Am I a "real" sailor now?

[Carib]

Duck confit, in tins, is an excellent standby. Probably not at sea though, unless you want duck fat everywhere.

 

[Stemar]

My favourite standbys on the boat are cassoulet, sausisses aux lentilles and petir salé from Leclerc or Carrefour in Cherbourg.

Regular visits to Milady's family in France ensured a regular stock, along with a good "cellarful" of wine. The way things are going, I doubt we'll get back before real Brexit, so I guess the wine will be out, and with the demise of EHIC, I'm not sure we'll be able to go more than, maybe, once a year because of the cost of health insurance with may assortment of issues, none of which are likely to give grief, but would be likely to cause a great sucking of teeth at the insurers'

 

[WoodyP]

I just got my first tattoo at the age of 50. Best thing I have done for the last 20 years!!!

Really!!!! You should have tried harder.

 

[rotrax]

The only useful part of a fray bentos pie is the tin...

'Arry, trombonist in the Eastside Rythm Kings, uses one as a mute.

As far as the food content goes, a bit iffy.

To be a proper sailor, one must, in my view, be within the following requirements - if you are a male of the species anyway :-

' Do your balls hang low
Can you swing them to and fro
Can you tie them in a knot
Can you tie them in a bow
Do you get a funny feeling when you swing them from the ceiling
You'll never make a sailor if your balls hang low!'

As you can see, the above nautical truism mentions not Fray Bentos..................................

 

[rib]

Eaten them many times. If you don't have a decent oven (one that can get up to temperature) don't open the door till the top has well risen. Served with boiled potatoes broccoli and baked beans fills a hole ??