tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post7737579849509492563..comments2023-12-08T00:54:27.168+11:00Comments on Sorrow at Sills Bend: Four Questionslucy tartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-37996976046438324982007-12-24T16:04:00.000+11:002007-12-24T16:04:00.000+11:00I have never made a pudding, at Christmas or any o...I have never made a pudding, at Christmas or any other time.<BR/><BR/>Those Stamina cards came in sets in envelopes within out school blazers and tunics.<BR/>If one 'wrote away' to them, they sent massive information on worthy topics by return post.<BR/>Children were so EASILY captivated decades ago.<BR/>*sigh*<BR/><BR/>Wishing All of Baz's Family a Very Lovely Christmas.Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-72008321066260190392007-12-19T18:37:00.000+11:002007-12-19T18:37:00.000+11:001. Yes to new header.2. I'm more concerned that SM...1. Yes to new header.<BR/>2. I'm more concerned that SMS abbreviations are being considered part of the English language. I know it's all about cultural evolution and stuff, but it shites me right off.<BR/>3. I don't like Christmas pud. Not a fruit cake person either.<BR/>The international Christmas pudding...what's become of it?<BR/>4. Yes to trousers. Sounds fab.Drewzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08405888967031837400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-28604208818878273402007-12-18T01:46:00.000+11:002007-12-18T01:46:00.000+11:00There is a family in Northcote that make puddings ...There is a family in Northcote that make puddings in the shed and cryogenicallly wrap them and sell them at the South Melbourne Market. They are "Kings Puddings" - http://www.kingschristmaspuddings.com.au<BR/><BR/>and they have a clever donation scheme as well. I am a bit of a fanatic about m'pudding, and I can testify that they are most excellent cannonballs of deliciousness. <BR/><BR/>I notice Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-71047829914574754472007-12-15T18:40:00.000+11:002007-12-15T18:40:00.000+11:00My advice with the puddings (from long experience)...My advice with the puddings (from long experience) is put cloth ones in the fridge - in Melbourne you can prob get away with hanging them if you've floured the cloth well, but you'll avoid mould with refrigeration.<BR/><BR/>If you do hang and get mould it usually is only superficial, but make sure it hasn't penetrated the flour barrier where the pudding cloth and string come together. If that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-60568481055136903302007-12-14T23:34:00.000+11:002007-12-14T23:34:00.000+11:00I googled and found Australian Men of Stamina trad...I googled and found Australian Men of Stamina trade cards, featuring Antarctic explorers. Apparently they were made from Crusader Cloth, made by Australian Woollen Mills in Marrickville. Heroic clothing indeed!<BR/><BR/>Did you use Crusader Cloth for your puddings?<BR/><BR/>The Thought for the Month on the trouser label makes me think of Adelaide bus tickets which used to have a Thought for the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-3680043031354868802007-12-13T18:18:00.000+11:002007-12-13T18:18:00.000+11:00Congratulations Dogpossum. Enjoy that winnin feel...Congratulations Dogpossum. Enjoy that winnin feelin because the feelin is all there is.lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-68695309475627419652007-12-13T08:54:00.000+11:002007-12-13T08:54:00.000+11:00I think that puddings belong in cloths personally,...I think that puddings belong in cloths personally, but then again I have never heard of a pudding basin.<BR/><BR/>I like the header image. It now just makes me feel happy that they did, in fact, get ratty.<BR/><BR/>I am not the person to ask grammatical questions of. I suck at grammar and spelling.<BR/><BR/>I would dearly like a pair of stamina supporting stamina. I am hoping that they might helpcristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10438841050844456591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-6849419703311287652007-12-13T05:01:00.000+11:002007-12-13T05:01:00.000+11:001. On the internet, old is the new new. So keep i...1. On the internet, old is the new new. So keep it unless you've got something else you want to share.<BR/><BR/>2. "In Parenthesis" was good enough for David Jones, so it's good enough for me.<BR/><BR/>3. I don't trust any recipe that calls for manchester.<BR/><BR/>3. I'm a <A HREF="http://www.sansabelt.com/" REL="nofollow">Sansabelt</A> man myself.Ben.