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24th January 2014, 04:52 AM
#21
Re: Pass the Butter Please!
I was quite close to the River Itchen !
Cheers
And pray tell Vernon what had you been up to to get in this state?? Itching and scratching is usualy the sign you mya need some Blue Unction.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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24th January 2014, 04:55 AM
#22
Re: Pass the Butter Please!
Yes Richard like you I only use Virgin Olive oil, but I prefer the Spanish. Tried some of the other oils, cotton seed, palm oil, etc but none give the same flavour in cooking.
I do however get very annoyed when they say extra virgin because as yet I have found no virgins in the bottles let alone an extra one.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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24th January 2014, 04:58 AM
#23
Re: Pass the Butter Please!
[QUOTE=gray_marian;154481]Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys.
Funny that as I have never seen it served up in parliament!!


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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24th January 2014, 05:06 AM
#24
Re: Pass the Butter Please!
#22
Well, of course John, you're getting the wrong oil!
Richard
Our Ship was our Home
Our Shipmates our Family

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24th January 2014, 05:09 AM
#25
Re: Pass the Butter Please!
The Manufacturers of all the processed foods spend a fortune on advertising and their own internal research which makes the advertising . Look good . The cereal manufacturers. Who forget how much sugar they put on corn flakes , the dairies who skim cream off "Whole" milk , fat free means more sugar , reduced salt means a bit less than the very salty old recipe , twenty plus years in food processing , I would not trust any of them they don't quite lie , but they do stretch the low fat reduced salt truth . My daughter has just bought a George Foreman grill , it cooks with 40% less fat , less fat than what , it fails to tell you , I suspect it is less fat than the deep fat fryer . I read the ingredients lists , the lies are less well hidden there ,
Last edited by robpage; 24th January 2014 at 05:10 AM.
Rob Page R855150 - British & Commonwealth Shipping ( 1965 - 1973 ) Gulf Oil -( 1973 - 1975 ) Sealink ( 1975 - 1986 ) 

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24th January 2014, 07:36 AM
#26
Re: Pass the Butter Please!
George Foreman Thingy Rob, we were given one, quite good and quick, easy to clean, it is surprising (or maybe not) how much water drips into the tray when you do bacon or pork chops in it
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24th January 2014, 08:24 AM
#27
Re: Pass the Butter Please!
I try and buy outdoor. Reared. Pork (locally produced ) and dry cured bacon , and you still get water out of, that , not a full bucketful though
Rob Page R855150 - British & Commonwealth Shipping ( 1965 - 1973 ) Gulf Oil -( 1973 - 1975 ) Sealink ( 1975 - 1986 ) 

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24th January 2014, 09:31 AM
#28
Re: Pass the Butter Please!
Hi shipmates, hi happy john in oz for extra virgin olive oil you must buy the welsh one, sold in the same shop that makes good rugby players....
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24th January 2014, 10:41 AM
#29
Re: Pass the Butter Please!
The other oil to try, and supposed to be far tastier, but very very expensive, is extra virgin rape seed oil (ok, no comments ), quite widely available KT
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24th January 2014, 11:10 AM
#30
Re: Pass the Butter Please!
if you get water in your bacon, ham or other meats, its because the government allows it and its legal. ham has water forced in under pressure .

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