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Wow there’s some real nutters out there!

Jamz can’t do the pic thing either. I am on phone not desk top and use Flickr to get source code. I tried copying the code and pasting into the image box but it doesn’t work anymore.

Mostly agree. I don’t have one (well apart from the other half obviously) but there’s just the 2 of us in a smallish house and they take up so much room. I can see why a family with young kids and a nice big kitchen would have one though.

Cloudnine. I did just the same with word press one winter! Hi from Green Girl!

Op I can certainly recommend gardening for a good quality of life. Hard work but satisfying.

Try a sharp bread knife for slashing. Like cutting the skin of a tomato a serrated edge is easier. Tried to post a pic of my bread from yesterday but cannot get it to work on this new forum :-(

Cloud nine. Have you joined the landscape juice forum yet. I’ve found it absolutely invaluable for my gardening business. Just wish I discovered it long ago! Hopefully the snow will melt in time for work tomorrow!

Strange analogy and don’t think people are saying just shrug it off but think how to react/not over react to every potentially friendly dog. Following your analogy should the daughter kick every man  in the nuts who comes up in a night club to day hello?

Totally unacceptable that you were bitten but your tactic of then kicking any approaching dog in the face whether or not it’s actually a threat or just being friendly is incredibly selfish and over the top. That friendly young dog that may just be learning (as a child does) about the world that then gets kicked in the face by a man wearing a helmet with a bike could be made to fear and react aggressively /defensively to men in helmets /cyclists in the future. Perhaps the dog that bit you was beaten when young and impressionable by a man wearing a funny hat. Just something to think about next time you boot someone’s pet that wants to say hello. By all means take defensive action against a clearly aggressive, attacking animal though.

Getting that so much recently that I’ve finally caved an installed an ad blocker as the site is unusable without it.

Looks great. Try the full no knead recipe and use a couple of wet spoons to fold to avoid sticky hands. Soak the mixing bowl as soon as you move the dough to the proving basket.

I will give your recipe a go next loaf I do. It is much lower hydration with 100g less water for the same flour and starter amount. I guess this makes it easier to knead. I made a delicious hybrid loaf this week as was short on time I used 150g of starter and half a teaspoon of yeast and made a dark Rye loaf with black treacle and caraway seeds. 400g white to 200 Rye and proved for a few hours kneaded then into a tin till risen again. It was bloody lush.

Guinea pigs or hamsters are a good bet. I had both around that age. Reptiles are pretty dull after the novelty wears off and need to be carefully handled and cared for. Special lights for heat and uv which need replacing regularly. Special diets etc.

Not too sure about the difference between folding and kneading but my guess is that kneading forms the glutens that allow the bread to rise without collapsing, quickly whereas folding over a few hours forms them slowly but allows you to leave it in the bowl and not get all sticky as it’s a very high hydration dough it’s quite tricky to knead and I gave it a go kneading once and found I kept adding loads of extra flour to stop it sticking to my hands and the work top.

I just use the linen liner to cover the basket when in the fridge if you use it in the basket you won’t get the nice pattern on the bread.

I bake mine in a cast iron casserole dish…own brand le cruset type thing .

Just about to take mine out of the fridge and bake in a couple of hours. Started it yesterday afternoon. Slow process but very little actual hands on time. When I was looking at making my first sourdough I was put off by the overly complicated recipes online including the Hugh one. Try the one above trust me! Get yourself a Dutch oven if you’ve not got one as it’s useful to have anyway but you can make it in a bread tin or on a stone the crust just won’t be as pretty. Sometimes I half or 2/3rds the recipe depending on need. I vary the flours and seeds also.

Edit. I dont fold the dough with a wet hand but with a wet, large, flat plastic spoon as you have to fold it over the course of a few hours I just find it less faff then you don’t have to keep washing your hands. I’ll have one on the go when I’m bumbling about doing chores. I’ve also left it for a couple of hours if I need to go out and it still comes out fine.

https://www.hobbshousebakery.co.uk/blogs/recipes/henrys-sourdough

I’ve been making it for a year or so. Found the no knead recipe from Hobbs house bakery really simple. Using the Dutch oven to bake it gives it a really professional look of lovely shiney thick crust. I feed my starter once a week and keep it in the fridge.

I’m lying by the pool in fuerteventura right now. Just had a nice swim. Been changeable for the last week. 3 sunbathing/swimming days some cooler windy days and a couple of rainy nights. Forecast looks to be much better from Sunday onwards. I’ve been using the met office site and it’s been fairly accurate but don’t look more than a few days ahead.

