broccoli

[Mike.. . . .]

just been up to the butchers and bought some broccoli, a thought
struck me, I'm pretty sure I didn't have broccoli in me yoof, only
cauliflower. Was that because I grew up in cardboard in middle t'road
or was that general? I'm thinking 50's 60s. I remember seeing a
bananana.
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[Stephen Wolstenholme]

On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:56:05 +0100, Mike.. . . .
<junkfo...@gmail.com> wrote:

>just been up to the butchers and bought some broccoli, a thought
>struck me, I'm pretty sure I didn't have broccoli in me yoof, only
>cauliflower. Was that because I grew up in cardboard in middle t'road
>or was that general? I'm thinking 50's 60s. I remember seeing a
>bananana.

We never had broccoli either in those days. I can't remember when I
first had broccoli - may have been in the 70's

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[Ophelia]

"Mike.. . . ." <junkfo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> just been up to the butchers and bought some broccoli, a thought
> struck me, I'm pretty sure I didn't have broccoli in me yoof, only
> cauliflower. Was that because I grew up in cardboard in middle t'road
> or was that general? I'm thinking 50's 60s. I remember seeing a
> bananana.

Dunno, I never saw broccoli either.

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[Ophelia]

"Stephen Wolstenholme" <st...@npsl1.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:56:05 +0100, Mike.. . . .
> <junkfo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>just been up to the butchers and bought some broccoli, a thought
>>struck me, I'm pretty sure I didn't have broccoli in me yoof, only
>>cauliflower. Was that because I grew up in cardboard in middle t'road
>>or was that general? I'm thinking 50's 60s. I remember seeing a
>>bananana.
>
> We never had broccoli either in those days. I can't remember when I
> first had broccoli - may have been in the 70's

Yep probably the same here.
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[graham]

"Mike.. . . ." <junkfo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> just been up to the butchers and bought some broccoli, a thought
> struck me, I'm pretty sure I didn't have broccoli in me yoof, only
> cauliflower. Was that because I grew up in cardboard in middle t'road
> or was that general? I'm thinking 50's 60s. I remember seeing a
> bananana.
> --

Every Spring there was a very short season for what Mum called sprouting
broccoli. The stalks were relatively thin, not like the plump heads we now
get. I remember it as a treat and a harbinger of Summer.
Graham

[Ophelia]

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In the 70s I grew sprouting broccoli but hadn't really connected it with the
stuff we get now because the flavour it so different. As you say that was
thin, but it was totally delicious steamed straight off the plant! I wonder
if you can still get the plants.

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[sf]

On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:56:05 +0100, Mike.. . . .
<junkfo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> just been up to the butchers and bought some broccoli, a thought
> struck me, I'm pretty sure I didn't have broccoli in me yoof, only
> cauliflower. Was that because I grew up in cardboard in middle t'road
> or was that general? I'm thinking 50's 60s. I remember seeing a
> bananana.

Fresh vegetables of the '50s were much more seasonal when I lived in
rural Michigan and I remember oranges as a Christmas treat. I would
have probably seen a lot more variety if I'd lived in a big city, like
Chicago, when I was a kid - but I was out in the country. I'd never
eaten a fresh mushroom (didn't even see them at the grocery store)
until I moved to California in the mid '60s. Grocery stores here had
a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables all year long!

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[sf]

On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:32:28 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
wrote:

My grandfather had a huge garden every summer and he grew broccoli, so
I know I ate it before the '70s. My mother didn't have a garden, so
she bought canned vegetables and switched over to frozen when that
became popular. It seems like fresh vegetables of the '50s and 60s
were boiled to the point of mushiness in the name of cooking. I was
so glad when the California style of cooking evolved (it was a local
take on some new, lighter, European style which escapes me at the
moment) and we learned to steam vegetables instead of boiling them to
death.

