Subject: Llamas and Pirates
Posted by: AnneBonney
Date: Oct 28 08
Welcome to the Llama/Pirate Halloween party. Anything goes here....anything appropriate for this site, that is. :)
Posted by: AnneBonney
Date: Oct 28 08
Welcome to the Llama/Pirate Halloween party. Anything goes here....anything appropriate for this site, that is. :)
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Qmel 
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Oops! Got Tinky-Winky and Dipsey mixed up! I had two nieces that loved watching Teletubbies. But their both in middle school now, and don't watch Teletubbies anymore. Reply #1781. Dec 30 08, 7:04 PM |
flopsymopsy
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I always leave the rind on Brie, though when I had a couple of cats they used to swipe brie off my plate so I'd cut strips of rind off for them just so they'd leave my cheese alone. Cats are not supposed to be able to digest cheese but they didn't seem to care. Sinking Bishop is named after the sort of pear that makes the juice the cheese is 'bathed' in - I love it. And any sort of smelly and/or blue cheese. English apples are the best to eat with cheese, none of those bland woolly red things or even the sharp green granny smiths of Australia - but a crisp, tart English apple of the sort that makes angels smile. Reply #1782. Dec 30 08, 7:04 PM |
| Qmel
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Okay! It looks like Flopsy has volunteered to bring cheese to the New Year's Eve bash! Reply #1783. Dec 30 08, 9:17 PM |
fredfrank
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As long as she doesn't cut it. ( I know) Reply #1784. Dec 30 08, 9:44 PM |
cydonia325
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Oh, Jabberwok - Thank you EVER so much for that detailed Teletubbies History! I'm reliving the glory days of Tinkywinky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po. If I have nightmares about the aforementioned abominations, which were created to "entertain" children and terrorise parents across the planet, I am blaming you ;) I may also have nightmares about Stinking Bishop Cheese... Cyd Reply #1785. Dec 30 08, 11:54 PM |
Blackdresss
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Okay, then it must be Po on my refrigerator. I should take photos. She is very, very clever and artistic, but I was much happier when she drew me a perfect Raggedy Ann doll while watching some episode of that on TV. Who were the creepy little Japanese anime things? One was shaped like a bee and may have also been called Stinger, although I think it shocked you electrically. I have one of those on my refrigerator, too, and I hate those things, as well. But art is art, and a good aunt is a good aunt. Do you know the creepy little creatures I mean? I can't recall what they were, other than freaky. I had no clue it was actually called "Stinking Bishop"! You are a veritable encyclopedia is cheese! My kitties were also veraaaaa interested in my brie cheese one night, so I cut tiny pieces of the rind off for them, knowing they would sniff it and turn up their noses and march off, but nooooo! They loved it, and cats are supposed to be lactose-intolerant. They won't touch milk or cream or anything else dairy, but they do love tiny tastes of brie rind. Go figure. Maybe they think it's roadkill, too. And... I forgot what else I wanted to say, so let me go read again. I really, really want to find some "Stinking Bishop" cheese now, though, since I've never heard of it. Reply #1786. Dec 31 08, 12:31 AM |
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Flopsy, I know what it was! What are English apples? Is there a variety I may have heard of? I'm not sure the U.S. is exactly apple-rich, either. I prefer Braeburn apples from New Zealand, and Gala apples are also delicious. I save Granny Smiths for a very tart apple pie, and to add to any jam I may be making for the extra pectin, and to eliminate some of the sugar. But what is an English apple? If there is a New Year's Eve bash, even if it's in UK, I am so there! I'll bring the wine, which is another story altogether. You have to admit, we have some VERY good California wines. Not as good as French wines, granted, but some CA wines are very, very good. I have another tale about a very, very, VERY bad Chilean wine I bought one night, if you want to hear it. And if you ever get the chance to buy Little Black Dress wine (which is my real online name, but was too many letters for my trivia name, so I shortened it to Blackdresss and added an extra S for effect,) don't do it! It's horrible! The bottle is very cute, though. The wine tastes like turpentine. I saved the bottle ... ~Elle Reply #1787. Dec 31 08, 12:38 AM |
TCEB
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Hi Elle , If I have it right , there are 2,300 varieties of British apple . You won't have heard of the Peasgood Nonsuch , the Bloody Ploughman or the Greasy Pippin , nor probably the Egremont Russet or Lord Lambourne , but surely Bramley and Cox's Orange Pippin ring a bell ? Reply #1788. Dec 31 08, 5:06 AM |
