Off Topic - Focused at Our England Members
09-05-2010, 01:37 AM
#51
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Originally Posted by stitchinwitch
Just curious, to all of you Brits - when you by a major appliance, does the electrical cord come with it, or do you have to buy that separately like we do?
Don't know about the Brits, but in Australia EVERY appliance has its cord attached.
09-05-2010, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by stitchinwitch
YES Coventry! "Come Dine With Me" I adore their spicey attitudes - they are so friendly and laugh alot - Oh! tonight on KUwithA, Hyacinth was referring to cream cakes - what are those?? They sound scrumptious. Our terminology is different from yours, like our cookie is your biscuit, right? and your chips are our french fries??? So, does that mean that our potato chips are your crisps??? So, is a cream cake a cake that has a cream filling?? hmmmmmmmm
Is it the same as your graham cracker?
09-05-2010, 01:38 PM
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Digestive biscuit?? Im not familiar with that - maybe it could be a graham cracker. And your bangers are our sausages?? Here is another - only it is French - When Marie Antoinette said "let them eat cake" what exactly was cake?? Did they have cake back then - did they have bread??
09-05-2010, 01:41 PM
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it is a wholemeal, plain cookie. Is that a graham cracker?
As to Marie Antoinette, I read somewhere that the translation was incorrect but cannot remember what was suggested instead of cake.
As they were royalty, I guess that cake, in some format, was available.
As to Marie Antoinette, I read somewhere that the translation was incorrect but cannot remember what was suggested instead of cake.
As they were royalty, I guess that cake, in some format, was available.
09-05-2010, 01:46 PM
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No - that is not a graham cracker.
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q...iw=987&bih=550
Well maybe I guess it could be described like that - it is sweet.
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q...iw=987&bih=550
Well maybe I guess it could be described like that - it is sweet.
09-05-2010, 01:49 PM
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They look a bit like a digestive, but they are always round. Sweetish so can be eaten like a cookie, but also great with savouries, especially cheese.
I also like the different names for vegetables
courgette Zuccini
spring onion scallion
I also like the different names for vegetables
courgette Zuccini
spring onion scallion
09-05-2010, 01:56 PM
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I don't think anyone would eat cheese with a graham cracker! With a glass of ice cold milk, but not cheese! oooh "courgette" sounds nice - what does that mean? "spring onion scallion" - sounds like terminology a chef in the finest restaurants would use.
What is your typical breakfast?? We are good with bacon or sausage, eggs, and hash brown potatoes - and of course ENGLISH muffins!!
What is your typical breakfast?? We are good with bacon or sausage, eggs, and hash brown potatoes - and of course ENGLISH muffins!!
09-05-2010, 01:59 PM
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sorry but laffin as I couldn't have made myself clear.
We call zuccinis, courgettes and scallions are called spring onions.
recently made some lovely brownies with courgettes and walnuts. ~The recipe did not need any eggs at all. They were lovely and moist. As soon as I can find the recipe - put it in a safe place!- and can convert it to cup sizes, I will put in a post.
We call zuccinis, courgettes and scallions are called spring onions.
recently made some lovely brownies with courgettes and walnuts. ~The recipe did not need any eggs at all. They were lovely and moist. As soon as I can find the recipe - put it in a safe place!- and can convert it to cup sizes, I will put in a post.
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