[sf]

Early Spring is the season for broccolini
http://www.valleycenterorganicgardens.com/sites/valleycenterorganicgardens.com/files/broccolini.jpg
or broccoli rabe (rappini/broccoletti)
http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/broccoli-rabe.jpg

I remember going out into the cow pasture to hunt for asparagus. That
was a lot of fun. Asparagus is still the harbinger of Spring for me.
I like to serve what used to be known as "Spring" lamb and asparagus
on Easter Sunday. Unfortunately, I haven't served leg of lamb
(boneless) in the last couple of years because the price is
astronomical these days.

[Ophelia]

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Oh yes, food was 'very well' cooked in those days here too:))
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[sf]

On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:02:53 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
wrote:

> In the 70s I grew sprouting broccoli but hadn't really connected it with the
> stuff we get now because the flavour it so different. As you say that was
> thin, but it was totally delicious steamed straight off the plant! I wonder
> if you can still get the plants.

I Googled an image of sprouting broccoli and thought... That's (what
we call) Chinese broccoli! The Chinese are very frugal, so this
explanation of what sprouting broccoli is made sense to me.
" Sprouting broccoli is the side shoots of the broccoli plant ,which
grow after the main head has been taken off."

This site makes me think it's a specific type of broccoli, not a
bonus... so I'm totally confused
http://tallcloverfarm.com/271/sprouting-broccoli-its-a-keeper
Sprouting broccoli simply isn't a well known/marketed term used here.

[Ophelia]

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Thanks sf! You are not the only who is confused:)
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[Ophelia]

"Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku> wrote in message
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Ok, just found this:

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardening/Grow-Your-Own/Veg-A-to-Z/Broccoli


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[Ophelia]

Actually, from memory, this looks more like it!

http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/home-grown-purple-sprouting-broccoli-282/
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[sf]

On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:20:08 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
wrote:

>
>

> Actually, from memory, this looks more like it!
>
> http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/home-grown-purple-sprouting-broccoli-282/
> --

You grew the purple variety? I like the various colors of broccoli
and cauliflower, but only certain grocers carry them around here.

[Ophelia]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message

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> On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:20:08 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Actually, from memory, this looks more like it!
>>
>> http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/home-grown-purple-sprouting-broccoli-282/
>> --
>
> You grew the purple variety? I like the various colors of broccoli
> and cauliflower, but only certain grocers carry them around here.

I can only buy green in our shops.
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Stephen Wolstenholme <st...@npsl1.com> wrote:
>>just been up to the butchers and bought some broccoli, a thought
>>struck me, I'm pretty sure I didn't have broccoli in me yoof, only
>>cauliflower. Was that because I grew up in cardboard in middle t'road
>>or was that general? I'm thinking 50's 60s. I remember seeing a
>>bananana.
>
> We never had broccoli either in those days. I can't remember when I
> first had broccoli - may have been in the 70's

You were obviously posh. I don't remember broccoli hitting our table
until the 90s!

[vi...@dinky.vm.bytemark.co.uk]

sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
> It seems like fresh vegetables of the '50s and 60s
> were boiled to the point of mushiness in the name of cooking.

Perhaps I had broccoli and got told it was mushy peas. :-)

[Ophelia]

<vi...@dinky.vm.bytemark.co.uk> wrote in message
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lol IKWYM Do you grow broccoli? Have you come across purple sprouting
broccoli?



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Ophelia <Oph...@elsinore.me ku> wrote:
>> Perhaps I had broccoli and got told it was mushy peas. :-)
> lol IKWYM Do you grow broccoli? Have you come across purple sprouting
> broccoli?

Yes, we got our first proper calabrese heads last year, previous years
have been a bit feeble. And purple sprouting broccoli was one of the
first crops we had success with (it being an overwinter crop, normally,
so it doesn't have to compete for attention with all the other things
we are trying to keep alive and cropping).
I've never been /entirely/ sure how to eat purple sprouting - you seem
to cook about 6" of stalk, but it tends to get a bit woody on the main
stem quite soon, unlike asparagus.

