General Chat

Wot!
This from the people who invented tins of pre-mashed peas?
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Merry Christmas from where the sun is shining and the ground is shaking.
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Chris

I suppose I can use the juices from the box (Turkey is in) and make gravy in a saucepan. Beats 4 scoops and water.

Vera

Vetra - I always use the meat joices etc and thicken with a little Bisto.

Vetra - I always use the meat joices etc and thicken with a little Bisto.

i dont like ready made mash :( altho i love ready mashed turnip :-D

You can't beat T***cos ready made mash. However in the interests of thrift I bought a masher the other day with a view to diy. I expect that potato will be baked instead.

Vera

some people work till very late and fancy more than beans on ,,,nothing wrong with aleady mashed spuds and anything else thats quick......I dont fancy peeling spuds and veg cook and eat at 8/9 or ten at night....and fish and chips or pizza or takeaway isnt always wanted or liked......easypeasy...... :-D


making own custard doesnt come out of a tin or packet...but from scratch......eggs milk flavouring and cream.....yummy....so using birds powder is short cutting...... :-D :-D :-D :-D

I can't be bothered to cook anymore but I did cook in the past. All that chipping, chopping and whisking - and if it's only for one sometimes its just as cheap to buy ready made like custard.

Not sure about the gravy Chris - do you mean meat juices thickened with bisto or daughter's (veggie) special or 4 scoops and half a pint of water.I was tempted by the turkey gravy I saw but that would be a waste for one. I need an OH they eat everything up!

Vera

they sell them for people to buy so i dont see no harm, some people arnt natural cooks lol, i wouldnt make my own soup, i alwyas buy, as for custard mbrosia tins all the way,

ya cant beat good old bisto with an onion yum yum x

Merlin despising ready-grated cheese? Some time ago on here someone recommended as a quick microwave dish melting chopped up cheese in milk, then whisking in eggs - I tried with the grated cheese I had on hand and have used this formula as a very quick almost souffle type dish ever since! and l always keep some ready-grated cheese available

Julia, tried it once,and as they say,Once Bit Twice Shy. :-D :-D :-)

Merlin, you will make someone a good 'wife' one of these days LOLOL

Julia in Derbyshire

They also sell " ready made Mashed Potatoes" the mind boggles. :-S whilst waiting for call from hospital have just made some very nice Apple Crumbles and a couple of pies.(Last of the apples of my trees.) :-D :-D :-D :-)

Kay???? - Celariac has the same difficulties to peel. What I do with both these veggies is to slice across the bottom to get a flat level. Then carve around the veg. DOWNWARDS all around, onto the chopping board.

Julia in Derbyshire

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wrong person...CP.... ;-).

one of the worse veg to cut up must be swede,,,it needs a good sharpe axe to just get through the skin,,,,,,,,,,this I sometimes buy already done and just pick out bits that aint been peeled to my satisfaction,,

I dont have a problem with instant anything if it suits the persons needs.

Carol, have you though of getting a Mouli grinder, if you could use it with your Arthritis. Mine is invaluable. I also have a potatoe ricer to save all that mashing.
You would probably get them at a good cook shop or Lakeland.

Julia in Derbyshire

You're right Matthew. I like to know whose bits of grated finger is in my cheese LOL :-0 :-D :-)

those of us with arthritic hands are thankful for the grated cheese & prepared veg as it saves us hours of time & pain

sorry Kay ...

:-)

In my opinion, the most HEINOUS thing I have seen on supermarket shelves.... ready-grated cheese. :-| :-| :-|

oxo cubes,cornflour and water,,,,,,how simple is that for gravy,,,,,,,