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Traditional Ale Flavourings
Recently, the grocery store where I shop had quite a markdown on Guinness, which I don't know and which I opted to try for the first time just before Lent. So I let myself be swayed by the very attractive prices and purchased an eight-pack of ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/25/2022
A Nice Cup of Tea
Thank you!
It's interesting that the United Kingdomers respect tradition and yet will incorporate something else -- such as chai/char -- into that tradition. Scholars mention Indonesian society as syncretistic, in that there's a core to which ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/25/2022
Movie Review: Terror By Night (1946)
StevenHelmer, Thank you for practical information, pretty pictures and product lines.
The library system does not have Terror by Night among its Blu-ray and DVD collections. So I don't expect to see this film anytime soon.
Who would you have ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/24/2022
Movie Review: Laura (1944)
StevenHelmer, Thank you for product lines, pretty pictures and practical information.
Gene Tierney had such a beautiful, intelligent presence in all her films. The library system has Laura among its Blu-ray and DVD collections. So I look forward ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/24/2022
Movie Review: Jungle Woman (1944)
StevenHelmer, Thank you for practical information, pretty pictures and product lines.
The library system here does not have Captive Wild Woman or Jungle Woman among its Blu-ray and DVD collections. It's no surprise considering what you bring up ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/24/2022
Movie Review: How to Steal a Million (1966)
StevenHelmer, Thank you for product lines, pretty pictures and practical information.
The library system has How to Steal a Million among its Blu-ray and DVD collections. So I look forward to seeing this classic film.
What might have made the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/24/2022
Movie Review: The House of Fear (1945)
StevenHelmer, Thank you for practical information, pretty pictures and product lines.
The library system here does not have The House of Fear among its Blu-ray and DVD collections. So I don't expect in the present to be able to see this, despite ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/24/2022
Movie Review: Fletch (1985)
StevenHelmer, Thank you for product lines, pretty pictures and practical information.
The library system here has two films entitled Fletch among its Blu-ray and DVD collections! The one I intend to look into is the one in your review.
Would ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/24/2022
Movie Review: The Great Race (1965)
StevenHelmer, Thank you for practical information, pretty pictures and product lines.
The library system here has The Great Race among its Blu-ray and DVD collections. So I intend to check it out. It's a classic.
Was there ever any attempt to ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/24/2022
Movie Review: The Cave (2005)
StevenHelmer, Thank you for product lines, pretty pictures and practical information.
The library system here has The Cave among its Blu-ray and DVD collections. This is a film that I look forward to seeing since it's setting in Romania ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/24/2022
Movie Review: Batman Begins (2005)
StevenHelmer, Thank you for practical information, pretty pictures and product lines.
The library system here has Batman Begins among its Blu-ray and DVD collections. So I look forward to seeing it again since I particularly respect Christian ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/24/2022
A Nice Cup of Tea
It depends on what you mean by tea. Tea in the broad sense denotes any beverage made by pouring hot water onto leaves, so in this sense we had tea before we experienced Indian culture: rosebay willow herb tea was popular, herbal teas were drunk. ...
frankbeswick, on 03/24/2022
A Nice Cup of Tea
Re-reading this wizzley called to mind what I'd meant to ask you before.
Some internet or written source led me to think that your side of the pond did not have tea before your experiences with Indian culture. But you mention Cumbrian and ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/22/2022
Cheeseboard
Thank you!
Nettles grow in clean, convenient places in the yard. Your recipe is eminently do-able because of the clear explanation.
Let me ask two more questions: Is there a particular kind of goat's cheese that you like or recommend? And what ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/22/2022
Review of Reggano Chicken and Broccoli Flavored Pasta & Sauce
StevenHelmer, Thank you for product lines, pretty pictures and practical information.
Did you all opt for stove-top heating? Sometimes, I find that it gives a different taste which some prefer to microwave.
Would the chicken seemed to have ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/22/2022