tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post3436487993360682104..comments2023-11-03T12:31:51.669+00:00Comments on Country Lite: jam jam everywhere, nor any drop to eatMillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15967731998504496807noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-30841810738240963132009-02-26T01:40:00.000+00:002009-02-26T01:40:00.000+00:00Love the idea of making the Marmite Milla, excelle...Love the idea of making the Marmite Milla, excellent post. Very strange about the cheese sandwich I must admit.<BR/><BR/>There was a time years ago, when people used to wash their hair in vinegar, so as to have locks gleamy and shiny....... think I'll stick with John Frieda even if it is a tad expensive..!<BR/><BR/>xxCAMILLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741990891794651299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-56462949313164771922009-02-21T21:56:00.000+00:002009-02-21T21:56:00.000+00:00Do share your recipe for quick and delicious mayon...Do share your recipe for quick and delicious mayonnaise, Milla - would love to know how to do that. But can the pasta really be better than shop bought? With all the fiddly dismantling and washing up the pasta machine entails? I've taken to hiding H's rashly purchased pasta-making gadget underneath some old tarpaulins in the garage. <BR/><BR/>Another excellent blog.LITTLE BROWN DOGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176955139690523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-1069586025223629092009-02-17T17:10:00.000+00:002009-02-17T17:10:00.000+00:00I make jam. It's about the only cookery related t...I make jam. It's about the only cookery related t hing I do so cling onto it desperately, even though I don't eat it (curious, soomething sweet AND bad for you that I don't eat) and mine usually acquires a veneer of mould after not too long.<BR/>Love the idea of you making marmite though....Exmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-12240363537405808372009-02-17T16:08:00.000+00:002009-02-17T16:08:00.000+00:00I found your link on Lane's blog and decided to co...I found your link on Lane's blog and decided to come over and do a nosey...I am so glad I did!! (although I did laugh whilst drinking my tea and nearly ended up with it coming down my nose....it was the cheese sandwich that did it!!)<BR/><BR/>A friend of mine suggested sun drying my own tomatoes....life is just too short!!<BR/><BR/>C xCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-2842501244803666412009-02-17T08:40:00.000+00:002009-02-17T08:40:00.000+00:00I can give you a recipe for fool proof blackberry ...I can give you a recipe for fool proof blackberry jam but I can't make mayonaise so please can I have your recipe for that? xoDJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-21181992308834313532009-02-16T12:20:00.000+00:002009-02-16T12:20:00.000+00:00here's the key: a crock pot!i hate cooking, too, ...here's the key: a crock pot!<BR/>i hate cooking, too, but who doesn't have 5 min to throw the ingredients in and voila a home cooked meal!<BR/><BR/>ps found you thru black boxesSingle PAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552109851910200944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-25976915824512441622009-02-15T17:52:00.000+00:002009-02-15T17:52:00.000+00:00Impressive money-saving tips Milla. I read about ...Impressive money-saving tips Milla. I read about the cheese sandwich but forgot until now. I'm actually going to try it out and see what happens.blogthatmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12584817207287233580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-45732186769143161152009-02-15T15:24:00.000+00:002009-02-15T15:24:00.000+00:00You make your own pasta! Bloody hell, that's impre...You make your own pasta! Bloody hell, that's impressive domestic goddessery if ever I heard it. Jam, schmam I say (unless it's raspberry Bonne Maman jam of course... mmmm... )Lucy Diamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831060852859704680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-40357321264043823242009-02-15T11:50:00.000+00:002009-02-15T11:50:00.000+00:00OOoh, a makeoverrrrr. Nice. MAkes me feel better a...OOoh, a makeoverrrrr. Nice. MAkes me feel better about mine, which in fact has been worrying me. Have I nothing better to think about? No, not really it seems.<BR/>That cheese sandwich things is just lunacy. If it's the kind of establishment that offers an iron, then surely there'll be those little packets of biscuits that mysteriously all taste the same. Better to scoff those, surely.<BR/>Mayonnaise - please give me a lesson, mine's vile, truly gloopy and bitter.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378174162151683519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-14837252514659364822009-02-14T17:14:00.000+00:002009-02-14T17:14:00.000+00:00Making jam always reminds me of my late fil. He c...Making jam always reminds me of my late fil. He constantly pestered me to make jam and marmalade, even though only he would eat it. He continued to make the stuff after his wife had passed on by using raspberries for the jam and tinned marmade for the marmalade. Farmer and I hated it. Wouldn't touch the stuff in fear of it being infested with cigarette ash fallen from his continuous fags. <BR/><BR/>However, I commend you! Secretly wish I was more domesticated and tackle these cheaper options.<BR/><BR/>Great blog as always,<BR/>CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-67539057918273435822009-02-14T15:15:00.000+00:002009-02-14T15:15:00.000+00:00LOL, l am laughing too! love the sandwich idea! Ha...LOL, l am laughing too! love the sandwich idea! Have just come back from foreign climes and can you believe it, there was such a couple, not sarnies but pork pies, ham, scotch eggs all carefully hidden amongst their undies! MIl is always making jam......... l am not.muddybootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117980616235810426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-5319871334180492822009-02-14T00:43:00.000+00:002009-02-14T00:43:00.000+00:00Milla, this was great fun to read!In my time-chall...Milla, this was great fun to read!<BR/><BR/>In my time-challenged world, I am always mentally measuring whether is is cheaper (sorry, more frugal) to make something to eat from scratch, or buy some parts of it ready made and doctor it up to meet my now diminished gourmet standards.<BR/><BR/>I have certainly never made jam, and never had a garden that grew fruits. Buying very good jam is the way to go for dressing up my toast.<BR/><BR/>Wish it were otherwise, but facts are facts.