Well my email recipe did send us a digest, so I guess we should write about anything to generate them. I have a recipe file set up for your ideas.
Jean wrote: Crumpets are flat, holey things with a strange (slightly rubbery is the only way I can describe it) texture. They're toasted and spread with butter. Absolutely delcious. They have a short shelf life, but can be frozen for a short period.> I bought a packet of 8 crumpets from the supermarket last week packed in clear plastic airtight pack and the sell by date was 12/27/07 so they would be good until Christmas!! Except we had to eat them with our tea on Saturday didn't we. <g> Today I recorded Martha Stewarts tv program as she had a cpiece on making a chocolate molten cake and I wanted to see how similar it was to the one I sent yesterday. Well hers was made the traditional way by creaming sugar and butter, adding eggs gradually, etc in a huge electric mixer and also needed two other bowls for the eggs and chocolate. Being a lazy cook I think I like mine better, it used a hand wisk and one bowl and was made in a couple of minutes once the chocolate and butter was melted. Tonight we are having the other two left over puddings with ice cream. After that maybe I will think about dieting. Janice p.s. Jean I liked your email about the Berlin supermarket. My local one, part of a large chain, has just refurbished the store so it now looks quite spiffy but I still see elderly people struggling to reach the top shelf. Being a little younger and 5'4 1/2" but still a pensioner, I offer to help them out. I do have difficulty with the top shelf when the items are running out and no longer at the front of the shelf. One of the bag packers there always make a beeline to pack my bags as he recognises my British accent and wants to engage me in chatting about all things British. Last week he wanted to know if I ever eat curry as that is not as popular over here unless you live in an area where there are Indian immigrants. I was able to say that next Sunday my British group are off to India House restaurant, 25 miles away, for a buffet that will include curry. The sales assistant had never had curry, had no idea what it was and she is older than me! Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]