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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
-   The Barbie (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/)
-   -   Missing things from home (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/missing-things-home-801927/)

BadgeIsBack Jul 5th 2013 11:22 am
Re: Missing things from home
 
Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 10786515)
What's an iron? :confused:
It is when you prepare and press clothes, but with a hidden meaning?

old.sparkles Jul 5th 2013 11:22 am
Re: Missing things from home
 
Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 10786515)
What's an iron? :confused:
Think it's a golf thingy :lol:

Pollyana Jul 5th 2013 11:37 am
Re: Missing things from home
 
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 10786518)
It is when you prepare and press clothes, but with a hidden meaning?
:confused:How can clothes have a hidden meaning.........I prepare mine, wash them, they hang on a rack to dry, shake em and wear them!
There is a thing packed in a box here that is allegfedly called an iron, and I have a thing labelled "ironing board" which I use as a hatstand!

Originally Posted by old.sparkles (Post 10786519)
Think it's a golf thingy :lol:
:thumbup: Ah one of them stick things?

old.sparkles Jul 5th 2013 11:39 am
Re: Missing things from home
 
Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 10786540)
:thumbup: Ah one of them stick things?
That's it - usually causes lots of swearing :lol:

BadgeIsBack Jul 5th 2013 11:44 am
Re: Missing things from home
 
Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 10786540)
:confused:How can clothes have a hidden meaning.........I prepare mine, wash them, they hang on a rack to dry, shake em and wear them!
There is a thing packed in a box here that is allegfedly called an iron, and I have a thing labelled "ironing board" which I use as a hatstand!
he he. The irony behind irons on the board.

Dreamy Jul 5th 2013 6:46 pm
Re: Missing things from home
 
Originally Posted by Snap Shot (Post 10785283)
paxo stuffing
I was so excited when Coles had paxo in... then I got some, made it and remembered it was reconstituted cardboard in a box :)

So I just make my own. Unfortunately it's way too scrummy so I could eat an entire pan myself and it's not exactly low calorie (or low carb for that matter)

RedDragon2008 Jul 5th 2013 9:05 pm
Re: Missing things from home
 
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 10786506)
:thumbsup:

Even my wife uses an iron!
While your wearing them?;)

Mike at Taree Jul 5th 2013 9:15 pm
Re: Missing things from home
 
Originally Posted by cheshire-cat (Post 10785279)
Oxtail soup
bassetts liquorice allsorts
meat and potatoe pies
cheshire cheese
black pudding
curry sauce on fish and chips
haddock
mackerel
gammon
boddingtons beer
newcastle brown
Newcastle Brown Ale is available in most good bottle shops such as Dan Murphy's, however as a Geordie I can assure you it's a shadow of its former self, especially now that it's made in Tadcaster. :unsure:
However I agree about the black pudding, would kill for a few slices most morning, can taste it right now.
Cheshire, Wenslydale etc was imported here as well until Mad Cow.
I wondered about this as OXO cubes still available and on checking they contain no beef. :thumbdown:

Snap Shot Jul 5th 2013 9:47 pm
Re: Missing things from home
 
Originally Posted by Dreamy (Post 10786784)
I was so excited when Coles had paxo in... then I got some, made it and remembered it was reconstituted cardboard in a box :)

So I just make my own. Unfortunately it's way too scrummy so I could eat an entire pan myself and it's not exactly low calorie (or low carb for that matter)
Home made sage and onion stuffing is just to delicious. The urge to put melted butter on it and guzzle the lot would be to hard to resist.

It's just easier to make up some Paxo. Nice enough for me and does the job i.e. served with roast chicken or spread over chicken pieces and baked until cooked or added into minced pork as a meat loaf ingredient.

moneypenny20 Jul 5th 2013 9:59 pm
Re: Missing things from home
 
Me best mate. Anything else I can get or happily live without.

cresta57 Jul 5th 2013 10:37 pm
Re: Missing things from home
 
Originally Posted by Mike at Taree (Post 10786927)
Newcastle Brown Ale is available in most good bottle shops such as Dan Murphy's, however as a Geordie I can assure you it's a shadow of its former self, especially now that it's made in Tadcaster. :unsure:
However I agree about the black pudding, would kill for a few slices most morning, can taste it right now.
Cheshire, Wenslydale etc was imported here as well until Mad Cow.
I wondered about this as OXO cubes still available and on checking they contain no beef. :thumbdown:
Black pudding & white for the Scots is readily available in Brisbane. I often have a slice of fried black pudding on top of some beans on toast for a pre fishing breakfast. Especially if I'm going to be paddling 10-15 k that day.:thumbup:

Mike at Taree Jul 5th 2013 10:41 pm
Re: Missing things from home
 
Restricted to Coles, Woolies, IGA and Aldi here but no black pudding :blink:

I'll stock up on a couple of kilos next time I'm in Newcastle and freeze portions.

cresta57 Jul 5th 2013 10:51 pm
Re: Missing things from home
 
Originally Posted by Mike at Taree (Post 10786971)
Restricted to Coles, Woolies, IGA and Aldi here but no black pudding :blink:

I'll stock up on a couple of kilos next time I'm in Newcastle and freeze portions.
It freezes really well I cut it into slices half inch thick & freeze it 2 in a bag.

BadgeIsBack Jul 6th 2013 2:41 pm
Re: Missing things from home
 
Originally Posted by RedDragon2008 (Post 10786925)
While your wearing them?;)
In a moment of panic about 25 years ago I did once iron flat, or correct, a section of shirt while I was wearing it....I was more mortified about being witnessed than the act...

moneypenny20 Jul 6th 2013 3:57 pm
Re: Missing things from home
 
In The Partridge Family, David Cassidy used to iron Susan Dey's hair. Where the hell did that memory come from? :blink::lol:


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