The HouseWife's Role

[Capmaster]

...had toad in the hole with mash, peas, gravy and home grown carrots yesterday

Either that's an egg fried in a cutout in some toast, or it's something northcat might have invented Am I warm?

And there are really three stages of marriage, sex-wise: The first ten years you have to beg her. The second ten years she has to beg you. The third ten years neither of you can remember what all the fuss was about

Toad in the hole is long pork sausages cooked in a dish of batter. the batter rises and is fluffy in the middle and crispy on the outside. it is damn gorgeous with gravy. mash is obviously mashed potato, hopefully you know what peas and carrots are. think next time i'll ask for onion gravy mmmmmm

I thought the third stage was when you both finally agreed you wanted it, but you can no longer get it up??

That's the fourth stage ...

Toad in the hole sounds delicious. I just slammed a bagel w/cream cheese, and after reading your post I'm already ready for lunch. Yummy. Is that the same sausage you guys used to call "bangers" (always loved that name, hee hee )?

[indolikaa]

-Don't ask him questions about his judgement or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.

Yeah, right. Maybe if your wife is French-Canadian...

[flaninacupboard]

Toad in the hole sounds delicious. I just slammed a bagel w/cream cheese, and after reading your post I'm already ready for lunch. Yummy. Is that the same sausage you guys used to call "bangers" (always loved that name, hee hee )?

Yeah, bangers and mash uses the same sausages, but they're fried and then chucked in potato, wheras in the toad they are roast sausages.....

I'll have to get the recipe for you mate! (judging by how much time we spend discussing cooking and penises, i think we've turned into women )

[Capmaster]

Toad in the hole sounds delicious. I just slammed a bagel w/cream cheese, and after reading your post I'm already ready for lunch. Yummy. Is that the same sausage you guys used to call "bangers" (always loved that name, hee hee )?

Yeah, bangers and mash uses the same sausages, but they're fried and then chucked in potato, wheras in the toad they are roast sausages.....

I'll have to get the recipe for you mate! (judging by how much time we spend discussing cooking and penises, i think we've turned into women )

What do you mean by that, mister??? Well I never ...... You've never taken that tone with me like that before, you brute

There's no shame in getting in touch with our feminine sides. In fact, touching feminine sides - especially the front side - is my favorite activity

Sounds like something I could handle cooking. If you have the recipe ....if you wouldn't mind passing it along .....

[tekkieman]

Sounds like something I could handle cooking. If you have the recipe ....if you wouldn't mind passing it along .....

@Flan -

Could you just post it? Sausage is a definate weakness of mine, and it sounds like something I'd enjoy!

Ok, rereading that definately leaves me open to some rude comments, I just really don't feel like rewording it to avoid all you homophodes!

--I'm not afraid of homophobes.....just homos!--

[Capmaster]

Sounds like something I could handle cooking. If you have the recipe ....if you wouldn't mind passing it along .....

@Flan -

Could you just post it? Sausage is a definate weakness of mine, and it sounds like something I'd enjoy!

Ok, rereading that definately leaves me open to some rude comments, I just really don't feel like rewording it to avoid all you homophodes!

--I'm not afraid of homophobes.....just homos!--

Hey, you're among friends, tekkie

Now, someone else reading your post might get the wrong idea about you, but we'll back you up <snickering>

[tekkieman]

Sounds like something I could handle cooking. If you have the recipe ....if you wouldn't mind passing it along .....

@Flan -

Could you just post it? Sausage is a definate weakness of mine, and it sounds like something I'd enjoy!

Ok, rereading that definately leaves me open to some rude comments, I just really don't feel like rewording it to avoid all you homophodes!

--I'm not afraid of homophobes.....just homos!--

Hey, you're among friends, tekkie

Now, someone else reading your post might get the wrong idea about you, but we'll back you up <snickering>

I'm not real sure behind me is where I'd want you to be! :P

[Capmaster]

Sounds like something I could handle cooking. If you have the recipe ....if you wouldn't mind passing it along .....

@Flan -

Could you just post it? Sausage is a definate weakness of mine, and it sounds like something I'd enjoy!

Ok, rereading that definately leaves me open to some rude comments, I just really don't feel like rewording it to avoid all you homophodes!

--I'm not afraid of homophobes.....just homos!--

Hey, you're among friends, tekkie

Now, someone else reading your post might get the wrong idea about you, but we'll back you up <snickering>

I'm not real sure behind me is where I'd want you to be! :P

I'm not the one you need to worry about in that department. Unless you're a hot babe or an inflatable goat, I won't be tapping at your hairy ass anytime soon

[flaninacupboard]

OK, for each person you need:

4oz of flour,
one large egg,
half pint of milk,
2-3 large sausages (depending on how greedy you are)

Preheat the oven to 200c (about 395f).

you want a glass dish or non stick tin, about 7" by 7". 7" by 14" if it's for two people, etc. Needs to be about 2" high.
Drop in a lump of lard, or oil, and smear it around the sides of the tin. put your sausages in the dish and pop it in the oven. after ten minutes, turn the sausages, and put it back in. leave cooking for five mins before we add the batter.

