General Chat

Night LG sleep well :-)

dont see or hear many owls, we have kingfishers nesting along the river bank... nice :))
I'm off to bed now, nite, nite, sweet dreams,
xxxx

Thats great Kaz your very lucky we have plenty of busards here if you want some :-)

i had a sparrow hawk in my garden last year, never ever saw one before, wasn't sure what it was knew it wasn't a kestral, so had to search google, hubby was soooo upset he loves all birds of prey, so gutted it was me he flew and landed next to with a sparrow in his claws............ best sight i've seen, next to baby kestrals learning to fly... ahh bless-em....... :))))) xxx

i'm fine LG, how are you?
i've got pidgeons nesting in my conifers, they come back every year, they make me laugh, mr pidg, makes his flat twigged perch and waits for mrs pidg to inspect it, last year he went to all the trouble and all she did was fly off.......... :)
xx

nite mac, xxx

Night mac :-) sleep well

Evening kaz :-)

Thats great thanks YG :-) cuddles .....oh cuddles where are you here's a good snake :-)

evening tory, LG, ~~~~ :)

lol YG funny you should say about wood pidgeon I lost one in the biggest patch nettles today :-(( was not impressed .But please can I have the snake recipe still :-).

Sharron in Dorset . To keep numbers down and tradition alive and yes have tried them :-)

Hi LG :-)
Hi Kaz :-)

they used to do rooking round here too, lovely big nests they have... :)))
nite surf, xx
xx

Thanks Yorkie Grannie......I like to see what I am eating......and if I get them in a restaurant, I want to know I am getting my moneys worth.....

Where's that Toria?Why is it done and do you eat them?

YG that sound good :-))

Night surf:-)

I'm not sure old gezzer will see if i can find out .....west bay good for jellied eels but you could always do them yourself :-)

Sharron we still do rooking here :-)

night night :O))))

Garden snails aren't actually English/British...the Romans brought them over when they invaded.

A snack often served at the Roman baths..".Milk fed snails"
20 snails
2 pt (1,1L) milk
Anchovy essence
Salt
Oil
1 tbsp red wine

Remove the membranes from the snails to enable them to come out of their shells easier

Put the snails into a pot and cover with the milk

Leave for 2 days. Once an hour take the waste material the snails produce from the milk. (The servants can do this) Change the milk daily

After the seven days, the snails will have absorbed the milk, and they will not be able to get back into their shells (yuuuuk!)

Remove the now fattened snails from their shells and fry in oil
Serve with the anchovy essece and the wine

enjoy ! lol

OMG I love jellied ells

had then every sunday at 12.00
a man came around with a barrow

shouting GGWGDUKWHIJWJJIJ

sorry cant remember what he shouted but I know he shouted something

sold them big whelks to

i ofter go winkle picking thats a bonus living next to the sea
lapping at front door step
getting wellies out
:O)

Question though Yorkie Grannie, when the caterpillars are cooked, do they stay green.....if so how do you spot them on the bed of cooked greens....

night all
I must go to bed and close my eyes to sleep
if I dont my brain will ache and pay a pennace

night all

bloody work
who needs it
bout time I retired
lol

As a child,as,I am sure ,many generations of children before me in our village,would have rook pie.They were shot once a year,I don't know why,and the breasts were soaked in milk overnight before being cooked in pastry.
It was fifty years ago so I don't remember what they tasted like but,apparently,the rest of the bird was bitter.

wild cat
the world is a safe place
its the people in it you have to hide from

ps sorry not the great crested newt by the way


I will give anything a try

thats me see all eat all

toria not tryed snake yet