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Well hmmmmm.... Bramley. Gotta say no. Orange Pippin? I've heard of it, but I'm sure I've never had one. I'm thinking these are not sold in any of our local grocery stores. But! Do you have that god-awful processed "cheese food" in an aerosol can? You just tip it upside down and squirt, and out comes this muck you are supposed to put on crackers and then pretend is edible! It's horrible! What is brilliant, however, is real whipped cream in a can. It doesn't compare to real whipped cream you make by whipping the cream, of course, but it's close, and really pretty good in a pinch. At least it's dairy and not a "whipped food product." Next up: Where to buy truly great coffee beans, and the many different varieties. Or, movies. Or, popcorn! You pick! I'm off to bed. I forgot tonight was New Year's Eve. If I am to make it to the big bash, I'll have to get on a plane soon and very soon. Send me directions! I'm always dressed for every occasion. ~Elle Reply #1789. Dec 31 08, 5:41 AM |
cyberhen
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Hi Elle, You will find the party here - http://www.funtrivia.com/bb.cfm?action=details&qnid=21613&boardid=1111111 Reply #1790. Dec 31 08, 7:01 AM |
| flopsymopsy
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Bramley is a cooking apple... it's about twice the size of an eating apple, very green and sour - but take the core out and fill the hole with coarse light brown sugar (we'd use demerara sugar but I don't thing you have that) and some sultanas/raisins and bake until soft, serve with ice cream, mmmmmmmmm. Bramleys make great apple pie. If you're eating Braeburn apples imported from, say, New Zealand, that's quite close to the texture of an English apple. What makes our apples so good is the climate. Because it's not blazing hot here and because of the gentle rain we get through the growing season, fruit grows and ripens slowly producing not just flavour but a different texture. You wouldn't grow melons commercially here for example, we don't have the weather for it, or sweetcorn (our maize is only good enough for cattle really), but apples, plums, greengages grow well and in many varieties - as do soft fruits, especially strawberries. Of all the apples that grow here, the best of all is the Cox's Orange Pippin. You may find things called Cox's apples, which are probably an apple bread from a hybrid, but there's no flavour like an Orange Pippin. There's a description here: http://www.orangepippin.com/apples/coxs-orange-pippin.aspx As for cheese stuff from a can... euw, I've never seen that and don't want to! We do have cream in cans, and it's not bad - but it's not proper cream, lol. Have you ever had Clotted cream? Just thinking about it puts pounds on the hips. Reply #1791. Dec 31 08, 9:35 AM |
| baban
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Mmm, clotted cream on a fresh warm scone with strawberry jam... yum. And now I've confused the Americans among us :) Reply #1792. Dec 31 08, 9:57 AM |
| TCEB
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I asked the maid , in dulcet tone To order me a buttered scone The silly girl has been and gone And ordered me a buttered scone . Reply #1793. Dec 31 08, 10:41 AM |
| baban
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:D TCEB, now they probably don't get that either... I'm of the tone group :) on the basis that you don't find 'cons' on the motorway (at least you hope not :D). Reply #1794. Dec 31 08, 11:07 AM |
| flopsymopsy
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Any chance I could con you out of a scone, baban? Reply #1795. Dec 31 08, 11:16 AM |
maninmidohio
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Are we going to have to hire a translator for this thread? Reply #1796. Dec 31 08, 11:33 AM |
Jabberwok
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It's OK, just one of those class/clarse discussions. Being as my mother is from the North, I say scone. But I have an Oxbridge-speaking husband and Southern children who say scone. Perfectly clear really. :) Reply #1797. Dec 31 08, 12:12 PM |
| flopsymopsy
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And I had working class parents from the east so they said scone at home but I went to grammar school in the south so I said scone when I was out. It's really quite easy, just ask for a cream tea. Reply #1798. Dec 31 08, 12:19 PM |
| cydonia325
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Jabberwok, While I managed to avoid the Teletubbies dream, I have the theme song stuck in my head :p At midnight, I shall make a toast to you, while I masticate Stinking Bishop Cheese. That song ain't going away. (See reply #1785) :) Reply #1799. Dec 31 08, 12:30 PM |
| flopsymopsy
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uhuh... someone from Stepford with a Teletubbies nightmare doesn't bear thinking about, try this: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=j-nL1rTxrqM Reply #1800. Dec 31 08, 12:39 PM |
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