Mundane News

[Gravity Aided]

I saw the International Maritime Organization recommended renewable fuels for ships to decrease pollution at sea. Solar and wind power were mentioned.
Wind power on an ocean going vessel? That's a new one on me.

 

[Reynard]

Do you feel honoured ?

Yes

She prolly thinks I'm one godawful cat though...

 

[Reynard]

The Americans who coached me on it say it looks pretty authentic, so there you go. You've got to try stuff, it's a sad life to live on ready meals. This is my usual standard.

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Ready meals!!! I'll give you ready meals!!!

 

[Lullabelle]

Here is something for @User14044 , a while ago we went to a wine tasting evening. Italian wines, out of the 8 we tried this was the only one we liked and it is a white! We are red wine drinkers but this was a revelation, so we bought a bottle on the evening, we bought another tnis morning

 

[Reynard]

@TVC - does this lot tickle your fancy?

 

[Lullabelle]

We went clothes shopping this morning and I actually managed to buy some bits easily and without too much grief, I don't like clothes shopping but I needed some bits for our holiday.

 

[TVC]

@TVC - does this lot tickle your fancy?

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Very nice.

 

[Reynard]

Very nice.

Thanks

Am a self-taught baker, but m'mother trained in a professional kitchen, and she taught me how to cook.

 

[Speicher]

Some one very kindly gave me some home-made Malt Loaf yesterday. Any comparison with the squeegy mess that is the shop-bought one, is entirely coincidental.

Looking up the recipe on-line, it gives one of the ingredients as Malt Extract. Is that Bovril and is it just salt and food colouring and other nasties?
Has anyone got a recipe for malt loaf without using Bovril?

 

[Reynard]

Some one very kindly gave me some home-made Malt Loaf yesterday. Any comparison with the squeegy mess that is the shop-bought one, is entirely coincidental.

Looking up the recipe on-line, it gives one of the ingredients as Malt Extract. Is that Bovril and is it just salt and food colouring and other nasties?
Has anyone got a recipe for malt loaf without using Bovril?

No, not bovril! LOL

Malt extract is pure barley malt, nowt else. It's actually sweet-ish, not salty. You can buy it in Holland and Barrett. I always put a dollop in bread dough when I'm making a granary loaf.

Plus it's what gives malt loaf it's flavour and texture.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Yesterday, I had a phone call to say that an allotment plot had become available. I got all excited as I want to lower our fresh grocery bill by growing my own.

This morning, I met the parish councillor who took me around the allotments and the plot itself. Great stuff.

I went out on a bike ride and had a missed call and voicemail from said councillor which I thought I’d check when I got home.

Once home, I start unloading the car when the councillor turns up at the house. ‘Sorry, we made a mistake, the plot wasn’t free, the current tenant has paid his rent. But, your first in line on the waiting list.’

Bugger.

It could be another year before one becomes available. My disappointment is palpable. We have a tiny paved garden so now looking at growing vegetables in pots for the time being.

 

[Reynard]

Botheration @RealLeeHimself

Pots are very do-able, as are grow bags and those stackable strawberry planter thingies. As long as you choose varieties carefully.

Tomatoes, dwarf beans, cut-and-come-again lettuce, salad onions, cornichons, potatoes...

 

[Katherine]

Yesterday, I had a phone call to say that an allotment plot had become available. I got all excited as I want to lower our fresh grocery bill by growing my own.

This morning, I met the parish councillor who took me around the allotments and the plot itself. Great stuff.

I went out on a bike ride and had a missed call and voicemail from said councillor which I thought I’d check when I got home.

Once home, I start unloading the car when the councillor turns up at the house. ‘Sorry, we made a mistake, the plot wasn’t free, the current tenant has paid his rent. But, your first in line on the waiting list.’

Bugger.

It could be another year before one becomes available. My disappointment is palpable. We have a tiny paved garden so now looking at growing vegetables in pots for the time being.

Bad luck, hope you get one next year. Courgettes are good for growing in pots.

 

[Katherine]

Someone is letting off fireworks ...... in the rain... and it's not dark yet.

 

[TVC]

Someone is letting off fireworks ...... in the rain... and it's not dark yet.

Manchester innit.

I don't get the idea of fireworks in daylight, it's happened a couple of times round here.