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Some chief bigwig of the Metropolitan Police was on telly this morning suggesting that a spell of what he called “Compulsary Non-military National Service” would sort the youth problem in the UK. Short of breeding controls, I think it’s a damn good idea. Especially as now I’m not a teenager. I would suggest that “Compulsary…
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Our beloved and most glorious exhalted leader of the Great and Holy Third British Empire, Gordon Brown, says that we waste food. We do. We waste like the selfish ignorant fat westerners we are. Often I muse on how times have changed (in parallel with the growth, surprise surprise, of supermarkets), how we take far…
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> Cottage pie is one of those home comfort foods. It is highly adaptable and the recipe has a habit of being completely different depending on the chef. For those in doubt cottage pie is beef or pork mince with vegetables in a rich gravy topped by mashed potatoes. If you use lamb mince it…
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According to the packet of seeds this plant Is lettuce. Now, there is some lettuce in this part of the veg patch but I’m buggered if that is lettuce. It has furry leaves with a prickly texture. Can anyone identify it for me?
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> According to the packet of seeds this plant Is lettuce. Now, there is some lettuce in this part of the veg patch but I’m buggered if that is lettuce. It has furry leaves with a prickly texture. Can anyone identify it for me? Answers to comments to this post through LJ may be delayed.
