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rubadub · 19-02-2018 08:29PM

If eating mushy peas you are usually better off getting tinned marrowfats and draining and mashing your own. I think many commercial "mush peas" are just the leftovers after peas have been processed to strip them of their protein and/or protein. You will see pea protein/fibre on sale and they do not scrap the rest.

You can clearly see the info on the tins, drained values. Can work out cheaper too.

igCorcaigh · 19-02-2018 08:40PM

I like the tinned peas though. My own efforts never came close. Maybe it's the sugar they add, I dunno. Love tinned mushy peas.

igCorcaigh · 19-02-2018 08:43PM

rubadub wrote: »

If eating mushy peas you are usually better off getting tinned marrowfats and draining and mashing your own. I think many commercial "mush peas" are just the leftovers after peas have been processed to strip them of their protein and/or protein. You will see pea protein/fibre on sale and they do not scrap the rest.

You can clearly see the info on the tins, drained values. Can work out cheaper too.

Ah, I have never seen tinned marrowfats. Must check around.

rubadub · 19-02-2018 08:46PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

. Love tinned mushy peas.

could well be that you like them being stripped of the stuff, no shame at all in that. I am just alerting others who might eat peas on the basis that they are reasonably good for you, but might not know the "mushy" ones are not simply just "mushed"

silverharp · 19-02-2018 08:53PM

rubadub wrote: »

If eating mushy peas you are usually better off getting tinned marrowfats and draining and mashing your own. I think many commercial "mush peas" are just the leftovers after peas have been processed to strip them of their protein and/or protein. You will see pea protein/fibre on sale and they do not scrap the rest.

You can clearly see the info on the tins, drained values. Can work out cheaper too.

interesting, i wouldnt like the good stuff taken away form them , i havnt tried the overnight soaking ones and have some Batchelors marrowfat "cook for 20 minutes" to give a go. the canned mushy peas do seem to have some sugar added so would want to avoid that longer term

igCorcaigh · 19-02-2018 09:00PM

rubadub wrote: »

could well be that you like them being stripped of the stuff, no shame at all in that. I am just alerting others who might eat peas on the basis that they are reasonably good for you, but might not know the "mushy" ones are not simply just "mushed"

True enough, it's rare that I buy anything other than tomatoes and sardines from a can. Good advice though; anything gone through the hands of the food processors can do all sorts, yet the ingredients may just say 'peas'.

Dizzyblonde · 20-02-2018 02:47PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Ah, I have never seen tinned marrowfats. Must check around.

Aldi have them. I bought frozen mushy peas a couple of years ago, not in Aldi, and I can't remember what brand they were but they were really good.

Whispered · 22-02-2018 02:15PM

I made two lemon sponge cakes earlier and didn't line the tins with baking paper as I usually would. Loads of butter though to grease them. Yet they broke up coming out of the tins.

So firstly, what went wrong? I'll use paper in future but is there a knack for getting cake out of a tin without using it?

And secondly, what can I do with the broken cake, there must be some way I can utilise it in a way that makes it look like I meant to wreck it. It tastes good, beautifully yellow with the lemon zest. Would be a shame to just eat (the rest of) it from a bowl with a blob of raspberry jam

B0jangles · 22-02-2018 02:27PM

Whispered wrote: »

I made two lemon sponge cakes earlier and didn't line the tins with baking paper as I usually would. Loads of butter though to grease them. Yet they broke up coming out of the tins.

So firstly, what went wrong? I'll use paper in future but is there a knack for getting cake out of a tin without using it?

And secondly, what can I do with the broken cake, there must be some way I can utilise it in a way that makes it look like I meant to wreck it. It tastes good, beautifully yellow with the lemon zest. Would be a shame to just eat (the rest of) it from a bowl with a blob of raspberry jam

Make an AMAZING trifle centred around lemon?

22-02-2018 05:21PM

Whispered wrote: »

I made two lemon sponge cakes earlier and didn't line the tins with baking paper as I usually would. Loads of butter though to grease them. Yet they broke up coming out of the tins.

So firstly, what went wrong? I'll use paper in future but is there a knack for getting cake out of a tin without using it?

And secondly, what can I do with the broken cake, there must be some way I can utilise it in a way that makes it look like I meant to wreck it. It tastes good, beautifully yellow with the lemon zest. Would be a shame to just eat (the rest of) it from a bowl with a blob of raspberry jam

Allow it to go cold in the tin! I learned this the hard way with lemon drizzle cake.

