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Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


The Fudge Shop is open!

Hey guys, super stoked to report that Fudjit is now fully back in operation! There are currently six flavours stocked on the website, and we will be adding several new ones each week going forwards!

And though I say it myself, this is probably the best fudge I’ve made so far- the new kitchen is working out really well :)

We have four popular flavours as well as two brand new ones available. These are:

* Original Vanilla
* Milk Chocolate
* Dark Chocolate
* Chocolate Orange
* Toblerone - everyone’s favourite triangular treat combined with our smoothest fudge. The honey nougat has melted into the fudge to give a slight chew and subtle background flavour
* Pretzelicious - chocolate dipped pretzels enrobed in slightly salted fudge, for a great combo of salt and sweet, smoothness and crunch.


Going forwards the goal is to introduce an ‘experimental’ flavour at least several times a month- if there’s any flavour you’d like me to try out making please let me know either here or via email to Fudjit.orders@gmail.com and I’ll see what can be done!

All stock is now live and for sale at https://www.fudjit.co.uk - use the special goon discount code ‘roastbeefisbest’ to get five bags for the price of four :)

I am sad to report however that I’m currently not able to ship outside of the UK. I know there are several fudge fans on the mainland, and I’m deeply sorry that our government has hosed up your fudge supply. As soon as I find a solution, I will let you know

Happy fudging, guys and gals

Camrath fucked around with this message at 12:10 on Feb 5, 2021

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Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


feedmegin posted:

Not that this affects me personally, but how does it work with Northern Ireland?

For the moment I can ship as normal, though delivery times may be increased.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Convex posted:

I have a nervous feeling that if I keep leaving a comment with the order that pickled onion is better I may just end up with pickled onion fudge

Now there’s a plan..
Garlic fudge is certainly on the menu for the future, so..

therattle posted:

Just ordered. My attempt at a voucher saying roastlambisbest didn’t work. :argh:

Simultaneously, thank you for your order and aww, bless your heart. You will come to understand :)

(It’s a monster munch thing.. with regards the actual meats, I’d back you to the hilt on that one)

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


The Toblerone has certainly been a fast seller- well, all of it has, but that one in particular!

I’m planning the batches for next week, so it looks like we’re going to have some more Toblerone, vegan oreo and one tbc.

TACD posted:

Dead keen on fudge but can I ask which ones are / are not gluten free again?

So most of them are gluten free- however the kitchen is a domestic one where I also cook gluten containing stuff. I follow good hygiene procedure, but I can’t guarantee a lack of traces.

It’s really only the ones containing biscuit in some form that have gluten as an ingredient.

Camrath fucked around with this message at 03:11 on Feb 6, 2021

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Deketh posted:

Camrath, that Toblerone fudge is fantastic.
I ordered too much of course, does it freeze well?

Glad it’s going down well, and has arrived with due haste!

I’ve never actually frozen it, so couldn’t say- but keeping it in the fridge will vastly increase the shelf life (my folks are still working through some of the pre-Christmas batch they kept refrigerated)

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:

gently caress you!!!

I will be restocked with Toblerone on Friday, plus several other flavours :)

Unlike say, Sony, I recognise when my customers are screaming for more and up production.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


stev posted:

A savvy fudgelord would artificially limit supply for another month then quadruple the price. :capitalism:

Except that would make me A. Lose any lefty cred I ever had and B. My wife would put me against the wall herself.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


CoolCab posted:

i still get friggin emails from my CLP despite stopping payment the day they booted corbyn. i've had a full "oh pweeeeeese come back!" style letters too, so it's puzzling.

I had within the space of a few days an email begging me to join the Labour Party, and one inviting me to stand as a local councillor (in my old constituency).

Real case of mixed messages there.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Goldskull posted:

Toblerowns.

Dammit, why didn’t I think of this?!

Edit: 46 is the atomic number of Palladium, which is also a theatre in London that I saw Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at five times in the early 90s, with Jason Donovan in the lead.

