Nice people thread part 6 - thrice by twice as nice :)

vivatifosi

PasturesNew wrote: »

Make sure you don't go short!!

No chance of that! A while back I noticed a lot of my store cupboard ingredients were nearing expiry and I ended up spaghetti pomodoro for about 4 weeks. Fortunately I love spaghetti pomodoro and I made many subtle nuances in the ingredients... Ah, lovely. You'll be pleased to hear that I have restocked to avoid any world tomato shortages:o.

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

The Professional Shopper he say in taste tests people prefer Branston beans to Heinz and they are often available at 1.27 for 4 tins and not that unusual £1 for 4.

I bought some of those the other month as they were cheap and the no sugar/no salt ones weren't available..... and they were absolutely minging.... had to force my way through FOUR !!!!!!!' tins!!!!

Four tins is twelve bl00dy meals of cr4p beans.

chewmylegoff

lostinrates wrote: »

Hmm. I am horrified to the point of gagging at ketchup o eggs or breakfast. Other than a bacon sandwich.

I like ketchup on a burger but cannot think what else. Maybe a hotdog. Ketchup is mainly used a an ingrediant here...i use a teaspoon in pasta sauce when dh isn't looking, and in a couple of other things.

Usually ketchup ruins things for me. Can't stand it on bacon sandwiches, and think it makes chips worse. However I do put it in pasta sauces esp spag bol although expect te same effect could be achieved by adding some sugar.

Ketchup mixed with mayo is better for chips. Mostly I prefer stuff without condiments though (although I did go through a phase of sweet corn relish on burgers).

Prefer burgers plain now. No cheese, no salad, no sauce, but butter on the bun is COMPULSORY.

chewmylegoff

Nikkster wrote: »

Yes, ketchup (and/or) tartar sauce with fish fingers. Not brown sauce though!

Brown sauce is vile, and vinegar even worse.

But prefer hollandaise in my fish finger ciabatta sandwiches!

chewmylegoff

PasturesNew wrote: »

I bought some of those the other month as they were cheap and the no sugar/no salt ones weren't available..... and they were absolutely minging.... had to force my way through FOUR !!!!!!!' tins!!!!

Four tins is twelve bl00dy meals of cr4p beans.

I agree, they're horrid.

You can't beat the Heinz ones in my view, but you have to cook them for ages to get them right, half an hour on simmer at least.

I tried the no salt no sugar ones but had to add salt and ketchup to make them edible!

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I did go through a phase of sweet corn relish on burgers

Years ago I used to buy 1/2lb burgers cooked over the flame - and I'd add a huge dollop of sweetcorn relish on the chips with that... and ever since I've thought of buying sweetcorn chutney, in fact my eye fell on a jar in Lidl just 2-3 days ago. I love sweetcorn relish, but I doubt I'll ever actually buy a jar because then I'd have to think up 100 foods to eat it with ... and eat them in the next 2-3 months just because I bought the jar in the first place and can't waste it

PasturesNew

If anybody ever hosts a get together the menu's probably sorted: baked beans, some fish finger sandwiches, bottle of ketchup and brown sauce on the table and a bowl of mushrooms for those that like 'em.

Easy!

GDB2222

silvercar wrote: »

So we need to think of a product that hasn't been posh-ed yet. Triple the price and sit back and wait for £££££.

I did have a business idea for the farmers amongst us. Quail eggs! They sell for about 2/3rds of the price of hen eggs, but they are miles smaller. Smaller eggs = less feed, so more profit!

There's probably a snag here that I haven't thought of, like quail are not very hardy.

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

I did have a business idea for the farmers amongst us. Quail eggs! They sell for about 2/3rds of the price of hen eggs, but they are miles smaller. Smaller eggs = less feed, so more profit!

There's probably a snag here that I haven't thought of, like quail are not very hardy.

First google result, first post, this bloke asked himself that question and bought both and did the maths: http://www.permies.com/t/6173/critter-care/Quail-better-than-chickens-beginning

lostinrates

I love quail, but ypu cannot, i am assurred, free range them.

I am going to try anyway, but want a good aviary first in case the answer really is no!

The last farmers here also raised quail, and fpund it an amazing coincidence i want to.