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Extreme poverty ..lol

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4:04 pm
Wed 14-Dec-11


Toffeeapple

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Post edited 4:04 pm – Wed 14-Dec-11 by Toffeeapple


Kay, I really hope that you can sort something out with your Council, they don't seem to be a coherent team do they?

I'll try that again!

4:01 am
Sat 7-Apr-12


kayerunrig

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Ive been busted….lol…my son noted last night, that theres no salad growing anywhere in the garden or porch, but theyve had wraps with salad and whatever most dinners this week….OK I admit it theyve been eating weeds for weeks now , with chopped leek and leaves from a few of last years beetroot tossed in. He hasnt twigged that all the broccoli theyve had is various gone to seed greens, but hes the only one who actually has any interest in the garden so the others wont realise and he wont tell…I hope

5:43 am
Sat 7-Apr-12


Aly

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Just goes to show that it is not the taste we are unhappy about. Good job hiding the stuff!

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5:55 am
Sat 7-Apr-12


Sooliz

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big_laugh That's so devious and inventive, Kaye.

learning to love veg…..except celery :-O

7:42 am
Sat 7-Apr-12


danast

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wave  Very clever.   welldone

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8:16 am
Sat 7-Apr-12


Hattie

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wave Good for you Kaye….it is probably better for them as wild greens are often packed full of vitamins & minerals etc. I often eat so-called weeds, as long as I can be fairly sure no dogs or cats have peed or pooped on them…… I always wash them in plenty of water & put some vinegar in the final rinse. My grandmother always gave us wild greens every spring…..she called it Spring Tonic. My grandfather had a large allotment so there was always a good selection of his veg all the year round but she always insisted that we had our share of wild stuff….she disguised it sometimes by chopping finely & adding to mashed potatoes. This is great with young dandelion leaves, chopped & bits of crispy fried bacon, using the bacon fat instead of the usual butter, at the last moment add a tiny sprinkle of cider vinegar. It is my British version of a dish I use to eat in Holland, using frizzy endive (chicory).   i_am_hungry

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7:47 am
Mon 9-Apr-12


kayerunrig

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i keep looking in the fridge at the huge chunk of inedible beef and plotting what to do with it , the taste was great but chewing every morsal forever was tedious, think it may have to be the mincer if i can get it into small enough bits , then bag and tag portions for the freezer, some form of slow cooking methinks …any creative suggestions for cooking rhino?

8:29 am
Mon 9-Apr-12


Hattie

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Kaye I think you would have to marinate it for a longish time in something very powerful.  Personally I would try fresh pineapple (they are cheap at the moment), garlic, vinegar herbs etc. You could try salting & pickling it , ending up with a real version of corned beef.

 

http://pattyinglishms.hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Pickle-Meat     ***there is a modern version of the pickle mixture if you scroll down a bit.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-13…..-half.html

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8:49 am
Mon 9-Apr-12


Hattie

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Hmmmm….!!!….I'm an idiot.  embarassed

It has just dawned on me, on re-reading your post ,that you are talking about an already cooked piece of beef…..doh doh doh…..& you need to cut it up & recook it…..sorry…..I am obviously still half asleep.

 

Well if that is the case I would cut it into small cubes & still marinate it in fresh pineapple juice for a couple of days (in the fridge), & add as many exotic ingredients as I could afford, like peppers, fresh ginger, garlic, spices, soy sauce etc.  Then I would cook very slowly for a long time, tasting every now & then to gauge it's tenderness. Serve with lots of rice. I think that might do it.

The previous pickling recipes for raw meat might  come in useful on another occasion if you are in doubt about the tenderness of another joint of meat !!  

Good luck….I think you do a great job of feeding your family on very little.

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7:28 pm
Thu 26-Apr-12


kayerunrig

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and my next daft question is …what is green olive oil? is it any different from the olive oil i buy cheap versions of from the supermarket ? and yes i have spotted some very cheap huge tins andi just want to know what the catch is 

7:32 pm
Thu 26-Apr-12


Aly

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Just googled it …..it is from an early pressing when more chlorophyll is present and has a slightly more bitter taste. So it would seem it is just a different taste.

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7:41 pm
Thu 26-Apr-12


kayerunrig

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mmmm…..i use quite a bit for baking so that should be ok

8:07 pm
Thu 26-Apr-12


Toffeeapple

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That green stuff is the first pressing so will be extra virgin olive oil and should be used in salad dressings not for baking or frying.

I'll try that again!



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