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Title: Speaks for itself??
Post by: tim on March 23, 2009, 13:05:45
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Title: Re: Speaks for itself??
Post by: Mushy Pea on March 23, 2009, 13:27:38
Hi Tim,

But the real question in todays "credit crunch" is how many more meals did you get out of the ham bone?

;D

MP
Title: Re: Speaks for itself??
Post by: tim on March 25, 2009, 19:27:36
Since you ask, MP - an interesting question.

Dukeshill happy Wiltshire Ham - 4800g  = 4100g usable (less bone & fat) - £50 = £1.20/100g.

The breakdown:
2600g  lunch & snack supper for 17
200g Knuckle bits for soup.
700g family take-away.
300g Monday lunch & child sandwich.
300g freezer
Plus 2.5l Stock.

Not too OTT??
Title: Re: Speaks for itself??
Post by: flossy on March 25, 2009, 19:35:50

  What a lovely family photo tim,

  You are a wizzard with the off cuts,        ;D

  floss xxx

 
Title: Re: Speaks for itself??
Post by: reddyreddy on March 26, 2009, 14:10:28
that is seriously impressive! I do freeze parmesan ends so when I make pea and ham soup I use it to flavour but you really use every scrap!
Title: Re: Speaks for itself??
Post by: Hyacinth on March 27, 2009, 16:05:31
....but the bone, the bone!

I've a 'tween Xmas & New Year tradition...all the bones, ham/pork/lamb/pheasant/whatever I've had left over during the year gets hurled into the freezer......and then....time for the Big Turn Out.....biggest saucepan, all the thawed bones, this'n'that & seasonings, all simmered for ages'n'ages to make stock, and then the most gloriously rich soup 8)

Title: Re: Speaks for itself??
Post by: daileg on March 27, 2009, 16:09:19
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Quote from: Hyacinth on March 27, 2009, 16:05:31
....but the bone, the bone!

I've a 'tween Xmas & New Year tradition...all the bones, ham/pork/lamb/pheasant/whatever I've had left over during the year gets hurled into the freezer......and then....time for the Big Turn Out.....biggest saucepan, all the thawed bones, this'n'that & seasonings, all simmered for ages'n'ages to make stock, and then the most gloriously rich soup 8)


speeks for it self mmmmmmmmm   mmmmmmm
Title: Re: Speaks for itself??
Post by: tim on March 27, 2009, 17:50:38
Bone, Lishka?  BONE?? How else, pray, did we make the Stock!!

But love your multi-pack idea!

Title: Re: Speaks for itself??
Post by: asbean on March 27, 2009, 20:38:17
We make stock at least once a month - not just after christmas  8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Speaks for itself??
Post by: tim on March 28, 2009, 10:15:34
Ditto - but thought that a mélange might be interesting?
Title: Re: Speaks for itself??
Post by: tim on March 28, 2009, 18:41:04
Thanks to asbean, I can now say mêlée - as an alternative.

Same mess in the end!!
Title: Re: Speaks for itself??
Post by: tim on March 30, 2009, 18:22:12
Doesn't look much off the bone, but I thought that my butchery skills might be impaired by the affluence of incohol