Camrath fucked around with this message at 15:18 on Feb 9, 2021

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Deketh posted:

The pretzel one is real yummy too, and hey you're already there with the fun name.
I thought a cherry bakewell would be a good flavour for fudge, have you tried that already?

I’m planning a cherry/amaretto for the near future which will achieve the same basic effect :)

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Goldskull posted:

Use it for the next batch. But put a little Copyright ©Goldskull 2021 next to it.

I’m afraid that this

Bobby Deluxe posted:

Public toblerownership :colbert:

Is even better.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


MikeCrotch posted:

This is a dogshit derail

As a distraction, what do people think of Snyder's Pretzel Pieces, the green jalapeno flavour are possibly my favourite crisp but I wonder how they stack up to Monster Munch in thread rankings

The sweet-and-salt ones are like loving crack to me. I cannot stop eating them until they're all gone.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Fudge Update!

Hey guys!

It's friday, that means it's Fudge Restock day!

In addition to supplies of Milk and Dark chocolate, we now have new supplies of Vanilla (which is frankly the best fudge I've ever made to date) and the much requested (and renamed) 'Publicly Toblerowned'. We also have two additional flavours- Irish Cream, now made with genuine Baileys, and our brand new vegan flavour, Vegan Cookies- Mini oreos surrounded by our special fully vegan fudge, for a completely cruelty free treat.

All stock is available for sale at https://www.fudjit.co.uk ; use the special top sekrit goon code 'Roastbeefisbest' to get five for the price of four! :)

And as always, thank you all for your support!

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


therattle posted:

I can confirm that the vanilla and salted pretzels fudges are very, very good.

This batch is even better. I mean, I'm proud of all my product but this is the first time it's come out absolutely perfect. But thank you very much! :)

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


WhatEvil posted:

How much is in a portion? Can't see that it says anywhere on there how much you get for £3.50.

100 grams nominally- normally 110-15g in practice.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


The Perfect Element posted:

Hi camrath, probably shouldn't be using this thread as customer service, but I ordered mine on the 5th of Feb, but I have not had any delicious fudge crammed through my letterbox yet. Do you know how long it takes to assume the delivery company have let me down?

Hi there. Everything was posted on Monday, Royal Mail first class. I’d say give it another few days- sometimes orders seem to randomly get held up I’m afraid. (Jermoudcorbynejad had one held up for literal weeks, despite only living two miles from my old place; would have literally been quicker to use a courier snail!)

Niric posted:

How long does it usually take between ordering and delivery? I want to order some but will be moving in three weeks and don't want to get it sent it to the wrong address!]

I ship every Monday using RM first class. Some people have received their goods less than 24 hours after posting; normally you’re looking at it arriving on the Tuesday or Wednesday.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Comrade Fakename posted:

He basically implies that it was an elaborate scheme to manipulate the masses, and in particular direct them to convene in areas of Google's choosing.

But this was a fantasy.

In reality, in PG in order to battle the Pokemon and pick up other assorted items you have to go to "gyms" which are placed in locations of local interest (which were generated from Ingress). But they could also put a gym, for instance, in front of the local McDonalds because McDonalds paid them. So it's not like Curtis was completely wrong, but he was really overstating it in classic style, showing a Pokemon Go promo vid overlaid with ominous music from John Carpenter or something.

In general though the series is excellent, everyone should watch it.

Random anecdote.

When PG released I was working as a manager at a Jewish security company (as in, specifically working for the Jewish community with CST funding).

In one day I had over twenty calls from somewhat crusty old orthodox rabbis about ‘mysterious crowds of people’ gathering outside their synagogues (as they were all local landmarks). Trying to explain what Pokemon Go was was interesting to say the least when A. They were all to a man tech-illiterate and B. I don’t speak Hebrew or Yiddish and some of them barely spoke English.. well it was a mission.

To be fair, most of them found it funny once I was able to get the gist of it across. But the phrase ‘terrorist flash-mob’ was used at least once.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


All fudge orders have shipped!

So watch those mailboxes people!

