I bet Mrs Beeton used Gas Mk's in her day!
BTW My gas oven only has 1 to 9 on the dial..
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BTW My gas oven only has 1 to 9 on the dial..
raleighnut
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An ounce is just over 28g not 25g
ebikeerwidnes
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I learned to sort that out at Scouts - and then in Venture Scouts
I was always the person who could fold up the tent and get it back in the bag
people always ask how I remember how to fold it
I never do - I just make it up - seems to work
just takes practice and very tight and controlled folding
Ming the Merciless
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Which shouldn’t be necessary and hasn‘t really sorted it out, you’re just doing the same as the rest of us.
Once a Wheeler
…always a wheeler
That is an interesting point. Mrs Beeton died in 1865 and, although gas was used for lighting from the early 19th century, it was not widely used as an oven fuel until the 1880s when the first volume-produced gas stoves appeared. Since her famous book ran to countless editions, I expect Gas Marks were soon incorporated; but I suspect her original would have been written for the world of wood stoves. Maybe they worked on the basis of a scale running from cool embers to blazing inferno… well, first catch your hare.
The Doves Farm chart does give the 1–9 setting and the °C equivalent so that metric recipes can be accommodated. Enjoy your meal!
Once a Wheeler
…always a wheeler
28.34952g according to my calculator. Down on the Doves Farm they obviously read to the nearest brass weight on the counter balance!
Beebo
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Try getting a rubber paddling pool back in it’s cardboard box. Impossible.
Ming the Merciless
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Especially when they are still full of water
ebikeerwidnes
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DaveReading
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Well yes, obviously. But a common reason for that is that not so long ago it was customary for the first-born male in a Scottish family to be named after his grandfather.
If a mother isn't a fan of the name in question, then the line of least resistance is to give the child a more acceptable middle name and call him by that instead.
David isn't my first name.
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
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God yes. The woman down the road from me (she's in her late 50s) has her flash son still living in her house, he must be 30 odd.... he's a sheet metal worker who drives a Range Rover Sport, on a private plate. No wonder he can afford that, full wage and not having to pay rent or a mortgage!
Also, what is it about those Mini adverts where they all rocket around, cutting corners like tossers in a completely empty city?
matticus
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Fair point - BMW should obviously be advertising (other peoples) houses.
Chris S
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Mine goes up to 11
Chris S
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That would explain why so many Scotsmen have surnames for forenames.Well yes, obviously. But a common reason for that is that not so long ago it was customary for the first-born male in a Scottish family to be named after his grandfather.
If a mother isn't a fan of the name in question, then the line of least resistance is to give the child a more acceptable middle name and call him by that instead.
David isn't my first name.
oldwheels
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Ever tried to fold up one of these pop up tents? Probably so many are abandoned at music festivals because nobody could get the b----y things folded. I once worked at it for probably a couple of hours and it still would not fold properly.
