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- CommentAuthorJayne
- CommentTimeFeb 26th 2008
Hi All
This is my first time here, and I'm posting an ad, of all things. The nerve of some people...
I have a large double room to rent in the 2-bed flat where I live, in Woodstock Road. It's going to be available from 7th March, and I'm looking for someone friendly, solvent and house-trained; initially for 6 months but possibly longer. The flat itself is split-level, nice and bright, with a balcony, large lounge and kitchen. It's also in a really good spot, between the Fullback and the tube - so thought I'd see whether any locals are interested before I advertise worldwide.
The price is £550 pcm inclusive. Happy to email email photos or arrange a look-around if anyone's interested.
Thanks
Jayne -
- CommentAuthorandy
- CommentTimeFeb 26th 2008
that's all very well, but what sort of biscuits do you like?
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- CommentAuthorSimonB
- CommentTimeFeb 27th 2008
... and answer me this: Porchetta or Papagone? -
- CommentAuthorJayne
- CommentTimeFeb 27th 2008
Crumbs
um
Jaffa Cakes or... if they don't qualify...a chocolate finger or plain chocolate digestive from the fridge
Pizza-wise, Porchetta wins by a mile, but the place really needs a lick a of paint.
So does anyone need a room? -
- CommentAuthortosscat
- CommentTimeFeb 27th 2008
No thank you.
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- CommentAuthorkatiejane
- CommentTimeFeb 27th 2008
Me neither, thanks Jayne, however I concur on the jaffa cakes and plain chocolate digestives.
Sometimes you can't beat a good fig roll though. -
- CommentAuthortosscat
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
Mmmm, fig rolls.
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- CommentAuthorDavid
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
Jayne, welcome to the forums, shame we can't help you. It's indicative of this place that the question of "Room to rent" ends with the answer "You can't beat a good fig roll"
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- CommentAuthorkatiejane
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
@ Jayne - where do you stand on the Smiths? -
- CommentAuthorColette
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
Fig roll? *shudder*. They're almost as bad as Garibaldi biscuits.
I like malted cow biscuits, or whatever they're really called. -
- CommentAuthorkatiejane
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
malted milk -
- CommentAuthortosscat
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
They're just like farley's rusks.
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- CommentAuthorkatiejane
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
@ tosscat - are they 'eck! -
- CommentAuthorandy
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008 edited
We need to make a "list of things that Colette hates". Because it seems to be a pretty long list, covering about 60-70% of things mentioned on this site.
And Jayne - it's nice to see we've brought you down to our level. -
- CommentAuthorgroli
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
pink wafers, what is that all about? -
- CommentAuthortosscat
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
I love pink wafers.
So artificial.
I've had to put up with them ever since the whole of SGR stopped stocking lemon Quadratini.
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- CommentAuthorColette
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008 edited
1) People spelling my name "Collette". Tsk.
I do hate a lot of things, but I love this website, and pink wafers, so I'm not all evil. And Tosscat, you have obviously never tasted a Farley's rusk (no, I don't have children).
What's a lemon quadratini? is it like a lemon puff? I suspect not.
This biscuit conversation may be my favourite yet. -
- CommentAuthormatt
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
I love fig rolls, garibaldi, jaffa cakes, milk chocolate hob nobs and weird turkish chocolate bars called "Metro" that i can't seem to find any more.
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- CommentAuthorJayne
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
I think I've found a flatmate - thanks everyone!
Now I want a fig roll.
What were those cheap toffee biscuits - Toffe Pops..? Sunrise used to sell them and they were a bit like Twix but flatter. They were pretty good. -
- CommentAuthormatt
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008 edited
Londis do Toffee Pops, but they're not anywhere near as cheap as Fig Rolls. I blame the toffee.
ps: www.moveflat.co.uk is great to find housemates
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- CommentAuthordominic
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
Toffee Pops are an antipodean thing. Not all that. But these are:
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- CommentAuthormatt
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
I've never been to the Antipodes, and have eaten Toffee Pops throughout my life (with a break to sleep, of course)
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- CommentAuthorJayne
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
That's them!!
