Fellowship and general chat Part 1

[MrJim]

(are you possibly pregnant??) LOL

I mean I wasn't gonna come right out and say it myself

 

[AnneSally]

(are you possibly pregnant??) LOL

LOL! Er, no. I'm just Miss Piggy.

 

[AnneSally]

I mean I wasn't gonna come right out and say it myself

ROFL.

 

[AnneSally]

Where's that munchkin~I wanna hear more about English cuisine

GreenMunchkin! Yes I am British. Well, English if you please.

 

[MrJim]

GreenMunchkin! Yes I am British. Well, English if you please.

I think though you be gettin corrupted down under there in kiwiland... Speakin' of which, do you have 'em runnin' around there?

 

[Rhamiel]

I always forget what the differance between english and british?

 

[AnneSally]

I think though you be gettin corrupted down under there in kiwiland... Speakin' of which, do you have 'em runnin' around there?

LOL. Um, no. They are nocturnal and blind as a bat, lol. Kinda crummy to have a blind flightless bird as your national symbol, no?

 

[AnneSally]

I always forget what the differance between english and british?

Britain is England, Scotland and Wales. England is London.

J/K!

EDIT: Oops, I forgot Northern Ireland is Britain too.

 

[AnneSally]

I think though you be gettin corrupted down under there in kiwiland...

Right! Too many Farmers Markets and French Days to lead me astray.

 

[porterross]

Can you get a good Cornish pasty in NZ?

 

[AnneSally]

Can you get a good Cornish pasty in NZ?

Nope. I don't think they even know what one is here really, I did find one that was quite good once, just from the local sueprmarket, but they don't make 'em like back home, no-way.

 

[Nadiine]

(are you possibly pregnant??) LOL

I mean I wasn't gonna come right out and say it myself

True story -
me & my husband had to stop by a business friend's house to pick something up there.

We hadn't seen his wife in well over a year & she had definitely put some weight on...
My husband in his tact & wisdom asks her if she's pregnant.

She replies "no".

AWKWARD MOMENTS.........

 

[MrJim]

True story -
me & my husband had to stop by a business friend's house to pick something up there.

We hadn't seen his wife in well over a year & she had definitely put some weight on...
My husband in his tact & wisdom asks her if she's pregnant.

She replies "no".

AWKWARD MOMENTS.........

There's a real man We don't need not steenkin tact...

 

[GreenMunchkin]

Where's that munchkin~I wanna hear more about English cuisine

English food is much maligned and under-rated, Jimminy.

You've not lived til you're had an English breakfast, and Cornish vanilla ice-cream, and scones with fresh cream and homemade strawberry jam, and fish and chips wrapped up in a piece of newspaper as you walk along the pier... we have yummy food. It just isn't particularly... classy We sort of plumb the depths of cuisine, really. But! It could be worse. In Scotland they have a habit of deep frying everything. *Everything*.

Deep fried battered chocolate bar, anyone?

 

[MrJim]

English food is much maligned and under-rated, Jimminy.

You've not lived til you're had an English breakfast, and Cornish vanilla ice-cream, and scones with fresh cream and homemade strawberry jam, and fish and chips wrapped up in a piece of newspaper as you walk along the pier... we have yummy food. It just isn't particularly... classy We sort of plumb the depths of cuisine, really. But! It could be worse. In Scotland they have a habit of deep frying everything. *Everything*.

Deep fried battered chocolate bar, anyone?

Ick~I'm eating my breakfast >(

Mornin' to ya! What's an English breakfast?

 

[GreenMunchkin]

Ick~I'm eating my breakfast >(

Mornin' to ya! What's an English breakfast?

Morning!

Y'all have English breakfasts there, except I think maybe you just call it breakfast Fried toast, sausages, bacon, tomatoes, eggs and if you're feeling brave, black pudding. (Have never tried it... too scary, but those who love it, LOVE it.)

 

[MrJim]

black pudding. (Have never tried it... too scary, but those who love it, LOVE it.)

I don't even want to know...

 

[GreenMunchkin]

I don't even want to know...

Can't resist telling you, anyway...

Black pudding at wikipedia

Black pudding or (less often) blood pudding is a British English term for sausage made by cooking blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled.

There's also white pudding which is less scary, but am still never trying it!

White pudding or oatmeal pudding is a meat dish popular in Scotland, Ireland, Northumberland, Iceland (Lifrarpylsa), Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. It is also quite popular in Devon and Cornwall, where it is known as Hog's pudding. It is very similar to black pudding, but does not include blood. Consequently, it consists of pork meat and fat, suet, bread, and oatmeal formed into the shape of a large sausage. Earlier versions (pre-1990) often had brain matter (sheep) added as a binding agent.
In Scotland, white pudding can also be known as Mealy Pudding. It consists of suet, oatmeal, onions and spices. Some versions of Scottish white pudding are suitable for vegans, in that they contain no animal fat, vegetable fat being used instead.
The pudding may be cooked whole, or cut into slices and fried. It is an important feature of the traditional Irish breakfast. White pudding (as well as its black and red relatives) is also served battered at chip shops in Scotland as an alternative to fish (see fish and chips). When served accompanied by chips it is known as a White Pudding Supper.

 

[porterross]

No fried bread in the US and no baked beans. Apart from those things and the black pudding, it's very similar. I've noticed that black pudding is more common the further north you go. It's one of the few things I don't find appealing about the north and Scotland.

 

[GreenMunchkin]

No fried bread in the US and no baked beans. Apart from those things and the black pudding, it's very similar. I've noticed that black pudding is more common the further north you go. It's one of the few things I don't find appealing about the north and Scotland.

I forgot baked beans! I don't deserve to call myself English

Have you ever tried black pudding, lady?