I made some for the first time a couple of months back. Finely shredded cabbage, massaged with salt , some caraway seeds and juniper berries. Into a kilner jar till its softens and tastes sour enough then keep in the fridge. Also made kimchi recently lovely in a noodle bowl.

Check out the UK fermenting friends fb page for full on fermenting geekery and advice.

My black lab. She’s with me most of the time. A cuddle from her is very calming. Also listening to spoken word stuff gets me through tough or boring times day or night.

Not read the books so I’ve enjoyed it. I find whenever you read the book first the film or series will always be inferior because firstly its not possible to include all the detail of a written text in film and secondly no screen adaptation will ever live up to the power of your own imagination and how could it match every individuals interuoptation. I do dislike the main lead house of cards guy though. He’s rather dull. Really like the woman cop and the ‘hotel’ though.

In my area (Brighton) a plastic pot like that would have to go in the bin whether it was recyable or not as they only recycle plastic bottles and no other containers. Glass would be recycled also I reuse a lot of glass jars for making jams and ferments.

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Mental illness? Someone I know got very poorly and started accusing her neighbour of murdering his girlfriend. He apparently buried her in the local park. I took her to the police station because she was so convinced but the police investigated and she wasn’t murdered. Horrid thing for you to be accused. It’s scary what mental illness can do to a person.

I can’t imagine why anyone would go to this length to have a baby…horrid things…but good luck to them same as any couple who do have paternal feelings and can’t conceive alone.

Can’t be bothered to shop so will be what’s in the cupboard. Looking like beans and cheese to start and then ice-cream and lemon curd for pudding. 🥞

The radio series and then all the sequels read by Douglas Adams. Brilliant! I listened to them so many times the tapes are mostly mangled now. I was disappointed to see the one available on Audible was read by Steven Fry.

Not really sure how the plex works tbh. A friend gave me a login, has his own server or something so whatever they put up I can watch.

Corn tacos with spicy chicken, salad, salsa, guacamole and Sour cream.

Cheap malbec as I’ve a cold so can’t really taste properly.

Jamie and Jimmie Friday night feast… Wow got to try making that ramen 🍜 and have just applied to go on the show.

45 to 55 mostly since installing positive pressure ventilation. Before that 70 or more.

Excited! Shall be glued to plex!

Well looks like I was right about Alice 2 months ago…

<span style=”color: #444444; font-size: 16px;”>  A week later back in Edinburgh he got a visit from the police</span>

So what did they want him for? !

I’m completely addicted to Shadow of war. Didn’t play the first one so it is all totally new to me. Loads to learn and pick up and really different from any other game I’ve played which is what I want in a new game. Last time I was this addicted to a game was the latest grand theft auto. Have been playing for weeks now and not even close to finishing or playing online.

I don’t bother with insurance for the cat as for me the bond is not the same as with the dog and I feel if I had to make a difficult decision I could with the cat. The dog on the other hand is my best friend so she’s insured and we’ve used it quite a few times over her 8 years. I think dogs tend to have more mishaps. Surprised at your cost though is it a breed issue? Beech the black lab is only costing £25 per month on gold level premium with animal friends. We’ve claimed 4 or so times for various accidents and operations no issues.

No idea what it even is! Shop at asda every week but never looked at my receipt.

Sorry you had to experience that and I can’t believe the brexiters on here are jumping on you when you clearly stated you don’t blame people who voted out but were simply pointing out what the result has been in the real world for you and others. A friend of mine had a very similar experience to you shortly after Brexit vote and it was brazen and in the street from a complete stranger with no provocation. This was not something he’d had happen for a very long time before.  So sad.

Think it’s a bit on both sides really. You could have been flexible and agreed but warned her you would most likely only be around and social for a few hours an evening. I’m in bed by 10.30 weekdays and no house guest is going to change that as I’m crap at work if I don’t get plenty of sleep.

But it’s also wrong of her to go overboard and guilt trip you about it but maybe she had a bad week?

Not worth falling out over so be the bigger person and offer an olive branch.

I started swimming 2/3 times a week about a month ago for 30 mins non stop doing breast stroke underwater and have managed to get my distance up to 1100m in that time. I swim in the medium or fast lane now so I thought I better have a go at front crawl as finding the breast stroke unchallenged so I’m guessing it’s probably not that great for my fitness? Anyway 2 lengths of crawl I was knackered and out of breath so I will certainly be introducing that when the pool isn’t too crowded.

<span style=”color: #444444; font-size: 16px; background-color: #eeeeee;”>Does anyone know how to do it?</span>

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