ok plums harvested! Thousands of them, well a lot!! so today, make plum vodka and plum chutney , splints and Katy at the ready !!
So cyber cooking day people
Tea time coming up people : ok plums harvested... - NRAS
Tea time coming up people
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Oooh, I'll set to with making a plum crumble then Allanah!
We can serve it with custard, cream or ice cream - yum 
Have you tried plum brandy?
Cece x
Tomorrow 4 pm!
I'm late but hopefully there's some left. Have just got back from Devizes in Wilstshire, my head is full of limericks, here's one I made earlier:
There was a young lady from Devizes
Whose feet were two different sizes
In her despair
She stole a spare pair
Now she's before the Assizes!!
Hi guys and gals, I'm just getting here...Love Chutneys, but what can we put Plum Chutney on?
Crackers and cheese with the chutney yum"
Stop stop you are making me hungry. We had a M and S dine in for tea but its wearing off now.
Those all sound good, I am usually thinking of crackers and cheese for these kinds of treats, but the pate sounds good too. The toasted brown bread rounds with a nice brie cheese, topped with the plum Chutney should have them all coming back for more
Oh gosh, now you have my wheels turning and thinking of pulling out the book of Appetizers for ideas and recipes!!
Hell's bells some of us want to shift some weight you know - I'm ravenous now?! Our kitchen is painted plum xx
Cripes I've missed it again!! Ah well I've enjoyed reading all the scrummy treats....although its made me want to go and cook up some scones even though its gone midnight!!
P.S. love the limerick Ronnie....do you dream of them now....lol!!
I do , they help me get off to sleep
Something to rhyme with letchworth is proving particularly challenging at the moment! So far I've got net worth and four berth? Any ideas?
crusty earth.....
P.P.S. must walk away from the kitchen & go to bed now. Night night!
Morning crumpet time ! Xx
Surely a proper cream tea is scone, whipped cream and jam??
Tea time now!!!! Ok plum chutney is still simmering! But plum vodka underway !
Scones warm with jam and cream here dtech
On my way. Mash the tea
My Yorkshire coming out
??Mash the tea??? Really??? lol
Yes really. It's a northern expression. They don't say have you made the tea, they would say (putting on Yorkshire accent) hasta mashed tea yet ol' luv. That's the closest I can get on a keyboard.
Also you put the tea leaves at the bottom of the hot teapot then add boiling water , in Yorkshire they like the tea like treacle so they used to mash down the leaves to the bottom of the pot, this made the tea stronger and mashed the tea, then I let it stand thus strong Yorkshire tea coz
Spoon has got to stand up in it. Lol
OMG!!!
Oooh...I love a really strong hot cuppa.....how about a "..kipper tie..." in my best geordie accent (although I'm not a geordie)
Wy I bonnie lass. In my makkum accent
OMG! I sure am getting an education here, but some accent names I don't recognize. Like "geordie" and "makkum" where would these accents originate? I'm going to google the maps of Ireland and Scotland and then find where exactly you are, or where you are talking about. Never too old to learn!
...and I take it you don't use ..ahem.. uh...Tea Bags?
Hi loran. You won't find either on a map.lol. A Geordie is a native of Newcastle. A makkum comes from Sunderland. And if you go to the north east NEVER confuse the two accents. They get very upset!
Yeah, plum chutney and plum vodka tick, chicken in the oven , potatoes carrot peas mushy of course, stuffing. All in, yorkshire pudds made reAdy to cooll , thank goodness for a helpful family !!!!! And carrots and coriander soup done for tomorrow! Woo'
As we're going away next monday, we're in the "let's try and survive by eating whatever's in the freezer" diet, not everything you understand or we'd never get on the plane
Tomorrow, no dinner, tick as have an evening meeting at work
Tuesday, no dinner, tick as having away day with my team and lunch included
At this rate I won't need an oven, sorry Luthien 
Soup weather's a comin!!
Enjoy your tea xx
Yes soup.....what joy....old faithful....why oh why did you leave us!!!
OK Allanah, Now I am confused! We were having Tea, with Plum Chutney and Plum Vodka. Right? All that wonderful sounding supper, or dinner, are served at the same time as Tea time?
A debate we frequently have in my house..........
My husband calls his main meal (eaten in the evening) his tea, whereas I call it dinner
If I met some of my posher friends in then evening for a main meal, they would call it supper, I'd still call it dinner
If I ate my main meal of the day between 12.00-2.30 I'd call it lunch, eat something lighter in the evening, that I would call tea
Now then afternoon tea is a whole different ball game and much more of an occasion. That's finger sandwiches, a selection of small cakes (preferably with cream in them), plus warm scones with jam and clotted cream. Time wise 3.30 -5.00 is fine. Some hotels that serve afternoon tea offer the option of a glass of Prosecco )Italian sparkling wine) or a glass of champagne, this is in additional to a pot of tea. Vodka with a cream tea is a no no, that's just drinking, and in the quantities consumed on your porch, it falls into the binge drinking category. A lot of that goes on in our Northern towns, with young g scantily clad women particularly susceptible, to this, but strangely not the cold weather, most never wear coats
Anyway I'm digressing too much, hope this was a useful insight into the etiquette of this distant isle, my publisher will be in touch for your testimonial xx
LoL!!
