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[Marky147]

BTW - I'm thinking of changing my hair style, what do you think would suit me?

A hat.

Adz and Tikay on form today

[Karabiner]

Polish people eat this before every meal.

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Mmmmm borscht - I bet it's delicious.

That sun-roof appears to have transmogrified into a rag-top..

[StuartHopkin]

Polish people eat this before every meal.

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Mmmmm borscht - I bet it's delicious.

That sun-roof appears to have transmogrified into a rag-top..

Barszcz!

[typhoon13]

Polish people eat this before every meal.

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Polish red beet Borscht

Ingredients
6 cups water
1-1/2 Vegetable Boulin cube
2-4 Beets (peeled and cut into cubes OR *shredded -can get messy :O)
3 -4 Carrots (or 2 handfuls of baby carrots)
2-3 pieces of Celery
Salt & Pepper (as needed for taste)
1 Bay Leaf
2-3 Potatoes (cut into cubes)
Handful of kale (optional)
2-4 Eggs
1/2 medium Onion (chopped)
1 Tbsp. butter
1-2 Tsp. Sour Cream
Parsley (for garnish)
Instructions
Put everything (down to the potatoes) in a large pot and let boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and let simmer (covered).
In a separate pot, boil some eggs.
While everything is simmering, saute onion in butter with some salt. Add the potatoes from the soup (you can also boil them separately, but I don't like dirtying another pot if I don't need to) and mash them up with the onions and butter.
Set Aside.
I usually wait until the carrots, potatoes and beets are soft....about 25-30 mins,and then shut off the soup. Add Kale or some spinach if you are using it). Take out a Tbsp of soup and whisk in the sour cream until fully uniform. Transfer the combo into the soup until well blended. Sometimes, I don't even add the sour cream- it's more of personal preference... but it makes a pretty pink color!
Cut up the boiled egg , scoop a spoon of the mashed potatoes and sprinkle some parsley into the bowl! Enjoy 🙂

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Polish people eat this before every meal.

Click to see full-size image.

Polish red beet Borscht

Ingredients
6 cups water
1-1/2 Vegetable Boulin cube
2-4 Beets (peeled and cut into cubes OR *shredded -can get messy :O)
3 -4 Carrots (or 2 handfuls of baby carrots)
2-3 pieces of Celery
Salt & Pepper (as needed for taste)
1 Bay Leaf
2-3 Potatoes (cut into cubes)
Handful of kale (optional)
2-4 Eggs
1/2 medium Onion (chopped)
1 Tbsp. butter
1-2 Tsp. Sour Cream
Parsley (for garnish)
Instructions
Put everything (down to the potatoes) in a large pot and let boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and let simmer (covered).
In a separate pot, boil some eggs.
While everything is simmering, saute onion in butter with some salt. Add the potatoes from the soup (you can also boil them separately, but I don't like dirtying another pot if I don't need to) and mash them up with the onions and butter.
Set Aside.
I usually wait until the carrots, potatoes and beets are soft....about 25-30 mins,and then shut off the soup. Add Kale or some spinach if you are using it). Take out a Tbsp of soup and whisk in the sour cream until fully uniform. Transfer the combo into the soup until well blended. Sometimes, I don't even add the sour cream- it's more of personal preference... but it makes a pretty pink color!
Cut up the boiled egg , scoop a spoon of the mashed potatoes and sprinkle some parsley into the bowl! Enjoy 🙂

How come you're making borscht Trev? there must be a story in there somewhere.

[typhoon13]

Polish people eat this before every meal.

Click to see full-size image.

