On 2007-08-15, meerkat <> wrote:
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> "Whiskers" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On 2007-08-15, Muze Groops <> wrote:
>>> Whiskers wrote:
>>>> On 2007-08-14, meerkat <> wrote:
>>>>> "Whiskers" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>> On 2007-08-14, 888 <> wrote:
>>>>>>> "BRAK!!!" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>>> "888" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:Zfdwi.35654$...
>>>>>>>>> Who said this newsgroup was intended for computer support?
>>>>>>>> Hmmmm...
>>>>>>>> 24hoursupport....yup, sounds like its for shoes to me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's as much about shoes as it is about anything else!
>>>>>> But do we want to support spam for Chinese fakes?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Talking of spam brings me to food. Does anyone know how to stop black
>>>>>> beans from staining the aluminium pan when I boil them? (I'm not too
>>>>>> keen
>>>>>> on the smell, either).
>>>>>>
>>>>> Buy canned black beans, and heat them in a glass casserole <g>.
>>>>
>>>> The dried beans are cheaper, and lighter to carry. I think I'll just
>>>> not
>>>> get black beans again - there are plenty of other varieties to try. I
>>>> just wanted something more exotic than split peas or lentils.
>>>>
>>> Check out the GOYA bean section (Latin Foods) and find a wealth of other
>>> beans to choose from.
>>
>> I don't think they have any branches on this side of the pond.
>>
>>> I love Garbanzos myself!
>>
>> We call them chickpeas (had to do a web search for that information!).
>> They are quite nice.
>>
>> Lentils in my pot today.
>>
> One of your 5-a-day.
> Glad your looking after yourself properly.<g>.
>
> bw..
Special treat - fennel

) To go with the carrot, swede, onion, pearl
barley, lentils, and bangers. But too much healthy eating isn't good for
you, so there's dripping in there too.
Trying to wean myself off ready-meals.
You may have noticed that I don't post about the ice-cream or cheese ...
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