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Today I was washing out a glass jar prior to recycling it, when I noticed something inside the glass on the rear of the label. It wasn't easy to make out but I eventually managed to transcribe the poem:We used to meet, my love and I,
Down by the Municipal Gardens
Under the Moreton Bay fig we'd lie,
Her hand in mine, mine on her thigh
Down by the Municipal Gardens
The grass was green, the grass was high
The sun had traversed half the sky
And I thought that we would always lie
Down by the Municipal Gardens
We used to walk, my girl and I,
On the path beside the river
The kingfisher watched with a knowing eye,
The willows were green and green was I
Beside the swollen river
The grass is brown, the grass is dry
The sun is falling down in the sky
And I know that we will never lie
Down by the Municipal Gardens
William Butler Smith
This was the first jar of Pic's Peanut Butter I'd bought. I used to buy Dick Smith's Peanut Butter because it used 100% Australian peanuts but last time I went to get some, I noticed Pic's also used 100% Australian peanuts despite being a New Zealand product. So I compared the two jars and noticed Dick Smith's had sugar (how had I not noticed this previously??) whereas Pic's only contained peanuts and sea-salt. And Pic's came in a glass jar while Dick Smith's was in plastic. Now I feel that the poem is just one more bonus and I will only be using Pic's (which is exactly as I remember peanut butter as a child - quite dry and hard to spread) from now on.
Onya Pic!
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/foo...
https://www.picspeanutbutter.com/go-t...
If you order both brands of PB do they send you Dick Pics?
Brass Neck wrote: "If you order both brands of PB do they send you Dick Pics?"For which you would be most Grateful.
Val wrote: "Today I was washing out a glass jar prior to recycling it, when I noticed something inside the glass on the rear of the label. It wasn't easy to make out but I eventually managed to transcribe the ..."Ohhh, how lovely, Val ... I love it when Brands take the time to put a little more interest and effort into their Packaging. I've always enjoyed reading the sides of Innocent Smoothies Boxes and they often hide away little daft comments along seams that only become seen when the Packs are opened up ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "I love it when Brands take the time to put a little more interest and effort into their Packaging. ..."I don't know Innocent Smoothies but another example here is Proper National Pies, which are labelled "Proper (Not So Little) Little Pies". The Instructions are under the headings:
Treat It Proper! (how to store/freeze/thaw)
Heat it Proper!
For Proper Results: preheat oven, etc
(There are some instructions for using a microwave to defrost, but then you are told to place them in an oven on an oven tray and heat until pastry is crisp and proper!
And finally, Eat It Proper!
We are rather fond of their chicken and camembert pies.
Ohhh sorry, Val, I forgot you might not have Innocent Smoothies in Australia. Here's a Website of one of the Designers with a few of the Packs they have used over the years and the Innocent Website with pictures of some of their Packaging as well ;o> ...http://www.lovelyjojos.com/work-for-o...
https://www.innocentdrinks.co.uk/bore...
And when you pull apart seams on the Boxes or look underneath at the bottom of them you'll often find comments in tiny print saying things like ... 'Wrong way up - there's nothing to see here' ... or 'You must be really bored if you are reading this' ... ;o>
In Winter, Innocent organise 'The Big Knit' where kindly folk knit little Hats to go on the top of some of the Smoothie Bottles they sell - and then Innocent donate 25p for each hatted Bottle sold to a Charity called Age UK ...
http://www.thebigknit.co.uk/
Oh, those are very clever! I would buy their product just for the sheer creativity - and employing clever people to brighten up one's day.And I love the little hats! I wouldn't be able to choose just one!
Boiled egg cosies?Anti fingerprint covers for crooks?
Inadequate but highly decorative prophylactics?
Well, I use them as Boiled Egg Cosies, or put them onto my Mobile Phone to give me a laugh while it is charging, and I give them away as Charity Shop donations where I presume that they get sold on and used as Doll's Clothes? ;o>Ohhh, and you can also use them as a little extra bit of fun on Bottles of Wine or Body Wash that you give to family and friends as Gifts as well ;o>
Brass Neck wrote: "Inadequate but highly decorative prophylactics?"Ohhh yes!!! - I always love a good laugh at Bedtime!!! ;o> ... ;o> ... ;o>
I made about 20 and sent them off. They all go to a central point, so I’ve no idea where mine ended up. I did buy a couple as well when they appeared in the shops, and yes, use them as egg cosies.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Poundland's Great January Sale - many Items reduced to 50p!Next week they'll be 25p ... then 12½p ... followed by 6¼p ...
I'm still standing firm and holding out for their 3⅛p Sale though ;o>"
EDIT ... It's happening already! - Hee, Hee, Hee!!! ;o> ...
Commuters were expecting to see a rise in Rail Fare on January 2nd - but, even so, £10,000 is a little steep for a short Train journey from London to Gatwick! ;o> ...
https://news.yahoo.com/rail-passenger...
Remote British Island celebrates Christmas today - for very traditional reason ...
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/...
They’ve got something slightly wrong.It says:
“The change was made because the Gregorian had a 0.002 per cent correction on the length of the year. The change switched Foula's calendar 13 days behind the rest of Britain, though this moved up to 12 when the island didn't have a leap year in 1900.”