Michellenman · 22-02-2018 07:01PM

Whispered wrote: »

I made two lemon sponge cakes earlier and didn't line the tins with baking paper as I usually would. Loads of butter though to grease them. Yet they broke up coming out of the tins.

So firstly, what went wrong? I'll use paper in future but is there a knack for getting cake out of a tin without using it?

And secondly, what can I do with the broken cake, there must be some way I can utilise it in a way that makes it look like I meant to wreck it. It tastes good, beautifully yellow with the lemon zest. Would be a shame to just eat (the rest of) it from a bowl with a blob of raspberry jam

Butter the tin and then liberally coat in flour, let it cool completely and loosen the sides with a sharp knife. The base will still probably stick a bit unfortunately

nompere · 23-02-2018 11:59AM

Whispered wrote: »

I made two lemon sponge cakes earlier and didn't line the tins with baking paper as I usually would. Loads of butter though to grease them. Yet they broke up coming out of the tins.

So firstly, what went wrong? I'll use paper in future but is there a knack for getting cake out of a tin without using it?

And secondly, what can I do with the broken cake, there must be some way I can utilise it in a way that makes it look like I meant to wreck it. It tastes good, beautifully yellow with the lemon zest. Would be a shame to just eat (the rest of) it from a bowl with a blob of raspberry jam

You could make a variation on a bread and butter pudding by using lumps of sponge instead of bread. The other half does this regularly and it's very good.

Stargazer7 · 23-02-2018 09:04PM

rubadub wrote: »

If eating mushy peas you are usually better off getting tinned marrowfats and draining and mashing your own. I think many commercial "mush peas" are just the leftovers after peas have been processed to strip them of their protein and/or protein. You will see pea protein/fibre on sale and they do not scrap the rest.

You can clearly see the info on the tins, drained values. Can work out cheaper too.

Good to know - was craving them lately when I made homemade fish and chips but was disappointed with the tinned mushy peas...

beertons · 26-02-2018 10:10AM

I never knew the healing properties in porridge/oats, till I had to bathe 4yo with chickenpox in the bath. Put a cup of porridge in muzzelin, tied it and ran the hot water through it. Bit like a bouquet garni. As a lad who suffers bad with psoriasis, it'd be like liquid gold for me too.

beertons · 28-02-2018 01:22PM

Took a walk there to Tesco in Naas. Brought a bag and the kids sleigh. Spuds, carrots, milk, bread and 2 big turkey legs. Stuffed them all in the bag, and pulled them home on the sleigh. Great laughs had by motorists and fellow walkers. Saw a few pics being taken, so you can put a name to a head if ya see it. I'll be heading out later for a case of beer, same transport planned.

Dizzyblonde · 28-02-2018 01:24PM

Brilliant idea

Dial Hard · 28-02-2018 05:21PM

beertons wrote:

Took a walk there to Tesco in Naas. Brought a bag and the kids sleigh. Spuds, carrots, milk, bread and 2 big turkey legs. Stuffed them all in the bag, and pulled them home on the sleigh. Great laughs had by motorists and fellow walkers. Saw a few pics being taken, so you can put a name to a head if ya see it. I'll be heading out later for a case of beer, same transport planned.

A guy passed me on cross-country skis earlier. Now that's the way to do it!

Walked the dog up to Lidl earlier for blue cheese. They'd clearly just had a delivery of Brennan's bread cause there were two fully stacked towers of it. Chick behind me says to her husband "Oh look Cathal, they have bread, will we get a pan?" and he goes "We've three full ones at home, are you mad?" and she goes "But just in case, like?" I burst out laughing and he caught my eye and went "Honest to jaysis".

BaZmO* · 28-02-2018 05:49PM

What the hell is going on with all the bread craziness?! I know the memes are p1sstakes but for some reason people seem to be buying into the hysteria.

https://www.facebook.com/Gizalaugh/videos/1566530816727963/

Toto Wolfcastle · 28-02-2018 06:50PM

I don’t get the bread thing either. Just stock up on ice cream and wine ffs.

beertons · 28-02-2018 09:00PM

Dial Hard wrote: »

A guy passed me on cross-country skis earlier. Now that's the way to do it!.

But had he spuds, carrots and milk with him?

Should have done the drink run when it was bright out. Got hit by a few snowballs on the way back.

