tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post3942763420648266801..comments2024-02-23T03:46:42.310-05:00Comments on JO ON FOOD, LIFE AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE: Snow, Parking, Bowling, Christmas Puds.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-85169437961204619432014-11-15T16:19:46.010-05:002014-11-15T16:19:46.010-05:00It's one of those things you love or hate I th...It's one of those things you love or hate I think. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-2144237826368951802014-11-15T16:08:34.586-05:002014-11-15T16:08:34.586-05:00I never had this to eat but I love the spices used...I never had this to eat but I love the spices used. The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-80297236900029293442014-11-15T09:05:42.268-05:002014-11-15T09:05:42.268-05:00That's a pity you can't eat it any more. I...That's a pity you can't eat it any more. I have diabetes, but I can still eat such things in small quantities.<br /><br />The threepenny bits were all silver but all the metals they make coins of today are not very healthy I understand. Plus it's discouraged because people can swallow them and choke. Portuguese have a cake they put a small gift in and that's not allowed any more either. Unless you make it at home of course.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-9356710302775965382014-11-15T01:50:11.242-05:002014-11-15T01:50:11.242-05:00Christmas is alarmingly close, isn't it. My da...Christmas is alarmingly close, isn't it. My daughter and daughter were talking about arrangements for an early get together this morning since they are going to be away. I've given up on making Christmas pudding since sugar is a no-no - makes several of us literally ill - but I remember the coins in it from when I was a child. I think they stopped doing it here once decimal currency came in because they're made of a different metal and discoloured.Helen V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07989670682260643429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-89567092279963073312014-11-14T20:28:24.472-05:002014-11-14T20:28:24.472-05:00Can you buy suet in Oz Michelle? I don't know...Can you buy suet in Oz Michelle? I don't know what year we went decimal in the UK, I think it was either late '60s or early '70s.<br /><br />I agree, and a lot of doctors we go to do do that.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-56750423833512871752014-11-14T20:26:53.306-05:002014-11-14T20:26:53.306-05:00At least we don't have to pay for our visits L...At least we don't have to pay for our visits Lee, and usually they tell us what we need to hear, well ours do anyway.<br /><br />Trouble is it is apparently almost impossible to get suet in the States. Obviously it exists because it comes from cows, but none of you use it so they don't process it. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-32905568313528868232014-11-14T18:11:51.426-05:002014-11-14T18:11:51.426-05:00My grandparents always made their own Christmas pu...My grandparents always made their own Christmas pudding and it was always very exciting to get the threepenny bit or shilling. Australia didn't switch to decimal currency until I was eight years old. I know what you mean about parking fees. They should validate your parking or something at that doctor's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174682655234764319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-83044906327119618042014-11-14T16:38:12.776-05:002014-11-14T16:38:12.776-05:00I sometimes wonder about the value of going to the...I sometimes wonder about the value of going to the doctor. Like the experience you describe, my visits to the doctor are quick and they tell me virtually nothing. I'm not even sure if they know all that much. They sure do like to prescribe drugs. I'd like to just kick all the pills I take now, but what if the doctor's right?<br /><br />The pudding looks interesting. I've never had that kind of a pudding. The pudding that I'm used to is that creamy stuff made from a mix in a box. <br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-34861809054000633282014-11-14T12:04:19.820-05:002014-11-14T12:04:19.820-05:00Maybe, like Matt, you would enjoy the one I make.
...Maybe, like Matt, you would enjoy the one I make.<br /><br />Oooh, chocolate pudding, yum.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-50955296363435798292014-11-14T11:22:23.752-05:002014-11-14T11:22:23.752-05:00Sorry, not crazy about Christmas pudding. I hear p...Sorry, not crazy about Christmas pudding. I hear pudding, my brain thinks chocolate.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-35035617113959862172014-11-14T10:24:37.696-05:002014-11-14T10:24:37.696-05:00I've added a link to notes about buying suet i...I've added a link to notes about buying suet in the StatesJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-86136490456760041262014-11-14T10:19:33.297-05:002014-11-14T10:19:33.297-05:00I remember one year on the coast in NC we got 18 i...I remember one year on the coast in NC we got 18 inches of the white stuff. Here we were prepared, there we were not.<br /><br />Unless you can find a source of the fat which surrounds kidneys in beef, I don't know. I used to get Canadian friends to bring it down. Here you can buy it already processed to use. I think a friend in Colorado found vegetable suet.<br /><br />You have a great weekend too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-85407686114554140792014-11-14T10:06:35.979-05:002014-11-14T10:06:35.979-05:00Hi Jo! I love snow, even a dusting will make me sm...Hi Jo! I love snow, even a dusting will make me smile! Bowling is not my game - I'm so poor at it - I only get laughs! Pudding sounds lovely but where would I find suet? By the way - I'm in North Carolina. Have a great weekend lady!Dixie@dcreliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558671709412200904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-15101923891316958952014-11-14T09:55:06.132-05:002014-11-14T09:55:06.132-05:00You're right JoJo, lots of doctor's office...You're right JoJo, lots of doctor's offices do. <br /><br />Brandy icing doesn't sound right anyway. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-77042244493414391782014-11-14T09:25:27.726-05:002014-11-14T09:25:27.726-05:00The doc's office didn't validate the parki...The doc's office didn't validate the parking? That's a surprise. Most businesses will do that for their clients. I once ordered a pudding with the brandy icing from a catalog that sold lots of British items. I thought it was pretty gross, but not having grown up with it, that's probably why. It even had a little coin to insert in the cake.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-2535792751838868262014-11-14T08:09:35.286-05:002014-11-14T08:09:35.286-05:00Sure does to me Diane.Sure does to me Diane.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-58167486575900741812014-11-14T08:09:01.182-05:002014-11-14T08:09:01.182-05:00I love this recipe it is delicious. Hubby not keen...I love this recipe it is delicious. Hubby not keen on puds but likes this one. However, as we don't entertain on Christmas Day I don't make them any more. For two of us it would be around a long time. I have frozen leftovers but they still hang around for years because we only eat a little bit at a time.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-65568551993019867772014-11-14T07:58:23.178-05:002014-11-14T07:58:23.178-05:00Most parking is by the hour, so that seems unfair....Most parking is by the hour, so that seems unfair.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-89933683510670287372014-11-14T03:17:01.749-05:002014-11-14T03:17:01.749-05:00Hi Jo - Christmas is soon isn't it .. I do lik...Hi Jo - Christmas is soon isn't it .. I do like Christmas pudding ... I know we all have Mrs Beeton's - but am unsure which recipes they use ... and I'd have asked my mother what recipe to use - if I ever cooked one - certainly not now-a-days ... <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com