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  • nuatha
    nuatha Posts: 1,932 Forumite
    vanoonoo wrote: »
    I would imagine you can slice and open freeze on baking sheets and then bag the apple slices craigvw - would that help? I would just imagine that you will need to cook with them after and not expect them to be lovely crisp fresh apple slices thats the only down side

    my question is - why on earth does this soup mix need to be soaked and then boiled and simmered?! grrrrrrrr I didnt realise and wanted to get the soup going this evening but it'll have to wait til tomorrow now *sulk*, I suppose I can at least get the stock done and soup sorted in the main and just add the pulses tomorrow. hmpfh.

    I blanch apple slices for about 30 seconds, which helps stop them going brown.
    I'd leave the best of the windfalls untouched if you're going to use them for hallowe'en baking and just process the rest.

    Soup mix, boil for 20 minutes, leave to steep in the pan for 2 hours, rinse thoroughly and you should be good to go.
    If you're making soup in a slow cooker, then just boil for 20 mins and rinse, no need to leave to steep.
  • 2tonsils
    2tonsils Posts: 915 Forumite
    I thought you might like these to remind you how frozen Europe was last year..there are few of Greece as well. There is an arrow to move to the next photo on the right hand side

    http://www.usnews.com/photos/extreme-winter-weather-hits-europe
    “The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin.” Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC):A
  • mardatha
    mardatha Posts: 15,612 Forumite
    My god vanoonoo - I thought you'd found a trolley down there! EEK!
  • westlothianlass I have Brasher shoes - excellent walking shoes and smart styles as well!
  • vanoonoo
    vanoonoo Posts: 1,897 Forumite
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    mardatha wrote: »
    My god vanoonoo - I thought you'd found a trolley down there! EEK!
    just the token last night but I've not been fishing yet today!

    I have to report that the Mrs LurcherWalker recipe apple crumble is an absolute SUCCESS!!!!! thank you for posting! (wherever it was LOL!)

    the jury is currently out on the soup mix thing :o
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  • D&DD
    D&DD Posts: 4,405 Forumite
    Evening all :D
    Finally grabbed 5 minutes sit down and OH has already asked me to do three things...I'm sure they can wait 5 minutes while I catch up :p

    Planning a mass cook up this week again now I've sorted the food stores and all my recipes near enough..I've plenty of stuff in the freezers etc but only about 5 actual dinners ready in there and I like to have at least a couple of weeks worth for when I'm busy so need to get cracking,I've also got to try and make a bit of room for a turkey :eek:
    Right being nagged now lol better go

    XXX
  • SpikyHedgehog
    SpikyHedgehog Posts: 1,011 Forumite
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    edited 21 October 2012 at 10:37PM
    ginnyknit wrote: »
    twofishes :mad::mad: I get so angry at these people, dont they realise there are people at the other end of the claim who have to live. For my bit of advice, 6p instant custard at Mr T poured on a cheap cake will fill you up after a bowl of pasta mixed with anything even just a bit veg and a dot of butter. I imagine though its bills and stuff that are the problem.

    Wondercollie, sounds like you are a bit of an expert on cold weather if you live in it so much we would all be glad of your wisdom as we deal very badly in the UK with cold. Even snow chains are useless unless you live in the country. We have a lot of trouble getting off our estate in the snow but then its main roads so technically I believe you would have to take the chains off? Could do with chains on OH's wheelchair though :p thats my main problem, he cant stay in the car if we get to a supermarket so I have to struggle. Of course as a fully paid up member of craprollz I wont have to go out if the weather is bad I WILL be prepped :)

    Ginnyknit, I read last winter about putting cable ties round buggy wheels or bike wheels to give extra traction - would that work on the wheelchair?
    twofishes wrote: »
    Thanks to everyone for your lovely advice - I was at church and then having lunch which is why I didn't reply! Student Welfare have given me a bridging loan, I have a counselling session on Tuesday and I'm going to hopefully see my doctor on Friday. Staying with family midweek on my days off for a bit of a break. Basically I've applied for a maintenance grant (the means-tested bit) as a self-supporting student but being under 25 I have to provide income evidence. Fine, got DWP to send a letter with details of my Income Support/JSA. Apparently though this comes under the minimum income of £7000-odd that I need to be able to claim that I was living independently! Despite the fact that the government expected me to live on JSA...