1900 wasn’t a leap year anywhere! Leap years are divisible by 4 but centenary years have to be divisible by 400.
Confused Journalist or sloppy Journalism probably as it all still works out in the Calendar explanations that are given on Wikipedia ...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_...
From today’s ‘Tipping Point’ :Q. A chocolate version of which shelled food item is commonly given on Easter Sunday?
A. Guylian?
Obviously an upmarket alternative ploy to infiltrate the traditional egg and rabbit theme!
Ah! Just looked up Guylian and see that they’re famous for chocolate shells, which I didn’t know. Perhaps not quite such a stupid answer then. Silly me.
They are seemingly very popular, Lez Lee, as you see them for sale just about everywhere. They are supposed to be 'The World's Favourite Belgian Chocolates' according to Guylian? - but I'm afraid to me they taste like they are made of some kind of very cheap and greasy Margarine?
I did have some chocs by Guylian at a wedding reception about 20 years ago and memory tells me your margarine analogy is spot on. They were foul.
Since November, when Lez Lee told me about it, I've been having a daily look at the NASA picture and it's brilliant. Thanks again, Lez! (I know it was on the tv thread but didn't think it would matter)...
Isabella wrote: "Since November, when Lez Lee told me about it, I've been having a daily look at the NASA picture and it's brilliant. Thanks again, Lez! (I know it was on the tv thread but didn't think it would mat..."Glad it cropped up serendipitously! Today’s is amazing!
Apropos of precisely nowt, the quiz league team I'm in is called Serendipity.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "They are seemingly very popular, Lez Lee, as you see them for sale just about everywhere. They are supposed to be 'The World's Favourite Belgian Chocolates' according to Guylian? - but I'm afraid t..."Margarine, the devils own spread.
It seems I've been using Tin Foil wrong for around 40 years now?!! ;oO ...http://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "It seems I've been using Tin Foil wrong for around 40 years now?!! ;oO ...http://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink......"
I've a vague memory of reading a reply to a question in a magazine where the manufacturer said there wasn't 'a right or wrong side of tinfoil'.
It makes me really angry when articles start off with ‘You’ve..’ or ‘We’ve...’.No I bloody haven’t! Of course the shiny side reflects the heat, why have it facing downwards?
Perhaps it’s because I remember when tinfoil first appeared, there were probably instructions as they would have needed to promote the benefits.
90% of the tinfoil I use is to store stuff in the fridge. Does it matter which side is facing in or out?
I use it on oven trays and the bottom of the grill-pan. It seems a waste to wrap sarnies in it, why not use re-usable bags? And why would you want to wrap baked spuds? It defeats the object of baking them if the skin isn’t yummy crispy!
I can't really explain it but it makes sense to me to have it shiny side up. Hmmm? - maybe because it looks better to see the shiny side than the dull side and so that's why I have always done it? Or maybe I have picked this idea up from seeing it being used like this by everyone else? I'm pretty sure that I've never seen it used dull side up before anyway.Foil-wrapped Food just goes in the Oven ... and TA-DA! ... the Food cooks! ... so I know that I surely can't be getting it all that wrong?! - LOL!!! ;o>
Gingerlily - Weird and Silly wrote: "90% of the tinfoil I use is to store stuff in the fridge. Does it matter which side is facing in or out?"YES! - the Food Police have been informed and they are coming round to immediately tape off your Kitchen and detain your Fridge for further questioning ;o>
Of course it all depends where you’re using it! Grilling means the heat’s coming down. I don’t think I’ve ever wrapped anything for the oven, but yes, dull side out would make sense then.
Unless it knocks a massive amount of time off cooking things then I'll probably just carry on like I do now as it just 'looks nicer' - LOL!!! ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Gingerlily - Weird and Silly wrote: "90% of the tinfoil I use is to store stuff in the fridge. Does it matter which side is facing in or out?"YES! - the Food Police have been informed and they ar..."
Oh no, you don't want to mess with my fridge. I think its formed a partnership with the washing machine to terrorise the rest of the kitchen!
Ahhh? - well I guess that explains all of the strange growling noises that keep going on behind the closed Door then?! ;o>
And the squeaking and thumping and breaking glass noises?
Ohhh sorry! - that was me trying to break into your Cake Tin ;o>
Not my GINGER CAKE???
Gingerlily - Weird and Silly wrote: "90% of the tinfoil I use is to store stuff in the fridge. Does it matter which side is facing in or out?"Yes, of course it does. it'll obviously have a significant temperature effect on your food.
Teachers are now checking our kids lunches for any tin foil or cling film, both now banned in school. As are crisps, chocolate, bars, fizzy drinks,cakes, biscuits etc.
I've no doubt the staff scoff allsorts of junk in the staff room.
On the plus side there's been no notes home about Heroin or crack being off the menu.
Just remember to have the crack shiny side up
that's good advice, les, saves time when the kids line up to have their crack inspected! ooh-er, matron!
Is THAT why so many folk have been taken aboard Spaceships?Because they had mistakenly put their Foil Hats on inside out?!! ;oO
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Next week they'll be 25p ... then 12½p ... followed by 6¼p ...
I'm still standing firm and holding out for their 3⅛p Sale though ;o>