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[Kimber]

RIP George Cole..... :(

[Mark]

Kimber wrote: "RIP George Cole..... :("

yes indeed.:(

[Andy]

Mark wrote: "Kimber wrote: "RIP George Cole..... :("

yes indeed.:("

Very sad that, always made me laugh in Minder & his cameo in St Trinian's films as Flash was grand.

[Andy]

local library fire sale..... so i thought i'd have a look, mostly romance stuff & chick-lit but did come away with the following at the cost of 2 whole Pounds!

QB VII The HajExodus A History Of Scotland The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

They did have the Codex Files books by Jim Butcher namely Furies of Calderon & others BUT ive seen less mould on a 4 month ol piece of Stilton....

[Eileen]

Andy wrote: "local library fire sale..... so i thought i'd have a look, mostly romance stuff & chick-lit but did come away with the following at the cost of 2 whole Pounds!

QB VII [book:The Haj|4..."

LOL, library sales can be hit or miss. And some of the books have been sitting around unread for a long time!

[Mark]

Andy wrote: "local library fire sale..... so i thought i'd have a look, mostly romance stuff & chick-lit but did come away with the following at the cost of 2 whole Pounds!

QB VII [book:The Haj|4..."

Not too bad a haul for a couple of pound Andy.

[Andy]

Was a good haul for sure, had too root through a LOT of romantic h/f stuff though to find 'em.... Lisa & Simona would have loved it!! :D

did try to give them more dosh but they wouldnt except & would really have liked the Codex ones as well, spine side looked fine but there was a huge puff of blue & mould stink when I grasped hold.....

[Mark]

Keep checking the charity shops for their book sales, picked up some good books over the last couple of months.

[Linda]

Andy
Re WOLF HALL--LOL
:-)
Re QBII, THE HAJ and EXODUS. What luck you have there, my boy!

Re Public school books and public library books are by law not to be defaced.

Re My CORPORATIONS professor in law school demanded that we write class notes in the margins of our casebooks. No tape recorders or yellow pads were allowed in class. I thought the man had gone mad until exam day. He gave us an open book exam!

Re If I read a book where words were marked out and replaced, I would not be able to read the book for wondering what the author really meant to say. Just seeing the marks would confuse me. However, I admit to buying used text books where the previous owner's margin notes helped me understand the material, bUT margin notes and word replacements are different animals. You could also consider infringement upon the intellectual property of the author. ARGH! I am confusing myself, so I will hush.

Ioana--your parents sound like my parents. Teachers in public schools taught us how to 'break in' a new book to add to its longevity.

Our power has gone out several times during this comment. That could change what gets posted.

[Gretchen]

British friends- Are cheese and pickle sandwiches a popular thing?

I like cheese and pickles but usually if I put them on a sandwich I need meat of some kind in between, generally beef.

[Andy]

:D of course, as long as its Branstons Pickle!

[Mark]

Andy wrote: ":D of course, as long as its Branstons Pickle!"

Correct Andy. Unless its my homemade green tomato chutney. ;)

[Allison]

Gretchen wrote: "British friends- Are cheese and pickle sandwiches a popular thing?

I like cheese and pickles but usually if I put them on a sandwich I need meat of some kind in between, generally beef."

Ahahahahaha just read and he's constantly eating that! Was wondering the same thing :)

[Dawn]

What kind of cheese?

[Mark]

Gretchen what do you mean by pickles?

[Gretchen]

Mark wrote: "Gretchen what do you mean by pickles?"

I'm reading Messenger of Truth and Maisie Dobbs is eating cheese and pickle sandwiches. It doesn't really give any more information than that. I thought I would scour my wonderful sources here to find out what exactly goes into a cheese and pickle sandwich.

Edit: And she has a bottle of R. White's Dandelion and Burdock.

[Catherine]

Andy wrote: ":D of course, as long as its Branstons Pickle!"

What's Branstons pickle? Does it refer to a type of pickle or a brand of pickle?

[Andy]

WHATS BRANSTON PICKLE!!!! ?????

