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Pistachio Ice Cream
Ingredients : 8oz (225g) unsalted, shelled pistachio nuts 1 pint (570ml) double cream 1 pint (570ml) single cream 4oz (110g) golden caster sugar 8 large egg yolks 1 1/2 tablespoons of custard powder Method [more…]
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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
The third Sunday of Advent – #Joy. A traditional English carol from the 16th century or earlier. OldTrout 2018
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Christmas: What’s that all about then?
In Part 1, I briefly mentioned the 12 Days of Christmas without expanding on what these 12 days are and what they represent. Depending on where you look and what you read, this period can [more…]
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How to cock your bird this Christmas
I am hoping not too many spelling errors this time. It’s that time of year where you will be wanting a nice moist bird, perhaps Chicken or Turkey for Christmas, so to help you I [more…]
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“Yippee Ki Yay, Ya Wee Fanny” – A Polis Sco’lan Christmas Tale
Ah pure cannae be f**ked wi’ Chrishmas. Brengs back a loadae sh*te memries fae when ah wis a wean. Wha hod f**kin’ hee haw cuz ma da spent aw tha dole money oan drenk an [more…]
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In The Bleak Midwinter
The second Sunday of Advent – #Love. Bonsall Moor, Derbyshire. This is a poem written by Christina Rossetti, set to music first by Gustav Holst in 1906 and then by Harold Darke in 1911. This [more…]
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Christmas: What’s that all about then?
What is Christmas? When can we put the Christmas decorations up? When can we start talking about Christmas? Should we start Christmas shopping now? All of these examples of questions have become all too familiar [more…]
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Mrs Paid’s farmhouse style low calorie Judas Cake
8 Imperial ounces of pitted dates cut in half with scissors 4 Imperial ounces of quartered walnuts 7 Imperial ounces of self raising flour 2 crumbled Weetabix 3 eggs 2 egg cups of water or [more…]