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Time for another Roll Call?
On Jan 28, 8:29*pm, Sally Swindells
wrote: As Cornwoman wrote 'Now I want to * know more about each of you! *Please tell!! and we seem to have a flurry of new posters, is it time for a *general Roll Call, so that newbies can see who we all are. So here is mine: Retired to the Suffolk coast in England from Nottingham in 2001, so of advancing years! Two big children, neither still at home. Richard 33 has lived with his girlfriend and her three children for 5 years so it seems pretty permanent. He works in computers (thank goodness!). Rachel is 37 and lives with her husband Tim, an airline pilot, in central England. She has her own Personal Training business, but I think she has given up having a beautifully slim and fit mother! DH Mike is into ornithology in a big way - birdwatches, rings birds for migration stats, does conservation work, so I am left to stitch! (and garden). QI Inspector No 1 is Hodge who is a white cat with a grey tabby mask, hat, cloak and tail. He is assisted by 2 year old Mia (who is black and white and would rather be doing other things), and her brother Kiwi who shows great promise. Kiwi was supposed to be all black, hence his name the New Zealanders will understand. However, he is a bit of a clown so grows a long very fluffy brownish coat for winter, with a big mane like a lion and an enormous tail. He retains his pitch black face and legs though! In the summer he is black and short haired and looks considerably smaller. Have sewed for ever, lots of embroidery, but only started quilting about 6 years ago when my sister died and left me her board, rotary cutter, lots of bits and pieces and small stash. She only had one or two things unfinished but I thought I would learn to use the board and cutter so I could finish her things properly. However.... the stash has grown and so has the pile of UFOs - and I seldom embroider! I've just had a sort out of my Webshots, so its fairly up to date. At the moment I am concentrating on the 'Singing the Blues' and have spent the evening appliqueing leaves - lots and lots of leaves! Chocolate - officially nil as I am dieting, but ........ (Personal Trainer is too far away to see!). So .. open to everyone else! -- Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ukhttp://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin I'm a relatively new (6-7 yr) quilter although I've been doing just about all forms of sewing/needlework since my grandmother taught me to crochet at age 5-6! Quilting gives me the best of both worlds as I machine piece and hand quilt. I'm certainly not creative enough to design quilts on my own so finding the 'right' pattern and figuring out color ways is about as creative with the process as I currently get. I live in central NJ with DH and 2 QI's of the Chocolate Lab variety. No QI's of the 2-legged variety. Turned 50 a couple of years ago and decided to let the hair go natural. I work full time FOR a major telecommunications company AT a major pharmaceutical company. Oh, the politics! My DH and I are both hot air balloon pilots in our spare time. He's also a volunteer firefighter and volunteer EMT. I'm currently president of the fire company Ladies Auxiliary. A dubious honor to be sure. Oh, and chocolate preference is dark - sugar free. I've only recently become somewhat active on this group but have been a long-time lurker. These folks are the most helpful and generous group of people one could ever hope to 'meet'. And talented beyond words! Kim in NJ |
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Time for another Roll Call?
Cheryl, what are Cherry Ripes, Crunchies, and Tim Tams? I'm assuming
that they are candy of some kind, but you have intrigued my brain. (Not too difficult to do...just put a mystery out there and I'll always want to know more! lol) Mary in Mesa CATS wrote: I got an email that there was a roll call so thought I would drop by. Just for the record, I don't eat chocolate and I don't drink coffee. But I will barter Cherry Ripes, Crunchies and Tim Tams for fabric (just kidding - I have more fabric than I can use in five lifetimes but I am always willing to intro "foreigners" to our Aussie delicacies). I don't post much and read only sporadically now. I get only a portion of posts through my ISP, and I have eyesight problems. But this group has brought me many laughs and much valuable info over the last couple of years. Welcome to all the newcomers and "Hi!" to "old" friends. |
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Simply put- manna of the gods!
Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO. "Cornwoman" wrote in message ... Cheryl, what are Cherry Ripes, Crunchies, and Tim Tams? I'm assuming that they are candy of some kind, but you have intrigued my brain. (Not too difficult to do...just put a mystery out there and I'll always want to know more! lol) Mary in Mesa CATS wrote: I got an email that there was a roll call so thought I would drop by. Just for the record, I don't eat chocolate and I don't drink coffee. But I will barter Cherry Ripes, Crunchies and Tim Tams for fabric (just kidding - I have more fabric than I can use in five lifetimes but I am always willing to intro "foreigners" to our Aussie delicacies). I don't post much and read only sporadically now. I get only a portion of posts through my ISP, and I have eyesight problems. But this group has brought me many laughs and much valuable info over the last couple of years. Welcome to all the newcomers and "Hi!" to "old" friends. |
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Married 22 years
DH is a network engineering manager (the job that pays money). Once the kids are done with college, he would like to retire, get a Masters in Education and teach high school math. He spends his time as President of Choral Boosters for DD's school and playing Everquest. Rather than be an Everquest widow, I play EQ as well. DS is a sophomore in a tiny college in West Virginia, majoring in math and physics. He is brilliant with rather severe ADD, so a tiny college is perfect. Everyone knows him, he has classes with 6 students in them, and he is able to accelerate as much as he wants. DD is my drama queen. She is a senior in high school, plans to major in Music Theater next year to pursue a BFA degree. Performance programs in college are COMPLETELY different than academic programs. The students are expected to have taken the SAT or ACT and graduate from HS with reasonable grades, however the major part of the admission process is the audition before the department. She has auditioned for 2 colleges, has 3 more to go. In the meantime, she was in her school's production of Comedy of Errors, our church's production of Godspell, directed a one-act play at school for the competition (they won for her school, and were third in the district), is in rehearsals for Thoroughly Modern Millie (she is Miss Dorothy), and will audition in 2 weeks for the children's theater production of Peter Pan. Later this week is All-District Choir where they will audition for All-State Choir. Somewhere in this overloaded schedule she has to get homework done and see her boyfriend. Our lives will be much quieter next year when she is away at school! We have 2 quilt inspectors, Ruby and Moose. They are both female daschunds, Ruby is the standard red, Moose is a black/grey dapple. They are not allowed to go upstairs where my sewing room is, but they LOVE the quilts once they are finished! I'm a pharmacist at our local hospital, supposedly half-time, but have been working far more than that recently. I quilt and make wacky clothes for the drama queen to wear to school. Like many theater kids, she enjoys outlandish clothing. Kim E |
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Cherry Ripe - cherry and coconut filling in dark chocolate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDZbiulzjbs (old ad from the 80s) Crunchie - honey comb in chocolate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunchie (this one is even listed on Amazon under gourmet foods!) Tim Tam - choc malt biscuit sandwich with cream filling and choc coated (now available in double dip, dark, and a couple of flavours) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tam_Slam (yuk!!, very messy, but I have friends that also do this with Port) Another Aus classic is Mint Slice biscuits - choc bisc with mint cream on top and choc coating. And then there's Minties - kinda like a mint chewy nougat. The list goes on. These things are familiar to some (Canadians and UK maybe) but are not generally available in the US. There are some on the ng who would swim Polly's 'gator infested swamp for a Cherry Ripe bar lol. I only know of a few shops in the US that sell them - places that offer ex-pat Aussies stuff from Oz on-line. These items are the secret weapon Oz will one day use to take over the world and subjugate the masses! There are other culinary delights from Downunder that have been mentioned here from time to time - pavlova (http://www.joyofbaking.com/Pavlova.html , falsely claimed to be a NZ invention), pie floaters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_floater , don't ask, they are blessedly almost restricted to one state over here!) and - of course - Vegemite (http://www.cockeyed.com/inside/vegemite/vegemite.html , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite - I did send some over to some school kids in the US once but I never heard what they thought lol, it is DEFINITELY an acquired taste). It was a dark day in Australia when Kraft was sold to a US-based multi-national and the recipe for Veggie went overseas (it was even raised in Parliament at the time amid fears the formula would be contaminated/changed!) but we should have known that we are the only nation on Earth with the sophistication to appreciate this delicacy. I do like an occasional Cherry Ripe bar and like all Aussie kids I grew up with Veg on toast for brekky, but I have never developed a taste for the rest. -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) and ( Y ) Boofhead Donut Rasputin http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Cornwoman" wrote in message ... : Cheryl, what are Cherry Ripes, Crunchies, and Tim Tams? I'm assuming : that they are candy of some kind, but you have intrigued my brain. (Not : too difficult to do...just put a mystery out there and I'll always want : to know more! lol) : : Mary in Mesa : : : CATS wrote: : I got an email that there was a roll call so thought I would : drop by. : : : Just for the record, I don't eat chocolate and I don't drink : coffee. But I will barter Cherry Ripes, Crunchies and Tim : Tams for fabric (just kidding - I have more fabric than I : can use in five lifetimes but I am always willing to intro : "foreigners" to our Aussie delicacies). : : I don't post much and read only sporadically now. I get : only a portion of posts through my ISP, and I have eyesight : problems. But this group has brought me many laughs and : much valuable info over the last couple of years. : : Welcome to all the newcomers and "Hi!" to "old" friends. : |
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Should have noted - even as I type this I am supposed to
be packing some Tim Tams for DH of a friend in the US so he can try a TTSlam -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) and ( Y ) Boofhead Donut Rasputin http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "CATS" wrote in message ... : Cherry Ripe - cherry and coconut filling in dark chocolate : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDZbiulzjbs (old ad from the : 80s) : : Crunchie - honey comb in chocolate : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunchie (this one is even : listed on Amazon under gourmet foods!) : : Tim Tam - choc malt biscuit sandwich with cream filling and : choc coated (now available in double dip, dark, and a couple : of flavours) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tam : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tam_Slam (yuk!!, very : messy, but I have friends that also do this with Port) : : Another Aus classic is Mint Slice biscuits - choc bisc with : mint cream on top and choc coating. And then there's : Minties - kinda like a mint chewy nougat. The list goes on. : : These things are familiar to some (Canadians and UK maybe) : but are not generally available in the US. There are some : on the ng who would swim Polly's 'gator infested swamp for a : Cherry Ripe bar lol. I only know of a few shops in the : US that sell them - places that offer ex-pat Aussies stuff : from Oz on-line. These items are the secret weapon Oz will : one day use to take over the world and subjugate the masses! : : There are other culinary delights from Downunder that have : been mentioned here from time to time - : : pavlova (http://www.joyofbaking.com/Pavlova.html , falsely : claimed to be a NZ invention), : : pie floaters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_floater , : don't ask, they are blessedly almost restricted to one state : over here!) : : and - of course - Vegemite : (http://www.cockeyed.com/inside/vegemite/vegemite.html , : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite - I did send some over : to some school kids in the US once but I never heard what : they thought lol, it is DEFINITELY an acquired taste). It : was a dark day in Australia when Kraft was sold to a : US-based multi-national and the recipe for Veggie went : overseas (it was even raised in Parliament at the time amid : fears the formula would be contaminated/changed!) but we : should have known that we are the only nation on Earth with : the sophistication to appreciate this delicacy. : : : : : I do like an occasional Cherry Ripe bar and like all Aussie : kids I grew up with Veg on toast for brekky, but I have : never developed a taste for the rest. : : -- : : Cheryl & the Cats in OZ : o o o o o o : ( Y ) ( Y ) and ( Y ) : Boofhead Donut Rasputin : http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau : : : "Cornwoman" wrote in message : ... :: Cheryl, what are Cherry Ripes, Crunchies, and Tim Tams? : I'm assuming :: that