Early Risers.

[Winslow Boy]

59 minutes ago, jjb1970 said:

 

Surely in that case the price would be increased to pay for all the e tra goodness? Avoid the cheap stuff that doesn't get all those extras. 

I seem to recall, somewhere, that British honey is considered better than European honey. Something to do with the fact British honey isn't 'diluted' with the addition of 'cheaper' honey. 

[Winslow Boy]

28 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

There.

Fixed it for you! 

Could our Swiss correspondent explain something from his last statement. What's a local baker?

 

Even more confused than normal from Manutopea.

[Two_sugars]

Greggs . . . .

 

John

 

[Two_sugars]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumbrian_burr

 

May be of interest . . . 

 

John

[jjb1970]

16 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

I seem to recall, somewhere, that British honey is considered better than European honey. Something to do with the fact British honey isn't 'diluted' with the addition of 'cheaper' honey. 

 

It makes sense that we British would insist on higher standards, it's not without reason that we are revered globally as a nation of gastronauts.

[The Lurker]

10 minutes ago, Two_sugars said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumbrian_burr

 

May be of interest . . . 

 

John

Yes, interesting that it was once more widely spread in the Northeast. My late FiL was a Co Durham native but did not have the burr

[Coombe Barton]

9 hours ago, skipepsi said:

John you have retired it is no longer your problem it is now a SEP.

Doen't mean that I'm not still concerned

[tigerburnie]

54 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

I seem to recall, somewhere, that British honey is considered better than European honey. Something to do with the fact British honey isn't 'diluted' with the addition of 'cheaper' honey. 

The key is the small print, most honey in the shops is not "raw" honey, but diluted.

ps it is diluted with "sugar water" not honey, some have non eu blends, which is also high in sugar.

Edited September 1 by tigerburnie

[southern42]

Yesterday, With wall to wall sunshine and blue sky, I managed to get a walk up the hill for the first time since spring due to weather and the effects of the cough which left me without a lot of energy. When I first left the house - up the drive and up the alley off the street - I thought I would be turning back soon, but once I got going I was fine, no, better than fine. 🙂

 

So, some pics from my sheep walk to see the heather, although it was past its best, and pick a few bilberries.

<<So where's the sun gone all of a sudden?>>

Sheep low down.

 

Sheep higher up.

 

Cob nuts overhanging the stream.

 

Want to know where the sun is?

Behind the large flying saucer!

 

Leaving the main track and up it is...

 

and up...

 

and up...

 

Not there yet...

 

up through the trees...

 

left through the reeds, across the dried up stream...

 

and along my favourite bit...

 

and up to the gate.

 

To be continued...

 

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[tigerburnie]

51 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

Could our Swiss correspondent explain something from his last statement. What's a local baker?

 

Even more confused than normal from Manutopea.

We are fortunate to have bakers in all the local towns although most in Forfar are concerned with making Bridies rather than Bread or sweet pastries.

[iL Dottore]

55 minutes ago, jjb1970 said:

 

It makes sense that we British would insist on higher standards, it's not without reason that we are revered globally as a nation of gastronauts.

Please, remind me, how much did you say I could buy Buckingham Palace for?

[iL Dottore]

1 hour ago, Two_sugars said:

Greggs . . . .

 

John

 

You havin’ a LARF sunbeam, or wot?

Ask @Gwiwer about the quality of their (ostensibly) “Cornish” (imitation? Inspired by?) pasties?

[PhilJ W]

4 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

You like honey?

 

I am surprised!

 

You do know it’s an all natural foodstuff without emulsifiers, anti-caking agents, stabilisers, flavour-enhancers….

 

Don’t let the long shelf life (as much as 2000 years according to archeologists) fool you, it’s about as far from UPF as you can get!

It's also a natural antibiotic.

[iL Dottore]

1 hour ago, Winslow Boy said:

Could our Swiss correspondent explain something from his last statement. What's a local baker?

 

Even more confused than normal from Manutopea.

Someone whose commercial premises are near where you live, knows how to bake things, works with real flour, yeast, butter, water, fruit, nuts, cream, eggs and milk, doesn’t have a degree in food chemistry.

 

Also has a very hot oven to bake things in, as opposed to just warming them up.

 

Alles klar?

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Had a very good night last night. Woken only once, by the dodgy knee by my twisting it as I turned in my sleep. Not decided what to do today so I had a lazy lie in to nine this morning.

[Barry O]

2 hours ago, polybear said:

 

 

Eight and a bit LDC’s?

 

 

But what if the flowers had been treated with chemicals, insecticides, acid rain….?

LDCs are verboten to diabetics...

 

Baz

[Gwiwer]

32 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

You havin’ a LARF sunbeam, or wot?

Ask @Gwiwer about the quality of their (ostensibly) “Cornish” (imitation? Inspired by?) pasties?

Don’t confuse Greggs with Ginsters.  
 

The similarity ends with the initial letter G. Ginsters, or “The G-word” to some of us, make their products in Cornwall (just) with a factory in Callington within spitting distance of the border. Everything emanating therefrom is obnoxious in my opinion. 
 

Greggs sell pasties. They do not sell “Cornish pasties”. They are baked off locally in-store but the business is silent on where they are actually assembled and frozen. 
 

Neither offers products which comply with the PGI status and description of “Cornish pasty”. 
 

Greggs is well aware and acknowledges that whilst they sell pasties in Cornwall they are not of the traditional Cornish style or content.
 

