Isn’t she great, guys? Bang your hands together!
(round of appreciative applause for pugluvr0
I swear, if it wasn’t for those damn dogs of hers, I’d’a made her Missus Ukulele long since.
My Collins English dictionary says
curette: a surgical instrument for removing dead tissues, growths etc, from the walls of certain body cavities.
eee-yew! Trust Wildest Bi- oops, dubbele to insist on mixing his dressing in a surgical instrument.
I’m going out to get some fresh air now.
But before I go, I will just say thank God that aussie restaurants stick to the elegant, classic and simple vinaigrette. This thread makes (attention all Poms) **Heinz Salad Cream **sound appealing!
Redboss (shake well before opening)
Cruet, thank god I’ve remembered WTF it is called. A cruet!
so Redboss don’t you like salad dressing made out of malt vinegar and condensed milk? Those were the days eh?
Dead on target 'flora m’dear, and you just dragged me back a hundred years.
I used to make it when I was big enough, and was allowed to lick the condensed milk spoon as a treat.
Aah - beetroot, sliced boiled eggs, rounds of cucumber, tomato and radish flowers, painstakingly arranged over a bed of shredded iceburg lettuce. A slice or two of ham off the bone, perhaps finishing off the corned beef from Wednesday as well. A good kiwi lunch on the weekend.
Dad listening to the races on the wireless, Mum and Aunty Helen talking about dresses; peter pan collars, bolero jackets and rope petticoats; bodices with rick-rack braiding.
Memories…
A flagon of beer… actually I wouldn’t mind one of those.
I have an Aunt Helen too.
Redboss are you a kiwi? I hadn’t realised we had so much culture in common ;). aside from your unfortunate predilection for Spielberg that is.