tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post640844740906700225..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Great British Bake Off: Series Five: Episode Seven (guest blog)StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-6510723064187941152014-09-23T01:17:13.252+01:002014-09-23T01:17:13.252+01:00Excellent, Elaine! And yes, the less said about &...Excellent, Elaine! And yes, the less said about "leakage" the better. Life and Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09009082583917609899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-18100214566584831862014-09-22T09:37:58.462+01:002014-09-22T09:37:58.462+01:00Thank you Elaine. Very funny :) I'm Tommi, a f...Thank you Elaine. Very funny :) I'm Tommi, a friend of Simon's and have been following his GBBO recaps all series. Thank you for stepping in and allowing me to have my fix! And regarding next weeks show - it's donoughts!!! How can you not get enthusiastic about donoughts?!!!<br /><br />Hope you had a good holiday Simon. Although disaster at missing GBBO! There was a "Manic" Martha moment when she talked about bashing Paul's head in with a rolling pin. This is no joke. She even cackled crazily as she said it...<br /><br />Anyway, thanks guys for the weekly entertainment. Tommi xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-89405104429696704192014-09-21T11:22:29.042+01:002014-09-21T11:22:29.042+01:00Thank you for that, OVW!
Thank you for that, OVW!<br />Helen Kestlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-84691453928521952252014-09-21T10:11:51.285+01:002014-09-21T10:11:51.285+01:00Ok keep an eyeout then!Ok keep an eyeout then!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739410242766153431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-90795416458381813422014-09-21T09:48:30.055+01:002014-09-21T09:48:30.055+01:00Excellent, I've added your blog to my Feedly b...Excellent, I've added your blog to my Feedly blog reader. LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-23907870684363919552014-09-21T07:37:22.813+01:002014-09-21T07:37:22.813+01:00Turnips ((Brassica rapa subsp. rapa) are white and...Turnips ((Brassica rapa subsp. rapa) are white and round. Swedes (the rutabaga, swede (from Swedish turnip),[1] turnip, yellow turnip, or neep [as in 'neeps and tatties'] (Brassica napobrassica, or Brassica napus var. napobrassica, or Brassica napus subsp. rapifera) ) are yellow and (usually) bigger and more bulbous. You can feed turnips to sheep - not sure about swedes! Mangelwurzels* are something akin but tougher and more useful as Punkey lanterns down 'ere in Zummerzet.<br />*Mangelwurzel or mangold wurzel (from German Mangel/Mangold, "chard", and Wurzel, "root"), also called mangold,[1] mangel beet,[1] field beet[2] and fodder beet, is a cultivated root vegetable derived from Beta vulgaris. Its large white, yellow or orange-yellow swollen roots were developed in the 18th century as a fodder crop for feeding livestock.<br />Never let it be said that the GBBO fails to spark off etymological debate.<br />Thanks Elaine - an admirable 'recap'!OVWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-79950830605172457602014-09-20T22:11:16.196+01:002014-09-20T22:11:16.196+01:00Swede and turnip not the same thing, I don't t...Swede and turnip not the same thing, I don't think - in that I like swede and not turnip! But the internet is not being forthcoming about the actual distinction...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-34932706105224954062014-09-20T18:41:18.726+01:002014-09-20T18:41:18.726+01:00I may not do every week but yes I do comment on it...I may not do every week but yes I do comment on it!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739410242766153431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-12278444131773292322014-09-20T18:37:38.154+01:002014-09-20T18:37:38.154+01:00I have tasted some pretty awful ones. Perhaps I sh...I have tasted some pretty awful ones. Perhaps I should have a go?Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739410242766153431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-7094899152455183882014-09-20T18:31:30.803+01:002014-09-20T18:31:30.803+01:00Well done, Elaine! What would we have done without...Well done, Elaine! What would we have done without you?!?!<br /><br />Re Cornish pasties, if they're proper pasties they *all* have turnips in them. Though we call them swedes down here. Or are those different? Meat, potatoes, onions and swedes. That's all you need in a pasty. Regarding pastry, nowadays it seems most are made with flaky pastry but I think shortcrust is traditional.<br /><br />Needless to say, I don't think many of those concoctions should have been called pasties!Helen Kestlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27518052326813802562014-09-20T17:14:44.957+01:002014-09-20T17:14:44.957+01:00This was brilliant - thank you for keeping the tra...This was brilliant - thank you for keeping the tradition going! Ooh and if you're a Strictly fan, does this mean you're going to do the same for SCD for us? Eh? Eh? LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.com