PICCALILLI
A different recipe after last years disaster.
250g each -green beans – cauliflower – gooseberries – honeydew melon – 300g carrots – 200g seedless grapes. Chop up and cover with brine overnight – wash and drain. (I will give it 6 hours)
400g yellow mustard seeds, 1tbs turmeric. 1 litre spiced vinegar. Preserves -Oded Schwartz.
Ok – devoations from above. No gooseberries so 2 Granny Smith apples, no grapes but might get some tomorrow. 400g mustard seeds is silly, so 20 grams cracked yellow mustard seeds, 10g mustard powder, 2 bay leaf, 10g turmeric, tsp cumin seeds, 1tsp coriander seeds, 5 all spice, 100g sugar,
All made – ready for December.
ENERGY
So the Govt is going to spaff £billions up the wall to protect energy company profits. This only justifiable if they are made responsible for insulation and green energy projects.
In the short term we may have to use more coal, oil and gas; but the longer term (2 years or more) must mean using less and increasing renewables. Nuclear power probably has a place in the future, but will take 10-15 years to be of significance. So solar panels on every suitable house, heat exchange where appropriate, onshore wind turbines by motorways (who can claim they are an eyesore there?) and insulation. Battery storage is advancing but alternatives like Dinorwig or smaller versions could all contribute. Wind turbines on electric pylons should be feasible. Could old water mills be used for local housing or even street lighting? strategically we do not need 5 or 6 big power stations and reliance on the national grid. The regional names of one power companies are a joke. Break them up into smaller hubs with more regional emphasis.
Wind power is cheaper than fossil fuels so why is it priced the same?
Climate deniers and the ignorant will mention China and Poland, etc. as reasons for not going green. Some people are paedophiles – that does not justify not having laws against it (Although Andrew Windsor might disagree). We should be world leaders in wind technology and wave power. Make the power companies invest in these areas.
BORED
No football. Papers full of boring crap about someone I did not know – I recognised her face from stamps, coins and bank notes. Government, having spent at least 6 weeks doing FA, will now spend another 2 weeks preening their egos on TV. Meanwhile inflation rise, the pound falls, industries close and are unable to export. Broken Britain is going rusty.
PICKLED ONIONS
So I have 5kg of pickled onions to do.
I think the following: 5kg onions;250 g salt (over night sprinkle and then wash off); 3ltr white wine vinegar;750 g sugar; 50g root ginger bruised or chopped; 10tsp all spice;10 blades mace; 5tsp peppercorns; 5 cinnamon sticks; 2tsp chilli flakes; 10 bay leaves.
10 Jats made 500g
ROYALTY
So we will soon have a new King – Charles the 3rd? Are we really going to put up with this archaic crap for much longer? The only justification is tourism!
APPLE STRAWBERRY CRISP
ingredients
6 cups peeled and cubed Granny Smith apples2 cups halved strawberries1/4 cup sugar1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Oat Crumble Topping1 1/2 cups large flake oats1 1/2 cups flour1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar1 tsp ground cinnamon3/4 cup butter
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat an 11×7-inch baking dish with non- stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, toss apples, strawberries, sugar and cinnamon. Place in prepared baking dish.
- For the topping, in a large bowl, mix oats, flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Add butter, mixing with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over fruit.
- Bake uncovered for 25 minutes. Loosely cover crisp with aluminum foil and bake an additional 10 minutes.
PATEL RESIGNS
as Home Secretary. I wonder what is going on with the tories. Many wish Boris was still bungling, but many are also worried that we are being led on the road to fascism. Rumours of 14 MP’s putting letters into 1922 Committee to show lack of confidence in Truss. Majority of MP’s did not vote for her. How long before a vote of no confidence and another election with Johnson getting elected?
THUNDER
The gods are expressing their disquiet at the appointment of Truss, 2 claps so far and it has gone dark. Closer now and a bit of rain, but not much and radar shows it disappearing to the east. Nearly 2 hours later and still the rumbling carries on. But the rain is not heavy, but nice and steady.
ECONOMIC ARMEGGEDON
Pound goes into free fall due to the governments ineptitude in managing the economy. National debt has grown, inflation is growing, corruption rife, “teddy bear companies” (those immune to performance penalties) payout record dividends, exports fall due to Brexit despite fall of £, public services such as health, education, teetering on edge. Strikes increasing.