[Ophelia]

<vi...@dinky.vm.bytemark.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Ophelia <Oph...@elsinore.me ku> wrote:
>>> Perhaps I had broccoli and got told it was mushy peas. :-)
>> lol IKWYM Do you grow broccoli? Have you come across purple sprouting
>> broccoli?
>
> Yes, we got our first proper calabrese heads last year, previous years
> have been a bit feeble. And purple sprouting broccoli was one of the
> first crops we had success with (it being an overwinter crop, normally,
> so it doesn't have to compete for attention with all the other things
> we are trying to keep alive and cropping).

I used to grow that in the 70s:)

> I've never been /entirely/ sure how to eat purple sprouting - you seem
> to cook about 6" of stalk, but it tends to get a bit woody on the main
> stem quite soon, unlike asparagus.

Fortunately, mine grew quite near my back door and I used to pick it and
straight into the steamer. I can't remember the stalks being particularly
tough but then it has been a very long time. I didn't grow a lot so perhaps
it didn't stay on the plant long enough to get tough. When I get the chance
I will certainly grow it again. Good luck with yours:)

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[Jane Gillett]

In article <jhaim8ps2hbf8rimm...@4ax.com>,

Mike.. . . . <junkfo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> just been up to the butchers and bought some broccoli, a thought
> struck me, I'm pretty sure I didn't have broccoli in me yoof, only
> cauliflower. Was that because I grew up in cardboard in middle t'road
> or was that general? I'm thinking 50's 60s. I remember seeing a
> bananana.

I didn't either. Never saw it around but probably wouldn't have been fed
it if it had been - foreign stuff - must be nasty - like curry - like
anything unfamiliar.

After all, spaghetti was only ok out of a tin.
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[Jane Gillett]

In article <asvkaj...@mid.individual.net>,

A staple for us. Cut the head off and cook when it's about - oh - 2-3
inches across then crop individual sprigs when they get, say, a good thumb
size. A good winter veg tho' very little this year, like so much.

[Tim C.]

On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:56:05 +0100, Mike.. . . . wrote in post :
<news:jhaim8ps2hbf8rimm...@4ax.com> :

> just been up to the butchers and bought some broccoli, a thought
> struck me, I'm pretty sure I didn't have broccoli in me yoof, only
> cauliflower. Was that because I grew up in cardboard in middle t'road
> or was that general? I'm thinking 50's 60s. I remember seeing a
> bananana.

Sort of early-70s is my earliest memory of broccoli, thinking it a little
weird and asking what it was.


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[Ophelia]

"Tim C." <spam...@tele2.at> wrote in message
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:) I wasn't awfully impressed with the first stuff I had, but my uncle grew
purple sprouting broccoli which I did like so a grew some myself.

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[Tim C.]

On Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:44:58 +0100, Ophelia wrote in post :
<news:at27hr...@mid.individual.net> :

>> Sort of early-70s is my earliest memory of broccoli, thinking it a little
>> weird and asking what it was.
>
> :) I wasn't awfully impressed with the first stuff I had, but my uncle grew
> purple sprouting broccoli which I did like so a grew some myself.

Now you mention it, I think the purple variety was what I first saw. Only
late was it just green.

[Ophelia]

"Tim C." <spam...@tele2.at> wrote in message

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I am never impressed with the green stuff but that might be because I buy
it. Who knows, if I grew it and ate it fresh ...
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[John Silver]

On 13/04/2013 10:56, Mike.. . . . wrote:
> just been up to the butchers and bought some broccoli, a thought
> struck me, I'm pretty sure I didn't have broccoli in me yoof, only
> cauliflower. Was that because I grew up in cardboard in middle t'road
> or was that general? I'm thinking 50's 60s. I remember seeing a
> bananana.
>

Broccoli from the butcher? Is that not unusual?
During the war I used to dream of bananas. When they came back into the
shops they were just for kids with green ration books and mine was Blue
(5 to 16 year olds).
I had pneumonia and as I recovered the doctor said to my mother give him
whatever he wants to eat.
There was only one answer to that and she had to plead with the
greengrocer to get a couple for me. I had one mashed up in the Top of
the Milk and immediately felt better.
John

[Ophelia]

"John Silver" <johns...@unknown.com> wrote in message
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Pneumonia is a terrible infection and you deserved everything you wanted!!
Dunno if you read about my favourite treat - toast with blackcurrant jam and
mashed banananana:) Do you still love them?
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[Mike.. . . .]

