[lace-chat] :-) London tube announcements

2005-12-04 Thread Jean Nathan
Can't remember if we've had these before, but, if we have, it must have been a long time ago. The tube is London's underground railway system. A list of actual announcements that London Tube train drivers have (supposedly) made to their passengers... 1) Ladies and Gentlemen, I do

[lace-chat] :-) From British Newspapers

2005-12-04 Thread Jean Nathan
Another lot which we might have had a long time ago. - FROM BRITISH NEWSPAPERS 1) Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West Gas said, We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It's possible Mr. Purdey has been

Re: [lace-chat] :-) London tube announcements

2005-12-04 Thread romdom
a Paris Metro user myself i really had a good time reading all this .. thanks .. i wish the Paris train drivers just gave us simple explanations .. we usually have to wait without information at all .. except from time to time about people strolling along the line .. dominique (aka romdom)

[lace-chat] Re: #6

2005-12-04 Thread Dianora di Cellini
Hi - I didn't get #6 either, but my husband got it right away - didn't even have to look at it, he got it as soon as I said gas heating...maybe it's not an age thing, it's a gender thing... Kathy Georgia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat

[lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms

2005-12-04 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi All, As I was peeling the skin off some mushrooms last night I started wondering if I have to do that. I grew up in a perfectionist family and don't want to be one myself but some habits are ingrained. So, do you all just wash mushrooms when you cook with them or do you peel them? I made a

Re: [lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms

2005-12-04 Thread Helen
Sometimes. If they're quite big or have been sat in the fridge for a while then I will do. If they're only tiny button mushrooms then I just rinse them. At 22:11 04/12/2005, Jane Viking Swanson wrote: Hi All, As I was peeling the skin off some mushrooms last night I started wondering if I

[lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms

2005-12-04 Thread Jean Nathan
I only peel mushrooms if I've had them for a few days and the skin has gone a bit dry. Otherwise I only brush them. Cultivated mushrooms are grown in dark sheds in sterilised compost with the spores added. Any small bits of compost still on the mushrooms doesn't contain a lot of nasties. When

[lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms (2)

2005-12-04 Thread Jean Nathan
Incidentally, mushroom brushes which are small and round, and available from kitchen equipment suppliers, make very good brushes for lace pillows to remove those odd cat or dog hairs that always get on them if you have a cat or dog. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms

2005-12-04 Thread Lorri Ferguson
I don't peel mushrooms, too fussy for me. Just a quick wash or brush off and use them. Lorri Graham, Washington where we still have 2 inches of snow now frozen and very crusty (there was a total of 5 inches) on Thurs. or Fri. Our weather man says we have had more winter this fall than we

[lace-chat] Re: Peeling mushrooms

2005-12-04 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Dec 4, 2005, at 17:11, Jane Viking Swanson wrote: Hi All, As I was peeling the skin off some mushrooms last night I started wondering if I have to do that. I peel them only if they're old; the skin on young/fresh mushrooms is tasty. But I do remove the membrane which joins the cap to

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2005-12-04 Thread Joy Beeson
A precisely-labeled oldie: 21 November 1997 According to SPELL/Binder, at Northern Illinois University, When it comes to drinking . . . in the residence halls, we give the students three shots. The spokesman appears to have meant that students are expelled after the