Good morning. World!

On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:04:47 -0400, Felice wrote:


Being in the (almost) the same time zone has its advantages... However, I
missed the 'pomp and actual ceremony' this afternoon because I forgot
(sosueme) that today was the Big Day until a friend reminded me to watch
the live broadcast on TV. I did catch the two (not just one!) 'kisses on
the balcony' when the main event was over, though. The crowds/paparazzi
lapped it up.

FWIW, I thought the bride looked pretty, elegant and (more importantly)
happy. Heh, she must have been practicing the "Royal Wave" for months,
because she had it down pat . Her wedding dress was (deceptively)
simple which IMHO means it probably cost two arms, two legs and a clone -
but hey, the British public loved it - and at least it was "good news" for
a change.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy
 
On 4/29/2011 4:43 AM, Janet wrote:

My guess is that he's probably thinking "What have I done?!" right about
now.

Hmmm... an Aston Martin convertible looks a lot like an MGB convertible.
That's most unfortunate.
 
Felice wrote:

My wife called me to watch at exactly the right time. After the fly
past by old and new planes, she hit the rewind so I could watch the
aircraft. Nice. Lancaster, Spitefire and Hurricane. Then a flight of
Tornadoes with their wings swept back.
 
l, not -l wrote:

King and Queen of Hearts, Diamond, Spades and Clubs. Nope, wrong
newsgroup. This is a food group.

Burger King. Nope, wrong newsgroup. This is a foodie group.

King Oscar Sardines. Nope. Those are imported and this subthread is
about the US posters.

Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope! Drat, wrong genre ...
 
On 4/29/2011 8:47 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:

I agree. It was almost as entertaining, hat-wise, as the Kentucky
Derby, America's very ow hat show :-)

I couldn't sleep either.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
 
On Apr 29, 9:22?am, Brooklyn1 wrote:

LOL! There's something about a look she got on her face when the
ceremony was over, for just a split second. It was like "oooooh money
it's all MINE!"......dunno I just got that feeling from looking at her
face.

I did like her dress though, it was a lot prettier than that
abomination that Diana wore 30 years ago....
 
On Apr 29, 1:39?pm, Cheryl wrote:


Fruit cake is the groom's cake. The groom gets shafted in American
society, where weddings are all about the bride.
 
On 4/29/2011 6:00 PM, Janet wrote:

I did. I was right, too. The marriage lasted 13 years and produced 3
children.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
 
Captain Peter Swallows gushed:


Is that what you call it when you offer your arse to royalty? How much would
you pay William for allowing him to bugger you? That *was* a military
uniform he was wearing, wasn't it? So I'd think your standard "digger" rates
would apply.

Bob
 
Captain Peter Swallows gargled up:


ROTFLMAO!!!!!

Where's YOUR Order of the British Empire, Bukkake-Brigadier? Where's YOUR
lawfully-wedded wife?

Envy much?

Bob
 
Cheryl wrote:


I haven't been able to find out whether the fruit cake is the same kind of
fruit cake which is notoriously served around Christmas. If it is, I'd want
to break that tradition also. But there are plenty of cakes *with* fruit
which could merit that same name, and which are much lighter. Anybody know
more details about the cake itself?

Bob
 
ChattyCathy wrote:


Would have been nice to see a shot of the interior of the cake, to better
gauge its lightness. I'm not altogether sure that a "traditional fruit cake"
is the same thing as what we in the USA think of as fruitcake, though given
that at people buy them at Christmas, maybe it is.

It was a gorgeous, gorgeous cake, though I have a sentimental attachment to
blood-orange cheesecake with chocolate ganache (because that was *my*
wedding cake!)

Thanks for the link. I did learn at least *one* thing: I already knew about
the English rose, the Scottish thistle, and the Irish shamrock, but I'd
never heard that the daffodil was the Welsh national flower.

Bob
 
"Bob Terwilliger" wrote:


Not like our 'Christmas bricks' according to Bon Appetit's cook that
was on the Today show. She gave a recipe that she said was similar
to the wedding cake-- and showed how to turn it into petits fours
which I'm going to attack in a couple weeks-- if we don't die of
chocolate OD from the grooms cake first.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42668108/ns/today-food/

The cake is a pretty standard recipe-- but with some fruits that have
soaked in brandy overnight. No citron. I get my 'real' fruitcakes
from the monks- so I never made one-- but I tried to find what looks
like a traditional recipe online. Found something here;
http://chefshop.com/Traditional-Dark-Fruitcake-Recipe-P7489.aspx

The Bon Appetit version is actually pretty similar-- except it uses
twice the sugar, twice the eggs, and some cardamom, nutmeg, almond
paste & vanilla.

I've got peaches, pears, currants, and cherries lined up for mine. [I
grabbed some blueberries while I was in the aisle, but I'm not sure if
I'll use them.]

And speaking of fruit cakes-- I had a recipe in the 70's that took a
jar[or 2?] of maraschino cherries and a cup or 2 of pecans. The cake
was about banana cake consistency. I've tried to replicate it a
couple times and haven't been able to come close to what I remember
that one tasting like. Ring any bells with anyone?

Jim
 
On 1/05/2011 10:21 PM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
Take out the peaches and use mixed fruit (dried) with those cherries
and add some crushed pineapple and mixed spice
oyu might be surprised

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atec77 wrote:
-snip-

Color me puzzled-- but I suspect I *would* be surprised if I added
'mixed fruit' and 'mixed spice'. Are there actually ingredients
labeled that way? I don't recall ever seeing either on this side of
the pond.

OK- I found a bag of mixed dried fruit on
http://www.nutsonline.com/driedfruit/mixed-fruit/premium.html

"Plums no pit, peaches, pears, apples, California apricots, angelino
plums, sulphur dioxide.(may contain pits and/or pit fragments)"

Is that a similar combo to what you have?
I think I like my non-sulphured selection better. Maybe I'll add some
apples.

Pineapple sounds like a plus, but I like my peaches.

Is the overnight in brandy standard practice? That's what sold
me.

Jim
 
In article ,
virtualgoth@die_spammer.biz says...

No; British Christmas cake usually contains alcohol so is much heavier
and richer than the kind of fruit cake people ice for wedding cakes. If
you tried to build an eight tier Xmas cake it would probably crush
itself :-)


Janet UK
 
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