[lace-chat] broiler

2013-04-08 Thread Jean Nathan
So another example of where we don't speak the same language. A new TV programme started last week The Great British Sewing Bee and on the forums discussing some have asked what a bee is. Someone pointed out that it's a competiton and that in the USA you have spelling bees. One response was

Re: [lace-chat] Corned Beef Water recipe

2013-04-08 Thread Eve Morton
Hi, Might the US corned beef be the same as salt beef here in the UK? I haven't cooked it myself but have eaten some cooked by a neighbour and the taste was similar to corned beef. Eve Poole, Dorset, UK On 2013-04-07, at 8:09 AM, Sue Harvey wrote: I am very puzzled re corned beef water

Re: [lace-chat] Corned Beef Water recipe

2013-04-08 Thread Jill Hawkins
Having checked a recipe for the preparation for salt beef, it is exactly the way you would prepare corned beef from scratch in the US. You brine a brisket for approximately 7 days and then poach until fork tender. Delicious! And totally different from the corned beef you get in a can (although

[lace-chat] Sympathy needed

2013-04-08 Thread Sue
Any update on how the ferret lace is doing? it is a very pretty piece of lace. I put my pillow onto a table top once without checking it was far enough on and it toppled to the floor. I didn't know about the turn upside down trick then so spent about 2 hours gently untangling them. One

Re: [lace-chat] Sympathy needed

2013-04-08 Thread Sue Duckles
Hi. I think we'd all like to know how that lace is progressing, and how the ferrets are doing being kept away from the pillow!!! I remember a similar accident at a lace meeting when my pillow ended up upside down on the floor. It was a 2 legged 'accident' not a 4 legged one though! Broke a few

[lace-chat] Corned beef

2013-04-08 Thread Jean Nathan
Found this: In the United States and Canada, corned beef typically comes in two forms, a cut of beef (usually brisket, but sometimes round or silverside) cured or pickled in a seasoned brine, and canned (cooked). In the United Kingdom, corned beef refers to the variety made from finely