benjamin1945 16,118 Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 New long legged Lycra's came today,,,been on me bike twice for short bursts,,,felt great ,never had a pair like em,,,they have got a big patch under the crotch,,,.smiled all the way..........can't wait to go again in the morning.... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Hope you get on with your 'Lycra' Benj. I tried the ones with the gel patch, but I couldn't take to them. I have a 'Gel Seat Cover' Mi duck, it is great, it cost less than a tenner, and I can wear ordinary trousers instead of my Lycra Leggins if we are going to walk around the shops, and I still have the comfort of the 'Gel Padding'. I just have to remember to cover it when we park up in case it rains. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 23 hours ago, benjamin1945 said: New long legged Lycra's came today,,,been on me bike twice for short bursts,,,felt great ,never had a pair like em,,,they have got a big patch under the crotch,,,.smiled all the way..........can't wait to go again in the morning.... Â 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 LOL.........Good one Lizzie.........fancy a Croggie ? 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 Yes mate that could be in the running..........or perhaps on a Granville.........  Looking back had a lot of fun on 2 wheels over the years........ Dolly on Marsdens bike in me Basket down the hills on Bestwood estate Sandra on me Raleigh racer,,through the woods around Bulwell Hall Park Christine on me Scooter riding Pillion,,, over the Golf course on Bulwell Common,, Trina on a tandem on holiday in Rhyl,,.......   Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 14 hours ago, Beekay said: Had a good day today. It's 'er indoors 76th birthday so bought her a special treat. A box of liquorice novelties !  13 hours ago, carni said: Can't beat a box of Liquorice shapes Beekay, we always have some at Xmas as well as birthdays.  I will eat almost anything in the category of cakes, chocolate, biscuits, etc etc, but I've never been able to get on with liquorice. One of the few limits I have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 Thanks Den,,,still might start a ''Dreaming'' thread,,,people could document their dreams on it,,,then we could work out whether they are 'Barmy' or not... For instance,,.......throwing people over my Grannies fence and driving down to Peterborough to clean United's windows without a ladder,,,or shall i bother ?....what do others think ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 Ben, there's an old Dreaming thread which you could revive......... Â https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/13578-dreams-or-nightmares/? Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 22 hours ago, Cliff Ton said: I will eat almost anything in the category of cakes, chocolate, biscuits, etc etc, but I've never been able to get on with liquorice. One of the few limits I have. When younger I used to dip liquorice into icing sugar, when I got older changed to sherbet. Can't stand the stuff now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 Oh yes, Sherbet Dips.  The powder made me cough!  Wonder if you can still get them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Just looked on Holland and Barret, 'spanish root' is £3.09 per 100grms. Been reading a wee bit and it said that the Med. version is used in making liquorice, along with sugar and treacle, to make it more palatable. I also remember little rock hard sticks of bitter sweet liquorice. I much preferred this sort. PS. It is also grown up in Yorkshire tha knows !  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 44 minutes ago, FLY2 said: Not everyone likes the same things thank goodness. Despite loving most things sweet, I can't abide Turkish Delight. The real thing is like chewing Playdough with icing sugar on, and the jelly stuff covered in chocolate is truly unedible. Â Just to be really fussy..........I like Turkish Delight when its surrounded by chocolate....but I can't stand it on its own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 I'm with FLY2 on this one. I detest Turkish Delight...and also liquorice. Turkish Delight is supposed to be made with rose water. Whether that is what gives it such an awful taste, I don't know but it's something I never touch. Â My father loved liquorice but his favourite was the dried pods of the carob tree which he used to buy from Mellors' Confectioners in Beeston when he was a boy. Â Some years before he passed on, I found some in a shop in Whitby, of all places. He was thrilled to bits but they looked totally inedible to me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Come the build up to Christmas, the shops are inundated with turkish delight. Why do folks think everyone wants it at this time of year. It's the same with "Eat me dates", all over the shop along with nuts. I know one can buy them any time of the year, but we're overrun with them at Christmas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Come to that, big brother, why does it have to start in August?  It goes on forever. I freely admit, I detest Christmas commercialism. Christmas has never been a particularly welcome time in my family as, if there's going to be a disaster or someone dies, it always seems to happen then.  I preferred my childhood Christmases when mum would take me to Woolworths on Radford Road a few days before Christmas, where I'd select a few cards for a ha'penny each from a selection of loose ones, not wrapped in cellophane!!  Apparently, this is once again becoming the fashion due to concerns about single-use plastic and the environment. Said it before, you can't teach this generation anything about waste. We were brought up on make do and mend, loose potatoes still with the earth on them and waste not, want not.  In addition, the tree and decorations went up on Christmas Eve and not before. Nowadays, nothing is special. It's just one long, 52 weeks a year tat-fest!  Bah! Humbug!! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Beekay said: Icing sugar? I allus thought itwere talcum powder . I should hope not. Talcum powder used to contain asbestos!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 The biggest constituent of talc is China Clay, I used to go down to Cornwall to xray the china clay workers. It's also used in tablets, on shiny wellies as well as on glossy magazines etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 If the Turks like it so much they can have it. Â Never liked it. Â Always liked Fudge, though. Â Nothing fancy, Â plain old vanilla makes this dog happy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 "dried pods of the carob tree " AKA locust beans. They use to be sold on the pet stalls on Central Market. They tasted very sweet but smelled appalling when chewed - somewhat resembling merde du chien.  I think they were intended for feeding to parrots but I remember my dad buying them and expecting me to eat them.  Locust bean gum is used in the food industry as a thickening agent and roasted carob/locust beans are used as a chocolate substitute. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 He used to call them locust pods. They ate some strange things in Beeston in the 30s! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 We used to call 'Spanish root' by the name 'Chewing wood'. If someone at Junior school had some, it got passed round for everyone in the group to have a suck/chew!  As an adult, I've always referred to it as 'liquorice root'. The chewing wood we had as children was much thicker than the thinlittle sticks you can buy today from the Herbalists/ health food shops I LOVE Turkish Delight especially when my Turkish friend brings some back from where she lives in Turkey! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 Back home after two days in Whitby for the Goth festival, a lovely atmosphere and some fantastic costumes. We don't dress up our only concession to the occasion is to wear black, not very adventurous. Maybe next year we might push the boat out and wear a hat something along the lines of a Victorian mourning bonnet. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,710 Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Today I planted Snake's Head Fritillaries, and Alliums. I also planted out a few of the Echinacea I grew from seed earlier in the year. I think I may have left them a bit late, so I'll try some in the borders and pot on the rest and keep somewhere sheltered.  Also planted out Aquilegia I grew from seed. They are pretty bomb proof. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Aguilegia are like weeds in my garden - they grow everywhere and I have to keep either transplanting the young plants or throwing them away! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andyblackpool 9 Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Well sorted Brian. Â The best man won mate! Â Have a great day. Â :-)Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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