Yup, I remember that, just as my parents remembered the Aberdeen typhoid outbreak in the 1960s, which meant that Aberdonians never crossed the threshold of a William Low store ever again, and a relatively recent survey showed that they were still more aware of hygiene than others elsewhere.
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Ninnies, I give you Jack Monroe's Brown Bread Ice Cream!
Ingredients acquired from Lidl and my cupboard. The cinnamon is hiding, but it's there.
As you can see, I got started with soaking my bread with milk right away. Mmm squishy.
So it looked alright.
Consistency good.
And it tasted quite nice - sweet, creamy, bready. Bready?
Yes, definitely tastes of bread, quite strange, but to be expected I suppose.
It is after all brown bread ice cream. Does what it says on the tin.
I think it could have done with maybe sweetening the bread?
Or more cinnamon through the mix rather than just in the topping, she only suggested a few pinches in that.
It was a bit bland and strange, but definitely edible. I ate it.
I'm going to hold off on giving it a final mark until I can find some othersuckers volunteers to test it as well.
I'm hoping to try it out on my ex-husband tomorrow
Ingredients acquired from Lidl and my cupboard. The cinnamon is hiding, but it's there.
As you can see, I got started with soaking my bread with milk right away. Mmm squishy.
- Separate egg yolks, beat until fluffy and golden.
- Add sugar > I used caster because it's the first one I saw in the cupboard, as she didn't specify any particular type. More beating.
- Add double cream > whisk until soft peaks
- Squeeze out the milk from the bread and tear into small pieces > ugh squishy
- Add the sultanas and fold both into the mix
Then into a container and sprinkle the topping of breadcrumbs, cinnamon and sugar on top. I used demerara for the topping, so was going off on my own a little there.
My sprinkling was more of a clumping, but that's probably user error
I wasn't displeased with the way it was going.
- Add sugar > I used caster because it's the first one I saw in the cupboard, as she didn't specify any particular type. More beating.
- Add double cream > whisk until soft peaks
- Squeeze out the milk from the bread and tear into small pieces > ugh squishy
- Add the sultanas and fold both into the mix
Then into a container and sprinkle the topping of breadcrumbs, cinnamon and sugar on top. I used demerara for the topping, so was going off on my own a little there.
My sprinkling was more of a clumping, but that's probably user error
I wasn't displeased with the way it was going.
So it looked alright.
Consistency good.
And it tasted quite nice - sweet, creamy, bready. Bready?
Yes, definitely tastes of bread, quite strange, but to be expected I suppose.
It is after all brown bread ice cream. Does what it says on the tin.
I think it could have done with maybe sweetening the bread?
Or more cinnamon through the mix rather than just in the topping, she only suggested a few pinches in that.
It was a bit bland and strange, but definitely edible. I ate it.
I'm going to hold off on giving it a final mark until I can find some other
I'm hoping to try it out on my ex-husband tomorrow
I made a donation to Women's Aid.
It amused me to let them know it was a virtual event leading to the donation, although there wasn't a slopalong option oddly.
It amused me to let them know it was a virtual event leading to the donation, although there wasn't a slopalong option oddly.
@overdueanadventure well done, and 
for the choice of donation. Please let us know what the ex thinks of the concoction.
for the choice of donation. Please let us know what the ex thinks of the concoction.
I wonder if it would have stayed a safe temp to eat ( 65c according to most food standards I could see with a quick google ) if you had used a towel and a lidless cardboard box?
Has anyone got the recipe for the chocolate and pear cake she made on Lorraine?
Great work, but why would anybody want bread in ice cream? I don’t get itNinnies, I give you Jack Monroe's Brown Bread Ice Cream!
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Ingredients acquired from Lidl and my cupboard. The cinnamon is hiding, but it's there.
As you can see, I got started with soaking my bread with milk right away. Mmm squishy.
- Separate egg yolks, beat until fluffy and golden.
