That was my only gripe about Al Pacino`s version of Richard III (He was excellent!) - HE rode to the battle of Bosworth on a BAY!!!
Pat
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Nov 05, 2006
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Reminds me of one of James Herriott's books (All creatures great and small????) in which a dog had this problem and caused no end of concern to his lady-owner (IIRC). Problem was solved when the dog was given to someone who couldn't smell! :)
Joan
Joan
I often wonder why more people don't buy bagel slicers - but, well, we don't. Good idea getting one. I like cinnamon & raisin for sweet bagels - but favorites are real, high gluten, chewy, ones with sees - nothing "new-fangled".
ellice
That's definitely true - from Caryn's you might as well go to Richmond as to BWI....
ellice
Well, it's spelled without the "e" on the end (though I probably misspelled it).
Here's a link to the OXO one at some website:
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's a chef's tool for slicing. They are very, very sharp items. Big thingis that it must be stable, and to use the "holder" for items being sliced.IF you ever watch Jacques Pepin on his cooking shows - he uses one a lot. We did some research, and ended up with this OXO one, as Consumer Reports, and America's Test Kitchen gave it high marks, plus it's the least likely to mame yourself with. There is a nice one from Cuisinart, as well - though I think it's a little trickier on disassembly. Definitely stay away from the cheaper ones - they're not so stable, don't cut as well, more injuries likely. This is one of those tools that it pays to get a good one - not a poor imitation from the gadget wall .
Not a tool for kids to play with. Useful if you do a lot of cooking for many people. Or some "fancy" cooking - it's fast. And lets you get gorgeous thin slices of things - if you do that kind of prep.
ellice
This one is excellent. Can`t think why we have import them from America though as it makes them pretty expensive for what they are - we eat plenty of Bagels over here.
I find mine is handy fir cutting Baps (Burger sized flat, soft rolls) too. I like my cinnamon/raisin bagels toasted, too - and the onion ones. Lots of Brittany butter on them - the one with the crunchy bits of sea-salt in!!! Not good for the blood-pressure, but decidedly yummy!
Pat
(I must keep off Ebay, I must keep off Ebay, I must keep off Ebay, I must keep off Ebay!!!! I have far too many ginger jars as it is!)
Oh sure, you had to bring THAT up! rofl
Caryn
Hmmmmm. Methinks there's a story behind that comment! 'Fess up, Caryn! :)
Joan
Mere details....
Haven't you noticed some of our comments about getting Caryn to go on an outing... ?
ellice
We have a kitten (5 months) that when she comes over and want you to hold her. She will roll on her backs so you can pet her tummy, um can ya guess what happens at this point .... Yes, we get the blessed green fog. We tell any one that comes to visit don't pull the paw or well she will give a you gift. Then our next statement is if she wants to be held and rolls to her back put her down or again she will give you a gift. *grin* we love her any way she is just to darn cute and yes we fall for it every time *grin*
Dawn
While I was looking to do damage to my budget on Overstock, I came across this.
It's just too appropriate to the conversation to ignore:
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how many of you would want a fake one when you can enjoy a living, breathing pet of your own that can perform just as well?? Lucille
Hum, since I live with six cats, husband and Father in Law (who is old school bathes for Church). I have to agree *grin* I know other who have it worse then I do. *grin* Dawn
Hum Husband said chocolate you can come here any time and I am only 20 min from the Cleveland airport. *grin*. Me on the other hand not a big chocolate eater. Oh and you would have at least four out of the six as pillow, feet, and body warmers *grin* they so love to help as long as you don't want to move. They want to make sure that your blankets and pillow stay right where they are suppose to *grin* Dawn
That sounds even more tempting - I could lie there in luxury, sharing the chocolate with all the fur people, and throwing the occasional piece to your DH!
Unfortunately, no reason to escape any more - it`s all sorted (thank goodness) apart from the planting, which will have to wait until I can bend again! (Ouch) Meanwhile I`ll have to make do with my own single body-warmer who seems to have received psychic messages from her predecessor, who always knew when I was in need of a cuddle!
On that subject, it`s so strange - when our previous one (Sam) became ill, she would lie on a certain patch in the garden. The first spring after she died, there appeared a HUGE patch of white violets just where she had lain. They`re back to the normal colour now, not a sign of a white one!
We both saw her occasionally, after her death, just walking up the hall - this went on until a few weeks after we brought our current dog home and we haven`t seen her since. She was very special, and this one seems to have developed many of her ways. We often say that Sam (the previous one) must have hung around for a while to train her successor (Maggie). Silly, isn`t it?
I always agree with whoever it was who said "If dogs don`t go to Heaven - I`m not going!"
Pat
Hey, whereabouts are you all? I lived in Oberlin for 12 years.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
I'm near Kent.
I'm in Orkney, a group of islands just across the Pentland Firth from John o' Groats in Scotland. Before that in Scarborough (Yorkshire), Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire), Brora (Sutherland), Cheadle (Staffordshire), Bletchley (Buckinghamshire) plus some military service in the Persian Gulf, Cyprus, Malta, Libya, Gibraltar, Germany & Denmark. My wife spent her time at RAF Ngombo (Ceylon), Singapore and Germany.
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