Chitchat thread #24

[Snoop Puss]

^If only I could float dreamily, GF. I'd say those days are long gone except I never had them!

[lottie dolly]

Hi all,had a busy day ,fetched son and DIL,not long took em back,and had a phone call,a special vistor tonight,what a nice day i am having,my dinner is come out the freezer,made a nice loaf of bread,i have been tweeking the recipt . and like this one better,i sticck the weights,but use half and half on the flour,and have used very soft lard instead of the said oil or margarine,and a bit exrtra yeast,so thanks for the smiles snoop they did linger a little today,will look in later on and catch up,
Happy new to you U also CG,

[burnie]

Had a nice if somewhat cool afternoon in St. Andrews, had lunch in the cafe that boasts" William and Kate met here", it's a nice place and not at all expensive.

[Florence Fennel]

Good Morning All Misty and freezing. I'm cooking breakfast today. Have a lovely Sunday

[Snoop Puss]

Morning all.

Hope you have a nice breakfast, Flo. Ages since we had a proper cooked breakfast.

Another start to the day like yesterday, weatherwise. Going to be grey and drizzly for the next few. So it looks like today is going to be more firewood moving to get some under cover.

And more bread while the sun's shining. Yesterday's loaves were better than recent ones. Although the kitchen is warm enough for us, it's clearly not warm enough for proving loaves satisfactorily. And since the building work, I've nowhere to put dough to rise near the warmth. So, the proofer did a good job.

Better crack on with a bit more work work too.

Have a great day, everyone.

[Bren In Pots]

Morning

No mist here Flo its just a dull cold morning, breakfast cobs here for us.

Good to hear your proofers worked it magic Snoop its such a disappointment when bread fails.

Enjoy your Sunday

[burnie]

Back to frosts here again, now 1 degree and cloudy and not a breath of wind.

[Snoop Puss]

Good to hear your proofers worked it magic Snoop its such a disappointment when bread fails.

Thanks, Bren. A bit of a relief, to be honest, that I hadn't wasted my money on something that would live in the cupboard... Phew!

[greenishfing]

Good morning all.

I was late up today, again. Mostly because I struggled to stay asleep last night. Mr GF awoke at 4am, asked me what time it was and then promptly went straight back to sleep.

It's a chilly 2°C here and very cloudy. It's forecast to dip below freezing again tonight.

I've no plans for going out today and have just ordered another online shop of all the heavy shopping for Tuesday.

As we're down to the last 2 pieces of Paradise slice I might make another this afternoon.

[greenishfing]

As I'm getting low on raspberry jam I was wondering if anyone makes it with frozen raspberries and if you do does it set as easily as making it with fresh?

[Nicos]

Afternoon n’alln’all

I’ve used our frozen raspberries gf. And yes, they’ve been fine. I’ve also used shop bought ones previously and they too have set fine.

No Gardening for me today - just far too bitterly cold. I’ve made the most of my time though sourcing things like Indian Sandstone, shower heads, acoustic materials…useful things other eels haven’t had time to do.
Yesterday I managed to fill the brown recycle bin, so probably just as well

Glad your prover is working well Snoop. Baited breath moment no doubt!