year I have lettuce and spinach as above but in pots in a cold frame after I discovered the cost of salad leaves had shot up.

Firewalker

ceridwen wrote: »

Some people have - and if its dead anyways...then......waste not want not.

Have to confess that it would be a case of if someone else sorted it out. One of the various reasons for me being a veggie is I'm squeamish about things like that....

Have never tried pheasant (back in my meat-eating days) - so have no idea what its like. Isnt it one of those ones that gets "hung" until its maggoty?:eek:

Too many bones, too little meat and the taste is strange. Never understood eating pheasant anyway.

I won't touch already dead things; normally. But people eat worse when there is nothing else.

FW

the_cake

Firewalker wrote: »

Too many bones, too little meat and the taste is strange. Never understood eating pheasant anyway.

I won't touch already dead things; normally. But people eat worse when there is nothing else.

FW

Agreed ... what about badger? I hate to see these dead by the road, such a sad sight, but there might be quite a lot of meat on them ..... (I do hope it doesn't come to this!)

scottishminnie

Very pleased with myself - just ordered 2 of these mini greenhouses from Lakeland. They will do for next year. I reckon if I can find a non windy spot they should be ok. I'd really like a proper greenhouse but they are pretty pricey for the kind of thing I'd need given the weather that comes my way.

Planning to make the scones tomorrow from Saint Delia's recipe so I will keep you all posted.

Picked up butter in Tesco tonight - they had none of the £1 kerrygold (yet another "we don't seem to have any more stock" with a smirk statement from the floor manager) but they did have Anchor which was £1.60 or 2 for £2 so effectively the same as the Kerrygold. It did seem a bit short dated though -29th August - however I'll be using most of it over the next few days so that's not a problem. I guess you can freeze it, although I've never frozen butter. Doesn't it develop little crystal type bits when it's defrosted?

Off to do some ironing now - may be back later.:)

ceridwen

I freeze butter regularly - havent had any problem.