What's your luxury?
Mar 22nd 2018 | 7:01 am
#76
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Re: What's your luxury?
At the moment, none. 
We had 4 up until recently when Mr Fox decided to drop by. Very unusual that, I've never seen a fox around here, country foxes are far too wary of people for that, plus with all the pheasants around here they never need to work very hard for a meal.
Anyway, we had one each of Sussex Ranger, Pied Ranger, Speckledy and a Goldline. Just for eggs, not meat. The Speckledy was a damned nuisance, broody as anything. I was really tempted to wring its neck. The others were brilliant, in total we got probably 20+ eggs a week from the 4 of them.
Will get some new ones later this spring, not the Speckledy though.
We had 4 up until recently when Mr Fox decided to drop by. Very unusual that, I've never seen a fox around here, country foxes are far too wary of people for that, plus with all the pheasants around here they never need to work very hard for a meal.Anyway, we had one each of Sussex Ranger, Pied Ranger, Speckledy and a Goldline. Just for eggs, not meat. The Speckledy was a damned nuisance, broody as anything. I was really tempted to wring its neck. The others were brilliant, in total we got probably 20+ eggs a week from the 4 of them.
Will get some new ones later this spring, not the Speckledy though.
We use to get around 2 dozen a day from the 26 that we had. All those we couldn't use used to be sold by our daughter to our neighbours. In fact, as I have probably stated before, the chicks came about as a result of an "entrepreneurial project" she had at school. She used to deliver them using her quad - definitely a rural thing.
Mar 22nd 2018 | 8:02 am
#77
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From: Vlaanderen
Re: What's your luxury?
) is good, Swiss - especially Gruyère - even better, but I imagine that that is impossible to find in your neck of the woods.
Mar 22nd 2018 | 8:08 am
#78
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Re: What's your luxury?
No, I can get Gruyère easily enough. Expensive though. But it doesn't go on a scone with strawberry jam as well Devon Cream does.
Mar 22nd 2018 | 8:27 am
#79
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Mar 22nd 2018 | 9:28 am
#80
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Re: What's your luxury?
Was that before bacon and ice cream or after?
I have a pot of fig cabernet jam and the label says have it with cheese. I can't bring myself to do it.
Mar 22nd 2018 | 1:38 pm
#81
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From: Ontario
Re: What's your luxury?
It is. It's one of the things my ex brings from Switzerland. That and Cailler wrappers (to make it clear that she hasn't forgotten how much I like the chocolate and that she hasn't brought any).
Mar 22nd 2018 | 8:08 pm
#84
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From: Western Australia
Re: What's your luxury?
The biggest luxury I've treated myself to recently is eyebrow tattoos. My eyebrows were really sparse after years of methotrexate treatment and I was sick of penciling them in. It cost £550 and was worth every penny 
Mar 22nd 2018 | 10:39 pm
#86
I still dont believe it..
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From: 12 degrees north
Re: What's your luxury?
These are all real caribbean fruit - citrus here is on steroids, not like the wimpy things you get in cooler or less hostile climes.
About:
300ml west indian lime juice [or 500ml of grafted/tahitian lime juice]
600ml seville orange juice [thats the vicious stuff not sweet fruit]
300ml bergamot juice [its another citrus fruit - source if the flavour in earl grey tea]
Tablespoon of ground dried bergamot peel.
5 litres water
About 6 tablespoons white sugar
Yes its orangey in colour, you could use caramel instead of sugar if you wanted it black but why...
About:
300ml west indian lime juice [or 500ml of grafted/tahitian lime juice]
600ml seville orange juice [thats the vicious stuff not sweet fruit]
300ml bergamot juice [its another citrus fruit - source if the flavour in earl grey tea]
Tablespoon of ground dried bergamot peel.
5 litres water
About 6 tablespoons white sugar
Yes its orangey in colour, you could use caramel instead of sugar if you wanted it black but why...
Mar 22nd 2018 | 11:07 pm
#88
Ungloved lefty barbarian
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From: Vlaanderen
Re: What's your luxury?
Normally not, but....
Oh yes!
Yes again!
That is plain cruel!
Oh yes!
That is plain cruel!
Mar 22nd 2018 | 11:13 pm
#90
I still dont believe it..
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 2,787
From: 12 degrees north
Re: What's your luxury?
Try old [oude] Gouda - its lovely - ultimate cheese on toast material. A bit like crumbly red leicester.
