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Post by George61 on Mar 28, 2005 0:33:58 GMT 7
Herbs and spices were invented to disguise the taste of rotting food, back in the days before an Australian invented refrigeration. Chilli was one of these herbs. Still used today in many parts of the uncivilised world, for its original purpose.
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Post by Mr Nobody on Mar 28, 2005 1:07:39 GMT 7
I don't want to contradict a fellow Strine, but that is simply not true. It is an old peice of bullcrap that is pulled out by people who don't like spices. truth is spicy food was to cover up the taste of preserved meats, not rotten meat. And your average medieval rich dude ate spicy food, and drink, and everything else since it was perceived as healthy, much like taking vitamins are now percieved similarly, with about as much justification. (recent studies show that something like 97 % of vitamins are a complete waste of $$$) But who needs to cover teh taste of chocolate? Not me.
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Post by George61 on Mar 28, 2005 4:38:39 GMT 7
Bloody Journos!
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Post by Newbs on Mar 28, 2005 6:36:10 GMT 7
Hey, I'm gonna get in a row with not one, but two, fellow Australians here. I haven't actually tried the chilli timtams but I have had chocolate and chilli icecream, and it actually goes down rather nicely. So don't blame the septics, let's take full credit for this one.
And also a round of applause for our good friends at the tim tam factory. The range of flavours coming out now is fantastic. Kahlua tim tams, Tia Maria tim tams.
Mouth watering yet?
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Post by George61 on Mar 28, 2005 6:43:11 GMT 7
Getting little kiddies drunk on biscuits! What will they think of next? I used to looove making milkshakes with.....Cointreau or Drambuie or one of a wide choice of Liquers......Strawberries and drambuie milkshake..Very delicious!
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Post by Newbs on Mar 28, 2005 6:48:45 GMT 7
Okay, a great ice cream recipe. Chocolate ice cream (the darker the better, don't buy based on price, buy based on standard) Sprinkle glace fruits on top Sprinkle brown sugar on top Liberally, that's LIBERALLY, pour Creme de Cacao over the lot.
Enjoy.
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Post by Mr Nobody on Mar 28, 2005 6:54:56 GMT 7
OK, My Patented Banana Miloko plus:
take blender add two bananas one big scoop of ice cream, vanilla or choc, doesn't matter add about 300 ml of milk. blend until smooth and foamy. add one crapload of vodka. buzz it a bit either pour over ice, or put a whole tray in at the beginning and blend it too. serve in a big glass.
sip and bliss out.
strawberries are just as good, except use vanilla or strawberry ice cream.
For Usanians with their choices of an extra 98 types of ice cream including chilli, experiment and report, thanks.
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Post by George61 on Mar 28, 2005 7:55:58 GMT 7
Bananas are extra grouse with cointreau...couple bananas in the blender (remind me to buy a blender) icecream, Cointreau..don't be stingy...and Bob's your uncle!
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Post by Mr Nobody on Mar 28, 2005 8:21:20 GMT 7
Bob isn't my uncle, he is just my Auntie's. . . . friend.
I will try the cointreau, but still with vodka. vodka is there to get drunk. happy to play with the flavour. enough cointreau to get drunk would be too strongly flavoured. And the strawberry with drambuie. I LOVE drambuie. Any other favoured miloko plus recipes, guys?
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Post by gengrant on Mar 28, 2005 8:58:29 GMT 7
to Nobody in particular... the "Patented Banana Miloko plus" sounds delish! Can't wait to try it out...what are the royalties for using your patent? and to go along with the string...er...thread about spicy foods...etc... Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans... Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans... Africans drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans... Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans... Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of fatty foods and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans... Conclusion: You can eat and drink what you want, it is apparent that speaking English is what kills you.
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Post by Mr Nobody on Mar 28, 2005 9:15:45 GMT 7
Gengrant, You paid the royalties already by asking, and i thank you and be welcome. It was of course unneccesary: feel free to experiment. Later, when it gets hot, i will put up my patented Mayfield Marguerita. Fantastic. A boozy slushy that is wonderfully refreshing.
but on the food question: maybe it is the accent that is the problem. I am sure that ozzies, canadians and poms have less heart attacks than usanians also. But we are all catching up fast. Globalization?
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Post by Raoul Duke on Mar 28, 2005 10:19:38 GMT 7
Getting little kiddies drunk on biscuits! Yeah, like you're much of one to talk.
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Post by George61 on Mar 30, 2005 3:52:22 GMT 7
And our football is the best in the world...and it's BAAAAAACK!!
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Post by con's fly is open on Mar 30, 2005 10:06:03 GMT 7
Love, love, love Aussie football, but the Canuck version is still cooler. If I only had Photobucket working, I could prove it. And don't give me that crap about no pads: it means Canucks can and do hit each other harder. Say, how long does the average Aussie player last before he's too smashed up to play any longer? Average Canuck career is 4.5 seasons... then he drinks through a straw and gets around with a walker.
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Post by Lotus Eater on Apr 2, 2005 8:51:36 GMT 7
You have forgotten the joys of spices on mangoes. And of course heavy duty rum in cocoa.
Australian footballers play for several years in Oz, then head off to Britian, spend a couple of seasons there, get arthritis and come here to play in the State of Origin, then end up coaching. Go Alfie!
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Post by George61 on Apr 2, 2005 16:42:26 GMT 7
.......Ho hum...just another sports story. Lotus, I'm sorry, but Australian footballers do not play in England. That is confined to old, worn-out Rugby hacks from Qld and NSW.
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Post by Newbs on Apr 3, 2005 5:48:04 GMT 7
and Alfie was the name of a movie made in the 1960s starring a very young Michael Caine, who continually stopped and talked to the camera. But hey, don't take my word for it, just ask any Victorian.
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Post by Lotus Eater on Apr 4, 2005 6:30:58 GMT 7
are begged and paid extremely handsome sums of money to play in England. Unlike other codes we breed 'em tough and versatile in Q'ld.
Alfie Langer - short muscly little guy, nowhere near as pretty as Michael, but will pull a bigger live audience anyday! And he talks to cameras these days as well. No contest.
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Post by George61 on Apr 4, 2005 7:04:15 GMT 7
Yeah, some of 'em can even string four words together to make a short sentence. Someone once said that emigration from any other State to Qld raises the average IQ of both States.
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Post by Lotus Eater on Apr 4, 2005 13:59:03 GMT 7
And this is why Queensland has the moniker of "Smart State" while others call themselves "Garden State" "Apple Isle" - all vege related! This is why Q'ld is the leader in bio-tech and aviation stuff. We are a totally versatile bunch with multi-skilling and a brilliant ability to hide our lights under bushells. While you Mexicans brag, Q'lders do!!
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Post by con's fly is open on Apr 5, 2005 14:00:42 GMT 7
Civilised countries have PROVINCES.
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Post by George61 on Apr 5, 2005 21:04:33 GMT 7
Oh, how PROVINCIAL!!
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Post by Mr Nobody on Apr 5, 2005 21:06:25 GMT 7
Civilised countries have PROVINCES. You mean like france and china?
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Post by George61 on Apr 5, 2005 21:31:11 GMT 7
Oh, excellent squelch, Mr N.
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Post by con's fly is open on Apr 6, 2005 5:09:20 GMT 7
Do the Aussies dislike France, too?
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