Following a post by John Silver

>> just been up to the butchers and bought some broccoli, a thought
>> struck me, I'm pretty sure I didn't have broccoli in me yoof, only
>> cauliflower. Was that because I grew up in cardboard in middle t'road
>> or was that general? I'm thinking 50's 60s. I remember seeing a
>> bananana.
>>
>Broccoli from the butcher? Is that not unusual?

not round here, butchers do not sell chickens as they cannot compete
with smarket but they do fresh veg that's "just round the corner", our
one also does eggs, cheese. Possibly banananananas?
At least the survivors do. He also delivers to a lot of older people
whom he keeps an eye on.
He can of course tell you where his meat comes from and that it didn't
have horseshoes.
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[vi...@dinky.vm.bytemark.co.uk]

Mike.. . . . <junkfo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> not round here, butchers do not sell chickens as they cannot compete
> with smarket but they do fresh veg that's "just round the corner", our
> one also does eggs, cheese. Possibly banananananas?

My mum always buys her eggs from the butcher. They don't sell fruit+
veg, but there is a fruit+veg shop next door. Which also sells eggs.

[John Silver]

Eat one nearly every day.Had one tonight with Lidl's ice cream:-)
Bananas supposed to help my BP as well.
John

[vi...@dinky.vm.bytemark.co.uk]

John Silver <johns...@unknown.com> wrote:
> Eat one nearly every day.Had one tonight with Lidl's ice cream:-)
> Bananas supposed to help my BP as well.

I had one tonight! Sliced, with Ben+Jerrys Karamel Sutra Core ice-cream.
:-D

[Jane Gillett]

In article <ataf6m...@mid.individual.net>,

We bought eggs from our butcher when we lived in Buckinghamshire.For some
time he used to sel free range eggs unwashed - better that way - but then
he got told that that was a health hazard to the meat and he had to wash
them.Don't know whether it really <was> a hazard but I guess I can
understand.

[Ophelia]

"John Silver" <johns...@unknown.com> wrote in message

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Is it? I didn't know that! I know the doc told me to eat banananas and
drink tonic to help stop cramps!
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[Ophelia]

"Mike.. . . ." <junkfo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Following a post by Martin
>
>>BP in NL are going to sell M&S food in their filling stations.
>
> as they do here IIRC, "simply food" I think, although that's not what
> it is, given you stop for fuel.

Yes, we have one near here.
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[Stephen Wolstenholme]

On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:42:45 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
wrote:

>Is it? I didn't know that! I know the doc told me to eat banananas and
>drink tonic to help stop cramps!

That works well. Something to do with mineral deficiency. I find a
daily dose of tonic works better than the medicine I was prescribed. I
don't have many bananas though.

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[Ophelia]

"Stephen Wolstenholme" <st...@npsl1.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:42:45 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
> wrote:
>
>>Is it? I didn't know that! I know the doc told me to eat banananas and
>>drink tonic to help stop cramps!
>
> That works well. Something to do with mineral deficiency. I find a
> daily dose of tonic works better than the medicine I was prescribed. I
> don't have many bananas though.

It only worked for a wee while and after that she gave me quinine. I wonder
if the gin I added to the tonic deceased the effect ... ;o)
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[Ophelia]

"Martin" <m...@address.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:42:45 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>

> It makes gin more drinkable too :-)

lol I see we are of like mind:)

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[Ophelia]

"Martin" <m...@address.invalid> wrote in message

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> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:43:11 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Mike.. . . ." <junkfo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:dj12n81k3dmhbgrsc...@4ax.com...
>>> Following a post by Martin
>>>
>>>>BP in NL are going to sell M&S food in their filling stations.
>>>
>>> as they do here IIRC, "simply food" I think, although that's not what
>>> it is, given you stop for fuel.
>>
>>Yes, we have one near here.
>

> ATM they sell simply crap.

I haven't been in much but from what I have seen they are selling regular
M&S stuff.

