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And it's OK, David, but I add a little milk and a lot of butter. :-D

I am a lazy so-and-so at times. :-D

Glad you liked the frozen mash Prickles.
I had sausages with F Mash last night.
I don't buy a lot of frozen food but, I found another wee gem recently.

I usually make a big pot of soup at the weekend which OH has during the week
Recently I started to buy bags of frozen veg which is brill for making soups.

Butternut Squash, Sweet Potato, Cut Leeks, Chopped Celery and Sliced Onions

I now make just enough soup to cover just 2 nights and make a different one on the 3rd day.

In the last week or so...
Butternut squash with a hint of chilli
Sweet potato and carrot.
Roasted Red Pepper ( from a jar) and lentil.
Vegetable ( from a bag the fresh aisle) but it only cost 89p

Oh is trying to lose weight and finds that if he fills up on low fat soups, he is not inclined to eat quite as much afterwards. LOL

Beg your pardon, didn't see it, I apologise.

David, see my 12 March 08:54 post - Sm*sh.

There used to be Smash, mashed tatties in a tin, powdered ?

It's a thumbs up for the frozen mash.

Fluffed up with milk, butter and pepper and it's good to go.

;-)

Joy ........

it is good, but just be sure you don't add too much butter or milk (especially milk), or it becomes really mushy.

When I was still working - many moons ago - I used to order online from Icel*nd which, at that time, was the only store with an online order site with a home delivery.

One week my delivery contained two packs of frozen mash to replace an item that was out of stock. Although I had never tried it before, I accepted it - price wise it would have been silly not to do so.

I really liked it and would have bought it again but OH did not like it at all and, so, we stuck to the tried and tested method.

However, when I eat alone it's a different matter and at times like that I've even been known to use Sm*sh. While I never buy frozen chips (rarely eat them anyway), I do like frozen sweet potato chips - another thing OH does not care for.

Sylvia, I have never tried to freeze my own but I shall do so now, thank you. It seems a brilliant idea - can't think why I've never thought of it because I freeze whole plated dinners sometimes.

I make my own frozen mash, never bought it .................

when we make mashed potatoes, I try to always make more than we need. If I can stop OH guzzling it all, I freeze what's left over in one or two serving packages (just wrap in saran, put into a freezer bag and bung it in the freezer.

When needed, I thaw it out in the microwave, then add a little more butter (marg in out case) and a little more milk. Mash it up a bit more with the masher, and then microwave it to serving temperature.

It's lovely

Thanks Prickly :-D :-D :-D
I used to live in Glasgow so will be a trip down memory lane ;-) ;-) ;-)

If it's rubbish Von......

I will book the tickets for our trip to Glasgow.

;-)

In this house as well ;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Just to let GlasgowLass know......

Frozen mash is in the building! :-D

I am such a fuss pot when it comes to mash potatoe......but i thought, don't be shy, give it a try!

I will let you know the verdict when i have tasted it.

Prickles. :-D

Just when I thought it was all over.....

It's snowing, really heavily again.
Neighbours are out trying to clear the short, steep hill out of our street.

As a currently 'soft' sooth-mother, I ventured to the big Tesco today.
Not much milk left - but what WAS left was the unhomogenised 'proper' Jersey milk.
I couldn't believe it - normally there's very little left.
As it's what I use, and no-one else seemed interested - I bought 2 pints :-D

There was also very little bread - but a full tray of my favourite - Hovis Granary (small - or 'half loaf' to Glasgowlass)

I'm so glad no-one appears to like what I do :-D :-D :-D

GlasgowL, the flowers were delivered before 3 o'clock this afternoon and were in tip top condition, according to my friend who was delighted with them. Neither of us has any idea whether they were at the PO or whether the company had delayed sending them after seeing weather warnings, however, it would have made no difference even if they were at the depot (about three miles from her) because there is no way she could have picked them up as she is recovering from a broken hip and is on crutches.

We had no postal deliveries for only a couple of days last week and it is the first time in my living memory that the postman had not got through. I think it would have been futile and foolish for the Post Office to have even attempted any deliveries in our area but well done to them for delivering even when side roads have not been cleared.

So sorry to hear you have been unwell GL. Hope you are feeling much better now :-)

Your version of the wonderful Scottish Anthem (I love it! and always sing it, even when they play against Wales in the Rugby :-D) is brilliant!<3 and has given me a good laugh! :-D :-D :-D

JoyLouise,
My son in law is a postman.

Even although his route was in a Red Warning Area, he was sent out in his van on Wednesday morning
His van got stuck in heavy snow soon after he set out.
He managed to get himself out of the snow drift, turned around and made his way back.

He has not been able to make any deliveries at all until this morning because the start of his delivery "walk" is a good 4-5 miles from the sorting office.
He simply can't carry that amount of mail and packages over that distance on foot.
Most other "walks" had the same issues.

Only mail destined within short walking distance of the sorting office has been delivered since Wednesday.

All sorting offices have been open to the public during the afternoons and with proof of ID, all mail could be collected.
Pity your friend or family didn't know that flowers were waiting there

On another note:
I've been to Sainsbury today.
The shelves were fully restocked last night
Woo Hoo.... Fresh fruit and veg is back on the menu

Thursday, Friday, weekend and today none of our local shops had been 'raided' - there was plenty of everything on the shelves at M and S, Sainsburys and the Co-op.

However, just before the heavy snow fell, I ordered some scented flowers to be delivered on Saturday to an injured friend and, as she has not rung to thank me (she always does) I am guessing they are wilting away at the Post Office Depot (delivery was by PO which has never failed me in the past).

I hope they are enjoying the delicious scent . :-D

There is no way I would blame them for late delivery which, I expect would be today as we have had a postal delivery. The majority of our side roads were impassable so the timing was my bad luck.

<3 <3 <3 <3

Was out early this morning and embarked on a fresh challenge.
To find an ATM that had cash.
Found one on the 3rd attempt and the local shop that housed it even had a small batch of milk left over from a weekend delivery.
Result!