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DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Seabag Wrote:

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> > Is there such a place as "Louisa and Foxy Land"

> >

> > Was there ever such a place

> >

> > Dried eggs and eels, sh!t bread and ale

> >

> > A place where you'd get punched in the face for

> > laughs

> >

> > The Iceland estate maybe, or Woolworth's on a

> > Saturday land

> >

> > Jurassic Park or Lake Merlot even

> >

> > Who knows, who cares ?

>

> sh!t bread

> After preparing my Yeast Starter.. my dough is

> currently Proving / Blooming ready for baking in

> an hour or so..

>

> "Louisa and Foxy Land" ?? You are obsessed ..

>

> You ridiculous post was only justifiable when I

> noticed the time of your post 11.17pm

>

> May I suggest that what ever you were drinking,

> next time add a little more water..

>

> DF


Sober as D-FXY , i'd just come in from work


But other than that, all is well


*sprays on Obession by Kalvin Klien*

FJDGoose Wrote:

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> Indeed yes, but this thread has got nothing to do

> with croissants though really has it?


Nothing at all!


I think the contender for the next thread will be, "unsalted, organic halloumi - what's the point?" or similar.

Ah, the perils of which mixer to use to avoid pretension - unhappily this dilemma extends to garnish also. I'm often stumped when, having added a dash of Cawston Press Elderflower Lemonade to my Grey Goose, I am confronted with both kumquat and limequat - greedily I often plump for a little of both however gaudy the result.

peckham_ryu Wrote:

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> Lowlander wrote:

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> > If you can easily make them then you should set

> up

> > business in ED - big market for you!

>

> Where's Bob Buzzard when you need him? Artisan

> hand-folded origami croissants could be the centre

> point of his new shop.



Aah indeed - hand-folded origami croissants (locally sourced of course) - I like the idea - I wil consider them for 'Dulwich Crease' the name of my new shop.


P.S. has anyone seen any vacant slots on LL I could lease?

Seabag Wrote:

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> Did you know Butter Croissants are curved and

> Margarine ones are straight

>

> Yup, you heard it here !



"Croissants that use any other type of fat (even if it's something like 95% butter and 5% margarine) cannot be straight (and will usually be in the iconic crescent shape). Here's the thing, though ? even though all straight croissants are made from butter, not all butter croissants are straight."- 12 Jan 2015


http://www.everywhereist.com/why-are-some-croissants-straight-and-others-curved/


Louisa.

Louisa Wrote:

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> Seabag Wrote:

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> > Did you know Butter Croissants are curved and

> > Margarine ones are straight

> >

> > Yup, you heard it here !

>

>

> "Croissants that use any other type of fat (even

> if it's something like 95% butter and 5%

> margarine) cannot be straight (and will usually be

> in the iconic crescent shape). Here's the thing,

> though ? even though all straight croissants are

> made from butter, not all butter croissants are

> straight."- 12 Jan 2015

>

> http://www.everywhereist.com/why-are-some-croissan

> ts-straight-and-others-curved/

>

> Louisa.



I so nearly looked it up first, but I thought what the hell Post & be dammned


That learned me, and you too by the look of your research


Now WE are better informed on the facinating subject of 'Croissants'

Louisa Wrote:

Having said that, it's still less patronising than

anything sold at local boulangeries aimed at

winding people like myself up for no reason other

than entertainment purposes.


OK then, we've established that certain baked goods (particularly those of Continental origin) make you feel patronised, but now it's almost that time of year to face the thorny issue of the mince pie...


Certainly they're home-grown, nothing to complain about there... BUT, do you go with the bland, mass produced cack of Mr Kipling etc, the condescension of the supermarket 'premium' ranges ("Taste the Difference"? Yeah, about two quid extra a box, that's the bloody difference. "Finest" range? Really? If that's the finest you can do you can just f*ck right off).


Or do you go all artisan with the likes of Gail's, Konditor and Cooke, etc and pay a shitload per individual pie? Fairly tasty, but leaving a vaguely hollow feeling of foolishness for having paid well over the odds for something that surely can't require a huge amount of skill to produce?



I may just go to Fortnums or Harrods for mine. If I'm gonna be ripped off I'm doing it properly, and might even get a tasty pie out of it

Mince Pies has been done on here before. They don't patronise me per se, but they can make disproportionately angry for no reason. I think we've discussed the whole idea of puff pastry versus boxed etc. not sure we've pontificated on the whole 'finest' or 'very best' or whatever they choose to call them varitities though.


I personally do not want to pay over the odds for something I can make at home. But then, if you look at a mince pie it's a seasonal treat which contains multiple facets to its creation (unlike a croissant which isn't half as filling or rich in texture and yet somehow manages to patronise the person eating it more, figure that one out?).


Louisa.

Louisa Wrote:

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> Foxy I don't get why people would want to spend

> the best part of a tenner on a coffee and

> croissant just to obtain free wi-fi. Am I missing

> something here?

>

> Louisa.


Because they have too much money and time on their hands..

They want to be seen... and look important. Otherwise they would have a coffee and croissant at home..


Like the old days before mobile phones and laptops when these people would of carried a Filo-fax with them

where ever they went.


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Foxy

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> They want to be seen... and look important.

> Otherwise they would have a coffee and croissant at home..


I know you're just taking the piss now, but even so.. that's a bit like saying you go to the pub or curry house to be seen and look important. Rather than having a beer and/or curry at home.


Mince pies... my mum's home made mincemeat plus shop-bought puff pastry (sometimes have to add an extra dash of booze to the mincemeat). Can knock out 48 of them in an evening easily. Delicious!

Jeremy Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

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> > They want to be seen... and look important.

> > Otherwise they would have a coffee and croissant

> at home..

>

I know you're just taking the piss now, but even

so.. that's a bit like saying you go to the pub or

curry house to be seen and look important. Rather

than having a beer and/or curry at home.



Not even remotely the same thing...

I'm retired and at home all day.. for hours on end.


I go out to the pub in the evening to see other people not to be seen... and not to look important


I'm cooking everyday. Making breakfast, Lunch, Evening meals.

So I go out to eat in the evening for a treat and a break from cooking.

And although I might check my e-mail on my ipod I don't sit in the restaurant / pub Posing with my Laptop.

Taking up space for hours on end.


I often get a T/A Curry which lasts for two meals.. So I do have curries at home..

...and I have a large stock of beer, Spirits & Liqueurs ..

Although I do not like much drinking alone / at home.


So I'm not taking the piss..


Foxy

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> I go out to the pub in the evening to see other

> people not to be seen... and not to look important


What about when you're performing your card tricks in public? Hardly the shrinking violet then Foxy.



> I'm cooking everyday. Making breakfast, Lunch,

> Evening meals.

> So I go out to eat in the evening for a treat and

> a break from cooking.

> And although I might check my e-mail on my ipod I

> don't sit in the restaurant / pub Posing with my

> Laptop.

> Taking up space for hours on end.


Most people doing this are self-employed, work from home, and just like you are bored being at home all the time and want to 'be' with people. It's annoying when you get some loud mouth conducting a business call, but you get that anywhere these days. Just politely tell them to shut the fook up :)...

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