Cooking for one

PasturesNew

meg72 wrote: »

.... two up one down back to back ....no kitchen, no bathroom and an outside loo....All cooking was done on a range in the living room, four generations of us were raised in that house ....I`m so very grateful that I wasn't one of the 9 children raised by my great grandmother in that house, lol at least Ive got my bed to myself and oh bliss don't have to share a loo or my bathwater.

My mum grew up like that, with her granny in a 2-up-2-down terrace, but it did have a back garden. They cooked over the fire and if you wanted to bake something she had to run it to the bakehouse on the corner, then go back later to collect it.

The house was demolished after they left it just before the War.

They moved into the house in about 1906 or so and lived there 30 years. They brought up 10 kids in there, plus two illegitimate grandchildren - and at one point their daughter moved next door and she had seven children.

moneyistooshorttomention

Caron - PM sent to you.

SunnyGirl

meg72 wrote: »

I think what you mean is a Victoria sponge tin, you know the kind you use two of to make a sponge. I use one to make my giant yorkie and it works really well. Can get them in poundland but mine were actually 10p on a carboot.

That is exactly what I meant thank you :T

caronc

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'd not had a birthday cake of any sort since I was about 10 - then a couple of years back somebody invited me round to tea for my birthday and they'd bought a little supermarket cake. I didn't expect that!

Being a "one" I've not ever really celebrated my birthday as nobody else was ever bothered I was having one

Years ago mum'd cook a "birthday tea", which just meant the evening meal would be something you'd prefer.... and after I'd moved out it didn't happen. Then 2 weeks later when I went round they asked why I'd not come round for it - I said "because you never said you were doing it". Mum'd cooked something for my tea, I wasn't there, so they'd eaten it ..... I was 3 miles away, at home - you'd have thought they'd have phoned!!

The last "party" I had was when I was 9 or 10 too. Never celebrated 16th, 18th, 21st, 30th, 40th or 50th... or any in between ... as I said, nobody's bothered if I have a birthday.

Always a birthday "tea" here too when I was growing up, my choice was always gammon steak, pineapple, tinned sweetcorn and chips

meg72 wrote: »

Interesting description PN two up two down made me think of my Nans house back in the day, it was two up one down back to back in Birmingham inner city. But that's all it was, no kitchen, no bathroom and an outside loo, shared brew house to do the washing, you took it in turns to use it. All cooking was done on a range in the living room, four generations of us were raised in that house and I have some lovely childhood memories of it, lol not least being smacked in the face by my Nannies silk bloomers when you went out the back door to use the Loo.

So while I bemoan the lack of space in my modern one bed tiny bungalow I`m so very grateful that I wasn't one of the 9 children raised by my great grandmother in that house, lol at least Ive got my bed to myself and oh bliss don't have to share a loo or my bathwater. I feel quite spoilt for space now LOL.

I started my life (though I don't remember this) in what was known as a "room & kitchen" which was exactly as the description, the loo was on the stairwell and shared by 4 flats. No bath or shower. Next was a 1 bed flat- loo inside this time but still no bath or shower. I remember being bathed in the big belfast sink:)

Thankfully I don't think my toe is broken, just badly bashed. I risked a wiggle and there was no grinding :eek: so hopefully it will settle ok. Between toe and sorting out all the meat - dinner ended up being a pizza from the freezer:D

PasturesNew

caronc wrote: »

I risked a wiggle and there was no grinding

Sounds like a typical Friday night ... when you give the dance floor a go and still don't pull

caronc

PasturesNew wrote: »

Sounds like a typical Friday night ... when you give the dance floor a go and still don't pull

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

caronc

PasturesNew wrote: »

Sounds like a typical Friday night ... when you give the dance floor a go and still don't pull

Though hopefully the "morning after" won't be quite as horrible :rotfl::rotfl:

moneyistooshorttomention

...and there's some of us that are now thinking "What was I thinking of anyway?" hoping to pick up boyfriends (in my case it definitely was boyfriends - as in for the longer term) that I had in mind. Now trying to recall how many of my boyfriends I met that way - and I think it was only one (and he turned out to be a mistake and I chucked him) - so that was a bit of a waste of effort then from that pov:cool: I was more than a little naive in my 20s I think......

Well - I suppose I like dancing (still do - though in a very different context these days usually)

karcher

caronc wrote: »

D&G :eek::eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl:

I think I might have broken my toe I've no idea how but I managed to catch my foot under the runner on my outside rocking chair then proceeded to tilt it forward with my full weight on it :eek: . It all squashed looking but I'm hoping it's just badly bashed. Reckon either way I'm going tp have the most spectatular bruise tomorrow ..... I've got an ice pack on it and rubbed arnica but ouch....

My sympathy caron..I broke a toe last year, it took so long to mend. Probably longer that it should but I'm on my feet all day in my job.

As you say, no point going to A&E they won't do anything other that tape it to the next one.

Yep ice packs and rest is the way to go.

SunnyGirl

Good morning all.

Caronc How's the toe this morning?

PN I have nearly just spluttered my coffee all over the keyboard at your comment about typical Friday nights, plus I can relate :rotfl:

At work now in grey, cloudy and fairly cool Blackburn - I have my cardigan on the back of my chair. Unbelievable after last weekend and the heat of earlier in the week.

Lunch is leftover chicken and stuffing sandwich, 2 kiwis and a yoghurt. Tea is going to be spaghetti bolognese which is one of my homemade ready meals so I only have to cook spaghetti.

I should have asked for a slice of birthday cake to scoff as a snack but I forgot - rookie mistake there