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Skriven 2011-11-03 20:15:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Dave Drum
Ärende: AUSSIE TASTES VS 11103
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 -=> Quoting Dave Drum to Glen Jamieson <=-

 ML> The bun, as it is called, serves mostly as a bland edible
 ML> napkin; I've found that the worst-quality flabby white
 ML> flour bolster is the best thing to put a burger into, as
 
 GJ> The disintegration of that soft, sweet, white blotter does not make
 GJ> for dignified eating, particularly for bearded gentlemen.  (And I was

 DD> Since when has eating been about dignity? Even at a rubber chicken
 DD> circuit banquet eating is about stuffing your craw with sufficient
 DD> calories to sustain whatever activity (however nefarious) in which you
 DD> are engaged at the moment. 

In some circles, dignified dining is de rigueur.  You are expected to
hold your teacup just so, and use just your fingertips to hold your
cucumber sandwich.

However, I will not mention hamburgers in the same paragraph, even
though some people attempt to eat them with a knife and fork, nor can
the Australian football meat pie in a brown paper bag be included.

 GJ> brought up knowing that a bun is a small, sweet cake, usually with
 GJ> fruit in it, while a small, individual serve bread loaf is a roll.  As

 DD> See the tagline - which in this case in NOT random. Oh, and the recipe
 DD> - which has been endorsed negatively by MLoo.

Noted.  Sometimes I wonder if USAn English has developed as it has,
deliberately to differentiate it from the "Queen's English", or should
I blame Webster, who acknowledges the origin of your "bun" by defining
it as "a kind of bread roll, light in texture and slightly sweetened"?

 GJ> The latest bombshell dropped here, yesterday, was that the Qantas OIC,
 GJ> Joyce, in a fit of pique over rolling strikes by his work force, has
 GJ> grounded all the fleet's domestic and international flights, leaving

 GJ> Now that Fair Work Australia has told everyone to go back to work
 GJ> while still discussing claims, the airline is now struggling to get
 GJ> its stranded passengers moving again, and not doing that very well.
 DD> Stretch and YAWN again.

Yawned like a true non-flyer.
 
 GJ> BTW, I missed the koala reference.  Perhaps that is something to do
 GJ> with an advert exclusively directed at overseas audiences.

 DD> I missed it to - but, then, I barely care about either Qantas or
 DD> koalas - except as models for children's stuffed toys.

I didn't know you had a thing about children's stuffed toys!

 DD> Title: Liberace's Sticky Buns
 DD> Categories: Breads, Fruits, Booze

 DD> 1 c  White raisins; or, of course
 DD> - flame

Huh?

 DD> 1/2 c  Light rum

The rest of the recipe can be omitted.

 DD> Soak the raisins in the rum over a low flame. Set aside.

That would be rather dangerous.  Better to consume them un-heated.

 DD> ... England and America are two countries separated by a common
 DD> language. -!- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49

Of course that is only England, not Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which
have had an input to Australian English.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: BFT Cucumber Sandwiches
 Categories: British, Appetizers
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      1    Seedless cucumber
    125 g  Unsalted butter, softened (4
    1/2    Oz)
      1 ts Grated orange zest
      8    Thin slices Firm white bread
           Crusts removed
      8    Thin slices Firm wholemeal
           Bread, crusts removed
           Fresh mint sprigs and thin
           Orange slices
 
  Makes 32 sandwiches
  
  One of England's most traditional tea sandwiches, thinly sliced
  cucumber on good buttered bread. The crusts are always removed.
  
  Peel the cucumber, cut in half lengthways, and slice crossways as
  thinly as possible. In a small bowl, combine the butter and orange
  zest and stir until creamy and blended.
  
  Spread each slice of white bread with about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the
  butter mixture. Arrange several slices of cucumber on each slice and
  top with the whole-wheat bread. Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles.
  
  To serve, arrange the sandwiches on a platter, alternating white and
  brown sides of the sandwiches and garnish with mint sprigs and orange
  slices. From: The Great British Kitchen Cookbook of the British Food
  Trust
 
MMMMM
 

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