mick2me 3,033 Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 The small fruit sponge cake #75, in america is referred to as an 'English muffin' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 But sometimes called an American Muffin but if I muffed that one up, I ain't miffed about it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,674 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 One of our favourite lunchtime snacks is a cheesy pikelet . Cheap and quick . Toast your pikelet as normal , then thinly spread on tomato puree , put one slice cheddar on that with a slice of tomato on top and put under grill till cheese is slightly browned . Sprinkle with ground pepper and serve with a bit of salad and jobs a good 'un . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Memories of pikelets toasted on an open fire and eaten dripping with butter: Scrumptious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Memories of pikelets toasted on an open fire and eaten dripping with butter: Scrumptious. Not just 'memories' for some of us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I've kept my open fire Stu - wouldn't part with that for all the world; it's just that I'm not as liberal with the butter as I used to be - and pikelets depend upon delicious tasting butter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Very wise, Christine. I agree, an open fire is the life and soul of a home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I have pikelets now and then and I like the way that DAVIDW has them (#78). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 My old mum used to tell me she once had a job 'poking holes in pyclets' after which she got another job 'mangling pots' ................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 'Poking holes in pikelets' eh Paulus? A good way for your mum to get rid of pent up frustrations - and she got paid for it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 It was the 'mangling pots' that most intrigued me, but I never asked the obvious question................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 How on earth can you 'mangle pots'? You'd smash 'em to smithereens! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Exactly what I thought..................d'you think my mum was pulling my leg?.................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 BTW where on earth is smithereens...................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Yes - interesting jobs those. They remind me of the industries my mum used to refer to - the jam mines at Pinxton, the treacle pits at Selston and the fog-bottling works at Shottle. And another thing - if a stupid person is called gormless, what exactly is the gorm that we all need in order to avoid stupidity? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,674 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 BTW where on earth is smithereens...................... From Merriam-Webster dates smithereens to 1829, while T. P. Dolan suggests 1825, citing Jeremiah Hogan’s The English Language in Ireland. This last source also mentions an Anglo-Irish verb smither, meaning “break in pieces”. The variant forms smiddereens and shivereens were recorded before the spelling stabilised........... thought to derive from the Irish smidrín /(“small fragment”, plural smidiríní). So maybe smither entered Irish as smiodar, became smidrín, and re-entered English as smithereens. Whatever its precise origin, the word seems to have been spreading steadily since its inception. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,674 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Yes - interesting jobs those. They remind me of the industries my mum used to refer to - the jam mines at Pinxton, the treacle pits at Selston and the fog-bottling works at Shottle. And another thing - if a stupid person is called gormless, what exactly is the gorm that we all need in order to avoid stupidity? From English dialectal gaum (“understanding”) + -less = (“without”) before that (c.1200), from Old Norse gaumr "care, heed " 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Easily digestible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 I don't know if I am teaching granny to suck eggs here, but if you like custard and haven't tried this one then do so. It is ready to use - just warm up in a saucepan. It's gorgeous. For heaven's sake DON'T TELL CARNI. I'll go so far to say that it is the Hobgoblin of custard. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 She'll already know about it Dave ! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 I have to agree Chulla - but I prefer it from a tin (you get more that way - I think!) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Just been to Tesco. That packet of custard I showed (above) was £1.65. We get it from our local Heron store for £1. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Herons Haselet, yum!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Surely you wouldn't mek much haselet from a heron would you? Yer'd need quite a few I reckon! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Ambrosia Devon Custard.#94/95 You're right; I do know about it and we stock up on it when it is on offer at Morrisons at 50p a tin. We have five tins in the Pantry as we speak,(Bought on offer at Christmas, with 12/2017 use by date. I mainly just make half a pint, the old fashioned way with Custard Powder, Sugar and Milk in the microwave, it only takes 3mins. You just made me fancy some Stewed Fruit and Custard. Which one, I've got Damsons, Apples and Guzgogs in the freezer? Mmmm 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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