Just goes to show we all have different definitions, maybe we're just an off shoot of AA not NRA (Loret- that's Alcoholics Anonymous, unless you like taking potshots at the tree frogs?)
Yes, we do have AA s here too. That is funny, because the very first time I had an email inviting me to join the NRAS, I really did think it was the National Rifle Association, because my brother in Kentucky belongs to it, but the "S" didn't fit, so I opened it and it led me to all you wonderful people!
Hahaha....yes Lorann....think the 'binge' drinking needs to be curbed...or not....!!!
I'm with Ronnie on the set meals, this is what we do in our house:
1st breakfast between 6:30 to 8:00am
2nd breakfast around 9:30am
Elevenses....at 11:00
Lunch between 12:00 to 2:pm
Afternoon tea / tea from 3:30 to 5:00am
Dinner around 7pm
Supper around 9pm
Suffice to say we are all fat!!
Whoa!! Are the same people eating 1st breakfast and 2nd breakfast? Are you serving the same items?
What does Elevenses entail?
Lunch is same here.
Afternoon tea, understand.
Dinner and supper both?
What do you serve at each?
Sometimes I have a bedtime snack, usually a bowl of cereal and milk, is this what you refer to as "supper"?
Where are you located?
OOKay...We here on this side of the pond, have apparantly found a way to simplify those traditions that were brought over on the Mayflower, or later
Seems as though some traditions will not be replaceds, such as the traditional English Plum Pudding, which I have made 2 out of the last 4 years. Or, the German traditional Roast beef dinners, Veiner Schnitzel, or the Christmas Stollen.
The Irish traditions in my family are the amenities. My Dad's Mom was German/American, married an Irish Gentleman who came from Ireland when he was 6,
so Grandma cooked predominantly as German and pioneering American, but she sure did promote the Irish traditions she loved. Mostly the use of Irish linen tablecloths, which I inherited, along with the China table settings, crystal glassware, and Sterling Silver Flatware.
So, presently, There are three meals a day here. Breakfast, lunch and supper.
However, for entertaining guests, we can have Brunch, a combo of Breakfast and Dinner entre's, usually served at 11:00 am through 2pm
Dinner is a more Posh occasion, usually served as the main evening meal, although, on rare occasions, for convenience, we can have a nice, guest-style meal at noon or 1-2:00 and call it dinner.
Lol, I guess that doesn't look very simplified at all!
Traditionally, there is no occasion called "Tea"
However, most of us do have a snack and a cup of coffee or tea around 4pm, especially if supper is not until 6:00 or later.
Afternoon Tea is what my friends and I attempt to "stage" occasionally, for fun.
We plan our little cucumber sandwiches, or chicken or tuna salad, or other new combos we can introduce, and the sweets of course, and a couple varieties of tea.
Then we get out Grandma's luncheon China plates, and those little tea cups and saucers that came with the china set and nobody ever uses anymore. Then the silver.
I love using the china and silver and a pretty tablecloth that coordinates with it, for Holiday dinners, especially Thanksgiving (I know you don't have one) and Christmas dinner, and Easterdinner and sometimes a special birthday.
But, my children have just grown away from these lovely traditions I have tried to continue and promote, so their holidays and birthdays are much more casual.
Doug and Cindy, third son and wife, do set a lovely table with their own china and silverware, I think for my sake, so it is always enjoyed and appreciated, on a Holiday.
Problem now is, who do I leave these things to?
Think it will likely be the 4 Grandaughters. But, not for awhile yet
Hahaha! Actually, Loret's occasion of Tea on the Porch evolved into the binge when Allanah said she was allergic to tea and could she bring vodka! That was the first one, on a Saturday, about 10 days ago.
That evolved into ":nobody could drive home" so we had a sleep over, which then went right into coffee and tea on the front porch again LOL What a fun 24 hours!! Not very dietetic, all we ate were Scones and drink of choice
But hety..so what, it was worth it!!
Hahaha, you are right, it did turn into that! But what an event we staged!
I have thought of what we did, ten days ago, I want to write a blog about it, if any of you don't mind?
I am interested, Debbie, in how, or when, your main meal in the evening became "Tea", since Tea was traditionally late afternoon "Tea and crumpets"
Though I do agree with your afternoon snack is just like ours here. I, myself, often tell friends I am having my afternoon tea, at which time we begin saying, "we should do that"!
Hi , the vodka was just a joke at the tea party, I don't need cyber AA, ,! can't join you till next week, had to come to Glasgow. Enjoy your foods! Xx
That's a good idea
Allanah, when will you return from Glasgow? We likely won't want to hold another afternoon Tea without you!
Speaking of such, where is Debbie Miller? She was at the first Tea, on my porch, but we hven't seen her here lately.
Also Sylvia, we have missed you, are our gatherings too late for your schedule? We can make them earlier..l
Have missed Mattcass lately too. and lots of others who are just as welc ome to attend our "virtual" Teas.
Maybe Friday sweetie! But I don't mind u all having tea without me! Xx
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