Hi grandmoon I do hope you are better soon.. concrete dust!  Oh erk indeed... horrible stuff and better to get far away from.

I'm here richo... does anyone remember when our mothers would put salt and bi-carb into the greens they were cooking to make them taste nice and be soft?

I was thinking about it the other day when I put my bit of broccoli into the microwave for a minute and took it out bright green and beautiful....

So many things have changed in the cooking world, who has other things to remember?

Oh and beef driffing and vegemite samwiches... Oh Yum! and putting a piece of bread under the roast beef to soak up the juices and have with dinner

Now I eat veges or bowls of fruit and sometimes a sausage or two for lunch... sigh:(

Who changed the quality of food?

Happy to see you are still with us Darki.

Re the eye op-the doctor has to tell all the

chances in a million -of a problem -to cover

them selves.

Yes I remember Mum using bi carb soda when cooking the peas also she would put a few leaves of mint in as well.   My sister and i would shell the peas for Mum I am sure that we ate more than went into the saucepan.

I also have memories of peeling small onions for Dad to pickle.  Our hands smelt like onions for days but the pickle onions were so good not like the ones we buy today.

The bi-carb soda was to keep the veges green. In the "olden days" they used to boil the life out of green veges until the turned a horrible grey colour.  The pinch of bi-carb kept them green.

To this day I still cook my beans on the stove with a pinch of bi-carb, although all the other greens go in the microwave..

The bi-carb soda was to keep the veges green. In the "olden days" they used to boil the life out of green veges until the turned a horrible grey colour.  The pinch of bi-carb kept them green. To this day I still cook my beans on the stove with a pinch of bi-carb, although all the other greens go in the microwave..

Morning all 🙂

It's been years since I ate peas.  How strange is that.  I eat broccoli, cabbage, spinach, zuchinni... not never peas or beans.

Maybe I never really liked them, I don't know.  Yes even cabbage was boiled rotten and when you think it can be eaten raw and used instead of noodles in a stir fry, it is strange that we all accepted it as that limp grey sludge back then.

Hahaha!  Stir fries!  when did they begin?

Hi everyone, I hope you don't mind me popping in for a moment..

Darkie, is the cancer thread still around somewhere, or has it slid away into the abyss? We thought my darling hubby had beat cancer, but it is back and he starts chemo in a week :_|

morning all.   so sorry to hear that Dolly.   I'm sure you are welcome on here to visit whenever you like♥

We've  decided to have the cataract op soon....His eyesight is slowly deteriorating, but he's decided to wear his new glasses now and is therefore legally able to drive the doc. told us.

Just ongoing decrepitude!

morning all.   so sorry to hear that Dolly.   I'm sure you are welcome on here to visit whenever you like♥   We've  decided to have the cataract op soon....His eyesight is slowly deteriorating, but he's decided to wear his new glasses now and is therefore legally able to drive the doc. told us. Just ongoing decrepitude!

Glad to hear that he has made the decision to hae the eye op.  Friend had hers done a few weeks ago and on the way home she asked the OH when did they put that sign there.  He replied about 4 years ago.

Little brother just reminded me of when Mother used to line us up and feed us each a spoon of Hypol. 

Does anyone else remember the horrible fishy taste. 

But at least it was better than Nan feed us a spoon of Cod Liver Oil.

The other Nanna used Caster Oil for what ever ailed you.

I also remember being given a spoon of Malt Extract that was yummy and i saw it in Woolies not so long ago.

Hi everyone, I hope you don't mind me popping in for a moment.. Darkie, is the cancer thread still around somewhere, or has it slid away into the abyss? We thought my darling hubby had beat cancer, but it is back and he starts chemo in a week :_|

Doll so good to see you here.  No the Cancer thread was trashed by a group here over the New Year Weekend when the moderators were away.

I would have started another one, but feel they would love to trash that too, so here we are and you are welcome to join us if you would like some support

What sort of cancer does he have and how are you both coping ?  I do hope all goes well for him xxxx