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[Ophelia]

"Martin" <m...@address.invalid> wrote in message

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> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:44:32 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>

> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Stephen Wolstenholme" <st...@npsl1.com> wrote in message
>>news:hah2n818fjktmbmij...@4ax.com...
>>> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:42:45 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Is it? I didn't know that! I know the doc told me to eat banananas and
>>>>drink tonic to help stop cramps!
>>>
>>> That works well. Something to do with mineral deficiency. I find a
>>> daily dose of tonic works better than the medicine I was prescribed. I
>>> don't have many bananas though.
>>
>>It only worked for a wee while and after that she gave me quinine. I
>>wonder
>>if the gin I added to the tonic deceased the effect ... ;o)
>

> It's a killer?

Ahhhh... cough... that would be *decreased* .. innit?

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[sf]

On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:58:22 +0200, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:42:45 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
> wrote:
>
> >

> >Is it? I didn't know that! I know the doc told me to eat banananas and
> >drink tonic to help stop cramps!
>

> It makes gin more drinkable too :-)

Potassium helped the weird cramps I was having a few weeks ago, but
they didn't stop. Then I realized it was probably the diuretic I was
taking, so I cut it in half... but didn't feel completely better until
I just plain stopped. I think I'll only take it on an as needed basis
from now on. It was supposed to be a daily dose, but that's not
working for me anymore.

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[sf]

On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:20:09 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
wrote:

>
>

> "Martin" <m...@address.invalid> wrote in message
> news:veq2n8t6ed7ordie0...@4ax.com...
>

> >>if the gin I added to the tonic deceased the effect ... ;o)
> >
> > It's a killer?
>
> Ahhhh... cough... that would be *decreased* .. innit?
>
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I blame those itty bitty letters in the spell checker... which is why
I often end up posting armature instead of amateur.

[vi...@dinky.vm.bytemark.co.uk]

Ophelia <Oph...@elsinore.me ku> wrote:
> It only worked for a wee while and after that she gave me quinine. I wonder
> if the gin I added to the tonic deceased the effect ... ;o)

I've started dropping the gin from my g+t with grapefruit. Not for
any health reason, just cos I found it a nice refreshing drink.

[Ophelia]

"Martin" <m...@address.invalid> wrote in message

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> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:19:29 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>

> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Martin" <m...@address.invalid> wrote in message
>>news:kdq2n8l27dau3ccni...@4ax.com...
>>> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:43:11 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Mike.. . . ." <junkfo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:dj12n81k3dmhbgrsc...@4ax.com...
>>>>> Following a post by Martin
>>>>>
>>>>>>BP in NL are going to sell M&S food in their filling stations.
>>>>>
>>>>> as they do here IIRC, "simply food" I think, although that's not what
>>>>> it is, given you stop for fuel.
>>>>
>>>>Yes, we have one near here.
>>>
>>> ATM they sell simply crap.
>>
>>I haven't been in much but from what I have seen they are selling regular
>>M&S stuff.
>

> I am interested to see what M&S charge this time. Last time round they
> overpriced things and clothing didn't sell, like now it wasn't selling
> well in UK either. There are no changing rooms in the new M&S in
> Amsterdam, that will go down like a lead balloon with the Dutch, &
> especially with Rumanian shop lifters

They have been losing money. There isn't the quality in the clothing any
more and it has been a big mistake.

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[Ophelia]

<vi...@dinky.vm.bytemark.co.uk> wrote in message
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Lemon works too.

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[Ophelia]

"Mike.. . . ." <junkfo...@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Following a post by "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>

>
>>>>Yes, we have one near here.
>>>
>>> ATM they sell simply crap.
>>
>>I haven't been in much but from what I have seen they are selling regular
>>M&S stuff.
>

> yes, M&S as the food shops.

Ahh I thought that was understood.


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[David Horne]

Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:

[]
> I looked at the online M&S this week intending to order wool
> pullovers.