- Add sugar > I used caster because it's the first one I saw in the cupboard, as she didn't specify any particular type. More beating.
- Add double cream > whisk until soft peaks
- Squeeze out the milk from the bread and tear into small pieces > ugh squishy
- Add the sultanas and fold both into the mix
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Then into a container and sprinkle the topping of breadcrumbs, cinnamon and sugar on top. I used demerara for the topping, so was going off on my own a little there.
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My sprinkling was more of a clumping, but that's probably user error
I wasn't displeased with the way it was going.
View attachment 1744576
So it looked alright.
Consistency good.
And it tasted quite nice - sweet, creamy, bready. Bready?
Yes, definitely tastes of bread, quite strange, but to be expected I suppose.
It is after all brown bread ice cream. Does what it says on the tin.
I think it could have done with maybe sweetening the bread?
Or more cinnamon through the mix rather than just in the topping, she only suggested a few pinches in that.
It was a bit bland and strange, but definitely edible. I ate it.
I'm going to hold off on giving it a final mark until I can find some othersuckersvolunteers to test it as well.
I'm hoping to try it out on my ex-husband tomorrow
I made a donation to Women's Aid.
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It amused me to let them know it was a virtual event leading to the donation, although there wasn't a slopalong option oddly.
Am I missing something, but for example in the case of the brown bread ice cream, surely it’d be better to invest in a Vienetta?
I just don’t get it.
I just don’t get it.
Brown bread ice cream is fairly common in Ireland. The bread is usually caramelised so it adds texture, but that is famously forbidden in the Monroe household.
Also, it uses proper bread, not sliced supermarket pap.
Also, it uses proper bread, not sliced supermarket pap.
Virtual eventNinnies, I give you Jack Monroe's Brown Bread Ice Cream!
View attachment 1744470
Ingredients acquired from Lidl and my cupboard. The cinnamon is hiding, but it's there.
As you can see, I got started with soaking my bread with milk right away. Mmm squishy.
- Separate egg yolks, beat until fluffy and golden.
- Add sugar > I used caster because it's the first one I saw in the cupboard, as she didn't specify any particular type. More beating.
- Add double cream > whisk until soft peaks
- Squeeze out the milk from the bread and tear into small pieces > ugh squishy
- Add the sultanas and fold both into the mix
View attachment 1744511
View attachment 1744514
Then into a container and sprinkle the topping of breadcrumbs, cinnamon and sugar on top. I used demerara for the topping, so was going off on my own a little there.
View attachment 1744517
My sprinkling was more of a clumping, but that's probably user error
I wasn't displeased with the way it was going.
View attachment 1744576
So it looked alright.
Consistency good.
And it tasted quite nice - sweet, creamy, bready. Bready?
Yes, definitely tastes of bread, quite strange, but to be expected I suppose.
It is after all brown bread ice cream. Does what it says on the tin.
I think it could have done with maybe sweetening the bread?
Or more cinnamon through the mix rather than just in the topping, she only suggested a few pinches in that.
It was a bit bland and strange, but definitely edible. I ate it.
I'm going to hold off on giving it a final mark until I can find some othersuckersvolunteers to test it as well.
I'm hoping to try it out on my ex-husband tomorrow
I made a donation to Women's Aid.
View attachment 1744530
View attachment 1744553
It amused me to let them know it was a virtual event leading to the donation, although there wasn't a slopalong option oddly.
I had it when when I went to Bath to do a Regency themed weekend, apparently it was a really popular dessert back then?. The bread had been toasted/caramelised and the crumb was crunchy. It was good, though we did have whisky soaked raspberries on the side that may be colouring my view of events somewhat...
That makes more sense.
Just soaking it in milk didn't do much for it in ice cream.
I forgot to add to the Dressing Gown Sausage Stew post, but I made a donation to a homeless charity in Glasgow. This lot run soup kitchens in the city centre, and have a place that houses around 30 previously homeless people for extended periods of time, teaching them some trade/retail skills and helping them get back on their feet.
