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Post by deadwoodgultch on Jun 29, 2020 19:14:55 GMT
Ian, just mix it, if I'm lying, I'm dying. Make round balls about the size of a soup spoon put them on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper and press them down, no real mess to clean up. Just make sure it is thoroughly hand mixed I actually use a fork. I wanted the first recipe to be easy, so even a retired officer could make it. The Tiger sauce sounds great.
Regards, Tom
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Post by yanmacca on Jun 29, 2020 19:49:22 GMT
Yeah the Tiger sauce does sound good, I bet you could kill a Tiger with it.
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Post by Beth on Jul 7, 2020 21:38:01 GMT
Ian after the 4th of July feasting I wondered do you have holidays that are known by their foods? If you are going to celebrate Guy Fawkes day are there certain foods you would expect? The same for Mac. What is served on holidays unique to the UK or Australia?
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Post by deadwoodgultch on Jul 8, 2020 13:19:52 GMT
For those who grow Rosemary, look up the benefits of Rosemary tea. Look up how to brew fresh and dried.
While on my morning health kick you might consider making sour cream out of plain yogurt. Low fat, low lactose. 1lb plain yogurt drained through, a coffee filter overnight in the fridge. Next morning throw away the drained liquid or give it to the cats. The residual will serve as sour cream.
Regards, Tom
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Post by yanmacca on Jul 8, 2020 14:49:20 GMT
Hi Beth, we do get foods which are associated with Halloween and Guy Fawkes, but these are quite similar. When I was a kid, it seemed like every street had its own bommie [bonfire], because all the local kids would start collecting wood around September. It was a great way to get rid of your rubbish as the amount of old furniture, mattresses, beds and carpets would soon pile up.
On the Bonfire night, we usually had potatoes wrapped in foil and stuck in the embers, they always tasted great with a sprinkling of salt. I did see hotdogs on both Halloween and Guy Fawkes night, Halloween was also famous for apples, mostly for dunking, ever tried dunking for a apple in a large bowl of water? Some times we saw toffee apples but not regularly. All the trick and treat stuff started much later for us. Another thing that has stopped, was penny for the guy, we used to make a guy by filling old clothes with news paper and stick a foot ball on to and add a hat, to make a shape of a human, then stand outside a shop or pub and ask people for a penny for the guy, it worked too and we use to buy fireworks for the 5th Nov.
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Post by yanmacca on Jul 8, 2020 14:50:28 GMT
Tom, I do like sour cream with tacos and other Mexican foods, never ever thought of making it though, usually buy old El Paso.
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Post by mac on Jul 9, 2020 11:04:37 GMT
Here is one Beth, keeping with Tom's theme. These are especially plentiful on ANZAC Day. April 25.
The term Anzac is protected under Australian law and cannot be used in Australia without permission from the Minister for Veterans' Affairs; misuse can be legally enforced particularly for commercial purposes. Likewise similar restrictions on naming are enshrined in New Zealand law where the Governor General can elect to enforce naming legislation. There is a general exemption granted for Anzac biscuits, as long as these biscuits remain basically true to the original recipe and are both referred to and sold as Anzac biscuits and never as cookies.
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Post by deadwoodgultch on Jul 9, 2020 19:18:03 GMT
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Post by Beth on Jul 9, 2020 19:40:11 GMT
Here is one Beth, keeping with Tom's theme. These are especially plentiful on ANZAC Day. April 25.
The term Anzac is protected under Australian law and cannot be used in Australia without permission from the Minister for Veterans' Affairs; misuse can be legally enforced particularly for commercial purposes. Likewise similar restrictions on naming are enshrined in New Zealand law where the Governor General can elect to enforce naming legislation. There is a general exemption granted for Anzac biscuits, as long as these biscuits remain basically true to the original recipe and are both referred to and sold as Anzac biscuits and never as cookies.
Those look interesting! So is the info about the term Anzac. I think I have mentioned that I enjoy cooking shops and luckily Netflex has quick a few both Aussie and British. It is kind of interesting because on the British shows they talk about American recipes as being too sweet but when I watch Aussie shows especially like Zumbo's Desserts I get the impression that Aussie taste for sweets might fall someplace in between for sweetness.
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Post by yanmacca on Jul 9, 2020 19:44:27 GMT
Mac do you Aussies still like your lamingtons? I will stay clear on the dispute over Pavlova, but who invented it, was it Australia or New Zealand?
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Post by Beth on Jul 9, 2020 20:25:38 GMT
Love Frybread! It's also versatile. Tom have you had puffy tacos? I admit I had not heard of them until moving to TX but then it could be that it just wasn't on my radar.
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Post by mac on Jul 10, 2020 8:06:09 GMT
Lamingtons for those who are interested. Not so much a dessert as a snack with tea or coffee.
Beth traditionally our food was simple and fairly British but we now have a very cosmopolitan food culture and lots of fusion foods drawing on all our multicultural citizens arriving post WW2. But yes we love a good dessert. Don't start the Pavlova thing Ian.
Pavlova
Enjoy!
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Post by yanmacca on Jul 10, 2020 14:01:07 GMT
I like a good old English 'trifle' with strawberry jelly [not jam!!], with sliced jam sponge roll, Blancmange, banana Custard and topped with whipped cream. If you serve it in glass trifle dish, you can see all the different colours of all the layers, starting at the bottom with red, pink, yellow and white. You can dress the top with anything you like, maybe sliced almonds, fresh fruit or hundreds and thousands.
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Post by mac on Jul 11, 2020 9:56:29 GMT
Camp fire cooking A bush cooking favorite is damper which is a camp fire bread cooked in the coals. Best eaten warm , ripped apart not cut, with the pieces liberally spread with butter, and jam for the sweet tooths.
I am sure Steve and others can add some great camp fire recipes. Cheers
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Post by Beth on Jul 12, 2020 2:41:03 GMT
I can not see the attraction of a Pavlova, seriously it does not look at all appealing. Did I open a can of worms? I suspect I would like trifles depending what is in it. Surprisingly even though I have battled my weight all my life, I am not much of a dessert person. I do love fresh fruit though and have been really enjoying fresh peaches as long as the season lasts.
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