Franklins Farm Shop (Lounged)

[*Bob*]

JamesG Wrote:

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"in the wonderful SMBS.."

Is this the SMBS who charge nearly ?2 for half a dozen frozen lime leaves?

Comparative price at local Asian-type grocery shop: ?1.50 for a couple of hundred frozen lime leaves.

I'll leave you to work-out the percentage mark-up.

[RosieH]

capt_birdseye, you're a genius - I'd like to set up a stocks on Goose Green where we could pelt the wrong-doers with their overpriced produce

[SimonM]

>>At Christmas I bought a mulled wine spice packet from Franklins Farm Shop for ?1.49. I then found exactly the same product in the wonderful SMBS for ?0.99.:D<. Such an agreeable way to acquire a warm inner glow (partly from the wine, partly from self-righteousness) on a cold day....

[HonaloochieB]

SimonM Wrote:

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> >>At Christmas I bought a mulled wine spice packet

> from Franklins Farm Shop for ?1.49. I then found

> exactly the same product in the wonderful SMBS for

> ?0.99.

> Well - adopts superior smirk - what is so nouveau

> ED here is that there is such a cutthroat market

> for "mulled wine spice packets" in the first

> place. I myself - superior smile continues - just

> use the old fashioned method involving cinnamon

> sticks, cloves, lemons etc when making mulled

> wine...>:D warm inner glow (partly from the wine, partly from

> self-righteousness) on a cold day....

Ah, but do you heat it with a white-hot poker, well do you?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Sounds like you've invented a new season's race, HB. We could call it the Edward II Mulled Wine Stakes.

[HonaloochieB]

Well that particular poker is not going near any wine of mine, PGC.

[SimonM]

Not white-hot poker to hand....tried it with the red hot variety but the petals just got soggy and fell off...

[PeckhamRose]

We're living in cynical dais (that was for lizziedjango)!

[Administrator]

Time to move this to the Lounge

[miss pip]

-- moved topic --

[Lucyl]

Why has noone mentioned the horse sex ??? Please can this no longer be the thread of how much the farm shop charges.

[TillieTrotter]

I agree, what is with the beastiality comments? What have I been missing. lol

[HonaloochieB]

Hoarse sex is when you have a throat infection but are in every other wise perfectly sound.

In order to save wear and tear on the larynx you write notes to each other, arranging to have 'a bit of the other' after dinner. Or whenever mutually convenient.

I hear it's used a lot in the acting profession, where of course the voice is one's bread and butter.

Apparently mimes have a different slant on the process.

But being a complete shower of bastards, they would, wouldn't they?

[EvilLaugh]

SimonM Wrote:

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I myself - superior smile continues - just

> use the old fashioned method involving cinnamon

> sticks, cloves, lemons etc when making mulled

> wine...>:D warm inner glow (partly from the wine, partly from

> self-righteousness) on a cold day....

I made some mulled port at Xmas, no posh tea bag but I swear the fumes got you high. The "warm inner glow" of mulled port is something else.

[SimonM]

Mulled Port sounds wonderful! Recipe? >:D

[fcarr]

I have to say that it is a buyers market and if you don't like the prices then shop around. Franklin's shop does not advertise as organic or the cheapest in the area. I'm a great fan of the restaurant and buy some things from the shop that are unique or good value as I would any other shop.But I have to say that I have found the staff helpful and informative but I would also say the same about a lot of shops in the area.

[David Mc]

Rather good review of it in Time Out this week as well.