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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 7:06:31 GMT
One of our friends called round early for some eggs this morning and found me in the garden, translating a chicken. Shock, horror - how could you, all the usual stuff. I think in future, if I invite anyone round to dinner and chicken is on the menu, I will ask them to go out and pick one of the live ones to 'translate' themselves before they eat. Someone has to bloody do it so they can enjoy their meat. Drives me nuts how some people can just pretend the nasty bits don't happen. I hate doing it but if someone has to, why shouldn't it be me. Yes I know it doesn't HAVE to be done but that's the choice we make.  |
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jul 26, 2014 7:09:24 GMT
Aye, some people think meat comes from a supermarket.
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Post by pre65 on Jul 26, 2014 7:29:36 GMT
When I saw the thread title I thought it was about Eve Boswell and a song of the same name.
I suppose you are all too young to remember her ?
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jul 26, 2014 7:46:39 GMT
Shurrup grandad! ☺
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 8:16:35 GMT
I knew her mother.
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Post by pre65 on Jul 26, 2014 8:19:56 GMT
Don't get me started Ali.  I've got stuck on you tube, going through old favourites. Eve Boswell - the Springfields - Michael Holliday - the Seekers - Joan Baez - Peter Paul and Mary - Nina and Frederik ,the list goes on, and on.(and on)  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 8:36:08 GMT
Don't get me started Ali. I've got stuck on you tube, going through old favourites. Eve Boswell - the Springfields - Michael Holliday - the Seekers - Joan Baez - Peter Paul and Mary - Nina and Frederik ,the list goes on, and on.(and on) I've been filling iTunes up with the like All the stuff I wrote off as crap when I was younger suddenly seems to have something to offer an old codger. Sad init? |
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Post by Dave on Jul 26, 2014 8:40:01 GMT
It's a worrying trait, isn't it? I've even been listening to quite a bit of jazz recently, I hate jazz... At least I thought I did. Oh bejeezus, what if I begin liking Elvis???  |
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Post by pinkie on Jul 26, 2014 8:41:35 GMT
Never mind all that You line 'em up Gordon, I'll despatch them. I was a young farmer, and head livestock keeper in my youff  |
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Post by pre65 on Jul 26, 2014 8:48:50 GMT
Any fans of Siri's Svale band here ?
Here is one with a good bass line.
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Post by pre65 on Jul 26, 2014 8:55:27 GMT
It's a worrying trait, isn't it? I've even been listening to quite a bit of jazz recently, I hate jazz... At least I thought I did. Oh bejeezus, what if I begin liking Elvis??? At one time, Jazz for me was Acker Bilk playing Stranger on the shore. A friend (not the friend ) has been trying to get me interested in jazz, and he started me on Miles Davis - a kind of blue. I quite like that now, but not so keen on his other works. |
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Post by Dave on Jul 26, 2014 8:57:37 GMT
Any fans of Siri's Svale band here ?
Here is one with a good bass line.
Now that's a bit moreish in't it? Loving that |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 9:46:23 GMT
Never mind all that You line 'em up Gordon, I'll despatch them. I was a young farmer, and head livestock keeper in my youff We are probably having lamb too. I'll see if I can find one. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 9:49:23 GMT
It's a worrying trait, isn't it? I've even been listening to quite a bit of jazz recently, I hate jazz... At least I thought I did. Oh bejeezus, what if I begin liking Elvis??? At one time, Jazz for me was Acker Bilk playing Stranger on the shore. A friend (not the friend ) has been trying to get me interested in jazz, and he started me on Miles Davis - a kind of blue. I quite like that now, but not so keen on his other works. Try Dave Brubeck - Time Out or Ron Carter - Yellow and Green. Two very different approaches to Jazz. Take Five is so familiar that people underestimate its value. Ron Carter is a free form bass player. Great stuff. Stranger on teh Shore is rather nice too |
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Post by Chris on Jul 26, 2014 10:35:33 GMT
Rather you than me nodrog. I do realise where food comes from etc etc but just not for me.
A real pisser for us is birds that arrive on the rig,usually knackered. We leave bits n bobs food wise for them(against the rules) but they tend to drink water that's on deck full of all the crap of the day and end up in a sorry state.
I don't do it but one of the lads will usually see them off to spare their suffering.
We have returned a homing pigeon to the beach before(packed in a box and put on a heli) but that's pretty scarce. We got an email from the bloke thanking us.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 10:41:25 GMT
Rather you than me nodrog. I do realise where food comes from etc etc but just not for me. A real pisser for us is birds that arrive on the rig,usually knackered. We leave bits n bobs food wise for them(against the rules) but they tend to drink water that's on deck full of all the crap of the day and end up in a sorry state. I don't do it but one of the lads will usually see them off to spare their suffering. We have returned a homing pigeon to the beach before(packed in a box and put on a heli) but that's pretty scarce. We got an email from the bloke thanking us. Yup, I know its difficult. I have trouble stepping on ants. Only two reasons to kill an animal, to eat it or end its suffering. Anyone that kills for pleasure goes straight to the bottom of my list. We have four cats and are constantly rescuing rabbits and mice if they look as though they will survive (very few birds although they are wonderfully common here) The French neighbours think we are nuts, rescuing vermin - crazy Anglaise. |
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 26, 2014 11:41:42 GMT
Our old Border collie, Jethro used to be on his absolute best behaviour when it was rabbit gutting time. He knew that if he was good, he'd get to play a game of catch with the odd tasty kidney.
I'm interested to know how you decide which chook to go for Gordon - is there a formal selection process or do you just dive in and grab the first one you can see that's not a fantastic layer? I can imagine the haze of feathers over the Steadman homestead as we speak!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 12:09:22 GMT
Our old Border collie, Jethro used to be on his absolute best behaviour when it was rabbit gutting time. He knew that if he was good, he'd get to play a game of catch with the odd tasty kidney. I'm interested to know how you decide which chook to go for Gordon - is there a formal selection process or do you just dive in and grab the first one you can see that's not a fantastic layer? I can imagine the haze of feathers over the Steadman homestead as we speak! The choice is down to the main chicken keeper. Ronnie asks me to do so and so this morning and her word is my command. It started out with her doing all the hens and me handling the big cocks - nasty barstewards some of them. One of them kept attacking her so she got the gun out - that was messy. It seems to have slipped her memory that the hens are her bit. We tend to keep them for a couple of years. We get a good egg supply and the birds are not so old that they get beyond eating. We tend the do slow cooks anyway so they are usually tender. Any really tough old bird gets added to the catfood. The feathers are kept in check Boiling water for a couple of minutes and they all come out easy - and wet. Very rare to do more than two at a time. As I do the 'translating', Ronnie does the gutting. Thats the bit I really hate. Damn rabbit has just given birth after visiting a friends buck a few weeks ago. Talk about wham bang thank you maam!! We put her in the cage, turned around and he was right there. They should call him Boris Bunny There must be eight or nine babies. Mum is kept as a pet but any offspring are for food. I saw how it was done with the last lot but this one is down to me. I am not looking forward to it. Bunnies are sweet and pretty and cuddly The cats also love gutting time, they are particularly fond of the cocks round bits!! |
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 26, 2014 12:13:30 GMT
Ah well, that's where we differ slightly. I work in the forestry industry - bunnies are the enemy!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 12:17:58 GMT
Ah well, that's where we differ slightly. I work in the forestry industry - bunnies are the enemy! All our French neighbours are farmers |
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