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I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what
you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's AND, jokes from the 1940's??????????? Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly After a lot of trouble www.nsrafa.org is now up and running for the National Service RAF man |
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In article , "'Mike'" writes: | | I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what | you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from | the 1940's Bananas, okra, yam, chillis, soursop, sweet potatoes, moonflower etc. Groundnut stew - or, for even more authenticity, palm oil stew. The former needs a team to make it properly, and isn't worth it for less than a dozen people. Follow it by fried plantains. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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'Mike' wrote:
I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's AND, jokes from the 1940's??????????? Mike Jacket potatoes, Mike. Remember Potato Pete? They had not long gone to bed when the familiar roar of bomber engines was heard approaching.She was already asleep but he said with a nudge "jerry's over". "Ok,I'll mop it up in the morning". Sam |
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"sam" wrote in message ... 'Mike' wrote: I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's AND, jokes from the 1940's??????????? Mike Jacket potatoes, Mike. Remember Potato Pete? They had not long gone to bed when the familiar roar of bomber engines was heard approaching.She was already asleep but he said with a nudge "jerry's over". "Ok,I'll mop it up in the morning". Sam Thanks Sam. That's the first one in and is in the files :-)) Feel sure I can do that one with sound effects of the Bombers :-) Potato Pete, yes I remember him :-) I do have a couple of genuine War Time cook books and a new one just out about Rationing. That one has some recipes in but I could do with more. Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly After a lot of trouble www.nsrafa.org is now up and running for the National Service RAF man |
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On 29 Jan, 18:24, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
Bananas, okra, yam, chillis, soursop, sweet potatoes, moonflower etc. Rather exotic. What is moonflower, honeysuckle? And soursop? Where you in west africa in the 40s?! Groundnut stew - or, for even more authenticity, palm oil stew. The former needs a team to make it properly, and isn't worth it for less than a dozen people. *Follow it by fried plantains. Plantains? From the Carribeans? |
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"'Mike'" wrote in message ... I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's Interesting! You often act as the resident net-nanny but you've cross-posted this message. I thought that that is a no-no on usenet, in spite of the hordes that do it. Graham |
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"graham" wrote in message news:iqNnj.24669$ow.7278@pd7urf1no... "'Mike'" wrote in message ... I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's Interesting! You often act as the resident net-nanny but you've cross-posted this message. I thought that that is a no-no on usenet, in spite of the hordes that do it. Graham What part of the charter referencing cross posting to relevant newsgroups do you not understand? May I help you please? ""grew in your garden in the 1940's"" = uk.rec.gardening ""I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's"" = uk.food+drink.misc Kindest regards Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly After a lot of trouble www.nsrafa.org is now up and running for the National Service RAF man |
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On 29 Jan, 22:26, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
Where I was then, it was apples that were exotic :-) Ipomoea alba, a.k.a. Calonyction bona-nox, a.k.a. Ipomoea bona-nox. An excellent annual to grow in a conservatory or even south facing room. Can I risk it and say Morning Glory? ;o) I was indeed in West Africa - I was born in Nigeria in 1947! *To be strictly truthful, I was rather young and the time, and cannot swear that my mother had a garden there - but that is the sort of thing she would have grown if so. *We moved to Zambia (Northern Rhodesia) in about 1950. Ah! I had a lot of relatives in Senegal because my uncle worked in import/export and 5 of my cousins were born and bred there. When they came back they brought lots of strange habits, notably food, that and a helper/maid who followed them, because all his kids were counting on him making good money and my family couldn't refuse. A lovely man who gave me my nickname and I have found memories of his mechoui! Anyway - I'm growing the Gloriosa in memory of a friend from Zimbabwe, which reminds me, there's no sign of life from the plant yet, though it flowered beautifully last year (I got it at the RHS Harrogate), and it produced a fat pod which opened and revealed jewel like seeds. When the plant died, around October, I pruned it to the base. Now would you have any advice? Should I just sit tight and watch? |
