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biko

snubbleste wrote: »

Seeking to repair the shade/fabric part of a small table lamp. Either where to get it done for cheap or how to do it myself.

Without seeing the damage it's hard to say how to fix it but you can either bring it to a interior lighting shop for them to have a look or try diy with tape or glue or maybe just put a new fabric on it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCTkoQn_-Xs

QikBax

Anybody know anywhere around town selling English Muffins?

Marks and Spencers were selling them up until last week but they won't be stocking them anymore.

Yum

ben.schlomo

jamc wrote: »

Anybody know anywhere around town selling English Muffins?

Marks and Spencers were selling them up until last week but they won't be stocking them anymore.

Yum

Did you ask them as sometimes stock just doesnt come in for a few days. Tesco and Dunnes usually have those Irwins muffins, not as good as m&s but not bad.

QikBax

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Did you ask them as sometimes stock just doesnt come in for a few days. Tesco and Dunnes usually have those Irwins muffins, not as good as m&s but not bad.

Yeah they got an email to say they wouldn't be sticking them anymore.

Thanks

gozunda

I encounter the same problem every time I want to make eggs benedict - bloody annoying. Dunnes were doing on an occassional basis....

bluecode

Isn't English muffins more of an American delicacy? Thus you should really be looking at some American outlet?

I don't really think English Muffins are actually English.

gozunda

bluecode wrote: »

Isn't English muffins more of an American delicacy? Thus you should really be looking at some American outlet?

I don't really think English Muffins are actually English.

No no no :mad:

Muffins are a savory bread/yeast based product and are generally toasted or used in dishes such as eggs benedict and are very nice. They are referred to as english muffins only because the yanks always get things mixed up! A very raditional part of old fashioned evening tea.

Those things called American muffins are like queen cakes on steroids - these are horrible sweet doughy connoctions that are made from nasty ingredients - so not the same at all...

inisboffin

So what's the difference between a muffin and a crumpet?

gozunda

inisboffin wrote: »

So what's the difference between a muffin and a crumpet?

muffins are a dough based bread whilst crupets are a form of small but thick pancake

inisboffin

gozunda wrote: »

muffins are a dough based bread whilst crupets are a form of small but thick pancake

Hmm. My understanding was that a crumpet was also a yeast based item, unlike a scone which traditionally uses a soda to rise, much like a pancake.
Now just to confuse matters further, a *Scottish* crumpet exists, and that is more or less a pancake and a different thing.
The crumpets I'm thinking of have holes and have been served to me, depending on where I've been as muffins, and vice versa!

jased10s

crumpets are wicked when toasted crispy with a large knob of butter.

They know of know muffin type bread unless it contains soda.

And drop the english part as u'll get burned at the stake or called a blow in.

gozunda

inisboffin wrote: »

Hmm. My understanding was that a crumpet was also a yeast based item, unlike a scone which traditionally uses a soda to rise, much like a pancake.
Now just to confuse matters further, a *Scottish* crumpet exists, and that is more or less a pancake and a different thing.
The crumpets I'm thinking of have holes and have been served to me, depending on where I've been as muffins, and vice versa!

Your crumpets were afaik the 'commercial' version. The 'holes' mimicked the air holes you get with the pancake type mixture in real crumpets. Both crumpets and muffins may contain yeast. - One is a dough mixtture - muffins and one is a pancake type mixture ( a batter) - crumpets. Traditional pancakes mixes don't use soda btw they use milk, egg and flour.

Muffins don't have milk in the mixture and are generally baked in an oven then toasted - crumpets contain milk as part of the battwr and are cooked traditionally on a griddle or dry pan and can be reheated as well

The comercial versions can look alike hence the confusion and people not knowing the difference

ben.schlomo

jased10s wrote: »

crumpets are wicked when toasted crispy with a large knob of butter.

They know of know muffin type bread unless it contains soda.

And drop the english part as u'll get burned at the stake or called a blow in.

They are called English Muffins, get over it.

inisboffin

gozunda wrote: »

Traditional pancakes mixes don't use soda btw they use milk, egg and flour. /Quote]

Just did a bit of a google, and it seems that confusion abounds, and not just with commercial vs homemade. The 'batter' vs dough difference seems to be the most common agreed upon difference, with all else debatable.

