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#2161 Post by ricardian »

76 years ago today.
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[font=Courier New][font=Times New Roman]Memorial events marking the 76th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow will take place today, Wednesday.
A service will be held at the garden of remembrance at Scapa this morning, before the laying of wreaths over the final resting place of the ship below the cliffs at Gaitnip.
The Royal Oak was torpedoed by a German submarine in the early hours of October 14, 1939.
Of the ship’s complement of 1,234 men and boys, 834 were killed that night, or died later of their wounds.
This year the commemorations will be particularly poignant following the passing of Kenneth Toop, one of the few remaining survivors of the Royal Oak, earlier this year.[/font][/font]
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#2162 Post by tony draper »

The traditional way of serving smoked haddock is wi a poached egg on top,me old Aunt Maisie served it that way went we went to hers for our tea on a Saturday, she were posh compared to us, cant say I liked it,I like smoked haddock and I like poached eggs but not on the same plate,still I ate it,one simply did not not eat anything Aunt Maise placed before one. :(
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#2163 Post by limeygal »

Bunging a fried top of everything seems to be a thing at the moment. Much as I like eggs, I can't say the thought of having one on fish and chips appeals. Love kedgeree though :-BD

Boring snippet alert; I will be driving hubs truck today as he is off to see eldest daughter in Mississippi and he is taking my car. It's a better ride. He did, however, clean out the inside of his truck as usually it is a bio hazard in there. I hate driving the thing. Fortunately it is a short drive for me.
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#2164 Post by 500N »

Eggs and chips go down well. Decided to put an egg on chips a few months ago.
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#2165 Post by slfsfu »

Tks for TRABB support (one shall wash 'em in good bilge water afore returning the same ;;)

L/B No 5 Engineer (aka SWMBO) is now on the mend :ymapplause: - one can tell, cos though lowly in rank she be startin' to give one orders again :-s
One wonders if she be tryin' t' take over t' job o' that there hossifer /:)

To retain qualif….. (right) to drive L/B No5 one has had to apply for one's 70+ Licence. They gummit be crafty (naughty word, plural) cos they do make one apply separate for light lorry/minibus, what they does call C1 and D1 class, if one don't notice this then they automa…(straight away) restrict one to drink a car. That do also require that a doc do certif…(say) that one be fit. One don't do doctors but when t' devil calls an' all that. Anyway, after commenting on my lack o' medic…. (sick) history, he dun say that I be OK. One did get out o' there fast :D
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#2166 Post by Magnus »

Made posh kedgeree once with hot-smoked salmon and boiled quails' eggs with a langoustine on top. Very nice, but too much faffing around. Peeling boiled quails' eggs removes your will to live.
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#2167 Post by A Lutra Continua »

If you can get it, try smoked snoek for the kedgeree instead of haddock. Very tasty.
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#2168 Post by Ibbie »

restrict one to drink a car


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Pray tell what make and type of liquidizer do you have to make a car drinkable?

That person over there has really annoyed me now. The man is a total clown.
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#2169 Post by ricardian »

Just found this clip of a very, very feisty young woman doing her best to raise money. Not easy for a paraplegic doing the Royal Marines assault course!
Paraplegic lady on RM assault course sheepdip
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#2170 Post by Magnus »

ALC, looks interesting, but I haven't seen it in Edinburgh! I saw a recipe using kipper the other day; something else for me to try.
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#2171 Post by 500N »

ricardian wrote:Just found this clip of a very, very feisty young woman doing her best to raise money. Not easy for a paraplegic doing the Royal Marines assault course!
Paraplegic lady on RM assault course sheepdip


Inspiring and gutsy woman.

RGB Could learn a thing or two about putting Pink Tutus to good use ;) :D
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500N wrote:
ricardian wrote:Just found this clip of a very, very feisty young woman doing her best to raise money. Not easy for a paraplegic doing the Royal Marines assault course!
Paraplegic lady on RM assault course sheepdip


Inspiring and gutsy woman.

RGB Could learn a thing or two about putting Pink Tutus to good use ;) :D


Well done that girl :-BD
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#2173 Post by A Lutra Continua »

MagnusP wrote:...saw a recipe using kipper the other day; something else for me to try.



Mmmmkippers...! Experiencing a very Pavlovian reaction now.


Got an idea for a good home made burger patty, dab of mustard, slice of tomato and a slice of cheese sealed in a thin layer of raw bread dough then deep fried. One will give all these things a go once home from the sandpit.
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#2174 Post by slfsfu »

Ibbie - should o' course read "drive"

One be all befuddle… (mixed up) what wi L/B No 5 Engineer ordering' one about and finding things for one to do /:)
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#2175 Post by Magnus »

Kippers are, to all intents and purposes, verboten chez moi. (One sentence, 3 languages! Cool!) MrsP doesn't like the smell of grilled or fried kippers, so I have to buy boil-in-the-bag, or shove them in a jug with boiling water.
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#2176 Post by A Lutra Continua »

Perhaps infecting Mrs P with a touch of the galloping snots to befuddle the sense of smell before your succumbing to the kipper lust would solve the problem.
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#2177 Post by handsfree »

Kedgeree made with Arbroath Smokies is also quite delicious but have plenty to drink on hand afterwards.
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#2178 Post by lasernigel »

Good morning all. Got pretty warm here yesterday with a high of 92F.
Love smoked fish hard to get good stuff here.
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#2179 Post by ian16th »

A Lutra Continua wrote:If you can get it, try smoked snoek for the kedgeree instead of haddock. Very tasty.


Snoek in kedgeree would be very fiddly, too many bl**dy bones. But is does taste nice.
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#2180 Post by Rwy in Sight »

ricardian,

Dates and celebrations like that are useful to remind us why Great should be placed before Britain.

Minor operation on my father's eye went as planned so fairly happy.

It is getting colder around here.
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