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[Samoan]

I am making some millionaire shortbread. Anyone want some?

Oh yes please!
I've nothing sweet in except some caster sugar and a tin of Lyle's golden syrup. I can send ingredients.

[Brickyard Jack]

I am making some millionaire shortbread. Anyone want some?

Oh yes please!
I've nothing sweet in except some caster sugar and a tin of Lyle's golden syrup. I can send ingredients.

If you chuck the sugar and golden syrup into a pan with a chunk of butter and simmer for fifteen minutes I think you would get a decent approximation of caramel.

[Six String]

I am making some millionaire shortbread. Anyone want some?

What do you mean by "millionaire" shortbread? Double sifting? Special flour or butter?

[Samoan]

I am making some millionaire shortbread. Anyone want some?

Oh yes please!
I've nothing sweet in except some caster sugar and a tin of Lyle's golden syrup. I can send ingredients.

If you chuck the sugar and golden syrup into a pan with a chunk of butter and simmer for fifteen minutes I think you would get a decent approximation of caramel.

[Brickyard Jack]

I am making some millionaire shortbread. Anyone want some?

What do you mean by "millionaire" shortbread? Double sifting? Special flour or butter?

Shortbread topped with a layer of soft caramel and a layer of chocolate.

Here's what I made:

[Six String]

Wow, looks tasty. Sign me up.

[Jimbly]

Its horrible. I'm Scottish and it's far too sweet for me. Coats your teeth with fur.

[toomanyhatz]

Gave up processed sugar for lent. Not that I'm particularly observant, but I kind of felt like doing it for myself anyway, and I do like ritual, as I've probably mentioned a few times down the years here.

Anyway, Easter morning I ate a delicious chocolate swirl pastry (basically the same as a cinnamon roll, only filled with chocolate rather than cinnamon). I enjoyed it in the short run, but now I have a sore throat. I probably put on a couple pounds too.

Trying really hard not to fall back into old, bad habits. Trying to carry my restraint that I showed for 40 days over farther. Which I guess is part of the point.

I like fresh fruit as much as Snickers bars anyway, unfortunately both are hard to come by right now, and of course stress eating is far too easy these days.

Waiting patiently for our fruit trees and grapevine to start producing. Should be any day now...

[Rorschach]

I like fresh fruit as much as Snickers bars anyway,

No way!

unfortunately both are hard to come by right now,

Oh really! Why is that? Supply and demand seem to have largely settled down in Spain but there was never a problem with fresh produce. Is that in short supply where you are?

and of course stress eating is far too easy these days.

I'd started running and gave up alcohol early this year and lost 10 kilos. It's all gone back on now. Biscuits!

Waiting patiently for our fruit trees and grapevine to start producing. Should be any day now...

I'm very envious. What I'd give for a garden...

[Rorschach]

We paid $14 for a bottle of HP sauce via Amazon because we didn't want to go to the one place in Austin that sells it.

Just out of curiosity, why not?

[Deebank]

We paid $14 for a bottle of HP sauce via Amazon because we didn't want to go to the one place in Austin that sells it.

Just out of curiosity, why not?

I've had to switch to Daddies

[Rorschach]

We paid $14 for a bottle of HP sauce via Amazon because we didn't want to go to the one place in Austin that sells it.

Just out of curiosity, why not?

I've had to switch to Daddies

Luckily, I'm not a fan of brown sauce and Heinz ketchup is readily obtainable here.
So I don't really care about your condiment based problems.

[toomanyhatz]

unfortunately both are hard to come by right now,

Oh really! Why is that? Supply and demand seem to have largely settled down in Spain but there was never a problem with fresh produce. Is that in short supply where you are?

It's mostly about trying to shop as little as possible, and dodging people in the aisles requiring hurrying through the process more than I normally would. Though I actually have noticed a dip in the quality of fresh produce - I just bit into a very mealy apple, and we've noticed our bagged lettuce is becoming wilted a lot more quickly than usual. Don't know if it's from a surplus of caution - perhaps it's being over-washed in packing? Maybe people are hoarding and we're getting the leftovers? I do suspect some grocery chains have had limited local supply chain and are dealing more with factory farms.

[Six String]

This is many months past apple season so not unusual to run across less than stellar examples. This is a tough time in normal times for fruit as some citrus is done and we are too early for stone fruits and cherries are a month away. I wonder if there will be anyone available to pick cherries this year? I haven't had any issues getting fresh produce though the large farmer's market is closed afaik. I stopped going back in late February/early March so I can't confirm.

[Deebank]

Just out of curiosity, why not?

I've had to switch to Daddies

I don't really care about your condiment based problems.

At times like these heroic sacrifices HAVE to be made.

[BARON CORNY DOG]

We paid $14 for a bottle of HP sauce via Amazon because we didn't want to go to the one place in Austin that sells it.

Just out of curiosity, why not?

I think we were trying to avoid going to a place we didn’t have any other need to go to.

Also, when I ordered it, I thought I was getting two bottles. It was a third party seller.

[Rorschach]

I think we were trying to avoid going to a place we didn’t have any other need to go to.

Ah. I'm in a similar situation. The only shop where I can get Marmite is about 10 blocks away. Theoretically, we can be fined for moving more than two blocks from home without a jolly good reason so I ordered from Amazon too.
It was cheaper than the shop.

[doctorlouie]

Rejoined this place... Carlsson asked me to. Which was nice.

[doctorlouie]

Matt Lucas just followed me on Twitter after some interaction involving Gideon Coe and our childhoods... (that is, mine and Gideon's).

[BARON CORNY DOG]

Rejoined this place... Carlsson asked me to. Which was nice.

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