I’m going to take the next two weeks to build up stock again, so watch out for new releases on the website on March 1st! And any suggestions or requests for flavours should be sent either here, via pm or email to Fudjit.orders@gmail.com by the end of this week.

There is still a decent selection of delicious stock longing for a loving home up on the website at https://www.fudjit.co.uk. :)

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Guavanaut posted:

We never had that, but we did have:
• Former addict comes to tell us 'just the facts' which apparently includes 'cannabis is the most dangerous gateway drug ever' which ruins all the rest of the message just a bit.
• Screw comes to tell us how prison life is including how inmates make things out of a toothbrush, a disposable razor, and a cigarette lighter to give nonces marks, which I guess was supposed to be a 'prison is violent' message but just led to lads going down Superdrug at lunch and getting stuff to do that, I don't know what else they expected to happen.
• Chemistry teacher goes on a derail about how drugs work that's actually interesting but I don't think was on the social responsibility sheet, he just went in his own direction. More of this imo, I can still remember why levomethamphetamine is a good decongestant but dextromethamphetamine can cause increased risk of Parkinson's type neurological deterioration.

We had some father and son pair come in when we were about sixteen to give us a talk about the undefined ‘drugs’ that the lad had been addicted to, and then they made a big show of sending all the teachers out so we could ask ‘any questions you want, no judgement’. Except I could see the deputy head lurking behind the stage, literally with a notebook poised and ready.

Also at that point I was probably one of the few boys in the school who had never touched anything illicit (I had a shotgun licence and was paranoid about anything that might affect it. God I was an idiot as a teenager). Probably two thirds of my year got high in the park every lunch, and you’d regularly find traces of white powder on top of the toilet tanks.

We did have a police liaison team come in the year before to teach us ‘Urban Survival’, which included self defence stuff. That was kind of fun- I got to go completely ham and beat up a copper in protective padding. Except at 14 I was already 6’ and 16 stone. I was the only one to get him on the ground from my year, then I stamped on his knee just as we’d been told. Apparently he was off work for about three weeks after. Probably the only time I’ll ever get to injure a tool of the state utterly consequence free.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


OwlFancier posted:

I dunno I think a shotgun license sounds a lot more fun than drugs. And also probably a bad thing to combine with drugs.

I also enjoy the idea that going to a posh school they get the cops to come in and teach you how to rumble with the povs lest tarquin be accosted by ruffians.

I’d never actually looked at it in that light before, but holy poo poo you’re right. I suppose the clue was in the ‘urban survival’ name, which as an adult 25 years later makes all the local dogs start howling.

And it’s debatable which is more fun between guns and drugs. Tbh both are amazing, but not at the same time.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


OwlFancier posted:

I mean I might be the outlier but I definitely can not imagine the idea of the police coming to your school to teach you how to fight people.

That isn't a thing you get unless you join the cadets or something, the implication in my part of the country was definitely that most of us would be in jail soon anyway but we shouldn't make any trouble before we get there.

It was ‘self defence’ however the message they sent loud and clear was that if you have to fight and can’t get away, the best defence is loving someone up as fast and hard as is possible. Together with detailed instructions and practice on how to do it.

This was the mid nineties, so it’s possible the guidance has changed since..

Edit: Now I come to think of it, I did a fair bit of Krav Maga training a few years back when doing security for Jewish schools etc, and a lot of the stuff seemed similar from a philosophical and practical point of view. Not sure if that would have informed a police liaison team in the mid nineties, but yeah

Camrath fucked around with this message at 12:34 on Feb 16, 2021

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Borrovan posted:

I would actually consider sending my kid to a fee paying school if it meant they got to beat up coppers

Another memory comes to mind. While we were doing lessons on alcohol (and Why It Is Bad) in Biology around that time, my chemistry teacher (and sometime celebrity) the amazing Andrew Syzdlo was teaching us how to make a still.

