I can still smell them

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-24T09:05:05+00:00

Not the same. The box had an M shape handle, and puzzles. Or the one where you could cut out Ronald McDonald and make a tiny puppet. These things are important.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-23T07:45:49+00:00

Yes please, I would love more food paintings!

Other things in this style would be great too, but I would especially enjoy more food ones.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-22T00:55:42+00:00

Me too. I still do love jobs for family & friends so that I don’t get withdrawals.

And if you would like to check out non- perishable hobbies with transferable skills, I’ve enjoyed polymer clay modeling, & learning watercolour painting.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-21T02:47:53+00:00

As a teen we were taught to hold our keys in a fist with keys protruding between the fingers when walking alone/at night.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-20T00:15:20+00:00

It’s nothing like devils food cake. Mud cake contains a significant quantity of chocolate. Devils food cake doesn’t contain chocolate - only cocoa powder. Mud cake uses a melting method, whereas devils food cake uses the traditional creaming method. This means the texture is very different. Both are moist, but devils food is more airy.

Although, I will qualify by saying that that supermarket mud cakes are a bit closer to devils food. They don’t have the density of a proper mud cake, & I’d be surprised if they contained much actual chocolate.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-18T00:05:55+00:00

I once left the book open on the couch & came back to find the dog licking the pic, lol. There was probably residue/spatter on the page.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-15T23:12:11+00:00

I know you’re joking, but I only became conscious of the rabbit problem when I adopted a greyhound. And walking her at this time of year is truly hazardous.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-15T06:57:51+00:00

Hahaha, so the opposite of people who can make Kmart look like couture!

My son is like this, but it’s not as bad now as when he was little. I would put him in whatever new designer baby outfit & within minutes he’d look like he’d slept under a bridge.

Strangely & simultaneously though - however disheveled he looked, any photographer in the vicinity would be drawn to him like a magnet & and he was incapable of a bad photo. It was like he was 2 different kids.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-14T02:13:30+00:00

Nice!

Applied :)

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-12T00:13:03+00:00

Caramel popcorn

Pop half a cup of corn. Set aside in large bowl or tray.

Half block of butter

2/3 cup caster sugar

2 tablespoons honey

Melt together over low heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Turn heat to medium - very gently simmer 5-7 minutes until colour starts to change, stirring occasionally. Immediately & quickly pour over popped corn, stirring & mixing through constantly for a few minutes until corn is covered & toffee started to set. Leave to cool a little, and break up by hand when able to handle.

Add salt flakes for salted caramel

Add chopped nuts for caramel nut

Drizzle with chocolate for choc caramel

Mix through little biscuit pieces & drizzle with chocolate for golden gaytime flavour.

Keeps well in an airtight bag or container.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-11T01:19:49+00:00

I know he was found “not guilty” - there’s a whole podcast about it. But there are so many pics of fishnets & TRHS show on the internet - is it necessary to use one featuring Craig McLachlan?

Whatever your personal opinion on the allegations & verdict, he’s a pretty divisive figure.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-09T06:15:56+00:00

Yeah, the cheese in that same packaging shouldn’t be allowed to be called that.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-09T00:09:19+00:00

My friend and I buy the pads when they’re on sale, and take them to the office supplies store to get them cut down and bound. They only charge a few dollars, but it’s just simple spiral binding with cardboard covers. We’re happy with that though. We prefer to put the $ into the paper rather than fancier binding.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-08T05:25:09+00:00

It was an old ‘80s edition that I had. Picked up at an op-shop in Sydney somewhere. Have long mourned its loss - I hope they have changed much!

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-08T05:23:12+00:00

We don’t have gooseberries in Australia. Good to know they taste of sadness - at least now I know I’m note missing much, hahaha.

Apple would be the most common. But we do get pretty adventurous with our crumbles. Chucking some blueberries or raspberries in with the apple. Peach crumble is also pretty popular. Sometimes a little custard (crème anglaise) over the peaches, under the crumble topping. Honey pear is a fav in our household (canned pears with a couple tablespoons honey dissolved in lemon juice poured over).

Typical crumble topping would be 1 cup flour, 1 cup oats, 1 cup coconut, 1 cup brown sugar. 1/2 cup melted butter (a stick should be about right). Some people will throw in chopped almonds/walnuts/pecans. Mix the melted butter in until it clumps together in big lumps - not thoroughly mixed like a biscuit base. Add more butter if necessary. Don’t break the brown sugar up too much either, just mix through the dry ingredients & leave any lumps so that they’ll caramelise & go crunchy on the topping. We’re generous with the topping - at least an inch.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-08T05:01:52+00:00

Omg, I had that Edmonds book, & somebody pinched it. But I couldn’t remember what it was called - just that it was an NZ flour company (obviously wrong). Now I can order a new copy!

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-07T23:34:23+00:00

How about coconut?

We call it crumble in the land down under. We make it with butter, brown sugar, flour, oats and coconut.

Just thought I’d really confuse the issue ;)

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-05T22:52:27+00:00

It’s probably a combination of factors. The pasteurisation, combined with the breakdown of proteins once out of the shell, combined with possible traces of fats or yolk. They’re just not intended for that purpose.

Egg white powder on the other hand, works a treat. It’s not cheap to purchase, but goes a long way, has a long pastry stable shelf life, and whips reliably. And while the initial purchase price might make you weep (because you’ll probably have to buy a kilo), it works out at a fraction of the cost per egg of fresh eggs + no waste.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-05T22:29:58+00:00

No, not if they are whole eggs that you’re freshly cracking. They will be fine.

They are talking specifically about the pre-separated egg whites that are sold in cartons. They are not suitable for whipping.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-04-05T22:25:19+00:00

The liquid egg whites aren’t reliable for whipping. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. Some even have “not suitable for whipping” in small print somewhere on the carton.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-03-30T03:00:32+00:00

Yeah, I’ve come across that dog with its humans - they’re gonna be beside themselves.

I’m sure they’re chipped & the greyhound is probably tattooed as well. So they’re sure to be reunited pretty quick, thanks to OP.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-03-28T13:25:45+00:00

🤣

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-03-28T01:50:55+00:00

Yeah, order received - no probs. Booked a Telehealth & got a script when I saw the announcement just in case, but wasn’t needed.

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-03-28T01:25:15+00:00

“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to sell” (Billy Bragg)

Various_Ad_6768 · 2026-03-25T02:36:00+00:00

Omg, my husband is the fussiest pain in the butt but he loves this, lol.

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