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Thread Author: Crankcase	Replies: 56

New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:17   Strong advice - Crankcase

I've just experimented with putting a spoonful of Bovril in an Oxtail cuppasoup. If you value your sanity, do not repeat this experience. My gullet, my beautiful gullet. However, what things DO you add to food to "improve them" that other people think aren't normal? I've always had jacket potatoes with butter and Marmite, but am told that is odd. Also "coffee" as a mug of milk with a spoonful of instant done in the microwave I find very palatable but apparently it's a heathen thing to do. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:19   Strong advice - smokie

Salt on peanut butter sandwiches. No idea why I started doing it, but anyone that sees me do it comments how odd it is. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:20   Strong advice - Crankcase

I do that. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:21   Strong advice - Netsur

We make 'milky coffee' in our office every so often to cheer us up. My mother used to make it the same way for the Thermos when out on a picnic. Peanut Butter and Jelly (Jam) PB&J surely - not PB&S? Very odd. Mind you I like jam and cheese sandwiches. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:25   Strong advice - Zero

Baked Beans served cold from the tin. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:36   Strong advice - MD

>> Baked Beans served cold from the tin. >> With fresh white bread and thick butter. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:23   Strong advice - Focusless

As a child, we always had apple sauce with roast chicken. SWMBO thinks that's daft. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:25   Strong advice - helicopter

I take some salt and then add a nice juicy steak..... Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:32   Strong advice - Iffy

Salt has been demonised in recent years, but it is an excellent way to season - enhance - the flavour of foods. There are lots of things which taste better with salt. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:37   Strong advice - MD

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New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:38   Strong advice - Crankcase

Yes to cold baked beans from the tin, eaten with a teaspoon, over the sink at 1 am. Too much information? Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:43   Strong advice - Bromptonaut

Mustard rather than mint sauce with lamb Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:48   Strong advice - Zero

mix dijon mustard, and brown sugar, smear over your lamb before you roast it. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 11:56   Strong advice - MD

And puncture it and insert whole Garlic cloves or even Anchovies......delishoouusss Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:07   Strong advice - tyro

Salt has been demonised in recent years, but it is an excellent way to season - enhance - the flavour of foods. There are lots of things which taste better with salt. One of the best reasons to avoid processed foods these days is that a lot of manufacturers have lowered the salt content, thus making the food rather insipid*. As a result, for some items, you have to make your own if you want them full flavoured. *An example was a cereal made by Quaker called "Oat Crunchies". They were criticised for their high salt content, withdrawn from the market, and relaunched as "Oat Crispies" or something like that. They looked the same, but lacked taste, IMHO. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:10   Strong advice - tyro

what things DO you add to food to "improve them" that other people think aren't normal? I tend to add butter to things. Butter on digestive biscuits is probably considered normal enough, but I also sometimes butter to some cakes - like fruitcake. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:15   Strong advice - Old Navy

>> what things DO you add to food to "improve them" that other people think aren't >> normal? >> >> I tend to add butter to things. Butter on digestive biscuits is probably considered normal >> enough, but I also sometimes butter to some cakes - like fruitcake. >> That is a Scottish habit. It mildly surprised me when I moved, now we do it too. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 16:42   Strong advice - big bird

I was a development engineer occasionally working on the Oat Crunchies production line back in the 90s in a 10 storey building in Southall, very visible when on final approach to Heathrow from over London. Quaker was bought by Pepsico around 2001 and I think the production was moved elsewhere, maybe they changed the equipment and so the taste/shape changed. The line wa ancient so I be surprised if they moved it. Dan Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 18:44   Strong advice - henry k

>>Salt has been demonised in recent years, >> but it is an excellent way to season - enhance - the flavour of foods. >> Not in our household it isnt. For decades the only salt we have in the house is kept for guests or for de-icing the back step. I sometimes have to accept low salt crisps but prefer not to. For me salt detracts from the taste. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Thu 6 Jan 11 17:04   Strong advice - Dr Prunesqualler

There is nothing 'wrong' with that at all. We do this now. Perfectly normal. Maybe it is a peculiarity of the North East? Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:07   Strong advice - PeteW

Peanut butter and salad cream sandwiches....my guilty secret. Try them - go on, dare you! Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:19   Strong advice - Armel Coussine

Electric soup: big slug ice-cold vodka juice of 1 lime quite a lot of worcester sauce V8 vegetable juice (tomato if unavailable) to taste Very nutritious. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:22   Strong advice - R.P.

Sweet and Sour Pot Noodle sandwich.....never ever try this. Please. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:37   Strong advice - bathtub tom

Devils on horseback. I've never found anyone else who likes them. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:42   Strong advice - Mapmaker

Love devils on horseback. And anchovies in my roast lamb. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:46   Strong advice - Pat

Vinegar on sprouts. What are Devils on Horseback? I'm only asking because of all those out there who don't know, but are too scared to ask:) Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:49   Strong advice - Zero

prunes wrapped in bacon. As I hate prunes, its a no no for me. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:49   Strong advice - VxFan

>> What are Devils on Horseback? tinyurl.com/352r53z ;o) Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:52   Strong advice - Pat

They want to keep on galloping. Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:53   Strong advice - Iffy

...What are Devils on Horseback?... Prunes or pieces of liver wrapped in bacon to make a little parcel. Dinner or drinks party food of a bygone era. tinyurl.com/2wr266k Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:45   Strong advice - Crankcase

>> Peanut butter and salad cream sandwiches....my guilty secret. >> Try them - go on, dare you! Dare accepted. I may not post for some weeks. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 12:56   Strong advice - R.P.