<BR/><BR/>I want to see a picture of the curtain project. Anything to do with needle crafts or sewing ... I throw out the calculator, and just do what gives me the pleasure of creating something unique.<BR/><BR/>xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-5271474832211703042009-02-13T21:31:00.000+00:002009-02-13T21:31:00.000+00:00I did think that the thing about the 'toasted' che...I did think that the thing about the 'toasted' cheese sandwich was a little odd. Wouldn't it be easier just to eat the cheese sandwich, rather than messing about, trying to warm it up? I'm rather partial to a cheese sandwich.<BR/><BR/>I've never really understood how people get through so many jars of jam. I buy one jar and throw it away 12 months later, still 2 thirds full, when it gets mould on the top of it. <BR/><BR/>I did once make quince jelly, many, many years ago. What a waste of time and sugar that was. It ended up in the same place as your jam. ;0)<BR/><BR/>Good to have you blogging again!Mean Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829239249872290230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-50564070811948354502009-02-13T20:14:00.000+00:002009-02-13T20:14:00.000+00:00I love it, like Pondside, I'm laughing into my key...I love it, like Pondside, I'm laughing into my keyboard in an empty house. My marmalade,got oranges falling off the trees here, either pours out of the jar or I have to cut it with a sharp knife.Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893073372150581999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-41394059188696951692009-02-13T16:20:00.000+00:002009-02-13T16:20:00.000+00:00All change at Country Lite? What's with the new l...All change at Country Lite? What's with the new livery? Is a recession the right time for a rebranding exercise?Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548801150312804111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-33307072696823277032009-02-13T14:13:00.000+00:002009-02-13T14:13:00.000+00:00Loved this:rather than Go Tramp in a smart hotel r...Loved this:<BR/><BR/><I>rather than Go Tramp in a smart hotel ruminating on your failure to run to the hotel’s offerings.</I><BR/><BR/>I might add that you should tell F10 that mayonnaise isn't supposed to be used on the head.<BR/><BR/>Top blog.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548801150312804111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-12780729146721489052009-02-13T12:12:00.000+00:002009-02-13T12:12:00.000+00:00I make jam then ruthlessly give it to city bound f...I make jam then ruthlessly give it to city bound friends as a 'present'!!! I only do it because I can't bear the waste of fruit in the summer. I do make a mean chutney though... love the blog by the way.Welsh Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892102110682697495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-62390973256008073632009-02-13T03:55:00.000+00:002009-02-13T03:55:00.000+00:00I'm having another mad moment of laughing at the k...I'm having another mad moment of laughing at the keyboard, in an empty house - this was priceless, Milla. You always seem to have your finger on the pulse of what's in air (talk about mixed metaphors!)and right now it's all about making do. I've been known to take my own tea to an hotel, but don't know if I'd try that sandwich tip.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-84910504602856420012009-02-12T23:51:00.000+00:002009-02-12T23:51:00.000+00:00I feel your pain. Every year I have a compunction ...I feel your pain. Every year I have a compunction to make pots and pots of jam and chutney. Only I don't actually like eating either.<BR/><BR/>I had so much in my kitchen cupboard this year that it fell off the wall, covering my poor builder in a sticky mess that left him smelling mildly of strawberry for days!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-14901056855775315782009-02-12T21:41:00.000+00:002009-02-12T21:41:00.000+00:00I love jam making and Ian loves eating it so all i...I love jam making and Ian loves eating it so all is Jack Sprat over here.<BR/>I read the Telegraph article and was sure that someone must be taking the p*** but you have as always put your finger on the precise nature of the lunacy. Loved this.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-42561989575553535652009-02-12T17:19:00.001+00:002009-02-12T17:19:00.001+00:00So sad when a good idea wasnt worth the time spent...So sad when a good idea wasnt worth the time spent on it. Made jam this year. Didnt eat jam...we rarely do....so there it sits in the cupbord gradually shrinking in the jars. All that will be left soon is a horrid sticky mess at the bottom of the jar.<BR/>Maybe I could find a Bring and Buy sale?Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-34561994455886086522009-02-12T17:19:00.000+00:002009-02-12T17:19:00.000+00:00So sad when a good idea wasnt worth the time spent...So sad when a good idea wasnt worth the time spent on it. Made jam this year. Didnt eat jam...we rarely do....so there it sits in the cupbord gradually shrinking in the jars. All that will be left soon is a horrid sticky mess at the bottom of the jar.<BR/>Maybe I could find a Bring and Buy sale?Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-45047062817211304952009-02-12T17:08:00.000+00:002009-02-12T17:08:00.000+00:00Actually, I am very tempted by that cheese sandwic...Actually, I am very tempted by that cheese sandwich idea but then I am a completely lazy slut and I loathe cooking. I love having someone cook for me though - everything you've written about sounds very enticing. In fact my mouth is actually watering now... might have to go and iron myself a cheese toastie.Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-69607597047722953372009-02-12T15:23:00.000+00:002009-02-12T15:23:00.000+00:00Just brilliant, Milla, and so, so right you are. ...Just brilliant, Milla, and so, so right you are. Why do we imagine that shops do two for one offers in the first place. Actually, though I never put jam in the fridge, even when it's open. I don't really like cold jam. And it won't go off in under a year or thereabouts. Leastways if it is good stuff, which is another reason to buy the non-reduced Bonne Maman (just the right consistency for spreading on yoghurt) or Tiptree. In fact I daresay you could venture to prove that by buying the most expensive of everything you actually saved money and lived longer.Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-71685937403944653432009-02-12T15:19:00.000+00:002009-02-12T15:19:00.000+00:00I love the idea of ironing a cheese sandwich....im...I love the idea of ironing a cheese sandwich....images of the escapades of a certain Mr Bean come to mind!SMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889414513220379469noreply@blogger.com