jackson 301 Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 Well Said Bilbraborn @ 201 - the same went for me: 'most working class mums had to work to a very tight budget'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 It also meant very little waste. You either ate what was put in front of you or went hungry. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dgbrit 258 Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 I want to put a shed up so the orange tree had to go but really wont miss it as we couldn't eat or give away what it produced while I was at it I picked about 10 pomegranates before the raccoons get them, Its funny but they always remind me of Goose Fair. But they are ten times the size we used to get in the UK.each one weighs over 500gram. Funny thing if you buy them at the store they are almost $2 each Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Re #203 - or got it served up cold at the next meal, when it was even less appetizing than first time round ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I wouldn't have dared let it get that far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Maybe there were less additives to the food we ate as kids. I can never remember my mum having tins of peas, carrots,etc', only baked beans and tomatoes, on the pantry shelves. It was a trip to the green-grocer or butcher on a daily basis, pies were made using lard, butter,not margarine. When frying bacon, the fat was used for the fried bread. Most folk had an allotment, they grew vegetables and fruits, when time came to harvest the stuff,there would be trading with the 'gardeners', and everyone had a share of the produce. Needless to say the trading was done in the yard of the local pub. Mums and grandma's spent the next two weeks cooking and preserving the fruit and veg,pickling all kinds of produce. That all seems so long ago,never thought I would be writing about my own history:) 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 The freezer has mainly taken over from preserves but SWMBO still makes chutney and relish. At this time of year the freezers (2 of them) are full with runners beans, calabrese and courgettes in cheese sauce, cauliflower the same, plus baby leeks. Then there's the home made tomato soup and pureed tomato. In the shed theres over a hundred weight of main crop spuds and in the lean to there are strings of red and white onions and shallots. Containers of salad leaf are just about ready to go in the greenhouse. There's 20 odd spring cabbage plus curly kale growing ready for winter All grown at the back of the house in containers of one sort or another. Why pay through the nose for bland, tasteless super market junk when its so easy to grow your own. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 D'ya know I don't think there could be anything lovelier than clapping your eyes on a pile of Potatoes (Spuds) that you've grown yourself - wished I had the time to grow more organic produce apart from the fruit on my trees. PS: I do love potatoes.................. a more versatile vegetable I don't think you could find............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Although I would not be without my freezer, mum put runner beans in rock salt, Plums and tomatoes in Kilner jars. Some apples keep better than others. Dad had a monster coxes apple tree and they were wrapped in newspaper and put in a box in the outhouse to keep. Onions pickled along with beetroot, cucumber and whatever else was in abundance. The canal side at Wollaton was full of blackberry bushes so jam was made. I still have my mums recipe for mincemeat and use it every year. I divide the jars up. Half with brandy and half without. LOVELY JUBBLY! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alisoncc 379 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 PS: I do love potatoes.................. a more versatile vegetable I don't think you could find............ Not supposed to eat taties anymore - sad. Apparently they are a member of the nightshade family, and are not good if you have any inflammatory diseases like Osteoarthitis or similar. If one might quote: Effect of steroid alkaloids on joint healthA second type of problem potentially related to the potato alkaloids involves damage to the joints caused by inflammation and altered mineral status. Whether alkaloids can contribute to joint damage of this kind is not clear from current levels of research. Some researchers have speculated that nightshade alkaloids can contribute to excessive loss of calcium from bone and excessive depositing of calcium in soft tissue. For this reason, these researchers have recommended elimination of nightshade foods from the meal plans of all individuals with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or other joint problems like gout. Doesn't mean I don't eat them, just means I try to keep it to minimum. Chip butties only once a fortnight. Tend to replace with sweet potatoe, which doesn't have the same problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hi Alison, like you say: 'sad', that you have to watch your potato intake; so far, don't suffer with any of the above but will take care in the future to indulge occasionally. PS: You've reminded me of sweet potatoes - good phytoestrogen. PPS: Up super early this morning; couldn't sleep, too warm! - and it's October, crazy........................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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RGR 218 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Could you live on $2.13/hr ( 1.pound 32 hr) +tips ??. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Hi Alison, like you say: 'sad', that you have to watch your potato intake; so far, don't suffer with any of the above but will take care in the future to indulge occasionally. PS: You've reminded me of sweet potatoes - good phytoestrogen. PPS: Up super early this morning; couldn't sleep, too warm! - and it's October, crazy........................... You are probably not getting enough of the phytoestrogen then,Jackson !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Mighty Strange how: 'Lots of Postings have gone amiss with the new Hosting'................................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Stan, I make sure that I get more than my fair share of phytoestrogens (such a tricky word!) in my daily diet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Did you realise just how tricky the word is Jackson? phyto reduces to phyt when the next letter is a vowel,and the Americans cannot spell oestrogen,they spell it estrogen... and how many tons of yams you would have to eat to have a therapeutic effect? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 For anyone who is using a lot of rice I would strongly recommend not buying at your customary supermarket but going to an "ethnic" food retailer. We have found Murat (at the back of the old Sneinton Market) brilliant for a wide selection of rices in larger packs and much cheaper than Sainsbury's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fch782c 144 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 For anyone who is using a lot of rice I would strongly recommend not buying at your customary supermarket but going to an "ethnic" food retailer. We have found Murat (at the back of the old Sneinton Market) brilliant for a wide selection of rices in larger packs and much cheaper than Sainsbury's. Thanks for the info bamber I'll give them a try Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Tried the recipe for the mince and onions yetserday, think it was Carni that posted it. Very very tasty but I put too much liquid in it so next time will only put half in, thickened up ok with some cornflour though, had it with veggies and mash, enough left for today with maybe a plate of chips ! Only problem I picked the wrong day here in Vic. in oz to cook it, we had an early spring heatwave of 35c ! so the oven on for 3 hours in our RV was a bit much. Thank goodness for airconditioners. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Glad you liked it banjo48, some times the cheap and cheerful things are the best, That's it, i definitely wont get to sleep, i'm fancying food now , Lol I think you just decided for me what we are having for dinner tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted October 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 A cheap and cheerful product Iv fallen inlove with - morrisons own body wash! They do a range that smell similar to original source. I love the lemon + lime and winter warmer. They're only a quid and they last a while Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steph 0 Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 A cheap and cheerful product Iv fallen inlove with - morrisons own body wash! They do a range that smell similar to original source. I love the lemon + lime and winter warmer. They're only a quid and they last a while Pixie, Original Source Body wash is on offer in Wilko's - £1. Just stocked up on the lemon one although I also noticed that Poundland have them as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 What`s wrong with good old carbolic soap !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Few minutes away from the budget, wonder if I'll be poorer or indeed richer by the end of the day? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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