Sayings

helshea hello good to see you back

Hello again helshea. I give up – who was piffy on a drum?

Fur coat, no knickers?

My goodness.. I have no idea what is going on in this thread but boy is it weird!

I thought it was family sayings but now I'm not sure.........

My father, when commenting disapprovingly on someone else's parenting style, used the expression "Shut up he explained".

Absent - I think a cross between pea on a drum and piffy on a rock? but still not sure what either means?

Clear as mud helshea.

Seems to be a bit of handbags at ten paces on this thread! Come on life is far too short.

I just remember my old auntie used to say.. i felt like "piffy on a drum" .. wasnt sure where it came from.. Sorry absent - like to be a little obscure!

Glad to see you on line again, helshea.

Google says, it should be piffy on a rock bun and probably comes from piffy= patience. A rock bun = cake. Are we any wiser?

Oh is that like a combination of Leonardo's Virgin on the Rocks and Shakespeare's patience on a monument? (I don't think she's the same Patience as Gordon Brown shafted so seriously when he was Chancellor.)

who was Patience?

And him adon of the manse!

A son!

Virgin on the rocks sounds like a very nice cocktail, doesn't it?

Piffy has a lot to answer to. lol

gracesmum Well a Virgin Mary is a classic non-alcoholic cocktail although I find the idea of non-alcoholic cocktails anathema. Shall we just call it a mixed drink for argument's sake? It wouldn't be that difficult to invent a Virgin on the Rocks.

Baggsy I practise. I'll let you know when I think I have got it just right - but I may be some time. I love Bloody Mary(s) - they taste so healthy!!

I think it was Prudence that Gordon Brown was so keen on, not Patience!

'Dear Prudence'?

Bu the Virgin Mary probably tastes even healthier as it doesn't include vodka gracesmum.

You could do something like stir 4 measures each orange and lemon juice and 1 teaspoon caster sugar (that's for extra flavour) together in a mixing glass. Pour over ice (that's the rocks) into a tumbler and top up with Beaujolais Nouveau (that's the virgin). Decorate with a slice each of orange and lemon and serve.

Sounds interesting - but I always think Beaujolais nouveau is over-rated. Friends in the village used to have beaujolais nouveau parties - it went down like lemonade but I remember feeling very fragile afterwards!!
How about something involving a fresh lemony flavour, like Limoncello?

And me! Give me a good Amorone any day! I had one on the QE. It cost say it very quietly! pp. $112. For the bottle.
I did make it last two days and it was lovely!