Polish red beet Borscht

Ingredients
6 cups water
1-1/2 Vegetable Boulin cube
2-4 Beets (peeled and cut into cubes OR *shredded -can get messy :O)
3 -4 Carrots (or 2 handfuls of baby carrots)
2-3 pieces of Celery
Salt & Pepper (as needed for taste)
1 Bay Leaf
2-3 Potatoes (cut into cubes)
Handful of kale (optional)
2-4 Eggs
1/2 medium Onion (chopped)
1 Tbsp. butter
1-2 Tsp. Sour Cream
Parsley (for garnish)
Instructions
Put everything (down to the potatoes) in a large pot and let boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and let simmer (covered).
In a separate pot, boil some eggs.
While everything is simmering, saute onion in butter with some salt. Add the potatoes from the soup (you can also boil them separately, but I don't like dirtying another pot if I don't need to) and mash them up with the onions and butter.
Set Aside.
I usually wait until the carrots, potatoes and beets are soft....about 25-30 mins,and then shut off the soup. Add Kale or some spinach if you are using it). Take out a Tbsp of soup and whisk in the sour cream until fully uniform. Transfer the combo into the soup until well blended. Sometimes, I don't even add the sour cream- it's more of personal preference... but it makes a pretty pink color!
Cut up the boiled egg , scoop a spoon of the mashed potatoes and sprinkle some parsley into the bowl! Enjoy 🙂

How come you're making borscht Trev? there must be a story in there somewhere.

Must admit I slightly cheated

I have a polish lorry driver that works for me

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You're like an onion Trev, layer upon layer.

Why do you have a lorry driver, or a lorry for that matter?

[typhoon13]

You're like an onion Trev, layer upon layer.

Why do you have a lorry driver, or a lorry for that matter?

Hmmmmmmm where do I start

I had my own lorries, Volvo eight wheelers, buy new take the warranty period then exchange again, repeat, repeat

Being as there is just me and wife trading and running everything we decided to sell the lorries and use just the contractors we were already using to haul our commodities, we were getting too busy and didn't need the hassle of employing drivers, maintenance etc

This week alone we will be moving a minimum of 2500 tonnes of physical product, Oilseed rape, Barley and wheat

I have a couple of wagons I run all the time and one of them is driven by a Polish lad and I must say he is an absolute pleasure to work with, very hard working and trustworthy

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Bloody Hell Trev, how do you find the time to play poker, or to listen to cuckoos for that matter?

[typhoon13]

Bloody Hell Trev, how do you find the time to play poker, or to listen to cuckoos for that matter?

Must admit I have something to worry about 24/7 but you get use to it

Biggest problem at the moment is which sandwich I order for dinner

[tikay]

Bloody Hell Trev, how do you find the time to play poker, or to listen to cuckoos for that matter?

Must admit I have something to worry about 24/7 but you get use to it

Biggest problem at the moment is which sandwich I order for dinner

Try one of these Trev;


 

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Bloody Hell Trev, how do you find the time to play poker, or to listen to cuckoos for that matter?

Must admit I have something to worry about 24/7 but you get use to it

Biggest problem at the moment is which sandwich I order for dinner

Try one of these Trev;


 

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Most people have lunch in the middle of the day. Only proper blokes like us have dinner.

[atdc21]

Do old people still have supper ?

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I have:

Breakfast.

Elevenses.

Dinner.

Snack.

Tea.

Supper.

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When I was about 13 we were stopping at Darnall in Sheffield and my red and white filly Lulu was turned out to pasture on a farm in Spinkhill about 9 or 10 miles away. One Sunday I got up early and went to see her on my bike.

I spent the morning trimming her hooves, washing and combing her mane and tail etc, and then I rode her around the village.

At about lunchtime I was about to set off home when the farmer called me over and asked me if I wanted to come inside for a bit o dinner. Of course I accepted and went to join the other members of the farmers family at a large wooden table in the farmhouse kitchen.

Everyone got a big roast dinner and a thick slice of bread. We all tucked in, the bread was ignored by the others but I'm a bread lover and I finished my slice in short order.

Towards the end of the meal everyone picked up their bread and carefully mopped up every last drop of gravy, leaving the plate absolutely clean. At that point, the farmers wife brought out a vast bowl of rice pudding and proceeded to ladle a dollop onto the now clean plates.

My plate still had a liberal coating of gravy but my rice went on there just the same. No one batted an eyelid, and I must admit, the rice pudding was pretty scrumptious despite the meaty aftertaste.