*shakes head* lols

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFy-7...

[Mark]

Gretchen wrote: "Mark wrote: "Gretchen what do you mean by pickles?"

I'm reading and Maisie Dobbs is eating cheese and pickle sandwiches. It doesn't really give any more information ..."

R Whites (britvic) dosent make it any more, but heres a link to dandelion and burdock. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dande...

[Kimber]

Andy wrote: "WHATS BRANSTON PICKLE!!!! ?????

*shakes head* lols

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFy-7..."

When we say pickles here in the Northern part of America we mean small cucumbers pickled with dill and garlic (for the most part) commonly used sliced on hamburgers and sandwiches or whole as a side. It can also refer to other varieties of pickled cucumbers - bread and butter, sweet & kosher dills. As for Branston's pickle, we would call it 'Pickled Mixed Vegetables' rather than just 'pickle'. For example - what the UK might call 'Radish Pickle' we would call "pickled radishes'. If anyone else on this side of the pond calls it differently let me know :D

[Mark]

https://youtu.be/hro4AdTYiTA hope this works.

[Andy]

Kimber wrote: "Andy wrote: "WHATS BRANSTON PICKLE!!!! ?????

*shakes head* lols

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFy-7..."

When we say pickles here in the Northern part of America we mean small cucumbers pick..."

Thems be Gherkins (small cucumbers) & for mixed pickled vegetables we call that Picalilly which has to be said is fairly mank

[Allison]

Andy wrote: "WHATS BRANSTON PICKLE!!!! ?????

*shakes head* lols

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFy-7..."

I'm still confused as to what it is... in that it looks reddish brown and the guy calls it fruity. What kind of red/brown pickle is fruity??!

[Allison]

I just watched all the videos and read the wiki page on dandelion and burdock...I have way too much time on my hands.

[Ace]

Allie wrote: "I just watched all the videos and read the wiki page on dandelion and burdock...I have way too much time on my hands."

LOL

[Lisa]

Haha, love Branston pickle Andy! Here in oz we have "mustard pickles"' which don't taste like mustard at all. Aussies tend to be a bit girly about mustard. Give me old English any time. Back to the pickle, they are just a yellow mixture of pickles and stuff!!! I like them anyway. Brought to you by the same people who though Vegemite was a grand idea! Which I like too, on my crumpets, with lots of real butter!

Andy, at least you could have invited me and Allie. I'm in book rut hell!!!

[Jerry]

It looks as if this discussion has got itself into a right old pickle!

For non-UK readers, Branston's pickle is widely available and quite tasty with cheese. To answer your query about being reddish-brown Allie, I think it does contain sultanas, but I could be wrong. It bears no resemblance to pickled gherkins or other individually pickled vegetables, but is more like what is known in the UK as a "relish". My part of the UK has a choice of about 200 local cheeses, almost as many varieties of pickles/relishes and even twenty different varieties of mustard, so I don't feel a great need to explore the contents of Branston's pickle in any great depth. They go well with all our varieties of local ham, and that greatest of local delicacies, the Cumberland sausage.

If I didn't need to get out and do lots of local field research for my books, I could really start putting on weight.

[Simona]

Andy wrote: "Somebody should do that to a copy of Wolf Hall... using an Urban dictionary... put some soul into it!"

LOL!!

[Simona]

Andy wrote: "Was a good haul for sure, had too root through a LOT of romantic h/f stuff though to find 'em.... Lisa & Simona would have loved it!! :D ..."

Here he goes again.... *banges head on the laptop*

[Andy]

Simona wrote: "Andy wrote: "Was a good haul for sure, had too root through a LOT of romantic h/f stuff though to find 'em.... Lisa & Simona would have loved it!! :D ..."

Here he goes again.... *banges head on th..."

Jus seeing if yer payin attention :D

Enjoy London then?

[Lisa]

Definite sultanas Jerry!

Simona - hahahahaha

[Andy]

Lisa wrote: "Haha, love Branston pickle Andy! Here in oz we have "mustard pickles"' which don't taste like mustard at all. Aussies tend to be a bit girly about mustard. Give me old English any time. Back to the..."