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In article iqNnj.24669$ow.7278@pd7urf1no, graham wrote:
Interesting! You often act as the resident net-nanny but you've cross-posted this message. I thought that that is a no-no on usenet, in spite of the hordes that do it. Where did you get that idea? Why do you think cross-posting exists, if you're not supposed to do it? If a subject is of interest to multiple newsgroups, then cross-posting is exactly the right thing to do. -- Richard -- :wq |
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posted on 29 Jan 2008 by 'Mike' I would like to add: I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. From memories of grandparents' village garden, which hadn't changed for years and didn't for years afterwards: Orchard area - Cooking apples, eating apples, cooking plums, dessert plums, damsons, greengage. Other fruit - raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, cooking gooseberries, dessert gooseberris, black, red and white currants. Veg - various cabbages, cauliflowers,b. sprouts, parsnips, carrots, early and maincrop potatoes, beetroot, purple sprouting broccoli, leeks, onions, massive asparagus bed, lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers (small leanto greenhouse), marrows, peas, broad beans, runner beans, turnips, radishes (and during the war a patch of sugar beet for sweetening fruit pies and puddings). Herbs - sage, marjoram, parsley, mints, thyme, rosemary and roots of horseradish. Large compost heap and lots of flowers. Grandma used to bottle or salt down stuff from the garden. They had a few outbuildings and small paddock so had hens and pigs for eggs and meat and a cow for milk (and butter). I think the 'powers that were' tried to keep tabs on pigs but nevertheless coupons for my grandparents, great aunt and her daughter, and my mum went quite a way for that which they couldn't provide themselves. There was also an unofficial source of rabbits, hares, pheasants and partridges. -- ..ElaineJ. Home Pages and FAQ of uk.food+drink.indian can be viewed at ..Virtual. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/ejones/ufdi/index.html StrongArm Under construction, FAQ, recipes, tips, booklist, links ..RISC PC. Questions and suggestions please, email or to the newsgroup |
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"Elaine Jones" wrote in message ... Quoting from message posted on 29 Jan 2008 by 'Mike' I would like to add: I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. From memories of grandparents' village garden, which hadn't changed for years and didn't for years afterwards: Orchard area - Cooking apples, eating apples, cooking plums, dessert plums, damsons, greengage. Other fruit - raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, cooking gooseberries, dessert gooseberris, black, red and white currants. Veg - various cabbages, cauliflowers,b. sprouts, parsnips, carrots, early and maincrop potatoes, beetroot, purple sprouting broccoli, leeks, onions, massive asparagus bed, lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers (small leanto greenhouse), marrows, peas, broad beans, runner beans, turnips, radishes (and during the war a patch of sugar beet for sweetening fruit pies and puddings). Herbs - sage, marjoram, parsley, mints, thyme, rosemary and roots of horseradish. Large compost heap and lots of flowers. Grandma used to bottle or salt down stuff from the garden. They had a few outbuildings and small paddock so had hens and pigs for eggs and meat and a cow for milk (and butter). I think the 'powers that were' tried to keep tabs on pigs but nevertheless coupons for my grandparents, great aunt and her daughter, and my mum went quite a way for that which they couldn't provide themselves. There was also an unofficial source of rabbits, hares, pheasants and partridges. -- .ElaineJ. Home Pages and FAQ of uk.food+drink.indian can be viewed at .Virtual. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/ejones/ufdi/index.html StrongArm Under construction, FAQ, recipes, tips, booklist, links .RISC PC. Questions and suggestions please, email or to the newsgroup My word that brought a lot back from when I had a Aunt who lived in the countryside in Oxford :-) Pigs and Pig Keeping during the Second World War is a very interesting subject and is covered quite a bit in a book I have. I also remember the Pig Bins in the Road for our scraps. There were 'Pig Clubs' and a certain amount of help was given if you were in a situation to keep a pig or more, but as I understand it, you had to give some of the meat up!! If they found out about the pig that is. Forgot where I read it, but a lovely story of a pig which had been slaughtered and was kept in a bed, covered as 'A departed one' with I believe, candles and a Bible on the 'covered departed one'. :-)) (I have reason to believe it was in the Channel Islands when they were occupied Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly After a lot of trouble www.nsrafa.org is now up and running for the National Service RAF man |
