It's getting tough out there. Feeling the pinch?

-taff

Longwalker said:

I have to agree - custard is the devils spawn

Ice cream or cream or plain naked.

Mind Ive had an inkling for carnation milk lately, keep getting tempted but feared it wont be as I remember it 

Do it. I did it last year. I was not disappointed, it was exactly the same....

-taff

London_1 said:

When I was a little girl we would travel up to Glasgow to one of my aunts and I would sleep in the tiny 'hole in the wall' bed that was in the kitchen next to the range, and was always toasty and warm.
 It was like a small bunk bed built into the wall of the kitchen and I would drift off to sleep listening to my Mum and Aunt chatting away in the kitchen There was a small pair of curtains that were closed when I was put to bed and it was a fabulous place to sleep in the cold winter time, wrapped in my winceyette PJs.:) and a tiny hot water bottle on my feet.the matrees was a feather one and there were a couple of thick tartan blankets tucked around me as well I was never cold when I slept there

Now I want to make one...

Siebrie

The Korean system for heating the house is called 'ondol', where pipes run from the fire to the outside via underneath the floor and elevated bed slabs. It's been in use for ages! Really, like, 900 BC! Europeans have caught up with underfloor heating, but only relatively recently.

My Mum slept in a 'bedstee' when she was young (1930-40s), right off the living room. She reminisces fondly.

-taff

 I wouldn't say realtively recently. Romans had a hypocaust system which did the same thing from 350 ish bc...

RobM99

-taff said:

 I wouldn't say realtively recently. Romans had a hypocaust system which did the same thing from 350 ish bc...

What have the Romans ever done for us?!

Woolsery

-taff said:

 I wouldn't say realtively recently. Romans had a hypocaust system which did the same thing from 350 ish bc...

Yes, but then we 'lost the technology,' rather like the ability to land people on the Moon. A bit careless, that! 

-taff

And only just discovered how to make concrete like them, another one that was almost lost....

Floss

RobM99 said:

-taff said:

 I wouldn't say realtively recently. Romans had a hypocaust system which did the same thing from 350 ish bc...

What have the Romans ever done for us?!

Well....where shall I start? 😂😂

RobM99

Floss said:

RobM99 said:

-taff said:

 I wouldn't say realtively recently. Romans had a hypocaust system which did the same thing from 350 ish bc...

What have the Romans ever done for us?!

Well....where shall I start? 😂😂

"The aquaduct?"  (Have you not seen the film?  Youtube "What have the Romans ever done for us?"

Frugalista

Katiehound said:

Frugalista said:

 

Would you post the recipe for this please - it sounds really nice.  Thanks in advance.

I'll post the link under here.

Without being disrespectful I call it it the Queen Consort cake- you'll see why
I use a large mug as the standard measure
This time I used half of raisins mentioned & substituted with glace cherries & walnuts- really you could use any fruit that you have.
Add sugar with flour
You only need half the quantity of sugar, or even less!
I also added mixed spice
I line my tin with a silicone tin liner- so easy!

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/good-housekeeping-uk/20170501/285808603288724

So how long do you cook it in the slow cooker? and what size is your slow cooker?  Sorry to be a pain!!