Food Shopping for Pensioners

jacko220

Katiehound said:

jacko220 said:

Sorry Ladies but I have been buying mince for nearly 50 years, the time spent mincing, would be a time I resent, will being uplifting, I have better things to do with my time. I am fortunate to have worked for a very good pension. Sorry.

 Me too
It wasn't me who suggested mincing! a faff too far...

Should I ever have spare cooked beef I might chop that in the food processor... but I don't think I have done that for many many years! (in fact I can't remember when)

I used a mincer last probably in my teens, when producing a Vesta type curry, it was a common item back then, the shepherd's pie or cottage pie would be produced on Tuesday from the Sunday joint.

Katiehound

Yes, we had a metal mincer- I remember it well- which screwed onto the work surface. Took a bit of cleaning too.
 I also had one much more recently which had a suction pad.

I am just cooking savoury mince as I type this- mince from the supermarket-  which will be turned into cottage pies. 3 portions to freeze and one portion to eat tonight

However must remember to label it for the freezer- last week had 'rat pie!' When the mince thawed out it turned out to be ratatouille!

jacko220

Katiehound said:

Yes, we had a metal mincer- I remember it well- which screwed onto the work surface. Took a bit of cleaning too.
 I also had one much more recently which had a suction pad.

I am just cooking savoury mince as I type this- mince from the supermarket-  which will be turned into cottage pies. 3 portions to freeze and one portion to eat tonight

However must remember to label it for the freezer- last week had 'rat pie!' When the mince thawed out it turned out to be ratatouille!

Hope you did not put basil in the ratatouille, sorry if I have agitated people with my mirth,

Katiehound

jacko220 said:

Katiehound said:

Yes, we had a metal mincer- I remember it well- which screwed onto the work surface. Took a bit of cleaning too.
 I also had one much more recently which had a suction pad.

I am just cooking savoury mince as I type this- mince from the supermarket-  which will be turned into cottage pies. 3 portions to freeze and one portion to eat tonight

However must remember to label it for the freezer- last week had 'rat pie!' When the mince thawed out it turned out to be ratatouille!

Hope you did not put basil in the ratatouille, sorry if I have agitated people with my mirth,

No Basil was not allowed in the ratatouille. or any other Tom, !!!!!! or Harry!

Oops it didn't like what I wrote ......
so no Rag, Tag or Bobtail or even....  Roland

dealyboy

... or Roderick  BTW I needed to get something recently from Wilco for my new visitor Basil (or Roland) ... they didn't know what I was talking about.

jacko220 said:

I used a mincer last probably in my teens, when producing a Vesta type curry, it was a common item back then, the shepherd's pie or cottage pie would be produced on Tuesday from the Sunday joint.

dealyboy said: I learned all my cooking skills from the backs of Vesta packets ... favourite Chicken Supreme.

dealyboy

... and my favourite herb ... basil, which I buy in bulk off Amazon.

dealyboy

Monday - Magic ? ?, Tales of the Riverbank
Tuesday - ?
Wednesday - ?
Thursday - Rag, Tag & Bobtail
Friday - ?

dealyboy

Remember the Friday one but don't know about the other two.

jacko220

dealyboy said:

Remember the Friday one but don't know about the other two.

Bill and Ben and Little Weed

sarah1972

Hi everyone, could we please try to keep on topic as threads soon get hard to keep up with if we go off tangent. 

Thank you 

Sarah x