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Pigs and Pig Keeping during the Second World War is a very interesting subject and is covered quite a bit in a book I have. I also remember the Pig Bins in the Road for our scraps. There were 'Pig Clubs' and a certain amount of help was given if you were in a situation to keep a pig or more, but as I understand it, you had to give some of the meat up!! If they found out about the pig that is. Thank you Joan in Gloucester. "You either gave up your Bacon Ration or Half a Pig" Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly After a lot of trouble www.nsrafa.org is now up and running for the National Service RAF man |
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On 30 Jan, 09:49, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
You can sow the seeds, but it will probably regrow from its tuber when the weather warms up. *Keep it pretty dry until then. *Both the tuber and seeds need very well-drained soil, warm and sunny conditions when growing, but don't mind down to almost freezing when dormant and dry. Dry ... that's what I worried about a bit. It's in the ground in my veranda^^conservatory and it doesn't look really dry there. Though no water comes direct on that patch, it must take water from outside, which is at the same level of a raised bed. It is well drained, so hoping I'm in luck. I didn't want to remove it and store it. It looked so established. I grew it (from seed) for some years, but it got a root rot of some sort and effectively died. Here's the seeds I have. I would be so happy to send you some. I have the Rothschildiana. Blue skies today and freezing. Perfect really ;o) http://cjoint.com/?bEmKRMLgm8 |
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'Mike' wrote:
I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's AND, jokes from the 1940's??????????? Mike Half of my nan's garden was given over to a hen house and run. I can still remember the foul (excuse the pun) smell of the peelings and 'stuff' being boiled up to feed them. -- Pete C London UK |
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On Jan 30, 12:09*pm, "Pete C" wrote:
'Mike' wrote: I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's AND, jokes from the 1940's??????????? Mike Half of my nan's garden was given over to a hen house and run. I can still remember the foul (excuse the pun) smell of the peelings and 'stuff' being boiled up to feed them. -- Pete C London UK Pete, are you not at work today??? G Judith |
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:45:35 +0000, Sacha
wrote: On 29/1/08 21:38, in article , "Anne Jackson" wrote: The message from (Nick Maclaren) contains these words: In article , "'Mike'" writes: | | I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know | what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any | recipe from the 1940's Bananas, okra, yam, chillis, soursop, sweet potatoes, moonflower etc. Groundnut stew - or, for even more authenticity, palm oil stew. The former needs a team to make it properly, and isn't worth it for less than a dozen people. Follow it by fried plantains. I couldn't help thinking how absolutely typical of this chancer, to get someone else to do the spadework for him. I suppose, though, that it's progress - to get a tacit admission that he doesn't know *everything*! But you must admit that Nick's reply is a gem, even if it goes unrecognised! My dad used to go out shooting crowes, and mum made crowe pie. They were rather unpleasant as I recall, but there was a war on and we had to make the best of it. |
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"Pete C" wrote in message ... 'Mike' wrote: I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's AND, jokes from the 1940's??????????? Mike Half of my nan's garden was given over to a hen house and run. I can still remember the foul (excuse the pun) smell of the peelings and 'stuff' being boiled up to feed them. -- Pete C London UK Pun accepted ;-) That foul smell was the Bran which was mixed in. I had chickens in the 60's and did the same thing. The birds loved it ;-) Not sure but I believe that the Bran was available if you registered that you had chickens. Will have to check that one out. Can anyone remember Day Old Chicks for sale under a lamp on the Mac Fish slab? I can in Kingston on Thames Market during the War. Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly After a lot of trouble www.nsrafa.org is now up and running for the National Service RAF man |