I'd disagree with you a bit about 'pancakes' though. While I'd guess the soda free variety may or may not be older, the most common pancake is a fluffy one that is risen (think 'American' pancake. The other is a crepe batter. I was always confused as to why my Granny's 'pancakes' never looked like the ones from the Kylemore or on films!

Potato cakes (there's a whole other 'what are they' thread!) are a nice muffin alternative for Eggs Benedict.

Stevolende

That's a shame to hear about the M&S ones, they actually seemed to be most of the way decent. Not liked the cheap versions i've found & not sure if those are the same as the Irwins ones. Do they come with a light blue label?

Have missed the ones that Tesco did when they first came in over here. Those came in about 4 different types, white, brown, tomato & something (onion?), & cheese. Used to buy them regularly but they ceased to sell them several years back. Assume that means they were less popular than they would have hoped.

Wonder if Griffins or somebody else who does their own baking could be talked into trying out a range?

gozunda

inisboffin wrote: »

gozunda wrote: »

Traditional pancakes mixes don't use soda btw they use milk, egg and flour.

Just did a bit of a google, and it seems that confusion abounds, and not just with commercial vs homemade. The 'batter' vs dough difference seems to be the most common agreed upon difference, with all else debatable.

I'd disagree with you a bit about 'pancakes' though. While I'd guess the soda free variety may or may not be older, the most common pancake is a fluffy one that is risen (think 'American' pancake. The other is a crepe batter. I was always confused as to why my Granny's 'pancakes' never looked like the ones from the Kylemore or on films!

Potato cakes (there's a whole other 'what are they' thread!) are a nice muffin alternative for Eggs Benedict.

I refer only to Traditional. type pancakes which the French call crepes that do not use a raising agent. These were the ones that were common in Ireland before Americanisation came to play from movies and are more akin to what are referred to in the north as 'drop scones' - Irwins and other bakeries produce this type as they are easy to package etc.

Btw I presume you refer to 'potato bread' when you talk of 'potato cakes' - now these are a creation worthy of an appellation contrôlée! Wonderfull things especially freshly made ....

inisboffin

gozunda wrote: »

I refer only to Traditional. type pancakes which the French call crepes that do not use a raising agent. These were the ones that were common in Ireland before Americanisation came to play from movies and are more akin to what are referred to in the north as 'drop scones' - Irwins and other bakeries produce this type as they are easy to package etc.

Btw I presume you refer to 'potato bread' when you talk of 'potato cakes' - now these are a creation worthy of an appellation contrôlée! Wonderfull things especially freshly made ....

Lol! I think we're bogged down in semantics and whats traditional to what area! Potato cakes are potato cakes to me as in the ones bought in the bakeries and slathered in butter! I also call the flour free potato ones cakes. So did my Grandparents, all from the West. Farls are thicker and fluffier. And arguably could also be called 'pan cakes' too because of how they are traditionally cooked. Food, like language is constantly (thankfully) evolving.

Davd

Is there anywhere in Galway that does blueberry pancakes? Cheers!

gozunda

inisboffin wrote: »

Lol! I think we're bogged down in semantics and whats traditional to what area! Potato cakes are potato cakes to me as in the ones bought in the bakeries and slathered in butter! I also call the flour free potato ones cakes. So did my Grandparents, all from the West. Farls are thicker and fluffier. And arguably could also be called 'pan cakes' too because of how they are traditionally cooked. Food, like language is constantly (thankfully) evolving.

No not bogged down - take a look at traditional recipes ie recipes that were the norm until recent mass production of bakery products and supermarket selling became established. What is sold commercially bears little resemblance to traditional forms of regional baking styles. There has been some good research done on this area. - take a look in your local library for further information on 'traditional' baking styles and recipes.

Travel to any European country and 'traditional foods ' are most often celebrated unfortunately we appear to have lost much of this tradition in a deluge of poorly made and mass marketed products.

Btw Potato bread is a regional specialty of Ulster counties and was made in the home and in its proper format is quite wonderful . Same with other forms of bread such as ( oven) soda breads, wheaten breads and the related griddle breads

pleasant Co.

isopropyl alcohol

I'm looking for isopropyl alcohol, the only place I've found it in so far is the chemist beside brown thomas but @ €16 for 500mls I find that a bit steep (and I don't need nearly that much either)

Anyone with knowledge of other places selling the stuff?

