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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on April 28, 2009, 6:48 am
On 4/28/09 5:54 AM, in article OfSdnaCLI_zcT2vUnZ2dnUVZ8r1i4p2d@bt.com,
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> lucretiaborgia@florence.it wrote:
>> On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:32:18 +0100, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures
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>>> Trish Brown wrote:
>>>> My nieces will pay $$$ for vile, disgusting frozen macaroni cheese
>>>> and/or preservative-laden boxed pikelet mix. They say 'I don't have the
>>>> time to cook like you do, Aunt!'
>>> The latest "Oh no!" item in the freezer of our local shop is - I kid you
>>> not - "Aunt Bessie's frozen mashed potato". I must admit that "Aunt
>>> Bessie's frozen oven chips" are quite nice for an occasional treat but
>>> frozen mash, I ask you!
>>
>> I just asked someone I know in the industry to buy some Aunt Bessies
>> roast spuds when he is next in the UK and then get his company to
>> duplicate them. At least in the UK you have some very nice
>> convenience foods.
>
> Yes, her roast spuds are quite acceptable as are her Yorkshire puddings.
Now you're breaking my heart. I know how much work Yorkshire puddings are.
C
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Posted by Bruce Fletcher (remove denture on April 28, 2009, 6:55 am
Cheryl Isaak wrote:
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> On 4/28/09 5:54 AM, in article OfSdnaCLI_zcT2vUnZ2dnUVZ8r1i4p2d@bt.com,
> wrote:
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>> lucretiaborgia@florence.it wrote:
>>> On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:32:18 +0100, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures
>>>> Trish Brown wrote:
>>>>> My nieces will pay $$$ for vile, disgusting frozen macaroni cheese
>>>>> and/or preservative-laden boxed pikelet mix. They say 'I don't have the
>>>>> time to cook like you do, Aunt!'
>>>> The latest "Oh no!" item in the freezer of our local shop is - I kid you
>>>> not - "Aunt Bessie's frozen mashed potato". I must admit that "Aunt
>>>> Bessie's frozen oven chips" are quite nice for an occasional treat but
>>>> frozen mash, I ask you!
>>> I just asked someone I know in the industry to buy some Aunt Bessies
>>> roast spuds when he is next in the UK and then get his company to
>>> duplicate them. At least in the UK you have some very nice
>>> convenience foods.
>> Yes, her roast spuds are quite acceptable as are her Yorkshire puddings.
> Now you're breaking my heart. I know how much work Yorkshire puddings are.
>
> C
>
Maureen always makes her own Yorkshire pudding, when we have roast beef
she makes one large pudding in a square baking dish instead of several
smaller ones. That way we can carve out as large or as small a pudding
as we wish - and the birds queue up to enjoy the leftovers!
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on April 28, 2009, 7:18 am
On 4/28/09 6:55 AM, in article o-WdnZAU_Kc2fWvUnZ2dnUVZ8spi4p2d@bt.com,
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> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>> On 4/28/09 5:54 AM, in article OfSdnaCLI_zcT2vUnZ2dnUVZ8r1i4p2d@bt.com,
>> wrote:
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>>> lucretiaborgia@florence.it wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:32:18 +0100, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures
>>>>
>>>>> Trish Brown wrote:
>>>>>> My nieces will pay $$$ for vile, disgusting frozen macaroni cheese
>>>>>> and/or preservative-laden boxed pikelet mix. They say 'I don't have the
>>>>>> time to cook like you do, Aunt!'
>>>>> The latest "Oh no!" item in the freezer of our local shop is - I kid you
>>>>> not - "Aunt Bessie's frozen mashed potato". I must admit that "Aunt
>>>>> Bessie's frozen oven chips" are quite nice for an occasional treat but
>>>>> frozen mash, I ask you!
>>>> I just asked someone I know in the industry to buy some Aunt Bessies
>>>> roast spuds when he is next in the UK and then get his company to
>>>> duplicate them. At least in the UK you have some very nice
>>>> convenience foods.
>>> Yes, her roast spuds are quite acceptable as are her Yorkshire puddings.
>> Now you're breaking my heart. I know how much work Yorkshire puddings are.
>>
>> C
>>
>
> Maureen always makes her own Yorkshire pudding, when we have roast beef
> she makes one large pudding in a square baking dish instead of several
> smaller ones. That way we can carve out as large or as small a pudding
> as we wish - and the birds queue up to enjoy the leftovers!