I also gave £10 worth of food to Glasgow North East foodbank, which had a donation point in the Tesco supermarket I bought the ingredients from.
I also gave £10 worth of food to Glasgow North East foodbank, which had a donation point in the Tesco supermarket I bought the ingredients from.
This website says it was the Chocolate pear cake from Tin Can Cook:
Jack Monroe chocolate and pear cake with oil and apple sauce recipe on Lorraine
Jack Monroe served up a delicious and cheap chocolate, ginger and pear loaf cake with oil and apple sauce on today’s episode of Lorraine. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Se…
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The ingredients are listed here:
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There was a version on her website that's been deleted,
Archive here, says it's from Tin Can Cook:
ETA just found a deleted article titled "#InBriefs: Should You Photocopy My Books?" and it's just a photo of Jack sat there like
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@That Forensic Man - chocolate pear cake recipe from Tin Can Cook
Hope you are having a good Sunday, tender one.
Hope you are having a good Sunday, tender one.
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Disappointingly I didn't get opportunity to test the Brown Bread Ice Cream on my ex-husband. On the bright side, this was because his visit was fleeting.
I've had some more today and son tried it too. He thought it was "quite nice".
The cat also stuck her face in his bowl afterwards and seemed satisfied with her theft. But then, cats, any food thieved is the best food. (Insert Jack joke here.)
I'm torn between giving it a 4 and a 3. It deserves more points than the Cuban-Inspired Beef stew I did, as although it was alright in taste, I never could face another portion of that, and it went in the bin eventually.
But an "inhale greedily" seems excessive as it's just pleasant. It tastes mostly of cream (or bread).
However, I do feel like I might like to try making other ice cream recipes in future (probably not Jack's) so it's been good that way.
So a 3.75, just to be awkward
I've had some more today and son tried it too. He thought it was "quite nice".
The cat also stuck her face in his bowl afterwards and seemed satisfied with her theft. But then, cats, any food thieved is the best food. (Insert Jack joke here.)
I'm torn between giving it a 4 and a 3. It deserves more points than the Cuban-Inspired Beef stew I did, as although it was alright in taste, I never could face another portion of that, and it went in the bin eventually.
But an "inhale greedily" seems excessive as it's just pleasant. It tastes mostly of cream (or bread).
However, I do feel like I might like to try making other ice cream recipes in future (probably not Jack's) so it's been good that way.
So a 3.75, just to be awkward
Thank you - I shall tackle on Friday.
I do enjoy my Friday slopalong.
Thankyou dear heart, same to you and the slop goblins.
I still can't bring myself to begin the pizza dough, despite having had two intuitive naps
Due to not giving a cooker and as cooking pasta using a camping stove eats gas horrendously, I cook pasta using the pasta/boiling water/cover with a plate method - I think I actually got it from Jack.
It does work, and is particularly handy as you can just leave it unattended and get on with doing other stuff rather than making sure the water doesn't boil over etc.
As ever, however, her timings are off. I find it takes two lots of boiling water to cook the pasta properly, but as long as you're not in a hurry - and I rarely am as pasta is not a favourite thing I eat often - it's fine and a tip I'm grateful for. So thankspaceyou Jack (sorry frauen und herren).
It does work, and is particularly handy as you can just leave it unattended and get on with doing other stuff rather than making sure the water doesn't boil over etc.
As ever, however, her timings are off. I find it takes two lots of boiling water to cook the pasta properly, but as long as you're not in a hurry - and I rarely am as pasta is not a favourite thing I eat often - it's fine and a tip I'm grateful for. So thankspaceyou Jack (sorry frauen und herren).
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Ok lads I think I might do a slopalong, didn’t Jack have some spoonie recipes? I think this was how I got suckered in originally. If you can find a chronic fatigue/spoonie recipe that is vegetarian I’ll give it a go