Really are having a chilly spring, aren't you! :)

D

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[sf]

On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:51:03 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
wrote:
>
>

> "Mike.. . . ." <junkfo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:faq4n81fv91nev3d0...@4ax.com...
> > Following a post by "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
> >
> >>>>Yes, we have one near here.
> >>>
> >>> ATM they sell simply crap.
> >>
> >>I haven't been in much but from what I have seen they are selling regular
> >>M&S stuff.
> >
> > yes, M&S as the food shops.
>
> Ahh I thought that was understood.
>

Getting back to broccoli... this recipe looks interesting enough to
try at least once - Spicy Broccoli with Garlic (disregard the pepper)

<http://www.marthastewart.com/338727/spicy-broccoli-with-garlic?czone=food/dinner-tonight-center/dinner-tonight-side-dishes&center=276948&gallery=274928&slide=285240>

[graham]

"David Horne" <d4g...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
>
> []
>> I looked at the online M&S this week intending to order wool
>> pullovers.
>
> Really are having a chilly spring, aren't you! :)
>
> D
>

Dammit, it's snowing here as I write this!
Graham

[Ophelia]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
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> Getting back to broccoli... this recipe looks interesting enough to
> try at least once - Spicy Broccoli with Garlic (disregard the pepper)
>
> <http://www.marthastewart.com/338727/spicy-broccoli-with-garlic?czone=food/dinner-tonight-center/dinner-tonight-side-dishes&center=276948&gallery=274928&slide=285240>

It looks nice but I don't think you can beat it lightly steamed with
butter:)

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[sf]

On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:22:05 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
wrote:
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>

I've eaten broccoli that way all my adult life. Don't you want an
occasional change? I certainly do! Roasting works for me; but this
looks interesting enough to try at least once.

[Ophelia]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message

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Spicy? <g> This is me you are asking:)
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[sf]

On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:56:23 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>

wrote:

>
>
> "sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
> news:peo5n8pkbdvk3o4oc...@4ax.com...
> > On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:22:05 +0100, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me ku>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> "sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:til5n8tu4skv6e4jn...@4ax.com...
> >>
> >> > Getting back to broccoli... this recipe looks interesting enough to
> >> > try at least once - Spicy Broccoli with Garlic (disregard the pepper)
> >> >
> >> > <http://www.marthastewart.com/338727/spicy-broccoli-with-garlic?czone=food/dinner-tonight-center/dinner-tonight-side-dishes&center=276948&gallery=274928&slide=285240>
> >>
> >> It looks nice but I don't think you can beat it lightly steamed with
> >> butter:)
> >>
> >
> > I've eaten broccoli that way all my adult life. Don't you want an
> > occasional change? I certainly do! Roasting works for me; but this
> > looks interesting enough to try at least once.
>
> Spicy? <g> This is me you are asking:)
> --

Hey, I said "disregard the pepper" initially. Look at the recipe
before you decide you don't like it, "Julie"! :)

[David Horne]

Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:

> On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:52:12 +0100, d4g...@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne)
> wrote:
>
> >Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >[]
> >> I looked at the online M&S this week intending to order wool
> >> pullovers.
> >
> >Really are having a chilly spring, aren't you! :)
>

> and not you now that you are back from the deserts of Arabia? :)

I was wearing linen trousers today, and had my first martini 'on the
balcony' of the year! :)

We got back on the night of April 11 and switched on the heat for a day,
but it's been off since then, and don't imagine switching on until
October...

[Gary]

I made this recipe yesterday. I followed it exactly except for using one
pound of broccoli rather than the 1.5 pounds. It's so very good. I will
make this one again for sure.

And for Ophelia, the small amount of red pepper flakes did not make this
dish hot at all.

It's a "keeper!"

G.

[Ophelia]

"Gary" <g.ma...@att.net> wrote in message news:51767A6A...@att.net...

Thanks, Gary:)

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[sf]

On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:11:22 -0400, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:

> I made this recipe yesterday. I followed it exactly except for using one
> pound of broccoli rather than the 1.5 pounds. It's so very good. I will
> make this one again for sure.
>
> And for Ophelia, the small amount of red pepper flakes did not make this
> dish hot at all.
>
> It's a "keeper!"

Thanks Gary and you're welcome.