    I have lots of pasta in the cupboards, depression has meant I haven't been bothered to cook and have had *whisper* ready meals but I really enjoy cooking so will have to get back into it. I fancy a really good curry actually!

    Crumbs, two fishes, that's ridiculous! Ask Student Welfare how you appeal, I'm sure you can't be the only person to have been in this situation.

    The recipe I use for curry at the moment is from Weezl's cheap Family recipes - I'll edit from the desktop later & add a link. But it's jolly cheap as well as yummy!
    http://http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/recipe-bakedbeancurry.html?opt=p3m1
    This is the basic recipe but of course one varies it - last night for me & DSs1&2, I used 2 small onions, 3 chopped carrots, mix of spicy spices form the cupboard, 1 tin of baked beans, 1 tin of reduced tomatoes and a pack of reduced green beans - Errant Husband was visiting the boys and said how good it looked and smelt, and they boys and I ate it all up.

    vanoonoo wrote: »
    I would imagine you can slice and open freeze on baking sheets and then bag the apple slices craigvw - would that help? I would just imagine that you will need to cook with them after and not expect them to be lovely crisp fresh apple slices thats the only down side

    my question is - why on earth does this soup mix need to be soaked and then boiled and simmered?! grrrrrrrr I didnt realise and wanted to get the soup going this evening but it'll have to wait til tomorrow now *sulk*, I suppose I can at least get the stock done and soup sorted in the main and just add the pulses tomorrow. hmpfh.

    Vanoonoo, I cook up a bag of soup mix & freeze in the right size portions for us, then put in the pan to defrost as it cooks. Or defrost over the day...
  • wondercollie
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    I have a friend who has an electric wheelchair. One of those big heavy duty ones with a battery pack. She has snowchains for it. So they do exist.

    The winter boot thing? Most of us that live in my climate gave up on fashionable footwear. If you can find Sorrel brand boots they are wonderful. Ugly but wonderful. They are waterproof and have removable felt liner boots inside them that you can remove to air out or dry out. It's pretty much the norm to see peopl arrive with a tote bag containing their "dressy" footware. If you are looking for comfortable/sensible dressy footwear, Naturalizer does some goodlooking stuff. I think Amaz&n or eh-bay might be a good starting point for you.

    Snow chains are a sensitive issue out here. We always get some fool from the warmer parts of BC come out here and think all-season radials will do the job. Uhm, no. Chains are usually only required at certain times of the year for mountain and far north travel. If you are going through the Rockies, there are "chain-up" zones where you have to put them on or the RCMP can and will restrict travel. It's alway fun (not) to watch the big rig drivers chain up an 18 wheeler. Chains and studded tyres aren't allowed in the cities, too hard on the roads. My city has snow on the ground pretty much Nov-April and one of the worst snow clearance records in the nation. Residential areas are only ploughed when there is a 10cm ice-pack.

    Pets have to carefully monitored during the cold. It's not uncommon to see house cats with frostbitten ears and missing bits of them as a result. WonderCollie has muttlucks and a coat (he hates it). He will go out until about -25 but if he's not wearing his boots he won't leave the yard.

    Sorry for the diatribe about snow. It was -6C last night, my hospital put the A/C on at 0300 and it was frigid. Emptied the blanket warmer to keep the patients and us warm.
  • missrlr
    missrlr Posts: 2,192 Forumite
    Well got a bit more in the stores cupboard, and having watched C0untryf1le weather it is clear temps are on the way down towards the end of the week. French MIL and FIL were laughing at me for doing all this prep and now they are sat there saying "oh hope we get home ok before the snow hits".
    I did NOT point out they had taken the mickey before all last week with my lists and bulk buying. Am feeling a little better with the prep mostly done, I am fighting between having space to store more and being aware I am verging on hoarding. So I now need to be disciplined, replacing what we use but adding on some of the non food stuff e.g. wind up torches,water filters and so on.
    So going back through this thread and others to see what I have missed, ideas anyone?
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  • vanoonoo
    vanoonoo Posts: 1,897 Forumite
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    missrlr wrote: »
    ideas anyone?
    have you got things in the car that you might need in the event you are kept away from home for any reason? blankets, torch, snacks, water, grit, salt, hat, coat, gloves, mobile phone charger, emergency contact details and how about your every day carry?

    dont forget the tinned tomatoes :D
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