In message , Rusty Hinge
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When I was an anklebiter we often had boiled bacon, and a shovel of
peas were tied up in a cloth, and cooked with the bacon. Neither the
bacon nor the stock lasted long enough to go off: any stock left over
was incorporated into Mother's Dustbin Soup.

Got the peas and just need the ham bone. Asked in Sainsbury's deli
section whether they had some ham bones: "No, the dog died!"

Would you believe it, someone somewhere asked a Sainsbury's for a ham
bone, but his dog choked to death, and so he sued Sainsbury's! - So now,
I'm told, it's company policy not to give anyone ham bones any more!

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Klara, Gatwick basin