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Not sure but I believe that the Bran was available if you registered that you had chickens. Will have to check that one out. Found it. If you gave up your shell egg allocation you get a balancer meal for the birds instead 5lb a month by 1945. Interesting point, you were not allowed to keep more than 25 birds or it was deemed commercial and you had to sell your eggs to the packing station. Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly After a lot of trouble www.nsrafa.org is now up and running for the National Service RAF man |
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Can anyone remember Day Old Chicks for sale under a lamp on the Mac Fish slab? I can in Kingston on Thames Market during the War. "I've got a thousand day old chicks going cheap" "What do you expect them to do, bark?" Steve |
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"'Mike'" wrote in message ... I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's AND, jokes from the 1940's??????????? Mike I didn't have a garden in the 1940's but I remember my granddad's..... :~) WW II jokes: http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/87/3707.html http://new-joke-everyday.blogspot.co...ld-war-ii.html and a LOT more he http://fun.xaviermedia.com/jokes/war/ Stuff about rationing in wwII http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/s...a2915705.shtml http://www.birchovervillage.co.uk/bi...ortiesFood.htm Old British music hall joke: 'My dog's got no nose'. 'How does he smell?' 'Terrible Slightly older (1920's) but still popular when I was young: Albert and the Lion : http://monologues.co.uk/Albert_and_the_Lion.htm Jenny |
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"JennyC" wrote in message ... "'Mike'" wrote in message ... I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's AND, jokes from the 1940's??????????? Mike I didn't have a garden in the 1940's but I remember my granddad's..... :~) WW II jokes: http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/87/3707.html http://new-joke-everyday.blogspot.co...ld-war-ii.html and a LOT more he http://fun.xaviermedia.com/jokes/war/ Stuff about rationing in wwII http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/s...a2915705.shtml http://www.birchovervillage.co.uk/bi...ortiesFood.htm Old British music hall joke: 'My dog's got no nose'. 'How does he smell?' 'Terrible Slightly older (1920's) but still popular when I was young: Albert and the Lion : http://monologues.co.uk/Albert_and_the_Lion.htm Jenny Thank you Jenny I have 'stored' them. Had quite a few funny ones sent to me today, not all WWII but nevertheless funny. The trouble I have in telling jokes is remembering them all and the punch line ;-) Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly After a lot of trouble www.nsrafa.org is now up and running for the National Service RAF man |
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"'Mike'" wrote Thank you Jenny I have 'stored' them. Had quite a few funny ones sent to me today, not all WWII but nevertheless funny. The trouble I have in telling jokes is remembering them all and the punch line ;-) Mike Print them out in LARGE letters so you can read without peering at the paper. Or just make a list of key words to remind you........ Jenny |
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In message , 'Mike'
writes I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's AND, jokes from the 1940's??????????? Mike Why don't you ask O? That's her line of work. -- June Hughes |
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In article , "mark" writes: | "Sacha" wrote in message | . uk... | | But you must admit that Nick's reply is a gem, even if it goes | unrecognised! | | .....may well be a little gem.... but lettuce wait and see what happens | next... We need to squash that sort of thing! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 31/1/08 12:59, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote: In article , "mark" writes: | "Sacha" wrote in message | . uk... | | But you must admit that Nick's reply is a gem, even if it goes | unrecognised! | | .....may well be a little gem.... but lettuce wait and see what happens | next... We need to squash that sort of thing! Regards, Nick Maclaren. Maybe tom-orrow. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:14:25 +0000, Sacha
wrote: On 31/1/08 12:59, in article , "Nick Maclaren" wrote: In article , "mark" writes: | "Sacha" wrote in message | . uk... | | But you must admit that Nick's reply is a gem, even if it goes | unrecognised! | | .....may well be a little gem.... but lettuce wait and see what happens | next... We need to squash that sort of thing! Regards, Nick Maclaren. Maybe tom-orrow. I do not be-leaf it! |
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On 31/1/08 14:00, in article ,
