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16-02-2021, 11:54 PM
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Re: The English Habit

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
I remember the public service advert 'Always use freshly drawn water' or something like that.
1941 is just a bit before my time! "stale water = stale tea" Overboiled water was considered insipid.


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Re: The English Habit

Originally Posted by OldGreyFox ->
How come you decided to stop taking sugar Bruce?
It's been over 50 years since I stopped taking three teaspoons full of sugar, I realised that was probably a little excessive. I now just take the one.
I understand that sugar is a bit of a drug, the more sweetness you put into your mouth, the more it dulls your taste and you have to use more to get the same sweet hit, I'm very strict though and don't start exceeding the one. On the few occasions that I stopped sugar all together even things that are not usually classed as sweet, taste sweet, so it just goes to show the effect it has. I would never use sweeteners because for one thing, they are really bad for your health, and while ever your body is getting that sweet hit you will never be rid of the craving.
To be honest I can't remember what made me what to change from sugar to sweetener but I am glad I gave up sugar.

Many years later I read a book called Sweet Poison by David Gillespie which also made me glad I did.

I am not fanatical about it, I still eat lollies, cakes and biscuits but I definitely prefer tea and coffee without sugar.
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17-02-2021, 05:08 PM
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Re: The English Habit

Originally Posted by Zuleika ->
Pinching sugar from cafes ?You be careful young man . Think of the embarrassment if you’re caught ? I say that to a friend who does the same with salt !
Better not tell you about the packets of sweeteners that disappear into our pockets as well then, eh?
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18-02-2021, 01:10 AM
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Re: The English Habit

HP sauce ? Tomato Ketchup? Salad Cream?
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18-02-2021, 05:08 PM
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Re: The English Habit

Originally Posted by Zuleika ->
HP sauce ? Tomato Ketchup? Salad Cream?
No need to nick those - store cupboard regulars except it's Daddy's rather than HP sauce
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18-02-2021, 08:29 PM
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Re: The English Habit

My husband took some sachets of Salad cream from a local pub and left them on my sideboard. One of them burst open and took all the colour out of the wood. What on earth is it doing to our stomachs .
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18-02-2021, 10:04 PM
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The acid in our stomach can deal with it ,don’t worry !
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20-02-2021, 11:59 AM
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Re: The English Habit

Just doing my next week’s online grocery shop @ Tesco .
Would you believe , fruit teabags apart , there are 60 teas to choose from? .
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20-02-2021, 12:16 PM
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Re: The English Habit

Originally Posted by Zuleika ->
Just doing my next week’s online grocery shop @ Tesco .
Would you believe , fruit teabags apart , there are 60 teas to choose from? .
More opportunities for them to substitute.....i hate it when they do that. Even if I specify Decaff, its always regular tea. I take it because I don't want to be rude, but really? Decaff isn't that hard to find in most brands.
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20-02-2021, 05:32 PM
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Re: The English Habit

There are at least 10 de caffeinated brands .
You would have to specify whose brand you would accept in the Note box next to Substitute , if they didn’t have the one on your order .
 
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