A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
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A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt....
Right, so yesterday I needed some Chicken stock.. I make my own every 3 months or so and freeze it in ice-cube bags. I'd run out.
Sooo went to supermarket and not wishing to buy stock cubes (which are mostly salt) settled on a pack of four "Stock pots".
I didn't have my reading glasses with me, so couldn't read all the ingredients... but as there was nothing in bold assumed there were no major allergens in there. (My allergies- Peanut ... danger of death, and Wheat... danger of spending 2 months sh1tting through a needle.)
Anyway once home read the full list of ingredients...
*concentrated chicken stock
*glucose syrup
*salt
*sugar
*yeast extract
*Chicken fat
*carrots#
*Palm oil
*Leek#
*Parsley#
*carrot juice concentrate#
A couple of other ingredients... Buuuuttt the ingredients with the # (carrots/leek/parsley/carrot juice) are apparently from "sustainable resources" How the F3ck can they not be "sustainable" ????
And then on opening said product... the foil lid isn't recyclable and the little pot it comes in isn't recyclable
Right, so yesterday I needed some Chicken stock.. I make my own every 3 months or so and freeze it in ice-cube bags. I'd run out.
Sooo went to supermarket and not wishing to buy stock cubes (which are mostly salt) settled on a pack of four "Stock pots".
I didn't have my reading glasses with me, so couldn't read all the ingredients... but as there was nothing in bold assumed there were no major allergens in there. (My allergies- Peanut ... danger of death, and Wheat... danger of spending 2 months sh1tting through a needle.)
Anyway once home read the full list of ingredients...
*concentrated chicken stock
*glucose syrup
*salt
*sugar
*yeast extract
*Chicken fat
*carrots#
*Palm oil
*Leek#
*Parsley#
*carrot juice concentrate#
A couple of other ingredients... Buuuuttt the ingredients with the # (carrots/leek/parsley/carrot juice) are apparently from "sustainable resources" How the F3ck can they not be "sustainable" ????
And then on opening said product... the foil lid isn't recyclable and the little pot it comes in isn't recyclable
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Re: A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
It's like alien testicles in the vernacular.
"Green beau locks"
All these companies think they have to be seen to be something.
There was something on the other day about palm oil not being sustainable.
"Green beau locks"
All these companies think they have to be seen to be something.
There was something on the other day about palm oil not being sustainable.
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Re: A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
That's why I put palm oil in boldDave54 wrote: There was something on the other day about palm oil not being sustainable.
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Re: A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
Worthy effort wine~o - I'd give it a solid 7 out of 10 for whinginess....
Yeah the 'sustainable' tag really hacks me off - it's as if the manufacturers HAVE to put that there to claim some sort of kudos with the green industry and avoid protests by the green welly faggots.
Works both ways though - we're in negotiation to purchase more land around our place from the local Forestry Commission so my application, where it said 'purpose' was the tongue-in-cheek "sustainable fruit growth" - seriously! We've got the ok, just haggling over price now!
Tip - if you want some good 'stock' then get yourself a tub of Knorr Chicken Boullion (I get mine at the wholesalers). Keeps 'forever' and make up a teaspoon at a time (for 1/2 litre of stock).
The tub it comes in is wholly recyclable too.
Yeah the 'sustainable' tag really hacks me off - it's as if the manufacturers HAVE to put that there to claim some sort of kudos with the green industry and avoid protests by the green welly faggots.
Works both ways though - we're in negotiation to purchase more land around our place from the local Forestry Commission so my application, where it said 'purpose' was the tongue-in-cheek "sustainable fruit growth" - seriously! We've got the ok, just haggling over price now!
Tip - if you want some good 'stock' then get yourself a tub of Knorr Chicken Boullion (I get mine at the wholesalers). Keeps 'forever' and make up a teaspoon at a time (for 1/2 litre of stock).
The tub it comes in is wholly recyclable too.
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Re: A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
Bold doesn't show well on this machine.wine~o wrote:That's why I put palm oil in boldDave54 wrote: There was something on the other day about palm oil not being sustainable.
(Always blame anything but yourself! )
But no, I can't see how leek parsley and carrot juice can be anything but sustainable.
Mind you, I was talking to a farmer friend last night in the pub. He runs a "family farm" type operation. He said he counted the machinery in a field working on potatoes for one of the big companies. 26 machines.
How is that "sustainable" I wonder?
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Re: A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
Knowing that puts all the other problems of the world into perspective. . .kellys_eye wrote:. . . The tub it comes in is wholly recyclable too.
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Re: A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
males mine all sudsy....Dave54 wrote: Bold doesn't show well on this machine.
Don't take it personally......
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Re: A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
b*llox to that... I normally do 3 x chicken carcasses (sp?) couple of carrots. onion, peppercorns little salt. home grown bay/herbs some other stuff... simmer for about 5 hours. Strain. freeze into ice cube bags.kellys_eye wrote:
Tip - if you want some good 'stock' then get yourself a tub of Knorr Chicken Boullion (I get mine at the wholesalers). Keeps 'forever' and make up a teaspoon at a time (for 1/2 litre of stock).
The tub it comes in is wholly recyclable too.
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Re: A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
Keep taking the capsules mate.kellys_eye wrote:males mine all sudsy....Dave54 wrote: Bold doesn't show well on this machine.
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Re: A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
Do you make pea and ham soup with your chicken stock?
Carpentry,I can explain it to you but I cannot understand it for you.
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Re: A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
Sorry Stevie only just seen your post.steviejoiner74 wrote:Do you make pea and ham soup with your chicken stock?
Nope never make pea and ham soup with it.. but do make Chicken soup with it
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Re: A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
I didn’t know if they ran the knors advert in England from the late 70s early 80s(obviously not) about jock getting his pea and ham soup.wine~o wrote:Sorry Stevie only just seen your post.steviejoiner74 wrote:Do you make pea and ham soup with your chicken stock?
Nope never make pea and ham soup with it.. but do make Chicken soup with it
The response to his Mrs was “pea and ham soup,from a chicken? Now that’s clever”
Anyway,nobody got the link so I’ll get my coat
Ps. Anybody remember that advert or am I imagining it!
https://youtu.be/jMnl7H6KVgY
Carpentry,I can explain it to you but I cannot understand it for you.
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NOPE Must have been Scotland onlyI didn’t know if they ran the knors advert in England from the late 70s early 80s
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Re: A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
For pea and ham soup, you (and Knorr) should be using the stock from cooking a ham hock.steviejoiner74 wrote:Do you make pea and ham soup with your chicken stock?
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Re: A rant. not worthy of Kellys eye buuuttt
Nope, it was shown in England, I remember it well.wine~o wrote:NOPE Must have been Scotland onlyI didn’t know if they ran the knors advert in England from the late 70s early 80s
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