I even forgot they were round, it's been so long... -
- CommentAuthordominic
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008 edited
So that's the difference. Toffee Pops are Australasian
Toffy Pops are... Irish -
- CommentAuthormatt
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008 edited
Well spotted! I'll correct my spelling of it, in future.
Also, Burton's Foods (maker of Toffy Pops) are based in NW Enland rather than ireland. Not sure why all the images of Toffy Pops on the web are hosted on Irish food sites...
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- CommentAuthorkatiejane
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008 edited
@ poxy2 - are you a kiwi?
@ dominic - wakey wakey - they're talking about CSPs don't you know! -
- CommentAuthorandy
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
@ Colette - don't know what you'r talking about -
- CommentAuthorkatiejane
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2008
What as in lemon puffs? -
- CommentAuthortosscat
- CommentTimeFeb 29th 2008
Lemon puffs are never as lemony as you wish they were but lemon quadratini are little square wafers that have a real zing to them.
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- CommentAuthorColette
- CommentTimeFeb 29th 2008
Are lemon quadratini Italian? -
- CommentAuthortosscat
- CommentTimeFeb 29th 2008
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- CommentAuthorLiz
- CommentTimeFeb 29th 2008
@ matt. I loved Toffypops as a child, but have upgraded to Millionaire's Shortbread as an adult. M&S variety is particularly nice...
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- CommentAuthormagicP
- CommentTimeFeb 29th 2008
I'm not familiar with Quadratini, but that packet looks similar to to that of some German wafer biscuits I bought in Sainsbury's the other week (henceforth known as the 'Biscuits of Doom', so eminently scoffable are they). -
- CommentAuthorandy
- CommentTimeMar 1st 2008
i think i've worked out why we've never really got many classified ads on the site....
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- CommentAuthorkatiejane
- CommentTimeMar 1st 2008
don't know if anyone's interested but I've got a bag of lemon quadratini for sale. £5 ono... -
- CommentAuthortosscat
- CommentTimeMar 2nd 2008
it's a professional career.
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- CommentAuthorgroli
- CommentTimeMar 3rd 2008
Kimberley, Mikado and coconut creams, I used to know a song about those and its really bothering me that i cant remeber it, anyone?? -
- CommentAuthormatt
- CommentTimeMar 4th 2008
Liz: Can't do shortbread at all, but would sell my soul for some good ginger bread. As witnessed in another thread a while back.
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- CommentAuthorLiz
- CommentTimeMar 4th 2008
Well, at least we agree on that! I love ginger bread, and ginger cake. Mmmm. Did you ever find another ginger bread supplier after your King's shame?
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- CommentAuthormatt
- CommentTimeMar 5th 2008
Sadly I'm buying the stuff from supermarkets - Sainsbury's. The shame.
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- CommentAuthorAli
- CommentTimeMar 6th 2008
Why not make your own. My Mums recipe is really good and very easy !:
½ lb Plain Flour
1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
1 teaspoon bicarb soda
1 egg
3 oz sugar
4 oz butter
1 tablespoon syrup
1 table spoon Treacle
8 tablespoons water
Place flour, spices, Bof S., egg, sugar in large mixing bowl
Melt butter, syrup, Treacle in pan over heat
When melted (do not allow to boil) add 8 tablespoons of cold water
Mix wel with dry ingredients
Place in lined greased loaf tin 2x 1lb or 1 x 2lb Bake 190 oC oven for approx 1 hour or so
Turn out after cooling for a while.
Let cool and EAT !!
If anyone wants the best Passion Cake guaranteed to work recipe it can be provided -
- CommentAuthormatt
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2008
I'll let you know how it goes.
Work eases up this week!
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- CommentAuthorkatiejane
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2008
Ooh - thanks Ali - I'm going to give it a go today.
Is passion cake like carrot cake but with passion fruit? -
- CommentAuthortosscat
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2008
No.
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- CommentAuthorAli
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2008
Passion cake is a sort of a Carrot cake but it also has Bananas in it so is quite moist !
Delicious !
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