We ended up doing ‘shots’ (okay, not full sized ones) of pure distilled ethanol just before going home. That man knew how to teach teenaged boys better than anyone.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Sanford posted:

Can't help but imagine you in full tiger bodypaint as this was happening

Tiger?! I’ll have you know I only ever got made up as a lion. Or occasionally a hyena/gnoll.

Tiger, I ask you.

And the only person I ever violenced in body paint was a gay French kangaroo at Eurofurence who tried to put his hands down my pants and got thrown over a table.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Communist Thoughts posted:

i call that hair a snail trail, though i have no idea why

Nah, it’s a crab ladder.

Edit: gently caress me, that’s a bad snipe.

There are 100 percentage points in a whole thing!
*waits to be told off by mathematically more gifted people*

Camrath fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Feb 18, 2021

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Bobby Deluxe posted:

I find it tends to be the bard because of the way they build around charisma, so every single interaction suddenly becomes a speech challenge.

A properly played bard is a fantastic asset to the party, it's just that nobody ever plays them properly / keeps trying to seduce the dragon.

My wife tends to play bards, and while I highly doubt she plays them ‘properly’ they’re always a laugh.

First one was a goblin who focussed on being as annoying as possible (took bagpipes, kazoo and penny whistle as favoured instruments). Then more recently a magpie person (aarakocra or something) who was a local hero and obsessed with nothing more than collecting shiny objects.

Both of varying use (though it’s hard to be completely useless in 5e) but a lot of fun to play with.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


MikeCrotch posted:

The real reason you shouldn't play 5e is because it's not very good

If you want a tactical dungeon crawler play 4e, Strike! or Lancer

If you want a story play literally anything else

Na, I genuinely like 5e (issues with its creators notwithstanding). More tactical and balanced than 3.5 without feeling like a bad skirmish game where everyone is basically the same like 4. Plus every class seems to be awesome and well differentiated, while still being roughly balanced against each other.

Also less mage supremacy issues (though I’ve only played to level 12 characters so far)

Admittedly I’ve had a couple of seriously good GMs for it, but yeah.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


sinky posted:

I doubt it


loving hell. I knew Keith would suck, but previously I thought all the ‘MI5 Plant’ stuff was just people being over dramatic. Now though..

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


EvilHawk posted:

My (30 year old, healthy) mate had his yesterday and feels exactly the same.

My (67 year old) mother has still not been given a date.

loving weird.

Just got invited for the shot today myself. I’m 39 and physically mostly healthy (okay, my bmi sucks) so not sure how I got it this soon.

Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Doctor_Fruitbat posted:

Flapjack is the mid-morning/afternoon snack to keep you going until the next oversized meal. Then you wash down some nice, empty alcoholic calories from 8 til late, more flapjack as a pre-bed snack, then get in your sleeping bag when the birds start singing and wake up fresh as a daisy after 4 hours sleep.

God I miss it.

See when I larp I normally rely on the finest of breakfast whiskeys to get me going, then just scavenge as needed. A full English is just too much for my delicate constitution to take in the AM.

Looks like the first event for me since March last year will be at the August bank holiday assuming nothing else goes horribly wrong. Seems so far away now.

Edit: I basically don’t drink in normal life but become the most degenerate of alcoholics on hitting a LARP event for some reason.

Camrath fucked around with this message at 01:28 on Mar 1, 2021

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Camrath
Mar 19, 2004

The UKMT Fudge Baron


Doctor_Fruitbat posted:

There is a genuine possibility of events running by the end of August, pretty soon after I am likely to have had a second shot, and I am in this weird place where I have completely adjusted to the solitary life of lockdown and the mere thought of going from no socialising to all of it all at once is making me anxious. Christ knows what it'll feel like to actually do it. Assuming events run/it is halfway sensible to do them.

Yeah, pretty much where I’m at wrt lockdown stuff. I’m sure as hell not going to do any fest games until next year even if they do run (though I’m trying empire in 2022. Some friends and I have a casino planned in the League). Smaller games only until then- Flying Lead will hopefully be the restart point, which is apt as it was also the last event I did. Or that pretty much anyone did, as it was the weekend before lockdown began :p

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