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Cooking Vegetables
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maggiewinchester | Report | 14 Aug 2016 15:53 |
As a general 'rule of thumb', I was told that root vegetables go in cold water, those grown above the water in hot water. |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 14 Aug 2016 15:58 |
Mum always cooked all veg in cold water and put the lid on after they came to the boil, then turning down the heat to simmer |
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Andysmum | Report | 14 Aug 2016 16:22 |
I always do the same as Shirley's Mum. I can't remember what my Mum did, but I probably copied her - apart from cabbage, which I remember boiling to death in cookery classes at school! :-) |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 14 Aug 2016 16:30 |
Shirley, my gran was in domestic service in the early '20's, (cook in 1924) and I presume my mum was told how to cook vegetables by her. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 14 Aug 2016 17:35 |
Don't recall ever being told how to cook veg of any description. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 14 Aug 2016 20:36 |
I was taught the same as you Maggie, root veg in cold above the ground in boiling. However I steam most veg now and only boil new poataoes and part boil roast. |
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JoyLouise | Report | 14 Aug 2016 20:43 |
Frozen veg into boiling water - did you all forget about frozen? |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 14 Aug 2016 20:57 |
I always boil the kettle first and pour it on the veg in the saucepan and cook them that way - they always taste nice - and as I live alone I generally cook my veg all together in the one saucepan - saves on the washing up and the gas :-D |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 14 Aug 2016 21:27 |
I rarely use frozen, JoyLouise. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 14 Aug 2016 21:39 |
Frozen goes in the microwave :-) |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 14 Aug 2016 23:30 |
just asked a friend how he cooks his veggies. |
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JoyLouise | Report | 15 Aug 2016 07:39 |
I remember not long after we were married and OH worked shifts so got used to cooking. I came home, looking forward to a lovely dinner, and was presented with what I called 'a dog's dinner'. He'd cooked everything bar the meat in one pan. Yuk! |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 15 Aug 2016 08:02 |
JoyLouise, the only time I eat 'mushies' - or rather the next stage up - marrowfat peas, is with fish!! |
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AnninGlos | Report | 15 Aug 2016 08:22 |
I suppose we all get into habits with cooking everyday food. the main thing is we all seem to eat fresh veg. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 15 Aug 2016 17:14 |
dear oh dear |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 15 Aug 2016 17:30 |
These days most veg, apart from new spuds, is better cooked in the microwave - in fact this, and defrosting, is what we use ours most for. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 15 Aug 2016 17:49 |
Hmm Rollo, so you presume we don't try/have never tried those sort of things.? |
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SheilaSomerset | Report | 15 Aug 2016 18:17 |
Oooh - haven't had Potatoes Anna for years - I do them as individual portions in a muffin tin. I usually steam veg (not potatoes) on the hob, but also like roasted veg, especially peppers, courgettes, squash, sweet potato etc. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 15 Aug 2016 18:25 |
it is a feature of what the English call cooking that it takes ages as well as taking much of the joy and goodness out of the ingredients. Doing something better doesn't take long - I frequently cook for myself though I rarely start with a saucepan, water and a debate over wther to boil or not or the pros and cons of having the lid on. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 15 Aug 2016 18:32 |
Okay Rollo, so you think we need cooking lessons, do you? |
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