Everyone seems to have turned into half of Basil Brush, BOOOM!

With all this in mind, I wouldn't be at all suprised if my suprise is spoiled because everything that everyone has suggested points in the same direction.

Thanks spoilers!




I might be home earlier tonight, would have been a good Thursday job this because it's one of the easier ones, dirty though, Franchise store; says it all.

I think alot of meats look more tasty uncooked;

Look at that, sex on a plate, I'd love to sink my teeth into it.

Black pudding is a dreadful thing, though. A kid in my class at school used to buy it from the butchers on lunch and eat it out of the wrapping uncooked, he'd be picking gristle from his teeth in the afternoon.

We adopted a cat earlier this yeah because the owners were moving abroad and he's the same breed as ours, he's very very greedy, when he's asleep and dreaming he lays chewing and slurping, very odd.

Black pudding IS cooked when you buy it, dum-dum. That's why it should be sold in the 'cooked meats' section of the butchers.

It's a marvellous thing. Uncooked, it's blood with fatty bits. A perfect example of when you apply a bit of heat you can turn something revoltingly Red and White into Black and White perfection. Yum.

I beg to differ, If he bought it cooked I would have said "he bought cooked black pudding".

He bought and ate raw black pudding. Obviously, I'm ignoring that the pigs blood is slightly cooked to make it congeal but still, it's raw.

Wrong again. Black pudding as bought in the shops is cooked. It is the finished product and can be eaten like this. Like a saveloy, ham or corned beef.

Most people choose to reheat by frying or grilling, but this is re-cooking something that's already cooked, like frying ham or heating a pre-cooked quiche.

Beware of cheap butchers who do not know this, and dangerously present their black puddings next to the bacon and raw sausages. These are charlatans who'd be poorer if the health inspectors came. A measure of a good butcher is how and where he presents his black pudding

I'm going on the fact that the said butcher told me "It's not thoroughly cooked, just enough to congeal it and because its pork it should be cooked thorough before eating". The reason he said this by the way is because we had asked "will our friend die?".

Maybe this is why some butchers put black pudding in the uncooked section and some in the cooked.

Sounds like one of them there cheapo butchers to me. A black pudding is boiled for about half an hour and is perfectly safe to eat. If it is stored near raw meat it can become re-contaminated though, which is why food hygeine laws prevent this. What is worrying is that a good percentage of butchers are ignorant of this themselves. They're the ones who buy-in instead of making their own, I daresay.

I prefer my pudding crispy, though, so for my personal optimum taste and texture I grill mine to death.

I've done a bit of research, in hindsight I assume that the butcher has had me and my friends over, we were 14 and naive. Still don't eat the stuff but don't you agree about the raw meat above, looks tasty doesn't it!

Got 6 weeks to do of my 12 weeks notice....it is dragging so much, time has stood still

Just keep plugging away BB, you'll be reading and drinking in no time...











Hey how's this for daft - I rang up yesterday to renew a book but no-one answered, so I now have a fine waiting. How the hell are you supposed to renew a book then if no-one will pick up the damn phone?!



Okay I could have gone into the library itself, but that's not the point.

Don't they even do on line?

What sort of stone age university are you attending?

Shame I missed the butchery conversation, enjoyed that.

I am also very much in the pro black pudding brigade, although, I will eat anything if I've seen someone else eat it.

Some of the best dishes are made from the cheapest nastiest bits of animals. Fergus Henderson's book, "Nose To Tail Eating" is brilliant. You need to know some very good butchers to get the stuff though.

Great restaurant is Henderson's place, St. John, went last year for my friends birthday, there were about twenty of us, brilliant night.

I don't think that meat looks better uncooked, although I do like my steak (the rare times I have it) very rare. Just take the fur off.

Renew online Roofs, you can also renew by text. I used to renew by text all the time and I only graduated last July.

Think I'm going to change my name, this one's boring.

Thanks to PMH I am sat eating a fish finger sandwich...nom nom..normally do not bother with lunch but the pervy child needs feeding, got a bounty for later, I am going to sneak in the conservatory later and eat, I am not sharing it with any-one!!!

Yorkshire Radio day again today, wonder if we'll get a reminder???

Hmm, never tried looking online actually...





Hull by the way.

Thanks BB, just managed to do it over the phone but will remember both those ways in future.

Instead of changing your name, ask for the login details to Yorkshire Radio, would suit you and you could do the weekly rounds.

Wormy was up late last night, I kept trying to get the last word in but she was still awake.

Roofs is Jason Netherton and I claim my £1.50.

I like the new name

...how do you change your name, I thought you had to have a new account ?

Put the black pudding to bed just after 1am. I acknowledge your dedication to the discovery of the truth in that you continued your research until 4am.

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Marvin is, of course, Roverswall's other username. It's also great for seeing who got so embarrassed by themselves they were shamed into changing their name. Any one remember "Geroko Genius"(sp)? He morphed into Sir Stan the conservative Music Fan.

It's not as funny as it used to be when loads of people got their names changed to "Please can I change my name to".

Going to see how this one goes, might change back, I wasn't allowed my first choice of "Terry 'The Jizz' McLarney, they said it was offensive.

Still no Yorkshire Radio reminder I see, I'll ask Denzil if I can do it for free again...