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Mrs Fox

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

With a slaw on the side!

You mean shredded raw vegetables?

the beer revolu

Mrs Fox wrote: »

BUN! THEY'RE BLEEDING BUNS!

They're fecking queen cakes!

And it's not mayo - it's mayonnaise.
And they're not fecking cookies - they're biscuits (parents of small children, I'm looking at you).
An if I hear anyone calling sweets "candy" :mad::mad::mad:

Gloomtastic!

Mrs Fox wrote: »

BUN! THEY'RE BLEEDING BUNS!

I miss buns!

iwantmydinner

I always kinda thought a cupcake was kind of a type of bun?!

Dolbert

the beer revolu wrote: »

I think if I hear or see the words "pulled" and "pork" used adjacent to each other again, I just might explode.:mad::mad:

Don't worry, I spoilered my post from last night, so you can breathe easy

Faith

Mrs Fox wrote: »

BUN! THEY'RE BLEEDING BUNS!

Nope, have to agree with TBR there, queen cake is the correct term

Although (baker nerd alert warning!) there's actually a difference between cupcakes and buns/queen cakes. The crumb structure is different and the ratio of ingredients is different. That is, unless someone just uses a queen cake recipe and passes them off as cupcakes. That's just plain wrong.

the beer revolu wrote: »

They're fecking queen cakes!

And it's not mayo - it's mayonnaise.
And they're not fecking cookies - they're biscuits (parents of small children, I'm looking at you).
An if I hear anyone calling sweets "candy" :mad::mad::mad:

I would define a difference between cookies and biscuits. Cookies tend to have things like chocolate chips, they're bigger, softer and chewier. Biscuits don't have lumps of things, and tend to be harder and smaller.

IMO, of course

Mrs Fox

Faith wrote: »

Nope, have to agree with TBR there, queen cake is the correct term

Although (baker nerd alert warning!) there's actually a difference between cupcakes and buns/queen cakes. The crumb structure is different and the ratio of ingredients is different. That is, unless someone just uses a queen cake recipe and passes them off as cupcakes. That's just plain wrong.

I stand corrected :cool:

the beer revolu

Faith wrote: »

I would define a difference between cookies and biscuits. Cookies tend to have things like chocolate chips, they're bigger, softer and chewier. Biscuits don't have lumps of things, and tend to be harder and smaller.

IMO, of course

I'd go along with that.
But people with children are teaching them to call all biscuits cookies!!

dipdip

Tis far from cupcakes ye were reared.

Actually in our house they were called fairy cakes, not queen cakes.

the beer revolu

dipdip wrote: »

Tis far from cupcakes ye were reared.

Actually in our house they were called fairy cakes, not queen cakes.

Fairy cakes are queencakes with the top scooped out, some cream put inside and the scooped out pits places on top like a pair of wings.
Like this:

dipdip

Not in our house. In our house they were butterfly cakes, for which the plain fairy cake was an essential ingredient.

the beer revolu

dipdip wrote: »

Not in our house. In our house they were butterfly cakes, for which the plain fairy cake was an essential ingredient.

Actually, butterfly cakes does ring a bell.

iwantmydinner

Those were butterfly buns in my house!

Mrs Fox

potayto-potahto tomayto-tomahto

by the way, who calls them potahtoes?

Faith

I think we used queen cakes and fairy cakes interchangeably, and butterfly cakes were the ones with the wings...

I can't even remember now!

Either way, they were delicious. Queen cakes with sultanas, oh yeah.

dee_mc

In our house fairy cakes are plain and queen cakes have sultanas... and butterfly buns are BUNS, definitely not cakes! Haha such politics!

Faith

dee_mc wrote: »

In our house fairy cakes are plain and queen cakes have sultanas... and butterfly buns are BUNS, definitely not cakes! Haha such politics!

That might have been our criteria too!

We should almost move this discussion to the All Things Retro forum

And let's not even get started on the lyrics for I'm A Little Teapot...

Animord

But surely bun/queen cakes and butterfly cakes are still buns/queen cakes and butterfly cakes? And the large American imported things with a huge icing to cake ratio - what are they then? I'd differentiate between them.

I used to work in London and at the place I worked there was a gay interior designer from New York. I can't remember why but we were talking about cakes one day and I said something about fairy cakes and he fell about the place laughing - he couldn't believe that we had something called a fairy cake. I like to think that somewhere in New York there is a happy gay guy making fairy cakes for all his friends.

dee_mc

Animord wrote: »

But surely bun/queen cakes and butterfly cakes are still buns/queen cakes and butterfly cakes? And the large American imported things with a huge icing to cake ratio - what are they then? I'd differentiate between them.

Cupcakes!

Dizzyblonde

They've always been buns in our house - unless of course we turn them into butterfly cakes!
I'm not into the cupcake phenomenon at all. I'd rather have an iced bun any day

Loire

Was all set to bring forward last Wednesday's couldn't-be-ar$ed meal tonight and opt for the chipper, but gave myself a kick up the behind and am making Chicken Roulades with Sage from The Silver Spoon (you must get it Animord :pac:) Anyway, here's what it's meant to turn out like http://www.epicurean.com/books/the-silver-spoon-book-review.html

All excited as it's my first time making it

Animord

Loire wrote: »

The Silver Spoon (you must get it Animord :pac:)

:pac:

Loire

Animord wrote: »

:pac:

LOL :D:D

By the way, do you use that Larousse much? Might added to my own collection

Animord

Loire wrote: »

LOL :D:D

By the way, do you use that Larousse much? Might added to my own collection

lol, I couldn't resist...

I don't use it a huge amount, but it is kind of invaluable when I do, if you know what I mean. But why would you bother? Just ask and I'll look it up for you :pac:

iwantmydinner

I have a bag of frozen Tesco Finest scallops that I want to get in my belly. None of the recipes in my (limited) cookbook collection has anything that appeals to me... Any suggestions? I had garlic scallops in a restaurant before that nearly had me licking the plate, so perhaps something along those lines... but I'm all ears for any other suggestions!

dipdip

The other night I cooked scallops for dinner. I fried off some sliced chorizo and in the residual oil I lightly cooked the scallops. I served them on a salad, drizzling the leftover oil as a dressing. Then I added a squeeze of lime juice and ate with crusty bread. Took 10 mins total.

iwantmydinner

dipdip wrote: »

The other night I cooked scallops for dinner. I fried off some sliced chorizo and in the residual oil I lightly cooked the scallops. I served them on a salad, drizzling the leftover oil as a dressing. Then I added a squeeze of lime juice and ate with crusty bread. Took 10 mins total.

Yeah, wow, that sounds awesome.

What are the guidelines for cooking times for the defrosted scallops?

dipdip

Remember to defrost your scallops in the fridge or in a bowl of cold water. Remember to pat them dry before cooking as any excess water will make them boil rather than fry.

Fully defrosted scallops only require one minute per side on a hot pan.

I actually like to do 90 seconds per side, which some will find over cooked, but I don't like a jelly texture in the centre, I like it like a tender meat.

Also frozen scallops do tend to shrink so there will be less on your plate than in the packet, bear that in mind. Enjoy.

iwantmydinner

I prefer them that way too, really appreciate the tips!

the beer revolu

dipdip wrote: »

Fully defrosted scallops only require one minute per side on a hot pan.

I actually like to do 90 seconds per side, which some will find over cooked, but I don't like a jelly texture in the centre, I like it like a tender meat.

I always slice my scallops in two so they are thinner and cook faster.