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Tin Can Crook
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Flying monkeys in full force.
This one is my favourite.
"What are you in for?"
"I said some roast potatoes were shite on twitter"
This one is my favourite.
"What are you in for?"
"I said some roast potatoes were shite on twitter"
overdueanadventure
Chatty Member
Also, in the spirit of scientific inquiry, I felt the need to experiment with "ripening" fruit in the microwave this morning. Despite the grape fires available on YouTube, I felt Sunday required some excitement.
27 August
Tweet 1: You can ripen fruit in the microwave on the defrost setting (I know that’s not the point of your tweet, but I thought it might be useful to know)
Tweet 2: Best if you wrap it in a brown paper bag first then microwave it on high for a minute, then defrost for a couple. Works for pears, plums, bananas and avocadoes in my experience! (Not tried anything else yet)
Tweet 3: Pears, plums, peaches, avocados, bananas, basically most if not all stone fruits plus our little yellow bendy friends. Microwave on high for a minute to kickstart, then on defrost setting for a few mins. Works a treat!
I followed Jack's advice with a plum.
I did not have a paper bag handy, so wrapped my victim in baking paper.
It was a firm little bastard, so I felt a good subject for ripening.
I attempted microwaving it on high for a minute. After a few seconds there was a little pop so I stopped it and checked - the skin had split. I nearly called it off there, as I was wondering what in hell I am doing with my life, but no, I continued.
After a minute elapsed, out it came, looking like this:
Hmm, thought I, I don't think I will carry on with her instructions and defrost it for a couple of minutes more, I think it has suffered enough.
In a taste test with an unmicrowaved plum and a microwaved plum, the unmicrowaved plum tasted like raw plum and the microwaved plum tasted like cooked plum.
Perhaps, I considered, if I didn't bother with the "kickstart" it would work better, so another plum went into the microwave to try the defrosting technique.
It came out like this, with the stone peeping out shyly:
So, um, there you go. Microwaving fruit (or at least plums) results in what I would describe as cooked/semi-exploded fruit.
(One of the squigs in the thread suggested pricking the skin, but because I didn't see JM recommend it, I left it out.)
Thank you for your time.
27 August
Tweet 1: You can ripen fruit in the microwave on the defrost setting (I know that’s not the point of your tweet, but I thought it might be useful to know)
Tweet 2: Best if you wrap it in a brown paper bag first then microwave it on high for a minute, then defrost for a couple. Works for pears, plums, bananas and avocadoes in my experience! (Not tried anything else yet)
Tweet 3: Pears, plums, peaches, avocados, bananas, basically most if not all stone fruits plus our little yellow bendy friends. Microwave on high for a minute to kickstart, then on defrost setting for a few mins. Works a treat!
I followed Jack's advice with a plum.
I did not have a paper bag handy, so wrapped my victim in baking paper.
It was a firm little bastard, so I felt a good subject for ripening.
I attempted microwaving it on high for a minute. After a few seconds there was a little pop so I stopped it and checked - the skin had split. I nearly called it off there, as I was wondering what in hell I am doing with my life, but no, I continued.
After a minute elapsed, out it came, looking like this:
Hmm, thought I, I don't think I will carry on with her instructions and defrost it for a couple of minutes more, I think it has suffered enough.
In a taste test with an unmicrowaved plum and a microwaved plum, the unmicrowaved plum tasted like raw plum and the microwaved plum tasted like cooked plum.
Perhaps, I considered, if I didn't bother with the "kickstart" it would work better, so another plum went into the microwave to try the defrosting technique.
It came out like this, with the stone peeping out shyly:
So, um, there you go. Microwaving fruit (or at least plums) results in what I would describe as cooked/semi-exploded fruit.
(One of the squigs in the thread suggested pricking the skin, but because I didn't see JM recommend it, I left it out.)
Thank you for your time.
Mrs Peel
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If one of my close friends committed suicide, the last words I would use to describe it would be 'topped himself'. Or put it on twitter. Completely disrespectful on both counts.
Marmalade Atkins
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(Old Instagram post)
Lol
Lol
Tin Can Crook
Chatty Member
Some more push back lol
Veronicaaa
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135k followers 
FrankReagan
Chatty Member
And we go over to Tom, to sum up…
Wood Spite
Member
Sent my OH the Yorkshire pudding post earlier and just received this back:
Veronicaaa
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what. the. fuck.
heretoreaditall2019
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Cringe
jenny2603
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Veronicaaa
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Jack if you're so good at Yorkshire puddings, can you please explain why your toad in the hole looks like this? Thankyou.
Jack Monroe #122 You don’t batch tweet when you’ve got a 106 fever
He was probably just thrilled that Christmas wasn't cancelled after all. This makes me so sad - nice gift and all that but I hate how SB’s actions are played out for likes (even if I doubt they happened). They make him sound like he’s a reject from the Famous Five, the poor kid.
tattle.life
FitiverMin
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Fraus, I have a hard time posting here because I'm always behind. I gave her money through PayPal which I will never see again. I'm a soft person who believes in others hardships online, until this. I feel utterly conned and listening to JM's testimonials only cements that. I want my money back which never happened, let's face it.