they are candy of some kind, but you have intrigued : my brain. (Not :: too difficult to do...just put a mystery out there and : I'll always want :: to know more! lol) :: :: Mary in Mesa :: :: :: CATS wrote: :: I got an email that there was a roll call so thought I : would :: drop by. :: :: :: Just for the record, I don't eat chocolate and I don't : drink :: coffee. But I will barter Cherry Ripes, Crunchies and : Tim :: Tams for fabric (just kidding - I have more fabric : than I :: can use in five lifetimes but I am always willing to : intro :: "foreigners" to our Aussie delicacies). :: :: I don't post much and read only sporadically now. I get :: only a portion of posts through my ISP, and I have : eyesight :: problems. But this group has brought me many laughs and :: much valuable info over the last couple of years. :: :: Welcome to all the newcomers and "Hi!" to "old" friends. :: : : |
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Crunchie Bar is part of my childhood. Every week we had either a Mars or
a Crunchie cut up into 1/2" segments and had one a day. Never both - remember this was war-time and we had rationing here. The first day the Crunchie was crunchie, but of course by the end of the week the crunch had turned to sticky goo when the air got to it. Still think of Mars and Crunchie as special, and also the Frys Cream Bars. DM always had a 1/4lb box of Black Magic chocolates. Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk) CATS wrote: Cherry Ripe - cherry and coconut filling in dark chocolate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDZbiulzjbs (old ad from the 80s) Crunchie - honey comb in chocolate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunchie (this one is even listed on Amazon under gourmet foods!) Tim Tam - choc malt biscuit sandwich with cream filling and choc coated (now available in double dip, dark, and a couple of flavours) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tam_Slam (yuk!!, very messy, but I have friends that also do this with Port) Another Aus classic is Mint Slice biscuits - choc bisc with mint cream on top and choc coating. And then there's Minties - kinda like a mint chewy nougat. The list goes on. These things are familiar to some (Canadians and UK maybe) but are not generally available in the US. There are some on the ng who would swim Polly's 'gator infested swamp for a Cherry Ripe bar lol. I only know of a few shops in the US that sell them - places that offer ex-pat Aussies stuff from Oz on-line. These items are the secret weapon Oz will one day use to take over the world and subjugate the masses! There are other culinary delights from Downunder that have been mentioned here from time to time - pavlova (http://www.joyofbaking.com/Pavlova.html , falsely claimed to be a NZ invention), pie floaters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_floater , don't ask, they are blessedly almost restricted to one state over here!) and - of course - Vegemite (http://www.cockeyed.com/inside/vegemite/vegemite.html , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite - I did send some over to some school kids in the US once but I never heard what they thought lol, it is DEFINITELY an acquired taste). It was a dark day in Australia when Kraft was sold to a US-based multi-national and the recipe for Veggie went overseas (it was even raised in Parliament at the time amid fears the formula would be contaminated/changed!) but we should have known that we are the only nation on Earth with the sophistication to appreciate this delicacy. I do like an occasional Cherry Ripe bar and like all Aussie kids I grew up with Veg on toast for brekky, but I have never developed a taste for the rest. |
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On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 10:25:41 -0600, Cornwoman wrote
(in article ): Cheryl, what are Cherry Ripes, Crunchies, and Tim Tams? I'm assuming that they are candy of some kind, but you have intrigued my brain. (Not too difficult to do...just put a mystery out there and I'll always want to know more! lol) Mary in Mesa C Mmmm! Tim Tams. Every time we go somewhere that sells imported foods I look for them. Maureen |
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i like seed cake too. it's from down under also.
we put the seeds in rye bread, but Ozzies put them in vanilla yellow cake, sooo goood!! amy in CNY |
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amy wrote:
i like seed cake too. it's from down under also. we put the seeds in rye bread, but Ozzies put them in vanilla yellow cake, sooo goood!! amy in CNY Like this? http://www.allbakingrecipes.com/baki...-seed-cake.php Haven't had it for years, maybe I'll bake this weekend Lizzy |
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