MJ's little flock

MaryJanet · Oct 26, 2020

Ribh said:
Should we be allowed to play together?

RoyalChick · Oct 26, 2020

Ribh said:
Nope. Definitely biscuits. I always wonder if Americans mangled the King's English as a way of blowing a raspberry @ King George iii...?

MaryJanet said:
... It's easy to see why raspberries might come to mind.

Remembering back to a topic of many pages ago on, you do both realize that 'raspberry' is rhyming slang?
Assuming you both do, I wonder if anyone else does?
I am guessing @Shadrach will.

MaryJanet · Oct 26, 2020

RoyalChick said:
Remembering back to a topic of many pages ago on, you do both realize that 'raspberry' is rhyming slang?
Assuming you both do, I wonder if anyone else does?
I am guessing @Shadrach will.

I didn't realise it was rhyming slang, but now I like it even more!

Ribh · Oct 26, 2020

RoyalChick said:
Remembering back to a topic of many pages ago on, you do both realize that 'raspberry' is rhyming slang?
Assuming you both do, I wonder if anyone else does?
I am guessing @Shadrach will.

Oh dear... :gig

RoyalChick · Oct 26, 2020

Ribh said:
Oh dear...

Do you think I need to explain?

Ribh · Oct 26, 2020

RoyalChick said:
Do you think I need to explain?

Well, I've got it & I'm not very good @ rhyming slang...

LozzyR · Oct 26, 2020

BY Bob said:
I think you are confused. Those are cookies and a cracker or two.

We get cookies in Australia. They tend to be more chewy, whereas biscuits are harder. That’s how I perceive it anyway.

BY Bob · Oct 26, 2020

Aunt Julie's New England Clam Chowder

Ingredients

3 slices thick cut bacon
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cups diced potatoes
1 cup chopped celery
3 6.5 ounce cans of chopped or minced clams (I prefer a larger clam so use chopped)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons of butter
1/4 cup flour
1 quart half and half (I use fat free to try and moderate the recipe a little)

In a large sauce pan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon from the pan and set it aside.

Add potatoes, celery, onion, clams (with juice), butter, salt and pepper to the sauce pan and bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

In a 1 quart jar with a lid, add flour to half and half and shake well. Stir into the vegetable mixture.

Cook on medium heat 15 minutes or until thickened. Stir frequently. DO NOT BOIL. (If I am not in a hurry, I will skip this step and transfer the mixture to a slow cooker and cook it on low for a couple of hours)

Chop or crumble bacon. Use bacon to garnish when serving. Makes 4 1.5 cup servings. I usually make a double batch.