Members Invicta Posted March 11, 2012 Members Share Posted March 11, 2012 You like your corned beef don't you John? I had enough of it during the war, as a child, when you counldn't get much else. Corned beef, dried eggs and dried milk. Corned beef and dried eggs make a corned beef omelette. Don't try it unless you want to find out what food was like over here in the war. John81 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted March 11, 2012 Members Share Posted March 11, 2012 We had a large lunch rather late, so we had garlic ciabatta slices topped eith tomato and red onion, when we got back from our evening services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted March 11, 2012 Members Share Posted March 11, 2012 No corned beef tonight! Had egg and cheese biscuits. (Plenty more corned beef in the cabinet though!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted March 11, 2012 Members Share Posted March 11, 2012 I grew to dislike it intensely. My mum told me it was not corned beefm but corned mutton to get me to eat it. I associated it with the war and Hitler's bombers coming over every night and the throb, throb, throb of their engines, the V1 flying bombs, which went over daily at the end of the war, and of Hitler. If it hadn't been for him, I wouldn't have had to eat the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 I grew to dislike it intensely. My mum told me it was not corned beefm but corned mutton to get me to eat it. I associated it with the war and Hitler's bombers coming over every night and the throb, throb, throb of their engines, the V1 flying bombs, which went over daily at the end of the war, and of Hitler. If it hadn't been for him, I wouldn't have had to eat the stuff. I can see why you would have such a reaction to corned beef! It's amazing how we sometimes associate certain foods and such with various things. I knew a lady who choked on a butterscotch candy as a child and from then on she could no longer stand the taste of butterscotch. When I was a child I never had coca cola except for at my paternal grandmothers house. To this day I rarely drink coke but when I do, that first taste instantly fills my mind with the look, scents and other memories of my grandma's house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 Salad with hard boiled egg, topped with mayo and grated Red Leicester cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 I can see why you would have such a reaction to corned beef! It's amazing how we sometimes associate certain foods and such with various things. I knew a lady who choked on a butterscotch candy as a child and from then on she could no longer stand the taste of butterscotch. When I was a child I never had coca cola except for at my paternal grandmothers house. To this day I rarely drink coke but when I do, that first taste instantly fills my mind with the look, scents and other memories of my grandma's house. Corned beef (and Spam) together with dried eggs were imports from USA which kept us alive in the war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Had grilled cheese last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Potato wedges, sliced turkey, and watercress salad, followed by grilled asparagus. I got a few things reduced in Tesco, this evening, but I avoided the corned beef hash. Edited March 13, 2012 by Invicta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Turkey, mashed potatoes, noodles, dinner rolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) Turkey in French followed by Créme Brulée. Edited for spelling, should read crème brûlée. Edited March 15, 2012 by Invicta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted March 15, 2012 Members Share Posted March 15, 2012 Left over new potatoes sautéed in butter and olive oil with garlic and parsley. grilled tomatoes and mushrooms and bacon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted March 15, 2012 Members Share Posted March 15, 2012 beef stew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted March 16, 2012 Members Share Posted March 16, 2012 Vegetable, rice and watercress soup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted March 16, 2012 Members Share Posted March 16, 2012 tortilla chips and nacho cheese (had a big dinner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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