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My first 'HUH?' Xmas gift!

Mamabug View Member Profile	17/12/2012, 12:09 PM Post #1
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Exchanged presents with my sister on the weekend. She knows three of the six people in my family have been on an elimination diet for food intollerances for a couple of months now. I have spoken to her about it a few times. When I opened my gift from her I was very chuffed with the fantastic measuring jug she gave me - it is a seriously great jug! The part that made me go HUH???? was that it was filled with little packets of instant pudding, jelly crystals and choc bits...... I get what she was doing - the whole kitchen experience thing of equiptment and something to make in the jug. But surely she would have had a little voice in her head saying "Hmmm. Food intollerances - maybe I'll just give her the jug"...especially since she herself has food allergies!!!!!! Love my sister dearly, so I shall assume she had a lot more important stuff on her mind at the time... Anyone else had an amusing 'huh' gift yet this Christmas??

WhimsicalDragonf... WhimsicalDragonfly View Member Profile	17/12/2012, 12:14 PM Post #2
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DH has diet & medication controlled diabetes. He got biscotti as his Secret Santa at work. We can only presume the person allocated to him was someone new or someone from another office. Oh well, his workmates are enjoying the tin of biscotti!

countrymel View Member Profile	17/12/2012, 12:15 PM Post #3
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I'm sure they made it look very pretty. And I guess you are sorted the next time the primary school asks you to bake a donation for the fair? Love a good jug myself... they make me happy in a way I can't explain (is now the time to admit I have 3 pyrex and an uncounted amount of non pyrex jug shaped measuring paraphernalia in my kitchen?......... and I'm not really one for measuring!)

MummaSgettie View Member Profile	17/12/2012, 12:16 PM Post #4
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Thank goodness children sleep!
I still can't get over the terribly sexy size 18 G strings my MIL gave me quite some years ago...I was a size 10 at the time!

Mamabug View Member Profile	17/12/2012, 12:18 PM Post #5
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Ah Mel, I DO understand without judgement. My new Pyrex jug leaves me with a tingle in the sub-cockle region! It's the one with the measurements on the inside so I don't have to bend down to look at the side for accuracy. It has cup, ml and oz measurements and can measure a whole litre in one go....sigh....

countrymel View Member Profile	17/12/2012, 12:21 PM Post #6
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QUOTE (Mamabug @ 17/12/2012, 01:18 PM) It's the one with the measurements on the inside so I don't have to bend down to look at the side for accuracy. It has cup, ml and oz measurements and can measure a whole litre in one go....sigh.... I HAVE THAT EXACT JUG! You won't be disappointed, no siree! I last used that one for cous cous-ing on Saturday night.

Mamabug View Member Profile	17/12/2012, 12:28 PM Post #7
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Do you cover it when cous-cous-ing? I thought you had to cover it so the steam didn't escape...or something... We can actually eat cous-cous, so that may be the first use for my wondrous jug!

imamumto3 View Member Profile	17/12/2012, 12:32 PM Post #8
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I have asked my dad for a new Pyrex jug for Xmas, I thinks I'm mad that I want one bigger than 500ml This post has been edited by imamumto3: 17/12/2012, 12:36 PM

Mamabug View Member Profile	17/12/2012, 12:33 PM Post #9
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imamumto3 - welcome to the measuring jug love-in!!! You're among friends here.

countrymel View Member Profile	17/12/2012, 12:36 PM Post #10
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Cous cous Countrymel style.. Cup of cous cous in wondrous jug Stir through some powdered garlic and whatever spice will go with tonight's meal. Add cup of boiling water and cover with glad wrap Wander off and get distracted by pretty things. Uncover cous cous and fluff with a fork Add sliced spring onions and sometime some sundried tomatoes. And some butter Re-cover and microwave for about 3 mins Fluff again with a fork Serve with joy from magnificent jug..

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