tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post4979777605449097387..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: Things I have learnt this week.Frances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-76727101526851900772012-12-17T17:04:45.286+00:002012-12-17T17:04:45.286+00:00I'm going to a son who is doing exactly that, ...I'm going to a son who is doing exactly that, Z. Wonderful!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-12654584975795689242012-12-17T17:03:33.468+00:002012-12-17T17:03:33.468+00:00Ah. The carcas. That's another thing. All thos...Ah. The carcas. That's another thing. All those stringy sinews.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-26139103195645070232012-12-17T17:02:26.460+00:002012-12-17T17:02:26.460+00:00"Pretty bland". Exactly, GB!"Pretty bland". Exactly, GB!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-51101880424668625462012-12-17T17:01:13.658+00:002012-12-17T17:01:13.658+00:00How reassuring, Teresa. I'm not a fan of the d...How reassuring, Teresa. I'm not a fan of the domestic goddess!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-65379775488563506652012-12-17T16:59:20.391+00:002012-12-17T16:59:20.391+00:00I think GB has hit the nail on the head, Joanna!I think GB has hit the nail on the head, Joanna!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-8467913599094778982012-12-17T16:58:20.167+00:002012-12-17T16:58:20.167+00:00But you can always buy them, Jenny...?But you can always buy them, Jenny...?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-6964025772409203962012-12-17T16:57:41.579+00:002012-12-17T16:57:41.579+00:00How very kind. Thank you!How very kind. Thank you!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-69905837255150897772012-12-17T16:57:01.481+00:002012-12-17T16:57:01.481+00:00Patsy, I think I might just be able to manage one ...Patsy, I think I might just be able to manage one of your mince pies!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-24940898248998745812012-12-16T19:10:47.081+00:002012-12-16T19:10:47.081+00:00It must be one helluva a mushroom!It must be one helluva a mushroom!GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-79895492970502502262012-12-16T13:57:57.213+00:002012-12-16T13:57:57.213+00:00I think it's the etceteras that people like mo...I think it's the etceteras that people like more than the turkey. We haven't had it for years and the family vote is for a massive joint of beef.<br /><br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-1323668231725872502012-12-16T13:37:44.644+00:002012-12-16T13:37:44.644+00:00We have progressed to turkey roll, which means we ...We have progressed to turkey roll, which means we don't have a carcas to wrestle with on Boxing Day. My mince pies aren't a patch on Sainsbury's deep filled ones. I have been collecting recipes, but with 3 consecutive days of entertaining, I think I'll be buying at lot of ready-made stuff this year. Life's too short to stuff a mushroom.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-41897175873206211612012-12-16T11:17:03.644+00:002012-12-16T11:17:03.644+00:00I enjoy turkey because it is a pretty bland and ha...I enjoy turkey because it is a pretty bland and has an agreeable texture thus making it the perfect vehicle for the things I really love: really tasty proper bread sauce, chestnut stuffing, any other sort of herby tasty stuffing, cranberry jelly, clove onions (in addition to the ones in the bread sauce) and so on.<br /><br />I'm not a great eater of sweet things and cakes but I would eat mince pies with thick cream every time I had a cup of coffee if it wasn't for the fact that I have more respect for my body than that.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-79311381382143745502012-12-16T11:10:13.720+00:002012-12-16T11:10:13.720+00:00The secret is to kill the goose first Joanna.The secret is to kill the goose first Joanna.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-78830174069521373202012-12-16T07:20:40.030+00:002012-12-16T07:20:40.030+00:00I used to make huge batches of mince pies and free...I used to make huge batches of mince pies and freeze them - we'd be eating them till spring, but now it's the ready made ones I'm afraid :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-25224583992521738732012-12-16T06:52:21.721+00:002012-12-16T06:52:21.721+00:00I cook goose instead of turkey, but it seems to ju...I cook goose instead of turkey, but it seems to jump about in the oven. There's always a terrible thumping. I find it very creepy, but the others enjoy it and say Christmas wouldn't be the same without it.<br />My husband likes mincemeat in cakes, so I have to make mince-fairy-cakes as well as mince-pies.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-33439088685500279572012-12-15T22:27:20.753+00:002012-12-15T22:27:20.753+00:00I'm the opposite to you with mince pies. I qui...I'm the opposite to you with mince pies. I quite enjoy eating them but I can never make edible ones myself. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-70276647833212140342012-12-15T18:16:45.582+00:002012-12-15T18:16:45.582+00:00We don't really like turkey either so we don&#...We don't really like turkey either so we don't have it. I do like mince pies though - proper homemade ones, with brandy butter and cream. It's probably a very good thing I don't eat them all year round as I'd look like Santa if I did.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.com