The other mob doesn’t seem to care a jot and operates a business model akin to Starbucks of trampling the opposition and getting in everywhere. The Pasty Police may one day come knocking on the door of an industrial unit in eastern Cornwall 

[Gwiwer]

In other news a good evening was had yesterday. A friend came over for dinner and music. 
 

Friend has translated one of Dr SWMBO’s own songs into Cornish and the first few attempts were made to sing same. As neither of us is yet fluent in the language it was something of a phonetic exercise but sounded good and has promise as a project to take forward. 
 

“Deep Water” transcribes nicely as “Down Dowr” and the rest of it has been made to fit rather well.  No video capture yet. Which was a shame as the singing way accompanied by both ukulele and lyre (a combination which works well) so maybe next time.  

[southern42]

To continue yesterday's walk.

 

The other side of the gate...

 

 

and a bit of a step up...

 

to the heather fields...

 

Heather between the bilberry bushes, some bilberries showing bottom left corner.

 

My favourite variety of heather up there...

 

All too soon, it is time to head back down again.

 

The rowan trees full of berries and sheep at the gateway...

 

Back at the farm track...

Do I detect a bit of sunshine, at last?

 

Oooooh! Yes! 😎

 

Sunglasses on, then...

 

Oh, poop! Right in from of the gate! The kissing gate can be seen right of the farm gate by the animal's head.

Quick wotsapp to Mr Suvvern... I could be here for hours, otherwise...!

 

and he eventually persuades the animal to move... Isn't he cute?  The animal that is!

 

We venture home, Mr S. settling down to continue watching F1 and me to getting the dinner on.

 

All photos were much reduced in size, and a few were cropped.

 

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[jjb1970]

We buy bread from a local bakery in the nearby market which does wonderful banh mi baguette bread, the only thing is it needs to be eaten on day of purchase (preferably when it is still warm out of the oven) when it has a splendid crisp crust and light and airy inside, unfortunately it doesn't stay fresh. Then again if you can buy great fresh bread baked several times a day does it matter if it has a short shelf life?

[45156]

1 hour ago, iL Dottore said:

Someone whose commercial premises are near where you live, knows how to bake things, works with real flour, yeast, butter, water, fruit, nuts, cream, eggs and milk, doesn’t have a degree in food chemistry.

 

Also has a very hot oven to bake things in, as opposed to just warming them up.

 

We luckily hve two of these locally - the secret bakery in Ludow make lovely stuff - their cakes are fantastic, but they are only baked when the baker feels like it - their madeira cake with buttercream and jam is one such - only see that occasionally.  The rolls are excellent and keep for about three days.  The other is a bit easier to find, being in the high street in Church Stretton with a big sign outside "Mr Bun The Baker".  Both do a beef and vegetable pasty which makes no claims to have originated in Cornwall.   Still very tasty.  I do like a proper Cornish Pasty - big chunk of chuck steak, potatoes, onions, swede and lovely pastry.   The bakers in Boscastle used to do an excellent pasty, but it changed hands, and the new owners changed the recipe to something a but less enjoyable.

 

Not a lot to report here - 30747 has moved some of the furniture round but I am not so sure.

 

Regards to All

Stewart

[Gwiwer]

Plenty of freshly-baked bread locally here.  The Co-op sells a surprisingly good range and Warren's across the square is OK too but is n longer a local baker.  They sold out some years ago much to the annoyance of many local folk.  

 

Quite apart from our own home-baked (Dr. SWMBO presented us with a superb focaccia last night for example; not only made in our kitchen but including such delights as red wine salt) there's Vicky's Bread which is baked not far away and available from several local shops and the Saturday market.  

 

So there is no "sliced white" to be found in the cottage except when I fancy one of those thickly-sliced "tiger" things that make great toast.  Usually a choice of sourdough or brown-with-seeds and often an "artisan" loaf as well.  The bread knife certainly earns its keep.  And nothing ends up stale or mouldy because it's (mostly) locally made and keeps happily for several days in the cupboard.  

[PhilJ W]

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. Getting very warm and sticky but the sun's still shining. No sign of the predicted thunderstorms and according to the forecasters they will be happening further west.

[Hroth]

Its been a warm day, with some sun. Not a drop of rain or a rumble of the promised thunderstorms either.  I notice that the pinecone prognosticators are hinting that Monday will be blessed with them too...

 

[DaveF]

There hasn't been much rain so far, just every now and then for about 5 minutes and then it stops.  There is a warning of thunderstorms for the rest of the day and tomorrow but the local forecast just shows a bit of light rain now and dry tomorrow.

 

This morning I did as I had planned, by coffee time all the main jobs were done.  So I had a leisurely coffee while reading a magazine and then cooked my lunch - the pulled pork along with boiled new potatoes and carrots was very tasty, then I had a sponge pudding.  After that I fed the greenhouse plants and tubs - I don't think it will be needed many more times this year.  I picked quite a lot more tomatoes, neighbours might get given some tomorrow as I can't eat them all.

 

Then it was time to watch the Grand Prix, I'll say nothing about it so as not to spoil it for those who watch the highlights later.

 

Since then I have read a bit more and spent some time deleting programmes I have watched from my PVR.  I find that sometimes recording something is quicker than trying to find find it on the various companies' catch up services.  Also if I forget to watch it I can still find it a long time later.

 

Once again this evening will probably be a mix of TV, music and book - just as it would have been around 50 or even over 60 years ago.

 

David

Edited September 1 by DaveF
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