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[stevey]

What about the sprout debate?

Love em

 

[Studley]

Already eaten a box of mince pies, the last one made me feel a bit iffy though. Must learn to eat 'em in moderation.
I like all things cake though !
Sprouts..... depends who's cooked them. Hate them when they're over boiled.

 

[RWright]

Already eaten a box of mince pies, the last one made me feel a bit iffy though. Must learn to eat 'em in moderation.
I like all things cake though !
Sprouts..... depends who's cooked them. Hate them when they're over boiled.

I assume everyone is talking about what I call Brussels sprouts. I feel the same way, they are much better if they are not over boiled. Once in a while I over boil them by mistake. I will even eat bean sprouts sometimes if they have them on the salad bar where I am eating but bean spouts are not something I would buy and keep around the house.

I have never had a mince pie that I can recall (maybe when I was a kid but not sure). It is something I have heard and read about before. I hate to judge without trying them but I am pretty sure one bite is about all I could handle, just to say I had tried it. The idea of fruit and meat and spices in a pie just doesn't appeal to me for some reason.

Haven't taken the bike out for several days because of the unsettled weather. I may just do a little jogging again today because even though it is back up to about 19C today, it is wet. Tomorrow's forecast high is around 3C so there is some pretty good wind today too. Even some tornado watches issued a little more toward the coast from where I live.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Contrary to yesterday's gloomy outlook for bike-related happenings I went out for a spin around town this evening (3 spins as it turned out). The alternative would have been a full-on mope, like a dog who's had its bowl moved.

Having had precious little experience of riding in the dark it was interesting to say the least. Then it rained.

http://www.strava.com/activities/220347678

My name is Berk and I'm a cycloholic...

 

[BrianEvesham]

I have never had a mince pie that I can recall (maybe when I was a kid but not sure). It is something I have heard and read about before. I hate to judge without trying them but I am pretty sure one bite is about all I could handle, just to say I had tried it. The idea of fruit and meat and spices in a pie just doesn't appeal to me for some reason.

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There is no Meat in a mince pie Rocky.

 

[Stonechat]

At present I don't have a front light suitable for unlit roads so not likely to be doing many evening rides
Remember when lights were not so good as these days I had a quartz halogen far better than most cyclists did

 

[BrianEvesham]

What's happend to the font? Honestly I go in for a night shift and come home to this pink weirdness!

Edit;

Ah it's back to normal!

 

[Mo1959]

There is no Meat in a mince pie Rocky.

Always confused me as well must admit.......why on earth they call them mincemeat pies?????

Breezy and damp here but I am going to try a cycle. One of these days I can't really be bothered and have no route in mind so just see how I feel once I get going.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Mincemeat used to have meat in it along with the fruit.

 

[Stonechat]

Mincemeat used to have meat in it along with the fruit.

I was going to say that but was unsure - think I heard it somewhere

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well mince covers a lot of things, I don't ever recall them being called mincemeat pies, but then you get mincemeat pies anyway.

 

[Effyb4]

What you put inside is called mincemeat (not containing any meat), but the pies are mince pies. I was always confused by sweetbreads as well. They sound like they should be a dessert, when I found out what they actually were. Bleurrghhh

 

[Stonechat]

Well mince covers a lot of things, I don't ever recall them being called mincemeat pies, but then you get mincemeat pies anyway.

Yes Scotch Pie is a pie with minced meat in, quite different to a mince pie!

 

[Stonechat]

Will not equal last week's total - it was a bit abnormal as previous Sunday was my birthday so I cycled on Monday instead
Going out for normal ride or rides tomorrow.
All this talk about food is making me hungry
Time for a cup of tea and a snack (and whenever we have an afternoon snack, doggy does not want to be left out)
Bike desperately needs cleaning, been busy on admin today

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Stonechat I had forgotten how wet it was the week before I was ill.