Sue

I thought that, but I've never seen a Rowan bush (only trees) and their berries are usually orange. I don't think they are poisonous though, in fact I think you can make jelly from them. Will look it up! Here you go: http://britishfood.about.com/od/recipeindex/r/rowanjelly.htm This recipe does describe Rowan berries as red. Has pics at the end too so you don't poison yourself! But many other trees/bushes have red berries. If the berries are very small, Cotoneaster springs to mind.

Do you have a photo? Lots of possibilities!

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Let's hope Sue finds her burnt starchy grail some > time soon. Crispy, not BURNT! Crispy! :)

You don't have to buy into all that (literally!) You can just let it pass you by ..... We had our family pre-Christmas get-together yesterday (only date everybody could make) and it was lovely. Good company and home made food from several different family members. You can have a feel-good time without spending loads of money on crap food and over-advertised gadgets etc.

I make mine with stuff from the woods and my garden. Bits always fall off it, but I just bung them back in again. But having said that, if you can afford to spend ?65 on a wreath, you don't need the money for anything else and you really really love it, why not? If you feel guilty, give another ?65 to a homeless charity or something.

d.parker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nobody is safe nowadays, what is happening to the > world? I expect people were saying the same hundreds of years ago, when there were cutpurses and other crims out and about in the streets of London ...... Oh, and highwaymen ..... and pirates ...... no pirates in London, obv ......

DaveR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Bungah Raya in > Thornton Heath Blimey that brings back memories !!!!

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've just bought a Jehovah's Witness advent > calendar. > Every time you open a door someone tells you to > @#$%& off. :))

There should be a plate on the side of the bus which identifies the particular bus on that particular route and time. It's usually near the front at the side you get on at. Otherwise, the license plate number (or even just the route number), and the time and place should be sufficient for the company to identify the bus and driver. I have reported bad driving in the past (fearing for my life due to speed) and the bus company were very responsive. I doubt the revenue inspector would have reported it, because how the driver drives is not really his concern, plus presumably he'd be snitching on a colleague, but I may be wrong.

Does anybody on here know lavender27 in real life and could make contact? Lavender a post like that is going to worry a lot of people, if you are able can you post again?

Your link goes to a page that says I can't view it unless I'm in your organisation!

jaywalker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The secret is in the temperature. No fire risk, no > good. > > However, I think they are a little d?mod?. Much > better is the Simon Hopkinson (as seen on tv) > procedure: steam potatoes for 20 minutes, skin (oh > how I despise potatoes with their skins on), and > put in the roasting tin back in the oven with the > gravy whilst the bird rests. They absorb the gravy > and get a little brown. Edenic. That just sounds like boiled potatoes in gravy, not roasties! Very nice, but not what I'm after with my roast beef, demode as roasties may be :)

Help-Ma-Boab Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, As I understand it Chefs are always looking > for hints and tips. Why not send them a recipe for > the most crispy of crisp spuds. They will surely > thank you for it... :))

numbers Wrote: > > Sue I think there are just some things that can > never be as good as at home, roast potatoes being > one. I'm not asking for perfection! Just crispiness! Even in parts!!

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh dear me, Sue. It had to be one of those on the > list, that was obvious. Can't you see how > predictable and pointless it'll all be? Same old > recommendations and dissings repeated ad > infinitum. Yawn. I'm bailing out. You have been > warned. Well, you never had to read the thread or post on it in the first place :)) Got out of bed the wrong side this morning, did you? :))

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Sadly, I am highly unlikely to be in either > > Catford or Penge on a Sunday lunchtime, either > > ..... > > > > Any other recommendations in SE22 or SE15? > > You know what's coming now don't you? Hundreds of > recommendations of all the usual places that we > all know about. There's probably at least half a > dozen other "where to go for a decent roast round > here" threads on this forum where people have to > varying degress recommended or dissed all the > usual places and I'm sure you already know that so > I'll just tick a few off for you shall I. > > The Crooked Well > Camberwell Arms > The Lordship > The Great Exhibition > The Palmerston > EDT > Franklins > The Plough > The White Horse > The Rye > Watson's General Telegraph > The Herne > House Of Tippler > The Cherry Tree > > blah blah blah > > Please excuse if I've missed any out. Jah, it's specifically the roast potatoes I started the thread about. And one of the places on your list is the place I had the crap ones! ETA: Chefs change, so I'm interested in how things are at the moment. At some of those places I've had excellent roasts in the past and let's say less excellent ones recently, quite apart from the roast spuds ......

Sadly, I am highly unlikely to be in either Catford or Penge on a Sunday lunchtime, either ..... Any other recommendations in SE22 or SE15?

intexas, I am not able to collect these leaves now (confined to house) so if you want them, please PM me for address.

Lol :))

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ooh shell no need to nip to the tip ,a lot of us > will like your bagged up leaves ( just leave for > 18 months or so and voila leaf mould for soil > conditioning and mulch ) . > > If you're fairly central East Dulwich say the word > and I'll be round . Hey, I have first dibs :)) Shell, I've PMed you! Had assumed your collection was today, like mine,but if is isnt I can collect anyway.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Well, mine is now all bottled up ready for > > Christmas presents :) > > Really? I keep mine in the big jar for at least 3 > months, before straining and bottling. Only just > got my berries a couple of weeks ago, so they're > still in the freezer! These blackcurrants were picked in the summer of 2015 and the cassis was started shortly afterwards, so they were in the vodka for more than a year before straining and bottling :) ETA: Sadly my harvest this year was very poor as something got through an unnoticed gap in the netting :(

That makes sense except you'd think, knowing the likely demand, they would get the spuds in the oven earlier. This was 1pm. But I am not a chef, so what would I know! Still. some places seem to manage it somehow?

Crossed posts, RendelHarris, and I agree with you.

uncleglen Wrote: .so yes the bleeding hearts aer > responsible for the awful crime imo because they > will apologise for them while the crims are > laughing at us and p*ssing all over us. Who is "apologising" for the thieves? apb says s/he doesn't think two years is a sufficiently long sentence for stealing a mobile. I think it is probably too long, personally. What is likely to happen is that those thieves will come out of prison both resentful and probably having learned a load more criminal skills, so they can move on from nicking mobiles to burglary and worse. Plus our prisons are overcrowded as it is, and apparently woefully understaffed. Bleeding heart? No, just looking at things rationally. ETA: And obviously I'm sorry for the victims, but I believe the police would advise not to try to get your stuff back. My sister had her hand knifed when holding onto her bag while being mugged, and it could have been a whole lot worse. Plus, whilst the "eye for an eye" approach to justice may be understandable when you or someone you are close to is the victim, thankfully it is not how a civilised justice system works. ETA: And if it's "bleeding heart" to think that we should be looking at why and how individuals become thieves in the first place, and addressing that, rather than branding them all as evil, then so be it, I have a bleeding heart. Which is not to say I don't think they should be punished in some way as well, obviously.

If they don't collect them, I'll take them off your hands.