Lucky birds
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Posted by on April 28, 2009, 7:29 am
On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:55:55 +0100, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures
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>Maureen always makes her own Yorkshire pudding, when we have roast beef
>she makes one large pudding in a square baking dish instead of several
>smaller ones. That way we can carve out as large or as small a pudding
>as we wish - and the birds queue up to enjoy the leftovers!
I always make my own (there is no equivalent to Aunt Bessies here) but
my aunt keeps some on hand in the UK for hungry grandchildren and I
have tried them. Good, adequate, but it still is nicer home made.
I have different pans to use depending on how many are being served.
One nice one makes four, 4 1/2 inch ones.
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Posted by MelissaD on April 27, 2009, 1:08 pm
Trish Brown wrote:
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> Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
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>> When we see young (and not-so-young) mothers with a couple of children
>> in tow who fill their supermarket trolley with ready-prepared food
>> (burgers etc) and tinned produce Maureen often comments that with what
>> they spent they could buy a couple of joints of meat and some fresh
>> vegetables and, for the cost of an hour or two in preparation, give
>> their family several decent, much healthier and tastier meals.
>
> YES! My two favourite soapboxes are macaroni cheese and pikelets
> ('pikelets' is Oz for small, single-bite pancakes).
>
> My nieces will pay $$$ for vile, disgusting frozen macaroni cheese
> and/or preservative-laden boxed pikelet mix. They say 'I don't have the
> time to cook like you do, Aunt!'
>
> Pppppbbbblllffftttt!
>
> It takes twenty five minutes to heat the frozen gloop they call macca
> and cheese, while I can whip up a scrumptious batch from scratch in
> exactly ten! (NB. I cook my pasta in the microwave while the cheese
> sauce bubbles on the stovetop) Bit o' flour, butter, milk, cheese and
> bob'syeruncle!
>
> Rather than pay three or four dollars for packaged pikelet gloop, it's
> just as simple to chuck a cup of flour, an egg, some sugar and some milk
> in a jug and mix! What's so hard about that???
>
Well I'm firmly on the side of cooking and baking from scratch - but I
really enjoy it and consider myself a "foodie". Yes there are times I
don't and I have a few staples such as canned soups or corn or jars of
pasta sauce in the cupboard. I work full-time (and more with my job
lately) and it takes some time but it's worth it to me. I try to make
double quantities of things when I can and freeze one batch for later -
very helpful on a busy night. Let's not even discuss baking - my fave -
homemade cookies, breads, biscuits, scones - always available in my
house :)
I can buy pasta, some veggies and a bit of sausage and have enough for
several meals instead of paying double for something that's full of salt
and other things and don't taste as good. Not to sound like a snob but
I don't really like the taste of a lot of "pre-made" stuff - it seems
very artificial to my tastebuds. I do have some snack stuff like
crackers for my kids after school but we are not a big soda, chips,
frozen pizza kind of house. I'm lucky to have the room for a nice sized
veggie garden too so come summer I use even better ingredients!
Not everyone likes or has time to cook and that's fine - but there are
simple quick healthy meals that take the same or less time to prepare as
all the pre-packaged expensive glop. My sister takes some time every
weekend to prep ingredients - like chopping up carrots, onions, etc. and
stores them in the fridge so they're ready to go when she's trying to
get dinner going on a weeknight after work and that system is great for
her.
Anyway - rant done - Bon Appetit!!
MelissaD
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>> On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:32:18 +0100, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures
>>
>>> Trish Brown wrote:
>>>> My nieces will pay $$$ for vile, disgusting frozen macaroni cheese
>>>> and/or preservative-laden boxed pikelet mix. They say 'I don't have the
>>>> time to cook like you do, Aunt!'
>>> The latest "Oh no!" item in the freezer of our local shop is - I kid you
>>> not - "Aunt Bessie's frozen mashed potato". I must admit that "Aunt
>>> Bessie's frozen oven chips" are quite nice for an occasional treat but
>>> frozen mash, I ask you!
>>
>> I just asked someone I know in the industry to buy some Aunt Bessies
>> roast spuds when he is next in the UK and then get his company to
>> duplicate them. At least in the UK you have some very nice
>> convenience foods.
>
> Yes, her roast spuds are quite acceptable as are her Yorkshire puddings.