Damn it - I have a loaf, peanut butter and salad cream... Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 13:01   Strong advice - Iffy

I have a slightly stale loaf, no peanut butter and some Co-op salad cream which is not as nice as Heinz. I'm not normally brand fussy, but this Co-op stuff is just not the right stuff. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 13:05   Strong advice - Zero

Please, at the very least use Helmans Mayonaise. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Thu 6 Jan 11 13:00   Strong advice - Roger.

Bread, butter, Marmite, cold mashed potato, cheese, bread. A Sandwich made in Heaven! (+ Optional; peanut butter if in stock.) Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 13:31   Strong advice - sooty123

Strangest combination I ever saw, marmite on a slice of bread then dipped in either coffee or hot chocolate. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 13:32   Strong advice - madf

Any packet of instant pasta with lots of garlic... Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 15:26   Strong advice - Ted

Try some cheddar cheese on the buttered digestives, Tyro. Butter on fruit cake is a must ! Cream crackers, buttered with strawberry jam on are nice. Anything with mustard....you can chuck it down the garden for me ! Frted bread, must be Warburton's white. Nice and crispy with tinned toms on it. Healthy as well, all those toms. For lunch I sometimes cut up an individual pork pie, add a cut up tomato to the ensemble and drizzle Heinz salad cream over it all.. Mmmmmmmm ! Celery with blue stilton stuffed up it's channel. Ted Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 15:52   Strong advice - Crankcase

I did experiment with mixing coffee and tea once, in an attempt to find that new taste sensation. There was certainly a sensation. I couldn't decide whether to call it "coftea" or "teafee", so settled in the end for "disgusting" and binned it. Last edited by: VxFan on Thu 6 Jan 11 at 20:55 Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 16:00   Strong advice - Zero

Spot the similarity V O M I T V I M T O Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 16:06   Strong advice - Iffy

...I did experiment with mixing coffee and tea once... Good stuff. It's that sort of pointless curiosity which drove some of this country's greatest inventors. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 16:08   Strong advice - Crankcase

>> >> It's that sort of pointless curiosity which drove some of this country's greatest inventors. >> If they mixed common beverages for fun then no wonder we lost an Empire. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 16:50   Strong advice - bathtub tom

>>I did experiment with mixing coffee and tea once I wonder how many other people have done that and if that's the reason it's not sold. ;>) Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 21:14   Strong advice - Harleyman

>> I wonder how many other people have done that and if that's the reason it's >> not sold. ;>) >> Popular with the Chinese community apparently; one of our weighbridge clerks hails from Hong Kong, and she drinks a tea/coffee mix at work. She tells me it also ensures that no-one pinches her drink..... at least not after the first time! Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 17:09   Strong advice - Dr Prunesqualler

I mentioned this one a while back on here: Glass of decent malt whisky served with a digestive biscuit (note, a Hob Nob will NOT do). Delicious. How about salt on an apple - something my wife used to do. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 18:04   Strong advice - Perky Penguin

Mustard in cheese sandwiches, Marmite as a savoury drink, I always put some Worcester sauce in my bolognese sauce. Maggi seasoning is nice dripped onto crisps and is great with roast chicken. A bit pricey in UK - I buy mine for about 3 euros a litre when I am in Germany. Last edited by: Perky Penguin (p) on Thu 6 Jan 11 at 18:04 Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 18:36   Strong advice - Crankcase

I forgot my old standby when really in dire straits - half a glass of cream soda topped up with milk. It has a certain something. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 18:43   Strong advice - Zero

Ah reminds me milk with malibu - ice cold Yummy Try putting some single cream in that cream soda, thats really yummy Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 21:34   Strong advice - Crankcase

>>milk with malibu - ice cold Yummy Malibu? With a Slim Panatella perhaps? A set of Cuban heels too and you could be Ken Worthington, the troubled impresario. Reply to this message | Report message       4

New Thu 6 Jan 11 21:36   Strong advice - Zero

I have the Cuban Heels, alas not the stogie. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 21:43   Strong advice - Manatee

>> Malibu? With a Slim Panatella perhaps? A set of Cuban heels too and you could >> be Ken Worthington, the troubled impresario. >> I almost included John's "One Foot in the Gravy" in my iPod desert island list! The account of loosening the bolts holding Ken's satellite dish in case it was needed as a "lifecraft" in a flood would brighten the darker moments. (You have to hear it really). Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 21:45   Strong advice - R.P.

Brilliant. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 21:46   Strong advice - Crankcase

Ah, now I'm going to have to break out my 500 Bus Stops DVD again. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 19:21   Strong advice - Dr Prunesqualler

Ah, Maggi.... Maggi makes anything taste better (well, anything savory of course). A favourite of ours when we come back from holidays is boiled rice and Maggi. Lovely. It is not too expensive if you buy the litre bottles from chinese supermarkets such as Wing Yip Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 19:36   Strong advice - Mapmaker

Three eggs with a dash of tabasco. Quick and easy supper - about 20 seconds from starting preparation to finishing. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 21:05   Strong advice - Gopher

Crispy bacon and marmalade sandwiches. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Jan 11 21:25   Strong advice - PhilW

Thick white bread, thick layer of butter, thick layer of cold mashed potato, thick layer of sliced raw onions, thick layer of Heinz salad cream - just the job after a few too many pints! Sometimes followed by cold Yorkshire pudding filled with Golden Syrup! Oh, and don't forget to have cheese with your Christmas/fruit cake. Reply to this message | Report message