tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post8880345852332224949..comments2024-03-28T09:39:07.840-06:00Comments on NORTHSIDER : Remembering Dig For Victory. northsider http://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-27949326239748838492021-02-19T01:09:05.618-07:002021-02-19T01:09:05.618-07:00Spam fritters sound great Briony. I have seen Spa...Spam fritters sound great Briony. I have seen Spam in Iceland stores over here. We always have a tin of corned beef in the food cupboard especially when it's blowing a gale and you can make toasties or even corned beef hash. Thanks.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-35136681935693353592021-02-18T17:02:13.656-07:002021-02-18T17:02:13.656-07:00Spam is one of those meats that I forget about. Wh...Spam is one of those meats that I forget about. When the kids were home we often had spam fritters. Now look what you've done, I've got to go and buy a can of spam now, lol<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-34130644700364203712021-02-18T14:12:37.408-07:002021-02-18T14:12:37.408-07:00Thanks Kathy. Sounds like you have been really bus...Thanks Kathy. Sounds like you have been really busy outside and in the polytunnels. I love your last paragraph. It must have been a very difficult time but it sounds like you were very resourceful and had great neighbours. Thanks.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-38526781553397618612021-02-18T14:03:47.188-07:002021-02-18T14:03:47.188-07:00Hi. Ihave sown 2 types of onions, leeks, 2 types o...Hi. Ihave sown 2 types of onions, leeks, 2 types of mange tout and 12 types of sweet peppers so far, on the windowsill. Have been busy weeding the tunnels and have managed to clear 5 beds outside and mulched them all. Raised beds really do make a difference when its so wet. I also have apricots strting into bloom in one of the tunnels. Intend to plant various leafy plants tomorrow. I was working in short sleeves last week inside.<br />I remember dried egg and dried milk. We used to pick the hedgerows for rosehips to make syrup and kept a chicken in a corner of the verandah for xmas.We grew vegetables and fruit in our smallish garden. We swapped our sweet coupons for a neighbours sugar coupons and then were able to make our own jam and bottled fruit.<br />Kathy walking in beauty carmarthenshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353481918125809808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-56322151520957664682021-02-18T12:28:13.891-07:002021-02-18T12:28:13.891-07:00Paddington Bears favourite snack YP. You will hav...Paddington Bears favourite snack YP. You will have an all celebrity guest list.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-35943925595980707872021-02-18T12:11:30.842-07:002021-02-18T12:11:30.842-07:00Today we are doing... marmalade on toast.Today we are doing... marmalade on toast.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-27456504585299643832021-02-18T11:55:18.264-07:002021-02-18T11:55:18.264-07:00Oh dear. Linda lives in Greek paradise Debby. We...Oh dear. Linda lives in Greek paradise Debby. We can only dream of such places.๐northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-2949809400028758452021-02-18T11:46:47.872-07:002021-02-18T11:46:47.872-07:00Hi Linda. An indoor kitchen windowsill is good fo...Hi Linda. An indoor kitchen windowsill is good for starting vegetables off. They get the warmth from the stove and you hopefully remember to water them๐. Good to read about the lettuces being planted out. Easter is April the 4th I think over here? You will be going off the Greek Orthodox calendar thinks? northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-34683123097016343712021-02-18T11:45:37.634-07:002021-02-18T11:45:37.634-07:00Here, it snowed some more. Your taunts are cruel. ...Here, it snowed some more. Your taunts are cruel. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-24510463203059260062021-02-18T11:41:13.951-07:002021-02-18T11:41:13.951-07:00I planted some more lettuces last week and then ca...I planted some more lettuces last week and then came the freezing weather. Some seem to be doing ok but I think they'll be ready for the Easter soup. Easter is in May over here.<br />Lots of greens in the market. Spinach is number one<br />local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-7220941314780835322021-02-18T09:25:48.855-07:002021-02-18T09:25:48.855-07:00I once read about Spike Milligan walking into an A...I once read about Spike Milligan walking into an Arab tent in North Africa and saying to the waiter: "Spam and chips twice please!" What could be more quintisentially English than Spam? Well maybe Shepherds Pie or Chicken Tikka Masala? I look forward to seeing your cooking programme YP. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-51791821922931079222021-02-18T09:15:40.142-07:002021-02-18T09:15:40.142-07:00Shall I send you the recipe for the Spam feast? I ...Shall I send you the recipe for the Spam feast? I am just like that angry big-headed fecker - Gordon "The Gopher" Ramsay.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-79035675935015173662021-02-18T09:11:59.278-07:002021-02-18T09:11:59.278-07:00Allotments can be havens and sanctuaries away from...Allotments can be havens and sanctuaries away from the white goods and labour saving cleaning devices of domesticity Mr Pudding.<br /><br />Roll on Summer to try your delicious Spam meal. Far too wet here to any weeding or digging on our veg plot. We'll just have to wait. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-7787088157340533412021-02-18T09:05:30.257-07:002021-02-18T09:05:30.257-07:00You never hear a vacuum cleaner when you are worki...You never hear a vacuum cleaner when you are working up at an allotment or just sitting there having a cup of tea. By the way, I love fried spam with new potatoes and garden peas - must include a knob of salted butter melting upon the spuds.<br /><br />Our vegetable plot has only just lost its coating of snow and ice so I will not be doing anything up there for three or four weeks.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-77533359590026047262021-02-18T08:17:30.454-07:002021-02-18T08:17:30.454-07:00Hi JayCee. My veg plot is still too wet to dig ov...Hi JayCee. My veg plot is still too wet to dig over. Harvested the last of the Brussel Sprouts today. Will you have a veg plot at your new house or maybe you and P will put your names down for an allotment? I bet you will both miss your lovely large garden? northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-55123845858788315672021-02-18T07:33:26.393-07:002021-02-18T07:33:26.393-07:00Our veg plot is empty now. P cleared it all out re...Our veg plot is empty now. P cleared it all out ready for our house sale.<br />Looks tidy though!JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.com