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Following hh's lead I am just crowning the evening with trace levels of a Macallan 10 year old malt. If only I had any, I'd make myself a nice big Valium sandwich.  |
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« Reply #3226 on: 09:49:30, 10-10-2008 » |
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I avoid teabags like the plague, though not for any link to Alzheimers, but rather 'cos they don't produce a decent cuppa.
There is a story from Katherine Whitehorn about how, on arrival back from the US in the days when teabags were a largely American thing, she and a friend were having tea in an English cafe. They sighed with pleasure as they drank "proper tea" again......only to discover later that it was made with teabags. |
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« Reply #3227 on: 14:34:34, 10-10-2008 » |
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I remember that, Mary, in I think Cooking in a Bedsitter.
But it was when the crossed the border from the USA to Canada, where they expected proper British tea.
This household is the only one I know where leaf tea is regularly made for consumption at breakfast and mid-afternoon, and not for me.
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« Reply #3228 on: 15:04:38, 10-10-2008 » |
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I remember that, Mary, in I think Cooking in a Bedsitter.
But it was when the crossed the border from the USA to Canada, where they expected proper British tea.
I certainly had a copy of Cooking in a Bedsitter, so that seems likely. I didn't remember it was Canada. I do use leaf tea sometimes. |
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« Reply #3229 on: 15:59:25, 10-10-2008 » |
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I can imagine you would, Mary, and very nice too.
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« Reply #3230 on: 22:33:54, 10-10-2008 » |
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I bought a pumpkin today.  And a steak. I haven't found any lapsang souchong yet though.  |
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« Reply #3231 on: 23:00:14, 10-10-2008 » |
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Leaf tea only at Castle Dough, except for Redbush, Nettle and other herbal teas. Always a choice, too: a malty Assam, a lighter Ceylon and a blend of three parts standard workie's tea to one part Earl Grey as well as the standard brew.
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« Reply #3232 on: 23:14:16, 10-10-2008 » |
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Redbush has to be the vilest brew ever concocted. <greenfaceemoticon> Ugh. Re. Leaf teas, I have Jasmine tea, green tea, Earl Grey and Lady Grey, but my daily mainstay is good old Tetley teabags. I have this with skimmed milk only and no sugar. The few herbal concoctions I have, I buy in for my friends who like them. I don't. Tonight I gave one of my friends a lurid purple brew called "Night time" which is supposed to be very calming, insomniacs take note! The rest of us had navvie tea. |
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« Reply #3233 on: 23:16:38, 10-10-2008 » |
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Jasmine tea....
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I used to only drink leaf tea but that somehow seems to have gone the way of things that go.
Might invest in some lapsang souchong and jasmine leaves though.
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« Reply #3234 on: 23:43:50, 10-10-2008 » |
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Leaf tea only at Castle Dough, except for Redbush, Nettle and other herbal teas. Always a choice, too: a malty Assam, a lighter Ceylon and a blend of three parts standard workie's tea to one part Earl Grey as well as the standard brew.
Redbush now do a leaf tea too, Ron. A friend gave me a small glass teapot with an infuser plus six different packets of leaf tea for my 'moving in' gift, which has been well appreciated. Kenya tea, with its coppery colour, is another favourite. |
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« Reply #3235 on: 00:06:26, 11-10-2008 » |
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I used to buy lots of different teas but most of them sat on the shelf gathering dust - in fact I threw some out recently, including some Lapsang Souchong! I can't stand Earl Grey, though I have bought it. I usually use English Breakfast (caff and decaff) and Ceylon plus a few herbals and redbush. Darjeeling is also nice but a bit too weak for everyday use - I might as well have a herbal.
I used to be very fussy about using leaf tea, but I find that T bags are far better than they used to be. And, because they get used a lot quicker here (as I'm very lazy), the tea is actually fresher than the leaf tea! My T bags aren't made of aluminium!
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« Reply #3236 on: 10:56:48, 11-10-2008 » |
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I think my enjoyment of culinary television would be improved by viewing it in colour...
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« Reply #3237 on: 12:27:20, 11-10-2008 » |
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At the market this morning, the other half spots a marrow even longer than the last one, and can't resist.
"But it will go on for ages. And it tastes of nothing in particular," I said.
"I have to agree with you," said the bloke behind the stall. I admired his refreshing honesty. I thought that that was why he was serving at an organic vegetable stall, rather driving a Porsche and working in advertising.
He told us about his recent trip to Ethiopia between receiving payment and giving me the change.
I like laid back shopping, even if we now have a kitchen dominated by a marrow.
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« Reply #3238 on: 13:20:28, 11-10-2008 » |
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I've been trying to think how you could incorporate marrow and ginger in something a little more savoury than marrow and ginger jam.
I suppose that you could replace the stem ginger with root ginger, combine it with some pancetta and stir it into a risotto.
If you're serving a big dinner party, this would be wonderful if you piled the risotto back inside the shell of the marrow and baked it in a hot oven briefly (topped with golden bubbling parmesan). Otherwise I suspect it would make a good base for a curry.
I remember during one particular glut of courgettes, when the courgettes were growing into marrows, that my mum served up a savoury crumble using these enormous tasteless courgettes that wasn't bad. It wasn't fantastic, but that's something else to consider I suppose. You could also try it in a sweet crumble with stem ginger and sultanas. A bit bizarre, but then again you never know until you try!
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« Reply #3239 on: 13:25:05, 11-10-2008 » |
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Marrow's only purpose seems to be to eek out something else, doesn't it? Even with ginger.
In our case I can see fried marrow rings with homemade tomato sauce coming up regularly. Ah well, I will enjoy the red wines with them.
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