tcm
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...BOTH involve parahandy. I think we should be told, hm?
Mint and FrayBentos - the origin of the legends
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sarabande
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There's a connection, withoot doot.
Both FB tins and mint suffer from rust.
"Mint suffers from only one disease and that is rust - allow it to get a hold and it will kill all your mint plants. There are chemical sprays for rust, but they can often be only a part solution. The best method is to examine each plant carefully for signs of rust (orange blobs generally on the underside of the leaves) and remove any leaves affected - spray as well with a chemical if you want. If this does not remove the infection chop the plant down to ground level and burn it all - drastic, but the only cure in the late stages of rust infection."
Now I can see why Parahandy might be tempted to red lead the underside of the sacred dishes to prevent hydrated iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3+H2O) spoiling the gravy, but I'm at a loss to suggest how your maritime agricultural research institute can stop rust attacking the plants in such a damp environment.
Praps putting them in beds of silica gel, or covering them in lanolin will provide relief ?
Both FB tins and mint suffer from rust.
"Mint suffers from only one disease and that is rust - allow it to get a hold and it will kill all your mint plants. There are chemical sprays for rust, but they can often be only a part solution. The best method is to examine each plant carefully for signs of rust (orange blobs generally on the underside of the leaves) and remove any leaves affected - spray as well with a chemical if you want. If this does not remove the infection chop the plant down to ground level and burn it all - drastic, but the only cure in the late stages of rust infection."
Now I can see why Parahandy might be tempted to red lead the underside of the sacred dishes to prevent hydrated iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3+H2O) spoiling the gravy, but I'm at a loss to suggest how your maritime agricultural research institute can stop rust attacking the plants in such a damp environment.
Praps putting them in beds of silica gel, or covering them in lanolin will provide relief ?
tcm
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Okay firstly the fray bentos. A few years ago, Twisterken decamped from anothr boat to sturdier boat of Para, but was asked in advance by Para to bring some food, namely Breakfast. TK brought a bluddy FB pie! Para has made TK pay dearly ever since. Nb: i wasn't present at the birth of this legend, so more info may be forthcoming, but that's the main gist of it.
Now the mint. We were at a supermarket in st martin prior to a transat west to east, last year, and i popped some mint into my trolley. I also got Sucre de Cannes, limes, and rum, all vital ingredients of a Mohito. See, the boat i was skippering was called "Mojomo", hence Mohito a nice idea, no?
BUT whilst i was elsewhere and before it was all paid for Para (the very same) cast his beady eyes over everyone's proposed purchases prior to the checkout .... and he chucked out the mint! I said later (and i believe him) that he (very mistakenly) thought "what on earth could that be used for?".
I retrieved the situation by delaying our departure and returned to supermarket to purchase mint, this time succesfully. Para later enjoyed numerous fantastic Mohitos en route, of which muddled fresh mint (and NOT any frozen variety or ghastly substitute) is a key ingredient.
In the Azores, an incredibly exhausted and fabuloulsy tired Para broke down with something along the lines of " Lord knows i've made mistakes in my life but few worse than chucking out the Mint from that supermarket trolley..." Very touching really.
So there you have it.
Now the mint. We were at a supermarket in st martin prior to a transat west to east, last year, and i popped some mint into my trolley. I also got Sucre de Cannes, limes, and rum, all vital ingredients of a Mohito. See, the boat i was skippering was called "Mojomo", hence Mohito a nice idea, no?
BUT whilst i was elsewhere and before it was all paid for Para (the very same) cast his beady eyes over everyone's proposed purchases prior to the checkout .... and he chucked out the mint! I said later (and i believe him) that he (very mistakenly) thought "what on earth could that be used for?".
I retrieved the situation by delaying our departure and returned to supermarket to purchase mint, this time succesfully. Para later enjoyed numerous fantastic Mohitos en route, of which muddled fresh mint (and NOT any frozen variety or ghastly substitute) is a key ingredient.
In the Azores, an incredibly exhausted and fabuloulsy tired Para broke down with something along the lines of " Lord knows i've made mistakes in my life but few worse than chucking out the Mint from that supermarket trolley..." Very touching really.
So there you have it.
BlueSkyNick
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Okay firstly the fray bentos. A few years ago, Twisterken decamped from anothr boat to sturdier boat of Para, but was asked in advance by Para to bring some food, namely Breakfast. TK brought a bluddy FB pie! Para has made TK pay dearly ever since. Nb: i wasn't present at the birth of this legend, so more info may be forthcoming, but that's the main gist of it.
[/ QUOTE ]I witnessed this first hand, being aboard the sturdier boat namely Passing Wind or something like that. TK turned up with one of his crew, codenamed TescoTrev, having let the other (one Nicho of this parish) return to his nice warm SWMBO and cuddly bed, having lost enthusiasm somewhere off Bembridge.
So it was not a single pie, but at least three IIRC. They were swiftly stowed somewhere in the bilges of the aforementioned vessel, only to be advertised on the For Sale board of this forum some weeks later. What happened next, I do not know - they could still be there for quite a while yet.
Okay firstly the fray bentos. A few years ago, Twisterken decamped from anothr boat to sturdier boat of Para, but was asked in advance by Para to bring some food, namely Breakfast. TK brought a bluddy FB pie! Para has made TK pay dearly ever since. Nb: i wasn't present at the birth of this legend, so more info may be forthcoming, but that's the main gist of it.
[/ QUOTE ]I witnessed this first hand, being aboard the sturdier boat namely Passing Wind or something like that. TK turned up with one of his crew, codenamed TescoTrev, having let the other (one Nicho of this parish) return to his nice warm SWMBO and cuddly bed, having lost enthusiasm somewhere off Bembridge.
So it was not a single pie, but at least three IIRC. They were swiftly stowed somewhere in the bilges of the aforementioned vessel, only to be advertised on the For Sale board of this forum some weeks later. What happened next, I do not know - they could still be there for quite a while yet.