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One of the more interesting pandemic/ready meal stock pivots I've noticed is Leicester Bakery. They aren't new, but you wouldn't have seen any of their breads in Sainsburys or the village shop 3 years ago, they mostly sold to Indian restaurants, Balti houses, takeaways, and South Asian food markets. Now I'm seeing them everywhere, with packaging and instructions that may as well make them a ready meal (or a ready side at least). I'm almost certain that was due to Leicester being closed down for months on end, but the upside is that they've found a new market for their prepared flatbreads. Also they're good breads. e: In 270 CE Santa Claus was born.
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May 29, 2023 17:20
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Failed Imagineer posted:That book The People's Republic of Walmart made the case that Walmart was the biggest centrally -planned Western economy. It might be Amazon now though. Yeah there's a good video on that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuBrGaVhjcI&t=739s This guy's vids are good. The concepts are generally a bit "Marxism 101" but he puts things in accessible and easily understood terms and I think that's valuable in its own way. He's got 1.5m subs so pretty decent reach. Basically "markets are really great, they're the most efficient way to run everything" falls down when you realise that large companies try to deal with markets as little as possible - like how Walmart operates its own logistics rather than going out into the free market.
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May 29, 2023 17:54
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This just popped up on my feed: https://twitter.com/NickCooperative/status/1663154100597321731 Bullet points from the article: quote:- Starmer refused to prosecute MI5 for its role in the torture of Binyam Mohamed, which “delighted” the agency’s chief Jonathan Evans We're going to have a potential MI5 spook in charge of the country after the next election. I guess it helps further explain why he chose Sue Gray as his chief of staff.
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May 29, 2023 18:26
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:Some recipes for you all to enjoy: Dylan Hollis can show you how to make and taste Peanut Butter Stuffed Onions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHl46zxAxs4 so much fun in 57 seconds, been following him for quite a while. 
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May 29, 2023 18:28
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I don't like peanut butter but I feel like it could conceivably work with caramelized onions.
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May 29, 2023 18:30
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I eat peanut butter with Stoke's chilli jam. And Stoke's chilli jam with everything else because it's loving poggers
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May 29, 2023 18:33
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need a laugh? I'd like you to look at the absolute state of milo Yiannopoulos these days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdK3OwD4LYI&t=76s looool
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May 29, 2023 18:37
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what the gently caress he was reformed gay tradcath last time I noticed why is he cosplaying macklemore
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May 29, 2023 18:40
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The Wicked ZOGA posted:I eat peanut butter with Stoke's chilli jam. And Stoke's chilli jam with everything else because it's loving poggers Ocean Spray cranberry sauce/jelly is my choice, don't like it too sweet. I always make sure there's no palm oil in the manufactured foods i buy... removes a lot of biscuits from my diet as a good/bad result.
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May 29, 2023 18:41
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One thing I really miss about ditching twitter is Americans being really weird and supremacist about their cuisine. Like outside of texmex and cajun it's basically just tater tots and unseasoned meat.
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May 29, 2023 19:07
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We have a thread in PYF where you can simulate the experience 
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May 29, 2023 19:11
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OwlFancier posted:what the gently caress he was reformed gay tradcath last time I noticed why is he cosplaying macklemore He's doing a lot of drugs
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May 29, 2023 19:32
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Peanut butter is ace on a burger with onions and really crispy bacon. Absolutely one of the most decadent things going
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May 29, 2023 19:42
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Peanut butter and onions aren't exactly an uncommon combination, such as in peanut butter chicken, West African peanut soup, and might I recommend the peanut butter and pickled onion sandwich.
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May 29, 2023 19:47
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fuctifino posted:This just popped up on my feed: I don't get the point of these conspiracy theories about Starmer. He's the former DPP. The fact that he was King Spook is a matter of public record and part of his sales pitch for the job.
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May 29, 2023 19:51
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fuctifino posted:This just popped up on my feed: Is it really that surprising that the head of one branch of the Government attended the leaving doo of another head of government?
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May 29, 2023 20:38
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/29/suspected-russia-trained-spy-whale-reappears-off-swedens-coastquote:Suspected Russia-trained spy whale reappears off Sweden’s coast Suspected spy animals don't have a happy record: https://english.alarabiya.net/variety/2013/08/31/A-quack-theory-Egypt-police-investigate-spying-duck quote:Egyptian police detained a duck late Friday after a device was found attached to its feathers, fueling concern that the animal was being used for espionage, reported local media on Saturday. Egypt arrested an 'Israeli spy duck' (Menes the spy stork) Eventually he was released but then captured by villagers and eaten.
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May 29, 2023 22:10
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WhatEvil posted:Basically "markets are really great, they're the most efficient way to run everything" falls down when you realise that large companies try to deal with markets as little as possible - like how Walmart operates its own logistics rather than going out into the free market.
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May 29, 2023 22:16
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keep punching joe posted:One thing I really miss about ditching twitter is Americans being really weird and supremacist about their cuisine. Like outside of texmex and cajun it's basically just tater tots and unseasoned meat. Read the NCAA thread in the American football during the months of January through July and you get endless chat about if South Carolina BBQ is better than North Carolina BBQ.