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879705585399028153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-57592169276747643292007-12-12T19:24:00.000+11:002007-12-12T19:24:00.000+11:00from W.S. Gilbert (surely an impeccable authority)...from W.S. Gilbert (surely an impeccable authority)<BR/>"Take a tender little hand <BR/>Fringed with dainty fingerettes,<BR/>Press it, press it, press it - in parenthesis, AAAAAAAAHHHHHH"*<BR/><BR/>*"Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes", <I>The Gondoliers</I>.genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895689949182365454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-18693580468621469482007-12-12T17:34:00.000+11:002007-12-12T17:34:00.000+11:00bazlotto!Ah, the end of the semester. When overwor...<A HREF="http://dogpossum.org/archives/2007/12/bazlotto.html" REL="nofollow">bazlotto!</A><BR/>Ah, the end of the semester. When overworked ackas come out play and blogdom blossoms!<BR/><BR/><BR/>The thing in the middle is the parenthesis. So the bit inside the brackets is the parenthesis. So you could have more than one (I use them a lot. To excess, in fact).<BR/><BR/>The truly important Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929272879364178600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-23539402389534773582007-12-12T13:42:00.000+11:002007-12-12T13:42:00.000+11:00Cloths are always better - especially if making mu...Cloths are always better - especially if making multiple puddings. I mean, who has that many pudding basins? Also, in a proper kitchen the pudding should be hung from an exposed beam (preferably oak)to air and mature. Dangerous to hang basins. <BR/><BR/>I REMEMBER Stamina self supporting trousers, what a shaming admission. At least, I remember the advertisements. If I'm right, the selling pointAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-43416359102973481022007-12-12T03:10:00.000+11:002007-12-12T03:10:00.000+11:00One possibility... I have the widget code you coul...One possibility... I have the widget code you could rig up to make the header pic random from a set of them if you want. Like singular bazlotto.peacayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997731249622552311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-28286879612844058842007-12-11T22:16:00.000+11:002007-12-11T22:16:00.000+11:00I like 'Get Ratty'. But hey, it's your blog ...I like 'Get Ratty'. But hey, it's your blog ...Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570339715916432947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-82790365834802801132007-12-11T21:31:00.000+11:002007-12-11T21:31:00.000+11:00Ah god I'm really worried about the puddings now! ...Ah god I'm really worried about the puddings now! Curse that Gabriel Gate.lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-15850587364771683382007-12-11T21:19:00.000+11:002007-12-11T21:19:00.000+11:00Hey, I'm always up for a bit of a change. And I KN...Hey, I'm always up for a bit of a change. And I KNOW you have something just as good in reserve.<BR/><BR/>I would lurv some self supporting trousers. I'm so over belts. If only I knew where to ask for them!<BR/><BR/>5. Does the person who paid $85,000 for a ticket to 'the last Led Zeppelin' concert feel quite so happy and smug now that it might not be the last?Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-83158937645738113882007-12-11T20:27:00.000+11:002007-12-11T20:27:00.000+11:00Wiser minds have already chipped in on the importa...Wiser minds have already chipped in on the important issues of our time before I got here.<BR/><BR/>I've always made puddings in basins, and I'm not game to mess with a winning formula. Except every time (which isn't every year, we take turns in my family) I get to the stage where you put the pudding mixture into the basin, and I butter the greaseproof paper, and I layer the foil over the top...<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-75245244196782459972007-12-11T20:11:00.000+11:002007-12-11T20:11:00.000+11:00Surely your first recourse was to a dictionary, wh...Surely your first recourse was to a dictionary, which informed you that twin parentheses "(" and ")" may be used--like dashes--to demarcate a parenthesis? I rather think the problem is youngsters being taught to call the symbols "brackets", "square brackets" and "curly brackets", rather than parentheses, braces etc.<BR/><BR/>Also: 1) using RSS and never see it; 3) what is a pudding basin?; 4) no,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-66783855725898490812007-12-11T17:43:00.000+11:002007-12-11T17:43:00.000+11:001. No. Good lolz are hard to find.2. Yes.3. Yes. 4...1. No. Good lolz are hard to find.<BR/>2. Yes.<BR/>3. Yes. <BR/>4. Depends on whether the Northanger Abbey reference was semiotically intentional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-79079894423921916472007-12-11T16:43:00.000+11:002007-12-11T16:43:00.000+11:00One ) or ( is a parenthesis and () is a pair of pa...One ) or ( is a parenthesis and () is a pair of parentheses as I understand it. So it takes two to make the surrounding parentheses.Zarquonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549353321138561998noreply@blogger.com