Ladymuck

ontheedge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > just Irish... Irish is grand...and I might have guessed it, on reflection! >...could always bring you back one from > ireland and then you could seed it. That sounds grand too...I could swap you for some courgettes, or shallots, or sweetcorn, or raspberries or a squash...or something... Mind you, I'd love to see Customs and Excise's (or security's) faces when inspecting your luggage and finding this lone British Queen! Ha ha! And your explanation!! That would be worth a pumpkin at least!

ontheedge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > golden wonders are good but shall check with my > mum an let you know. Oh how kind - thank you for taking the trouble. >Most of the supermarket ones > are rubbish. To be honest I haven't bought potatoes for about 5 years. >Asked at Borough market if they had > any British Queens a while back and got some funny > looks! Maybe they thought you were enquiring about some nice local gay lads!:) So presumably they wouldn't have a clue about Pink Fir Apples or Sarpo Miras either! Mind you, to be fair, although quite an old variety they are not that easy to get hold of - though I would have expected a competent green grocer to at least know what they are. Certainly I've never seen the seed for sale. Ideal spud for mash or colcannon though due to its flouriness. Your mum sounds impressively knowledgeable and discriminating when it comes to her spuds: is she a potato connoisseur?;-)

ontheedge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >...use a decent > potato. I grow my own spuds...do you recommend any particular variety? I am shortly about to order my potato seed for this year. Advice would be appreciated. >We used scallions (spring onions)... I love spring onions...so, bearing your comments in mind, I shall now grow an extra row this year. Thanks ontheedge! *annotates katie1997's recipe with ontheedge's tip re. the spring onions*

Thank you katie1997 - I've wanted a genuinely authentic colcannon recipe for some time now - so I am especially pleased about yours. I'll let you know how the brownies turn out too - watch this space! Lord, my cholesterol! Are you Irish by any chance? *prints out katie1997's instructions*

Oh Katie1997 I am SO excited...thank you for all of those - especially the colcannon. Incidentally - what ratio of ingredients? I.e. how much butter, how much cabbage etc? As for the brownies...I am going to try those...they sound so so easy....ooooh I'm salivating already. I am not a fan of Guinness...do you suppose I could substitute with, say, cider (or something?). *skips off happy*

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ....For a start Brendan made up a load of hyphenated > surnames for himself, then LadyMuck, it might have > been Quids and Mick Mac made some marvelouslly > amusing remarks. It was all very droll. > > *looks around furtively to see if LadyMuck will > notice him appropriating her trademark action > asterisks* > > *seeing no sign of LM, breathes sigh of relief and > wipes imaginary sweat from brow* > > *decides to stop rambling and get his fat ass back > to the point and follow up what he should have > *action asterisked*, three sentences previously > and just types wind whistles, tumbleweeds blow* > > *wonders what Jacques Derrida might have made of > all this* > > *looks at above, realises self is two-thirds > lacking in a Three Stooges tribute act and retires > to bed with a bottle of strong liquor* > > So IanEasy, painted trousers you say. Clash fan > are you? *adopts most displeased expression* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej5_sKnFA-4

iaineasy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was swearing the day before sorry about that but > I get a little hostile in the face of unfairness > sometimes. I think the thread affected a lot of people...who all reacted differently...some swore (like you), some threw things, others cried (I know I did), some sh*t-stirred, etc. etc....it's all part of human nature. Had a good day today... > just mooching through the threads now to see whats > new for half hour. Well that's nice! Enjoy your mooch. Hugsx

iaineasy Wrote: > state of mind on here last night. I hope its all a > bit more chilled today hows it going LM? Much much better today thank you iaineasy...been having fun on the Home Cooking Ideas, Tips and Recipes thread...just been watching Stanley Baxter as "Mrs Bridges"...very funny. How about you? How have things been with you today? You swore quite a bit yesterday...not like you at all.

Declan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Ladymuck, I am indeed surprised you don't know who > Mrs Bridges is/was! Upstairs.........??????? is a > clue! I thought you would have one yourself. Got her!!! She is simply divine!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLq1aTTZ-FY. How privileged your upbringing.

iaineasy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Agrivatus at work ha ha ha that's horrible and hilarious at the same time...I like the final gasp for breath...very funny iaineasy.

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Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > More importantly, is there a god of making things > stop? Now that really is one for the Drawing Room.

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What, no PHd in in TTFN or LOL? I say old chap...from the poor side of the family are you? *guffaws and snorts twice*

karter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >ladyM, you > are fluent in bubble and squeak are you not? I am now!

jimmy two times Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm 100% Irish but don't have a clue how to make > Colcannon. I don't like the sound of it though. I > still prefer egg and chips. *thinks: got a right peasant here*;-)

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That's Brendan Dionysus-Dreyfus von Firkin > Butt-Stevens to you madam. Followed by a BSc(Poncy-Names)?

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Seems mostly in english to me. With a bit of cobblers thrown in here and there.

jimmy two times Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My Irish mother used to make me a traditional > Irish dish called Coddle. Here it is: http://www.scotlandforvisitors.com/recipes/irishcoddle.php. Looks easy enough (take note brum);-). WARNING: do not ignore the health and safety advice!::o If you are unable to take due care, please do not attempt to make any of these recipes. All recipes are tried at your own risk.

jimmy two times Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My Irish mother used to make me a traditional > Irish dish called Coddle when I was growing up. I > always preferred it when she made egg and chips. I think all kids do...my mum (French) used to make all these exotic French dishes which we didn't appreciate at the time, but bottom line was we too always preferred egg and chips...or sod the eggs...just chips. Ah, mum's chips...nothing like them. Erm...being half Irish, don't suppose you have an authentic recipe for colcannon? And what is coddle? Actually, I'll go and google coddle.

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Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ah - you are Brendan Firkin Butt! Saw your letter > to the Editor of The Times the other day - awfully > good rant. Jolly spiffing it was too old bean.

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