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dpack	apocalypse cocktails one pint peeled kiwi fruit(whole) half desert spoon maple syrup juice of 1/4 lemon half pint of gin industrial strength stick blender fridge temp ingredients is ace, ice would be daft, ice is for polar bears(and frappés :lol)
Shan	I think we all need one of those..... THIS MORNING!
Hairyloon	I am strangely unmoved by the result. I think I had accepted it as inevitable a long time back. I suppose it is a bit like the death of a relative after a long and debilitating illness. Sincere apologies to any who have suffered that, if the analogy is inappropriate.
Shan	It's still a shock when they die because somehow, as illogical as it might be, you always hope. You hope for another day, another month, another year, another hour.
Hairyloon	True enough. How many of us are still hoping that they will find that the cheating actually crossed the line over which it is deemed illegal? I think they might just do so after they have tracked down all the spending, but I expect that to take 3 or 4 years... That said, I think they may well have been smart enough to stay within the rules. If a Mrs Felicity Spitwhistle pays for targetted advertising saying "Don't vote for Corbyn because..." then that doesn't need to figure on anybody's campaign expenses. I don't know how many such adverts there were, but I know there were at least some because I got them.
Slim	Dpack, are those ingredients representing Commonwealth countries worth considering emigrating to? NZ, CA, BZ, ?
dpack	Dpack, are those ingredients representing Commonwealth countries worth considering emigrating to? NZ, CA, BZ, ?

they do now Laughing

dpack

ps im not sure the first two would have me and the third has "interesting"wildlife that would almost certainly surprise me in a horrid comedy manner

i might be able to play the arty fast track in canada but i would need to be creative about how i presented that, nz im too old and too poor. belize is not my ideal retirement home.

Slim

Belize can be fine. I have a friend at Maya Mountain Research Farm that I think you'd like.

I did once put my shoes on, only to find them not fitting, went to put them on again, and they still didn't fit, so finally realized I was being terribly rude to a large tarantula in the end of one of them. I helped her leave for a different hiding spot and she seemed happy to be left alone.

I did also see a coral snake rather closer than I would like to me in the river, but I never saw a trace of the jaguars, only heard them at night Wink

dpack

that sort of wildlife

i might get a draw in a fist fight with a pussycat but there would be some sort of comedy toxic critter that i would not know until i met it

i still do not know a species for the beetle that blinded me for a couple of days, my respect for the hairs on the chinnychinchin of a cornish caterpillar, stabbed with a poisoned spine by my own bait. the evidence is extensive Rolling Eyes

Hairyloon

Quote:

Downing Street is putting out the word that it is boycotting @Radio4Today because of its, and the BBC’s, ‘bias’ against Boris Johnson & the Conservatives during the campaign.

https://mobile.twitter.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1206010631763234817

Slim

So I guess the "special relationship" between our countries will continue in a descent into fascism with propaganda outfits taking larger and larger shares of the formerly free press

Hairyloon

So I guess the "special relationship" between our countries will continue in a descent into fascism with propaganda outfits taking larger and larger shares of the formerly free press

I don't know about your free press, but ours is already a fascist propaganda machine.
They rule over the government. Shan

So I guess the "special relationship" between our countries will continue in a descent into fascism with propaganda outfits taking larger and larger shares of the formerly free press
I don't know about your free press, but ours is already a fascist propaganda machine.
They rule over the government.
....except that it is the Government that is threatening the BBC & ITV. Hairyloon

Those were not the free press that I was referring to. They are neither free, not the press. dpack

fresh pineapple(break into a blender jug)
teaspoon of honey per ring
enough ordinary gin to cover fruit(roughly equal volumes)

blend until a frothy smoothie(i use an industrial stick blender on 2/3 top speed)

simple, quick and amazingly nice, it will be around 20% vol so a cocktail rather than a grog

for pretty and an extra touch i recon a couple of palma violets or other edible flowers would be a nice dressing

i will be back and update this once i have played with "hot and spicy" as a minor tweak but the basic was quite a pleasing surprise inspired by a SPAR loss leader on pineapples(75p for a ripe big un is hard to resist) dpack

this one is very nice

kit= blender, i use a pro stick blender, others may work but it is crank it to 11 Rolling Eyes

mango flesh 1
crystalized ginger 1/4
cover it in gin

blend it to a frothy pulp

simple and yum Shan

I might have to try this one when we finally get to Portugal... although I imagine it would also work with with tequila plus a dash of freshly squeezed lime juice... Nick

Everything works with gin or tequila. dpack

i will get the details, a fallen comrade devised a tequila, coriander and lime blend(there may be a few trace ingredients)

shot glass size, oddly wonderful

tequila is ok but not my under the volcano thing

the above green slime is ace Nick

Almost all tequila here is actually best served fast in shots with lime and salt. But over there, there are many grades and vintages and subtleties, in line with whisky.

I’m entirely happy with the salt and citrus version tho. And it picked watermelon wonderfully. dpack

melon and tequila sounds promising

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