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sans	Oct 3rd 2007 4:59 pm

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I bought a jar of Robertsons Bramble jelly jam AND :D:p the biggest bar of Galaxy today............. Yummy

NB Sue

Oct 4th 2007 1:19 am

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In answer to MKmurrays - the frying chickens can be fried in a deep fat frier! Or at least that is what some of my friends tell me. One of them deep fat fried a turkey for a christmas party last year (instructions on the internet). I couldn't go, but apparently it came out really crispy on the outside and juicy inside (who cares about all that fat!).

Dobbie - I am with you on the twigletts. now I am hungry again.

I miss the drink alternatives. We often drank some of the alcohol free bottles of slightly fizzy presses and ginger and fruit extracts. It wasn't cheap, but did slow down my wine intake somewhat. With the cost of wine over here I am surprised that they don't have more upper quality alcohol free alternatives.

ann m

Oct 4th 2007 1:59 am

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Originally Posted by rwin (Post 5384683)

:blink::confused::huh::huh::confused::unsure: :blink:

What kind of cooking?

What would you use for applie pies, apple crumbles, or red cabbage and apple (if such a dish is eaten here?) ? We're looking for what we call Bramley apples - huge, quite bitter (so you add sugar!) things - about twice the size of (mainly sweet) 'eating' apples ...

Rob4BC

Oct 4th 2007 2:06 am

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Hellman's, please tell me I can get it in Canada. :ohmy::unsure:

Steve_P

Oct 4th 2007 2:14 am

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Originally Posted by Morwenna (Post 5384679)

I wandered around our Safeways looking at the apples and decided they are all dessert apples, so I thought I'd ask a local what they used for cooking and picked a likely-looking housewifey sort of personage.

She was initially utterly perplexed by the question, and eventually suggested Spartans. mmmm never mind eh. :blink:

Maybe it's worth looking in the farmer's markets though ......

I'd suggest Granny Smith's.

Very firm, tart and green.

iaink

Oct 4th 2007 2:16 am

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If you are going to add sugar anyway, what does it matter?

Has it occured to anyone that the "cooking apples" in the UK might just be a way to sell the otherwise unpalatably bitter ones?

We just use regular apples for apple pie, and dont cook it for quite as long as they are softer to start with. No one has complained yet.

ann m

Oct 4th 2007 2:17 am

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Originally Posted by Rob4BC (Post 5386313)

Hellman's, please tell me I can get it in Canada. :ohmy::unsure:

If you're talking mayo - what size would you like sir? big, bigger, large, larger, pretty damn big, or ginormous ?? Seriously - who can get through that amount of mayo before it goes off ? :)

Rob4BC

Oct 4th 2007 2:17 am

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Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 5386338)

I'd suggest Granny Smith's.

Very firm, tart and green.

I'm sure she can get a cream for that!!!:eek:

iaink

Oct 4th 2007 2:18 am

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Originally Posted by Rob4BC (Post 5386313)

Hellman's, please tell me I can get it in Canada. :ohmy::unsure:

Mayonnaise? There are about 4 different varieties of Hellman's branded stuff alone, never mind all the others.

Steve_P

Oct 4th 2007 2:19 am

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Originally Posted by ann m (Post 5386352)

Seriously - who can get through that amount of mayo before it goes off ? :)

Those that use it in sandwiches instead of margarine or butter.;)

Steve_P

Oct 4th 2007 2:20 am

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Originally Posted by Rob4BC (Post 5386354)

I'm sure she can get a cream for that!!!:eek:

Yes whipped and you could put it on the pie afterward. :p

Rob4BC

Oct 4th 2007 2:21 am

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Originally Posted by ann m (Post 5386352)

If you're talking mayo - what size would you like sir? big, bigger, large, larger, pretty damn big, or ginormous ?? Seriously - who can get through that amount of mayo before it goes off ? :)

I'll report back when I've had a go - off to Toronto in just less than 2 weeks and feeling so much better now - you just don't understand my relationship with Hellman's Mayo.:wub::wub::wub:

Rob.

daft batty

Oct 4th 2007 2:23 am

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Originally Posted by terese677 (Post 5378381)

When we went for our recce to Vancouver I noticed I couldn't find a joint of lamb, or thick cut bacon- are these to be found?
Terese

you can get "cottage roll" here. Its like a bacon joint and you can make really yummy ham and split pea soup with it

Rob4BC

Oct 4th 2007 2:27 am

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Originally Posted by iaink (Post 5386356)

Mayonnaise? There are about 4 different varieties of Hellman's branded stuff alone, never mind all the others.

There are NO others,:huh: there's only Hellman's!!!:wub::thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 5386360)

Those that use it in sandwiches instead of margarine or butter.;)

Got it in one!:thumbup:

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Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 5386368)

Yes whipped and you could put it on the pie afterward. :p

Is that what her Doctor prescribed?:rofl:

iaink

Oct 4th 2007 2:29 am

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Originally Posted by Rob4BC (Post 5386395)

There are NO others,:huh: there's only Hellman's!!!:wub::thumbsup:

Its your money...if you want to pay twice as much for the same stuff thats in the cheaper jars, thats not my problem;)

Have you ever had real, home made mayo? or Dutch "Frite Sauce". Now we are talking:p

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