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May 29, 2023 23:13
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keep punching joe posted:One thing I really miss about ditching twitter is Americans being really weird and supremacist about their cuisine. Like outside of texmex and cajun it's basically just tater tots and unseasoned meat. the state of their cheese lol
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May 29, 2023 23:35
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May 29, 2023 23:36
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Cheez-Wiz on Chex for Brexit! Americans also love to point out how bad British cuisine is - truly a colony at heart.
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American cheese. Not even once.
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May 30, 2023 01:17
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Processed cheese singles are surprisingly good for making cheese sauces without needing flour for a roux (useful if you’re gluten intolerant or can’t be hosed with the hassle), owing to their emulsifying salts. 25g of cheese slices (cut or torn into small pieces) plus 25g of good cheese (grated) plus about 125ml of milk makes a good sauce. Add to a pot, apply gentle heat and stir constantly until all the cheese has melted. Will look like it’s not working until suddenly it does, ready when the sauce is smooth and a spoon drawn through the pan leaves an empty trail behind it (though bear in mind sauce will thicken as it cools). Theoretically you should also be able to do this with emulsifying salts directly but in my experience this results in sauces with a slimy texture so I do not recommend that option. Uh, not sure why I wrote this but that’s my 1 in the morning recipe tip.
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May 30, 2023 01:37
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The key to making roux is to do a fuckload at once in a pot. Like 1-3 cm deep. It doesn’t burn nearly as easily with a bigger volume. That also means you can do more heat and get it done faster. It also means you can just keep the rest in a jar or freezer and decant as needed. Also, use a high smoke temp oil like peanut or avocado, and a thermometer to make sure it doesn’t exceed 235 or thereabouts
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https://twitter.com/carolvorders/status/1663212604615958529?s=20 Seems like the nearest thing we have to a socialist party (or at least one that shows any concern for people) is one with Vorderperson, Lineker, Rashford, Sharkey (Feargal) and a couple of other celebs as the cabinet in waiting. At least they seem to be using their celebrity to highlight issues that Der Starmer ought to be challenging the tories on.
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Reveilled posted:Processed cheese singles are surprisingly good for making cheese sauces without needing flour for a roux (useful if you’re gluten intolerant or can’t be hosed with the hassle), owing to their emulsifying salts. 25g of cheese slices (cut or torn into small pieces) plus 25g of good cheese (grated) plus about 125ml of milk makes a good sauce. Add to a pot, apply gentle heat and stir constantly until all the cheese has melted. Will look like it’s not working until suddenly it does, ready when the sauce is smooth and a spoon drawn through the pan leaves an empty trail behind it (though bear in mind sauce will thicken as it cools). You can also chuck a slice of processed cheese straight into your instant noodles/ramen and it'll melt to give you a delicious rich sauce. Who needs to boil pork trotters for 16 hours when you have Tesco value burger cheese.
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:https://twitter.com/carolvorders/status/1663212604615958529?s=20 I keep wondering how (and when) the main parties are going to react to the fact that millennials are not as right wing. I guess as soon as they start voting in numbers I guess.
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There's no incentive for them to do anything about it. If only 1 million people turn up to vote, that's still just as valid as if everyone who's eligible votes. And it'll be the 1 million people who think "this is fine, but it'd be finer if we kicked out all the scroungers and foreign types".
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Grey Hunter posted:I keep wondering how (and when) the main parties are going to react to the fact that millennials are not as right wing. i’m more interested in how parliament is going to deal with the huge geographic societal shifts which are happening due to laissez faire neoliberalism, such as the fact that cities and expensive areas are now haemorrhaging young people and families
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Jel Shaker posted:i’m more interested in how parliament is going to deal with the huge geographic societal shifts which are happening due to laissez faire neoliberalism, such as the fact that cities and expensive areas are now haemorrhaging young people and families Probably by cracking down on immigrants and queer people, the usual response to literally anything.
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The idea that the political parties have their policy in any way driven by the desire to gather votes is a total fantasy. They both pitch to the press, who decide which of the two to destroy.
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Reveilled posted:Processed cheese singles are surprisingly good for making cheese sauces without needing flour for a roux (useful if you’re gluten intolerant or can’t be hosed with the hassle), owing to their emulsifying salts. 25g of cheese slices (cut or torn into small pieces) plus 25g of good cheese (grated) plus about 125ml of milk makes a good sauce. Add to a pot, apply gentle heat and stir constantly until all the cheese has melted. Will look like it’s not working until suddenly it does, ready when the sauce is smooth and a spoon drawn through the pan leaves an empty trail behind it (though bear in mind sauce will thicken as it cools). American cheese is the best cheese for a cheeseburger because it melts without splitting. or so I’m told by The Menu.
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josh04 posted:The idea that the political parties have their policy in any way driven by the desire to gather votes is a total fantasy. They both pitch to the press, who decide which of the two to destroy. I went to disagre with this. But there is a huge bulk of swing voters who while don't read newspapers, just vote with the 'vibe' of the parties. But that vibe is set by the opinions of those who do read newspapers. So you're probably right.
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I think a helpful way to look at it is that the parties have their own agendas set by their MPs and the class of people they belong to, and any actual democratic element is an unfortunate side effect. So if the public turns against the interests of MPs then the solution is to make sure they either can't vote at all or can't vote for anything they want.
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Red Oktober posted:American cheese is the best cheese for a cheeseburger because it melts without splitting. or so I’m told by The Menu. Total bollocks
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