Anymore Brits out there on Dialysis?

[thegrammalady]

yummy - raspberry scones do you have a recipe. (believe it or not i do, do more than just eat)

[Romona]

Can I get a wine cooler and strawberry shortcake?

[paris]

I want the recipe too!

Romona, yes you can have the wine cooler!    How are the plans coming along on your end?





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[Romona]

I can't reveal my plans just yet. I was watching a re-run of McGyver. Let's just say it involves a gym sock, paperclip, a ball point pen and a Hershey Bar. The Hershey Bar has nothing to do with the plan. I am just hungry. 

[kitkatz]

I thought a paperclip, a ball point pen and a sock were the weapons of mass torture we were going to use on the men?

[monrein]

I heartily concur with the suggestion of a lovely and dare we say civilized cream tea.  I say dare we say only because of the stupifyingly scurrilous nature of the lords of this cyber realm, as the charm, delicacy and civility of the ladies is above reproach.  Even purple,beaded, fringed, destructively seductive foundation under garments cannot subtract from their genteel and sensitive souls whilst the "gentlemen" just swagger and try to escape their bills.  Invite them if we must but then I must insist that we tie them up prior to the taking of tea and scones as then we will avoid their possible treachery and be free to inflict our own gentle torture to tame these barbarous beasties.

I'll be having two orders of raspberry scones, please and thank you.  Romona, details of your plan intrigue and fascinate.  Reveal whenever you see fit.

[Ken Shelmerdine]

I heartily concur with the suggestion of a lovely and dare we say civilized cream tea.  I say dare we say only because of the stupifyingly scurrilous nature of the lords of this cyber realm, as the charm, delicacy and civility of the ladies is above reproach.  Even purple,beaded, fringed, destructively seductive foundation under garments cannot subtract from their genteel and sensitive souls whilst the "gentlemen" just swagger and try to escape their bills.  Invite them if we must but then I must insist that we tie them up prior to the taking of tea and scones as then we will avoid their possible treachery and be free to inflict our own gentle torture to tame these barbarous beasties.

I'll be having two orders of raspberry scones, please and thank you.  Romona, details of your plan intrigue and fascinate.  Reveal whenever you see fit.

The Barbarous Beasties say BRING IT ON!!

[rose1999]

Raspberry scones (it's an English recipe so hope you can translate into USA or metric!)

10oz plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 oz butter
2oz caster sugar
1 egg
Milk to mix
Fresh or forzen raspberries (frozen work best) about half a punnet, but however many you like really!
Put flour, baking powder, sugar and butter into a bowl and rub together until like breadcrumbs (don't use a mixer, you need to feel the texture).  Add the egg and then a little milk and work into a dough, add more milk if necessary until it is solid, not crumbly and not wet (trial and error comes in here and you get to eat all the ones that go wrong  )  Roll out to about an inch thick and cut into rounds (or just shape with your hands) and bake at 200 C for around 20 minutes.  Delicious on their own but also good with butter and/or cream.  OR If you are a real pig (like me) warm with a little home made vanilla ice cream...............hmmmmmmmmm

  bet that will lure them into our lair...........let's face it if neither this nor the gorgeous purple underwear works then they are not the men we thought they were.

[Ken Shelmerdine]

Oh Rose, put me down as lured I can never get enough of scones.

[paris]

Yeah!  We now know the way into Ken's heart.   Start baking ladies; the other men will follow    

[rose1999]

Ar last we have found our way into their hearts.   

Ken you must let Rita have this recipe, it really is delicious, my son got it from a local wholefood cafe when he had a weekend job there (he works at a Michelin Star place now!).  They really are very moreish

I don't know why I said you must let Rita have it, come to think of it you should bake some for Rita (Germaine Greer would hate me  )

[thegrammalady]

oh scones, delish, i'm off to bake and i have fresh raspberries in the back yard.

[monrein]

Sounds fab, Rose, I just need to know how much is in a punnet. 

[kitkatz]

I do not bake.  What ever shall I do?  Puts hand to forehead. I think I shall divvy up the chocolate!

[rose1999]

Sounds fab, Rose, I just need to know how much is in a punnet. 

I knew someone would ask, now I've had to get off my  and look in the fridge 
It's around 200 grams for raspberries but thinking about it a good big handful is probably the amount you need...........................all you need now is to find someone with a nice big hand 
All I do is keep adding until it looks enough!
Kitkat don't worry these are really easy, you don't need to be good at baking, honestly. Perhaps one of our trusty knights may ride to your rescue, some of the best chefs are men (so Gordon Ramsey would have us believe).  But if you still have chocolate then I think you have the trump card, you coudl melt it and make chocolate sauce to go with the scones 

What's that I hear, is it the stampede of gallant Knights rushing to the kitchen door, lured by the delicious smells wafting out?  We will soon have them eating at our feet 

[Ken Shelmerdine]

Ar last we have found our way into their hearts.   

Ken you must let Rita have this recipe, it really is delicious, my son got it from a local wholefood cafe when he had a weekend job there (he works at a Michelin Star place now!).  They really are very moreish

I don't know why I said you must let Rita have it, come to think of it you should bake some for Rita (Germaine Greer would hate me  )

Rose,
Rita loves cooking but hates baking and she won't let me do anything in the kitchen because she says I make too much mess.  But I'll have to try your recipe. Maybe if I offered to help her bake?

[rose1999]

Possibly if you offered to help her she would find that she can manage alone.................there's one thing I've never understood, perhaps you can explain - why do men need at least 2 pans, 3 bowls, a plate, several knives and a cup just to make a sandwich  It's as much of a conundrum as the fact that ther's always a teaspoon at the bottom of the washing up bowl even when you haven't used one!!

[Romona]

I think men can be much better cooks than women sometimes. 

[kitkatz]

Okay, then, let's get the men to cook for us!

[paris]

No porridge and No Jello!!   We fell for that once, never again!  We want quiche!

[rose1999]

Don't they say real men don't eat quiche?  Yay, that means they can cook it and we can eat it 

Bags I don't do the washing up though, they are bound to create 3 times more than we would (or is that an English trait?) 

[Ken Shelmerdine]

Possibly if you offered to help her she would find that she can manage alone.................there's one thing I've never understood, perhaps you can explain - why do men need at least 2 pans, 3 bowls, a plate, several knives and a cup just to make a sandwich  It's as much of a conundrum as the fact that ther's always a teaspoon at the bottom of the washing up bowl even when you haven't used one!!

Why do all women say this about men and why can't women leave the toilet seat up? Oh and I hate quiche 

[okarol]

Man in apron cooking - yep - very sexy. 

[paris]

How about steak and kidney pie?  That seems like an appropriate dish for all of us!  The men can cook anything they want.  I agree with Okarol--men in aprons

[carla13]

Hi!
New to the boards and a Brit! Now, i haven't read all the pages of this thread (C'mon there's 43 of them!) but I'm afraid that I have to disappoint you Ken with my total ignorance of football - or any other sport for that matter... but I'm definitely British (living in Chester)

xx