Batter is easy to make, slowly add the flour to the milk while whisking it, then add your egg(s). whisk the mixture for a couple of minutes, we want plenty of air in it. take your tin with sausages out the oven, one last whisk of the batter, and pour it in and all over the sausages, stick it back in the oven. should be about 20 minutes to cook, keep an eye on it, once the batter has risen and gone golden brown on top, it's time to eat.

As i said, best served with mashed or cremed potato, peas and gravy. more gravy the better as you can dip the crispy batter in it.

As Ford Prefect once said "I garuntee you your tastebuds will love you for the rest of your life."

[Capmaster]

Flan,
That's great. I just ate lunch and I'm salivating reading the recipe

Just one thing - what type of sausage do you use? There are hundreds of types here and I wouldn't want to ruin it with the wrong type

[DVD_Ripper]

OK, for each person you need:

4oz of flour,
one large egg,
half pint of milk,
2-3 large sausages (depending on how greedy you are)

I'm suprised you used ounces and pints in your specifications... wouldn't it be some other form of volume definition in the UK? Like 113 grams of flour and .4 liters of milk... or do you often use ounces in your day to day needs (thought that was US only thing)

[flaninacupboard]

Not very helpful to say "the ones they make at the Co-op down the road" i suppose? If you still have my journey to work video it's the shop on the corner, just before the bus goes past...

Try a Cumberland sausage if you can get them. if not you want a meaty Pork sauage, about 6" long, but only inch or so wide. lightly herbed is good, but don't go overboard, you want to still be able to taste the gravy.

[thayne]

OK, for each person you need:

4oz of flour,
one large egg,
half pint of milk,
2-3 large sausages (depending on how greedy you are)

I'm suprised you used ounces and pints in your specifications... wouldn't it be some other form of volume definition in the UK? Like 113 grams of flour and .4 liters of milk... or do you often use ounces in your day to day needs (thought that was US only thing)

We (US) got our units of measurment from the Brits....

[flaninacupboard]

I'm suprised you used ounces and pints in your specifications... wouldn't it be some other form of volume definition in the UK? Like 113 grams of flour and .4 liters of milk... or do you often use ounces in your day to day needs (thought that was US only thing)

Recipe provided by someone over fifty

I would probably say 300ml of milk and 115g of of flour, or four tablespoons of flour and a good amount of milk. you can make the batter thicker or fluffier by varying the amount of milk. i even looked up f temps for you, could have super-confused you by using gas marks

[Capmaster]

Thanks Flan!
All kinds of stuff on the web about cumberland sausage. Even recipes for it. I'm sure I can find a source for it here. If I'm not going to try the authentic dish, I won't make it at all. If cumberland sausage is how you eat it, that's what I'll use, even if I have to make the sausage

[flaninacupboard]

There certainly is a bunch of info, sausage fan sites are weird!

I assume you've tried Pasties? if not we have a whole new topic to cover

[Capmaster]

There certainly is a bunch of info, sausage fan sites are weird!

I assume you've tried Pasties? if not we have a whole new topic to cover

Let's do it by PM. We've shamelessly jacked this thread

[Doramius]

And that's stopped any of us in the past? :P Threadjacking just means the topic went a little astray, but got more interesting. Best place to veer off it OT forum.

[Capmaster]

And that's stopped any of us in the past? :P Threadjacking just means the topic went a little astray, but got more interesting. Best place to veer off it OT forum.

Normally that's true, and there are even threads that started out jacked, like the bowel movement/flushing thread, that could only get less interesting. But I'm sure two guys exchanging recipes isn't holding a lot of interest here with the others All I can say is - good thing jeex is MIA or we'd have been flamed for sure for this thread

Anyways, back to talking about the good old days and how the "little woman" used to know her place ....

[tekkieman]

And that's stopped any of us in the past? :P Threadjacking just means the topic went a little astray, but got more interesting. Best place to veer off it OT forum.

Normally that's true, and there are even threads that started out jacked, like the bowel movement/flushing thread, that could only get less interesting. But I'm sure two guys exchanging recipes isn't holding a lot of interest here with the others All I can say is - good thing jeex is MIA or we'd have been flamed for sure for this thread

Anyways, back to talking about the good old days and how the "little woman" used to know her place ....

Who do you think I'm handing this recipe to????

[Capmaster]

And that's stopped any of us in the past? :P Threadjacking just means the topic went a little astray, but got more interesting. Best place to veer off it OT forum.

Normally that's true, and there are even threads that started out jacked, like the bowel movement/flushing thread, that could only get less interesting. But I'm sure two guys exchanging recipes isn't holding a lot of interest here with the others All I can say is - good thing jeex is MIA or we'd have been flamed for sure for this thread

Anyways, back to talking about the good old days and how the "little woman" used to know her place ....

Who do you think I'm handing this recipe to????

The Videohelp chapter of No Ma'am is alive and well
(music in background ...."It's a maaa-aaan's world .....") 8)

[Ripper2860]

Jeez....