Stargazer7 · 01-03-2018 12:42AM

Thinking I'm going to use the breathing space of tomorrow to make french onion soup and maybe some bread rolls....we didn't go mad on the sliced pans so there are a few bagels knocking about but a toasty loaf would be nice

silverharp · 01-03-2018 07:46AM

I was talking to the checkout person at my local tesco and she was surprised it was so busy, I said well im off work so im going to make some nice meals for the family. Made a hungarian mushroom soup for lunch, they were flogging off duck legs cheap so did them in the oven with a stir fry for dinner, it went down well.

Gloomtastic! · 01-03-2018 09:45AM

With nothing else to do today, how about a Boards ‘Beast from the East’ Bake-Off?

Come on Boardies, show us your best!

Dizzyblonde · 01-03-2018 11:27AM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

With nothing else to do today, how about a Boards ‘Beast from the East’ Bake-Off?

Come on Boardies, show us your best!

Well that's the proof - I really AM in your head because I was just scrolling through here wondering what to bake to pass the time when I came across this ^

B0jangles · 01-03-2018 11:30AM

I was thinking of making a big batch of pancake batter - keeps well, very quick to make into a pancake, very 'nutritious' and if the power goes out we can cook em over a little gas stove

rubadub · 01-03-2018 11:47AM

a few shop updates.

Tesco Ireland
2 hrs ·
In light of the updated national red snow and ice weather warning for all counties, all Tesco stores will close at 2pm today.
Tesco trading hours over the coming days are as follows;
Today: All stores will close at 2pm
Friday: Tesco stores will open from 1pm, subject to weather conditions
Saturday: Grocery Home Deliveries will re-open, subject to weather conditions
We will keep these trading hours under review.
The health and safety of our colleagues and customers is our absolute priority. We’re really proud of our teams this week who’ve worked really hard to serve customers in such challenging circumstances. We will reopen on Friday afternoon subject to weather conditions and we ask our customers to be patient with us as we try to get back up and running as quickly as possible. Stay safe everyone!

Dunnes Stores
3 hrs ·
Due to further bad weather, all Dunnes Stores in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland will be closed today.
All stores will remain closed until 1pm tomorrow - this reopening time is subject to change and we will continue to monitor the weather situation.

Dunnes Stores
2 hrs ·
In addition to our previous update, the following stores are also closed all day Friday 2nd March;
Stephen’s Green,
Grafton St,
Henry St,
Ilac ,
North Earl St.
Georges St Grocery

Lidl Ireland
1 hr ·
On the back of the extended Government advice to stay indoors, which now applies to the whole of the Republic of Ireland, we will extend the previously communicated closures in Leinster and Munster to the rest of the Republic of Ireland. All stores will now be closed from 3pm today until Friday afternoon.
Regional management may make decisions to extend these closures at local level depending on the weather conditions in their area.
We would like to thank our team for the hard work they have put in over the past few days, shipping products from our warehouses and serving thousands of extra customers across the country.
As always we will continue to actively monitor the situation as it evolves with colleague and customer safety always in mind.
********
The following stores are confirmed closed now (we'll edit in any more stores that close throughout the day):
- Churchfield
- Youghal
- Kinsale
- Cobh
- Edenderry
- Mullingar (Dublin Road)

Aldi Ireland
47 mins ·
All of our 130 stores will close today from 1pm and will reopen at 5pm tomorrow. We are monitoring the situation closely and if there are any changes we will communicate this tomorrow morning.
Thanks to all our store teams, office teams, warehouse teams, and suppliers for their outstanding efforts this week in keeping our doors open to meet our customers’ needs.
Aldi Ireland Facebook Team

EDIT -all those opening times are likely to extend, seeing as the warning has been extended.

BaZmO* · 01-03-2018 12:03PM

Well I don’t know if it still counts (made them yesterday) but here’s some chocolate muffins I made with my five year old. They look nicer than they taste. Made from a kit that I had in the press for ages.

Plan on making some bread tomorrow.

Dizzyblonde · 01-03-2018 12:52PM

They look lovely BaZmO* - the little ones love baking, don't they?

Gloomtastic! · 01-03-2018 01:21PM

My contribution......

Dark Rye Loaf

BaZmO* · 01-03-2018 01:36PM

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

They look lovely BaZmO* - the little ones love baking, don't they?

Thanks.

Yeah, when I became a dad for the first time it, cooking/baking with them was one of the things I was looking forward to the most. Luckily enough he loves it. It’s a great way for them to burn off all that energy too, which is always a plus!

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