Now vegimite is summit grand too, hate Marmite, love vegimite after an aussie introduced it to me years ago.

[Lisa]

Chris loves promite! Ugh, " pokes finger down own throat"'

Yeah has to be Vegemite Andy. Lot of Aussies not happy that it's not Aussie owned any more, but neither is half the country, so not much to be done about that.

Oh and I started walking like a good Vegemite! (This is where that saying comes from):
http://youtu.be/0yA98MujNeM

[Simona]

Andy wrote: "Enjoy London then? ..."

I really did. I also met several people that spoke as I imagine you do, Andy. :P

[Gretchen]

I am loving this conversation. Who knew pickles were so diverse?

[Ace]

I'm not really a fan of maccas, but when I was a student and used to confuse their food with real food, their big mac pickles used to be the highlight of my visits.. more food for thought Gretchen!

[Ace]

I don't like chuckney..

[Mark]

Simona wrote: "Andy wrote: "Enjoy London then? ..."

I really did. I also met several people that spoke as I imagine you do, Andy. :P"

Yeah, they talk posh down there. Sounds funny.

[Andy]

Simona wrote: "Andy wrote: "Enjoy London then? ..."

I really did. I also met several people that spoke as I imagine you do, Andy. :P"

Sophisticated..... Debonair.... Suave... you mean?? xx :P

[Andy]

Ace wrote: "I don't like chuckney.."

was chuckney??

[Simona]

Andy wrote: "Simona wrote: "Andy wrote: "Enjoy London then? ..."

I really did. I also met several people that spoke as I imagine you do, Andy. :P"

Sophisticated..... Debonair.... Suave... you mean?? xx :P"

Exactly. Probably. If you say so :)

[Ace]

Andy wrote: "Ace wrote: "I don't like chuckney.."

was chuckney??"

Chutney for people who dont like it. Chuck!

[Lisa]

Hahahahaha. Nice Ace.

[Kimber]

Good ol' Vegemite made it onto the US version of 'Chopped' the other day. They had to call it yeast extract (no brand names) but the big VM on the jar kind of gave it away :D
Most of the chefs just looked at it with confusion....

[Gretchen]

I love that show!

[Lisa]

It has the consistency of tar, bring tears to your eyes if you have a cut in your mouth, so I have no doubt they looked at it in confusion, haha

[Jerry]

I couldn't resist adding this - I just saw it on the BBC website.

"The Australian government is proposing banning the sale of the popular Vegemite spread in some communities because it is used to make alcohol. It says the yeast-based product is contributing to anti-social behaviour in some remote communities.

Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion described the salty spread as a "precursor to misery". He said it was being bought in bulk to make moonshine, sometimes being brewed in bathtubs. In communities where alcohol is banned because of addiction problems, Mr Scullion said Vegemite sales should also be restricted, the BBC's Jon Donnison in Sydney reports.

The minister added that in some cases children were failing to turn up to school because they were too hung over, and that Vegemite was an increasingly common factor in domestic violence cases.
Vegemite started as a wartime substitute for Marmite. It is now something of an Australian culinary icon, our correspondent says."

Does this explain the performance of the Australian cricket team in the first innings at Trent Bridge?

[V.W.]

Jerry wrote: "I couldn't resist adding this - I just saw it on the BBC website.

"The Australian government is proposing banning the sale of the popular Vegemite spread in some communities because it is used to ..."

Are they banning yeast as well? So Australians will have to eat unleavened bread from now on?

[Lisa]

The only precursor to misery IS the Australian govt! Tools, the lot of em. :)

It's ok V.W., no one takes any notice of the govt, the bread will be ok!! Lol

[Allison]

Andy wrote: "Simona wrote: "Andy wrote: "Enjoy London then? ..."

I really did. I also met several people that spoke as I imagine you do, Andy. :P"

Sophisticated..... Debonair.... Suave... you mean?? xx :P"

Oh geez :D