This thread went from a WOMAN'S PROPER PLACE; to the IMASCULATION OF MEN; to a BUNCH OF GUYS ******* TRADING RECEIPES! What the hell is next a SEWING BEE !!??

And you wonder why the hell the women are wielding so much power!

Pussies !!!

[flaninacupboard]

Jeez....

This thread went from a WOMAN'S PROPER PLACE; to the IMASCULATION OF MEN; to a BUNCH OF GUYS ******* TRADING RECEIPES! What the hell is next a SEWING BEE !!??

And you wonder why the hell the women are wielding so much power!

Pussies !!!

Cap! i need a word with you, in the other room. now.

I don't mind you having friends over, but do you have to tell them every little thing about our lives? i thought this was gonna special, just the two of us?

[thayne]

Jeez....

This thread went from a WOMAN'S PROPER PLACE; to the IMASCULATION OF MEN; to a BUNCH OF GUYS ******* TRADING RECEIPES! What the hell is next a SEWING BEE !!??

And you wonder why the hell the women are wielding so much power!

Pussies !!!

There's no hope for MANkind.....

[Doramius]

That's what you get for educating women.

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Sorry. I had a better reply, but my wife swatted me for it. She didn't swat me as hard for that last statement, so that's why I kept it.

I think tonite she might check out the politik forum on her own. This could be trouble.

Damn, my left arm is getting red. I'd make a comment on spousal abuse, but I'm afraid I'll show up to work tomorrow with a black eye.

Okay, now my arm is really hurting, so I'm ending this post here.


EDIT: While she's watching.

[DVD_Ripper]

DVD_Ripper, let us all say our goodbye's now because we might not have the chance tomorrow.

Flan's new signature will read: "Their names were Teegee420 and DVD_Ripper.

Well.... wife's at work... right about now... reading my email to her.... hmmm... no phone call yet... but, wait, I see a delivery man heading my way with a certified letter of sorts ... Well, I may be doing tonites contributions to this forum from the local YMCA

Do you wanna borrow Dolly?

Follow up -- wife (social worker type of job) wouldn't even read the email (so she says) .... but when she tried to tell me something last nite I puposely interupted and told her that my information was more important than hers and that she needed to listen. I received a "Bite me - you can kiss my ass" response. I don't think the man from the 50's had expected that as an anticipated response.

[tekkieman]

Here's one to add to the list. Mrs. tekkieman is starting to do some computer work at home. We were talking about it yesterday, and I told her to be careful that she doesn't forget her primary responsibility (caring for the 20 month old). She said "it's no big deal, it only takes a half hour". I said "Yeah, but your tendancy is to get engrossed, and what takes a half hour, you'll spend two hours doing". So she said "what else have I got to do?" I replied "How about cleaning the house?"

Anyway, it's a good thing I have the wireless network running now so I can post here on the laptop from in the toolshed since it seems that's where I'll be living for the next few days.....

[DVD_Ripper]

Here's one to add to the list. Mrs. tekkieman is starting to do some computer work at home. We were talking about it yesterday, and I told her to be careful that she doesn't forget her primary responsibility (caring for the 20 month old). She said "it's no big deal, it only takes a half hour". I said "Yeah, but your tendancy is to get engrossed, and what takes a half hour, you'll spend two hours doing". So she said "what else have I got to do?" I replied "How about cleaning the house?"

Anyway, it's a good thing I have the wireless network running now so I can post here on the laptop from in the toolshed since it seems that's where I'll be living for the next few days.....

Join me at the YMCA We can set up a network

[Capmaster]

Jeez....

This thread went from a WOMAN'S PROPER PLACE; to the IMASCULATION OF MEN; to a BUNCH OF GUYS ******* TRADING RECEIPES! What the hell is next a SEWING BEE !!??

And you wonder why the hell the women are wielding so much power!

Pussies !!!

Cap! i need a word with you, in the other room. now.

I don't mind you having friends over, but do you have to tell them every little thing about our lives? i thought this was gonna special, just the two of us?

******* Ripper He has to throw cold water on it just when we were having fun I mean ...can't a couple of men, secure in their masculinity, get in touch with their inner feminine side (no northcat, I didn't say feminine napkin )? I'm almost in tears ...

I'll tell you what ..I'll hold Ripper down and you flog him with your purse. Then we can force him to watch Fried Green Tomatoes, Beaches and Riding In Cars With Boys, all back-to-back, until he retracts that insensitive comment

[tekkieman]

Here's one to add to the list. Mrs. tekkieman is starting to do some computer work at home. We were talking about it yesterday, and I told her to be careful that she doesn't forget her primary responsibility (caring for the 20 month old). She said "it's no big deal, it only takes a half hour". I said "Yeah, but your tendancy is to get engrossed, and what takes a half hour, you'll spend two hours doing". So she said "what else have I got to do?" I replied "How about cleaning the house?"

Anyway, it's a good thing I have the wireless network running now so I can post here on the laptop from in the toolshed since it seems that's where I'll be living for the next few days.....

Join me at the YMCA We can set up a network

Why do I have the Village People playing in my head all of a sudden?