"Fuschia" wrote: On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:14:25 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 31/1/08 12:59, in article , "Nick Maclaren" wrote: In article , "mark" writes: | "Sacha" wrote in message | . uk... | | But you must admit that Nick's reply is a gem, even if it goes | unrecognised! | | .....may well be a little gem.... but lettuce wait and see what happens | next... We need to squash that sort of thing! Regards, Nick Maclaren. Maybe tom-orrow. I do not be-leaf it! Quite right. You're being bamboozled. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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'Mike' wrote: I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's AND, jokes from the 1940's??????????? Mike Wot abu honey suckles, lemon soles, fruit cakes, cheese plants, heinz beans, mushey peas, tobacco leaves, dodgy grass, opium plants and such like? |
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"'Mike'" wrote in message ... I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's Rabbits, for rabbit stew, and chickens both for eggs and the pot, not much room for anything else in a west london garden, although I did forget the mint! Alan |
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In message , alan holmes
writes "'Mike'" wrote in message ... I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's Rabbits, for rabbit stew, and chickens both for eggs and the pot, not much room for anything else in a west london garden, although I did forget the mint! Hello Alan. How lovely to see you back. -- June Hughes |
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alan holmes wrote: "'Mike'" wrote in message ... I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any recipe from the 1940's Rabbits, for rabbit stew, and chickens both for eggs and the pot, not much room for anything else in a west london garden, although I did forget the mint! Alan My first shocking experience in the UK. I bought a packet of minted peas, thinking that Mint was the brand name. |
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"Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:05:37 +0000, johannes wrote: alan holmes wrote: Rabbits, for rabbit stew, and chickens both for eggs and the pot, not much room for anything else in a west london garden, although I did forget the mint! Alan My first shocking experience in the UK. I bought a packet of minted peas, thinking that Mint was the brand name. and that the Royal Mint makes After Eights? -- Martin We had some Dinner Mints the other day which were superb. Much better than After Eights. Cannot remember the name I am afraid but they were very good. Anyone know of other After Dinner Mints by name that I may recognise the name? Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly After a lot of trouble www.nsrafa.org is now up and running for the National Service RAF man |
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In article , "'Mike'" writes: | | We had some Dinner Mints the other day which were superb. Much better than | After Eights. Cannot remember the name I am afraid but they were very good. | Anyone know of other After Dinner Mints by name that I may recognise the | name? Bendick's. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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'Mike' wrote: "Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:05:37 +0000, johannes wrote: alan holmes wrote: Rabbits, for rabbit stew, and chickens both for eggs and the pot, not much room for anything else in a west london garden, although I did forget the mint! Alan My first shocking experience in the UK. I bought a packet of minted peas, thinking that Mint was the brand name. and that the Royal Mint makes After Eights? -- Martin We had some Dinner Mints the other day which were superb. Much better than After Eights. Cannot remember the name I am afraid but they were very good. Anyone know of other After Dinner Mints by name that I may recognise the name? But did you ever have chocolate covered peas? So why then minted peas? |
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Following up to "alan holmes" wrote:
Alan hello Alan! -- Mike Remove clothing to email |
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , "'Mike'" writes: | | We had some Dinner Mints the other day which were superb. Much better than | After Eights. Cannot remember the name I am afraid but they were very good. | Anyone know of other After Dinner Mints by name that I may recognise the | name? Bendick's. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Could well be. I have to visit the Wholesalers Cash & Carry tomorrow. I will look :-) Mike (cross posted to uk.food+drink.misc 'cos someone might have the answer) -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly After a lot of trouble www.nsrafa.org is now up and running for the National Service RAF man |
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Mike....... wrote:
Following up to "alan holmes" wrote: Alan hello Alan! Hello Alan:) I wondered where you had gone:) |
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