darkazana 1,736 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Used to use pressure cooker and still do if I want to make stew quickly, and for Christmas pud, but prefer proper steamer for my veg. By the time I'd finished taking the pressure cooker off and heating up again for adding veg which don't take so long to cook it takes as long to use as the steamer, where I can add the veg without taking it off the stove, and still use the water for the gravy. Slow cooker really doesn't use so much energy. Have a gadget which shows the electric consumption and it shows very little increase. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 i prepear my stews and casoroles in the morning and cookon a low light all day by tea time nice and tender freeze half and eat what we want that day put rest in casarole dish and reheat on a high heat the next day. always tastes better the second day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 As mentioned elswhere, chicken giblets in the water in pressure cooker (after trimming of any fat). Leave to cook and add veg on top in a basket to steam. The best gravy stock you can get, thicken with 'Goldenfry' onion gravy powder, mixed in a cup first to get rid of any lumps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Chickens dont have any taste anymore That's because they don't have any fat on them! The flavour comes from fat. Similarly, if you can get good fatty Hereford beef it will always taste better than the lean, fast growing continental breeds used in farming today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 As I walked around the garden today I stopped to pull a carrot to munch on and then picked a few young, tender pea pods to eat straight from the vine. Lovely and can't get cheaper than that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Fresh from the garden.That sounds lovely Compo,i was never given the job of podding the peas for dinner, any guesses why? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 That reminds me, carni. When I was a little kid my Mum would sit on the back step podding the peas. Family Favourites would be on the radio and I'd go and sit on the step and help my Mum with the peas. When I thought she wasn't looking I'd sneak one into my mouth and when she caught me she'd give me a playful clip round the ear. I can also remember helping her with the washing as I turned the handle on the mangle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Sitting on the step with Mam, the colander and pan and peas,is exactly how it remember to,so many of us did similar things in our childhood it must have been the way things were in those days,very down to earth,not much dosh about. I was allowed to pod the Broad Beans on my own as they weren't so tasty raw, lol Pixie,I wish i could pass on to you some of the meals Mam cooked, they were all on a budget, Rabbit, (stewed or roasted) Mince in Pies or with Mash, Something called Fry! served with Swede/potato mash,Yorkies and veg, Peas Soup made with Pork Bones, Breast of Lamb,(roasted or in Stew), all made with cheap cuts but so tasty, its marvelous how adding a few onions to a recipe can bring out the flavor. When she made Stew she always said to us. "shout Hoy! if you get a piece of meat". It was always delicious though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Sunday dinner preparation involved me in chopping up the fresh mint if it were roast lamb, and the fresh parsley for the thyme and parsley stuffing. Operation carried out with a small pair of nail scissors and after a while it didn't half hurt your little fingers! Radio accompaniment was the omnibus edition of The Archers with Jack and Dan having a drink with Walter in The Bull. Carni, you must be pretty close to Ambridge, have you been in The Bull lately? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Carni re #31, servants years ago had to whistle while they were taking food between the kitchen and the dining hall. When they were whistling they weren't eating. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Commo #34 Do the people from Ambridge take Umbrage if you offend them? I have never been to ' The Bull,' but my hubby says i some times talk it. Lol Mmmmm; I can smell the Mint, Thyme, Parsley and Sage. Denshaw #35 Sounds like a good idea,i might give it ago to see if it works. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 The last time I was over in England,(2002)I was shocked at the price of food.It is no wonder that people on limited incomes have to budget their spending on food. Locally we have 'farmers markets',fresh produce is at least half of the store prices,then there are 'meat markets'much the same in prices. Just out of curiosity,what is the cost of a gallon of milk, or a loaf of bread? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I normally buy a 2 pint carton of milk for about 90p. Bread can be anywhere from 40p to £1.50 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Milk is either sold as 4 pints = 2.27305 litres or 2 litres = 3.51951 pints Both are £1 Both plastic containers look the same size when on display but as you can see buying in litres you get about 12% less, or nearly half a pint less! Not many people know that! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dgbrit 258 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 2 gal milk $4.80 5 Avacados $3.90 10 ears of corn $1.00 10lb of Oranges $4.00 2lb Strawberries $3.00 10 lb Taters $3.50 2 things I do miss is Pork crackling & Herring not in the same meal Ha Ha but cant get either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,504 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Mudgie # 37 ...... I don't know where Mick buys his milk but I paid £1.29 for 4 pints the other day in a supermarket, therefore £2.58 for a gallon. But remember that the US gallon is 10% smaller than the UK gallon. I've found bread to be a lot more expensive in the USA compared to the UK. In Miami I pay around $3.50 for a medium size loaf that would be around £1.00 over here. We haven't had milk delivered for about 20 years but at that time I remember paying 33p a pint, so it's cheaper now. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 We pay £1.39 for a two litre bottle of milk from our local corner shop. Most our veg is almost free as I have an allotment & carbon free as my plot is only five minuets walk from our house. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Mums been to Iceland, 4 pints for a quid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,086 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Mums been to Iceland, 4 pints for a quid. Our daughter's just been to Iceland, too. 4 days for £1200 including a trip to see Eyjafjallajökull. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Milk £1 2L/4 pints @ ASDA, Lidle ALDI and Morrisons Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisB 150 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Hang on there's a catch! Quite true, Iceland do a 4 pint bottle for £1, but 4 pints is 2.272 litres. Some places, Farmfoods for example are charging £1 for 2 litres which is 0.272 ltrs less than 4 pints, so 'short measure' there! Sainsburys do a 4 pint bottle of 1% fat milk which has an orange label and top, for £1, very good it is too But go in Tesco and the exact same milk, exact same size is £1.29 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MELTONSTILTON 452 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Milk. Mine is fresh straight from the cow, non treated and healthy, I also get my butter, cream, cottage cheese and yoghurts, from the same heard, at my brother in laws farm, and they taste GOOD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 ChrisB re #46 with this topic being so busy you can be excused for not seeing #39 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Go to Morrisons at 3.00pm on a Sunday, loads of reduced prices (Well there is at ours!) No word of a lie , I fed our lot for less than 3 quid for a whole week once, everything on the 'woopsie counter' was at 9p and there was loads of it too ! I even got a big joint of Beef for 99p (should have been 12 quid) I've had a whole Gammon for 2 and a half quid before too.Trouble is where we are word has got round and it's all gone really quick now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Beefsteak... The term "If you fell in a bucket of Sh... and roses" comes to mind (Things our parents used to say?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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