Squeeonline

Mactard wrote: »

isopropyl alcohol

I'm looking for isopropyl alcohol, the only place I've found it in so far is the chemist beside brown thomas but @ €16 for 500mls I find that a bit steep (and I don't need nearly that much either)

Anyone with knowledge of other places selling the stuff?

Make friends with someone in the biochemistry/chemistry dept in the university. That stuff is really cheap when you order it by the gallon and I'm sure they could spare a couple hundred ml.

inisboffin

We'll have to agree to differ on the names thng gozunda, as it has little to do with the request to find muffins in Galway! My point is that there is no 'better' name for something, and even culinary aficionados disagree about the origin of names (that was exactly my example with potato cake - I'm not from the North you see). You are right about preserving traditional baking, but is not just commercial production that had name differences. If something had a certain name for 5 generations, that's pretty valid - at the end of the day it's more important to most how good it tastes. Now on To boxtys!..:)

inisboffin

Davd wrote: »

Is there anywhere in Galway that does blueberry pancakes? Cheers!

I think Ard Bia used to at one point, it might be seasonal.

galwayrush

Not trying to be smart assed, but ever tried making them?.....

Mrs OBumble

It's all about whose traditions.

fyi, American size/shape muffins do not need to be sweet: I've been making savoury versions, with baking powder as a raising agent and milk if I think the mix needs thinning, for years. Flavour such as corn and bacon, spinach and fetta, tomato .. the possibilities are endless, right down to plain old cheese. I agree that the ones sold commercially are usually over-sweetened cr*p - that's why I make my own.

gozunda

inisboffin wrote: »

We'll have to agree to differ on the names thng gozunda, as it has little to do with the request to find muffins in Galway! My point is that there is no 'better' name for something, and even culinary aficionados disagree about the origin of names (that was exactly my example with potato cake - I'm not from the North you see). You are right about preserving traditional baking, but is not just commercial production that had name differences. If something had a certain name for 5 generations, that's pretty valid - at the end of the day it's more important to most how good it tastes. Now on To boxtys!..:)

I quite agree though I believe it wasyour good self that posted

inisboffin wrote: »

So what's the difference between a muffin and a crumpet?

And for a man to catch a fish he must need to know what exactly a fish is!

I think you may have the nail on the head all the same. Traditional baking styles have been hijacked by mass production who have changed/adapted to suit mass marketing. Many of the names of these products have been changed thru commercialisation and hence the confusion out there. I am not from the North either but know people who are and in who's families these delicacies have been made for generations. What bakeries / factory do to these products is another matter I suppose. As for taste you can't beat home made imo.

Btw I already payed about where else 'muffins' can be found in Galway. Hope OP has found some.

gozunda

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

It's all about whose traditions.

fyi, American size/shape muffins do not need to be sweet: I've been making savoury versions, with baking powder as a raising agent and milk if I think the mix needs thinning, for years. Flavour such as corn and bacon, spinach and fetta, tomato .. the possibilities are endless, right down to plain old cheese. I agree that the ones sold commercially are usually over-sweetened cr*p - that's why I make my own.

American Muffins are as explained a completely different animal to our plain old muffin which was served toasted.

American muffins are like queen cakes on steroids

Ordinary muffins are more akin to a bap. They are a bread basically and not a bun.

Tis unfortunate that American bakery products are more commonly known than traditional ones

Oh well.....:-(

RuthieRose

Squeeonline wrote: »

Make friends with someone in the biochemistry/chemistry dept in the university. That stuff is really cheap when you order it by the gallon and I'm sure they could spare a couple hundred ml.

Or if you know anyone in Medtronic or Boston scientific. They use it for cleaning

biko

Mactard wrote: »

isopropyl alcohol

I'm looking for isopropyl alcohol, the only place I've found it in so far is the chemist beside brown thomas but @ €16 for 500mls I find that a bit steep (and I don't need nearly that much either)

Anyone with knowledge of other places selling the stuff?

I get mine on ebay from http://myworld.ebay.ie/fibreglassresin_supplies

Pure Sound

Mactard wrote: »

isopropyl alcohol

I'm looking for isopropyl alcohol, the only place I've found it in so far is the chemist beside brown thomas but @ €16 for 500mls I find that a bit steep (and I don't need nearly that much either)

Anyone with knowledge of other places selling the stuff?

Ithink they have it in Whelans, the chemist across the road from Brown Thomas, I don't know how much it is though, I assume you meant Matt O'Flahertys when you said the chemist beside Brown Thomas.