Mundane News

[Reynard]

Curried parsnip soup here, the last of the roast chicken, gravy, mash, green beans and peas.

And there's a coffee mousse in the fridge with my name on it.

 

[slowmotion]

[QUOTE 5101486, member: 259"]Aw,
Kind of a social media-free winter. We both got sponsored not to do something we enjoyed, and we decided not to post anything on the internet for a couple of months. It's been interesting but vastly boring...so normal service from me [/QUOTE]
Hooray!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

[QUOTE 5101548, member: 259"]Anyway, pub anyone?[/QUOTE]
Just been and conscientiously reported back on the beer thread. No need to worry about a queue at the bar.

 

[Reynard]

Wind is starting to pick up here something fierce. Can hear it whistling down the chimney.

Had a cross between a and a while reading (ok, I was bored) posts on Tesco's facebook feed. Numpty of the day goes to one woman who was complaining that the £80 of meat she'd bought for her freezer in her online shop was short-dated and that she binned it because it was unsuitable for freezing.

Another person threw 8 pints of milk down the sink because it was short-dated.

 

[classic33]

Wind is starting to pick up here something fierce. Can hear it whistling down the chimney.

Had a cross between a and a while reading (ok, I was bored) posts on Tesco's facebook feed. Numpty of the day goes to one woman who was complaining that the £80 of meat she'd bought for her freezer in her online shop was short-dated and that she binned it because it was unsuitable for freezing.

Another person threw 8 pints of milk down the sink because it was short-dated.

Use By Dates have a lot to answer for.

 

[raleighnut]

[QUOTE 5101486, member: 259"]Aw,
Kind of a social media-free winter. We both got sponsored not to do something we enjoyed, and we decided not to post anything on the internet for a couple of months. It's been interesting but vastly boring...so normal service from me [/QUOTE]
Nice to see you back Mort.

 

[Illaveago]

Morning. It's Windsday.

There is a very bright Moon in the West at the moment.

 

[Katherine]

Back to school I go...pretending to be awake!

 

[raleighnut]

Back to school I go...pretending to be sober!

FTFY

 

[mybike]

I've been drinking Chinese (Green) tea for years, excellent stuff. One of the nicest I've found is in Aldi (59p for 40 teabags) although it isn't quite as good as the Tea they sell in a certain Chinese 'Cash and Carry' (also open to the public) that @TVC and I know about it isn't far behind (Both are better than the Twinings muck though. and a bunch cheaper)

You should try gunpowder. I usually have to buy it online tho'.

 

[raleighnut]

You should try gunpowder. I usually have to buy it online tho'.

I bet GCHQ gets all excited when you type that into google.

Seriously though the Chinese 'Cash and Carry' stock it, their main customers are 'Takeaways' (along with Chinese people obvs) so they supply all the imported goods used in their cooking. I was taught how to cook Chinese food by a Venezuelan friend of mine who is half Chinese when we shared a house and he's the guy who took me to this place (although at the time they had a different premises on London Rd) and the selection there is amazing (for instance there must be 40-50 different brands/qualities of Soy) and at the time (30yrs ago) it was the only place that sold Water Chestnuts and Bamboo Shoots and I don't know anywhere else that sells dried Shitake Mushrooms.

 

[Speicher]

Wind is starting to pick up here something fierce. Can hear it whistling down the chimney.

Had a cross between a and a while reading (ok, I was bored) posts on Tesco's facebook feed. Numpty of the day goes to one woman who was complaining that the £80 of meat she'd bought for her freezer in her online shop was short-dated and that she binned it because it was unsuitable for freezing.

Another person threw 8 pints of milk down the sink because it was short-dated.

Any scientist on here will correct me if am I wrong. I thought that even a very small quantity of milk takes the oxygen out of gallons of water, so it should not be poured down the sink. If you take a bit out of the bottle of milk, to allow for expansion, it will freeze, just remember to take it out of the freezer a long time before you need it.

 

[Speicher]

Use By Dates have a lot to answer for.

I have heard of "Eat me" dates, but not "Use by", can you get them in Asda?

 

[Tin Pot]

First world problems!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-42543108

 

[GM]

I've just entered the prudential ballot!