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    What do you watch on tv nowadays ?

    Yes we all came out of Saturday morning pics like that.
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    Covid vaccination process

    I wonder how many " volunteers " they had to test out a Russian manufactured vaccine ?
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    Covid vaccination process

    I agree, there is perhaps too much information, or opinion, but it was explained to me like if you choose to take Paracetamol you wouldn't necessarily only take one brand as all brands achieve the same result.
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    Covid vaccination process

    There is no evidence to suggest that mixing the different types of vaccines will have an adverse effect, in fact it has been suggested that it could be beneficial to have different types.
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    Old style food still going strong

    At Christmas I fried the sprouts with lardons and chestnuts but forgot to blanch the sprouts first, the chestnuts and lardons were edible !
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    Old style food still going strong

    Question : do you blanch the cabbage first ?
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    Old style food still going strong

    Just had some with egg, bacon, toms. mushrooms, hash browns and fried bread.
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    Old style food still going strong

    This thread is beginning to sound like a scene from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Frozen Monkey Brains anyone ?
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    Old style food still going strong

    Tonight we should celebrate " Rabbie" Burns , with Haggis and Whisky. Haggis with Neeps and Tatties, plus buttered leeks, followed by Cranachan, don't forget the whisky sauce. " Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o the the puddin-race. Aboon them a'yye tak ya place, Painch...
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    Old style food still going strong

    Perhaps Tamarind is similar to Cinnamon, Mace and Nutmeg ?
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    Old style food still going strong

    Mom used to tell us that as a treat when she was little they had sugar sandwiches, 2 slices of buttered bread with sprinkled sugar as the filling.
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    Covid vaccination process

    My 39 year old daughter had her first jab yesterday, the whole process took about an hour, queuing, resting, etc., at the end she was given a sticker and a bag of Smarties.
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    Occupations That Have Faded Away

    I think it might be called " Deliveroo " these days, we also have people here that go round on bikes with a large cage in tow collecting waste . They really hold up the traffic !
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    What do you watch on tv nowadays ?

    Has anyone watched The Repair Shop ? The people on there are so talented and compassionate, highly recommended.
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    Old style food still going strong

    This might be slightly off thread, so I apologise, but toasted Panettone with lashings of butter is good to have this time year.
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    Old style food still going strong

    After a Festive season of over-indulgence perhaps one of the best old fashioned comfort foods is still Baked Beans on Toast !
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    Old style food still going strong

    The egg adds moisture to a potentiaaly dry dish, or you could just dollop on brown sauce.
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    CHRISTMAS 2020

    Sri Lankan Turkey Curry today, and the rest for the cats and foxes.
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    Old style food still going strong

    I remember having an egg with my first Biriyani at an Indian Restaurant just off the the top of New Street, can't remember the name, which surprised me. Always have an egg with corned beef hash though.
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    CHRISTMAS 2020

    Is that Cradley, Black Country, or Cradley Herefordshire, gets confusing when you live in Herefordshire ?
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