Mud!

[Mizzenrabble]

I spent the the morning in the mud at Two Tree Island, and the afternoon in the mud at Maldon. I can't decide which mud I prefer.

The only thing I can be certain of is that I prefer mud to rock, and my pre-occupation with mud today has taken my mind off the impending council tax increase of 19.7% that Maldon District council are about to impose.

Parhaps I just have a dirty mind?


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[kilkerr1]

I can personally recommend the Medway 2003 vintage: a deep burnt umber in colour with a slightly oily bouquet. Santa Teresa wallowed quite happily a couple of times last year, and can't praise the gel coat-renewing qualities of it highly enough. She now doesn't look a day over 35.

Happy mud crawling!

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[Twister_Ken]

Mud?

You can believe it's mud if that helps, but being downstream of 6 million inhabitants of Greater London, what do you really think it is?

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[Evadne]

Re: London?

A bit like being downstream of Southampton and Eastleigh eh? Mind you I never knew the Blackwater flowed through London, I thought it flowed through the gently undulating farmland of southern Essex, picking up DDT, organo-phosphates and BSE-laden manure as it meandered along.

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[Twister_Ken]

That\'s why it\'s called the Blackwater. nm

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[FlyingSpud]

Last year was a particularly good year I thought for the Medway, though I found the Swale a little less full bodied than normal

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[AJW]

Firstly, given the amount of nasty substances alledgedly in Maldon mud that alledgedly prevents the authorities doing any kind of significant dredging work to reverse the affects of years of silting up, then are you sure you want to be resting on it? Or even worse like the brave souls in December racing from one side of the river to the other and back through it. (On a bitterly cold day it was a sight to behold!) Secondly, 19.7% *~@*ing hell! From a town council determined to destroy the town centre through badly thought out planning policy and downright greed that is a bit rich. Definately not VFM!

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[peterb]

Isn't that where "Maldon Sea Salt" comes from? You know, the one that the organic enthusiasts say gives that little extra flavour?

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[Twister_Ken]

Maldon Sea Salt...

...is probably now imported from Vanatua and packaged in Basildon.

It's a global economy, doncha' know.

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[AJW]

Re: Maldon Sea Salt...

Maldon Sea Salt, as recommended by Delia, is still to the best of my knowledge produced from the finest River Blackwater water sucked up to the works just down the road from my house. It is admittedly now packaged not in the original site but on the outskirts of the town now but AFAIK goes nowhere near Basildon. (Which coincidentally enough is where I sit typing this to you now. I would of course prefer to be in Vanatua but live aint that good!)

Whether the alledged pollutant content of the Maldon mud adds anything to the flavour of the salt, is a good question!

AJ

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[Rowana]

This reminds me . .

When I was a young lad, I remember this old guy in the town where I lived telling me about his exploits on the butcher's message bike as a lad; the ones with the basket on front. This was in the days of lots of horse lorries round the town.

Well anyway, Bert was sent along from the butchers with a basket load of mince to the bakers so that he could make up his scotch pies and bridies. On the way, Bert fell off the bike, and all the mince rolled out on the road. He just gathered up everything, and proceded on his way to the bakers. It was reputed that the pies had a slightly "stronger" flavour that week ! !

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[Mizzenrabble]

Re: Maldon Sea Salt...

We're neighbours ....I'm in Fambridge road...

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