Can the wife beat your mum's cooking, need she even try.....

Can the wife beat your mum's cooking, need she even try.....

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QueenBee

Original Poster:

423 posts

121 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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James_P said:
No chance, my mums Italian
Poor cow. Do you cook?

QueenBee

Original Poster:

423 posts

121 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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QueenBee said:
James_P said:
No chance, my mums Italian
Poor cow. Do you cook?
Your wife that is not your mum lol

Gandahar

9,600 posts

127 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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My wife's sister once served me the parsons nose for a Christmas meal. Hmmmm

Went there again last year after many years of excuses and I asked for the salt and pepper. They never use it apparently so I was stuffed. They always get a Pizza Hut pizza on Sundays, so that explains it I guess. Don't really care about cooking.

My mum on the over hand is brilliant, even though she is 87. Apart from not being able any more to get the lid off any jar she is still top notch. She had this one book she always uses from the 1930's

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MRS-TUXFORDS-COOKERY-FOR...

No kidding, that book has tips on using gas not coal ! Also it never gives any temps, just tells you a rough guide. And my my mum was still using this book in 2008! She had that book for 70 years. Can you imagine using Jamie Oliver in 2060 still? I do not think so.

I bought her a new copy off ebay in 2010 because her 70 year old copy was getting a bit dog eared. She was so chuffed. It was mint, not pages falling out, top notch. Do you know what, I bet she still uses her old one without telling me wink

Can my wife beat that? No, most of our cookery books remain unread on the shelf. They do have very pretty pictures though.

I salute my mum and other cooks who learnt to make do during the war years and rationing.

They rocked.

And my mum still rocks. I love her dearly even if she infuriates me at times with her old ways.

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DUMBO100

1,878 posts

183 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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My Mrs is a superb cook and I get a quality meal every night, she's doing king prawns and linguini with chilli tonight. Served with home made garlic bread.

My Mother, was not so good and thought it was acceptable to serve baked beans and salad on the same plate.

QueenBee

Original Poster:

423 posts

121 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Gandahar said:
My wife's sister once served me the parsons nose for a Christmas meal. Hmmmm

Went there again last year after many years of excuses and I asked for the salt and pepper. They never use it apparently so I was stuffed. They always get a Pizza Hut pizza on Sundays, so that explains it I guess. Don't really care about cooking.

My mum on the over hand is brilliant, even though she is 87. Apart from not being able any more to get the lid off any jar she is still top notch. She had this one book she always uses from the 1930's

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MRS-TUXFORDS-COOKERY-FOR...

No kidding, that book has tips on using gas not coal ! Also it never gives any temps, just tells you a rough guide. And my my mum was still using this book in 2008! She had that book for 70 years. Can you imagine using Jamie Oliver in 2060 still? I do not think so.

I bought her a new copy off ebay in 2010 because her 70 year old copy was getting a bit dog eared. She was so chuffed. It was mint, not pages falling out, top notch. Do you know what, I bet she still uses her old one without telling me wink

Can my wife beat that? No, most of our cookery books remain unread on the shelf. They do have very pretty pictures though.

I salute my mum and other cooks who learnt to make do during the war years and rationing.

They rocked.

And my mum still rocks. I love her dearly even if she infuriates me at times with her old ways.

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Great post. I want that book. Not sure I qualify to own one though lol. It's for the middle classes.

QueenBee

Original Poster:

423 posts

121 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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DUMBO100 said:
My Mrs is a superb cook and I get a quality meal every night, she's doing king prawns and linguini with chilli tonight. Served with home made garlic bread.

My Mother, was not so good and thought it was acceptable to serve baked beans and salad on the same plate.
Can I just ask, does she work and how many kids have you got? I don't work but that makes no difference to the quality of my meals. In fact, the more time and effort I put in the worse the are!

Mobile Chicane

20,740 posts

211 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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My mother could burn water.

My M-i-L, on the other hand, could whip up quenelles of pike while on her mobile phone fending off a Sun journalist with his teeth into the latest NHS kiddy fiddling scandal. (Back in the 90s, this was.)

In awe? You bet.

I'm 'somewhere' in this vast continuum.