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are we running out of things to discuss........

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travelsafar Tue 22-Dec-20 09:43:44

Someone asked is this 'what we are reduced too' referring to another person's post. I guess we are running out of things to discuss as none of us are going anywhere, all our social activities are no longer available so can't discuss the pros and cons of those, and we are relying on the news, family issues and the more mundane areas of life to put up posts. What do you think?? this is not a critisim just an observation. smile

Ellianne Wed 23-Dec-20 13:09:36

If laughter be the food (or drink) of companionship, then discuss on!

SueDonim Wed 23-Dec-20 13:02:21

I shall put my healthy eating halo on, Lauranorder. ?

There’s nothing wrong with chit chat. I don’t spend all my time with friends in earnest conversation, we often have chats about silly things that make us laugh.

LauraNorder Wed 23-Dec-20 12:50:26

Yes indeed Puzzler companiable, gentle chit chat. Can’t beat it.

LauraNorder Wed 23-Dec-20 12:48:18

Peanut butter and strawberry jam. Marmite and maple syrup, delicious.

Ellianne Wed 23-Dec-20 12:45:16

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich anyone?
Bon appétit!

JenniferEccles Wed 23-Dec-20 12:41:08

Oh yes chicken nuggets appear to have survived Jamie Oliver’s efforts to get them banned !

Ellianne Wed 23-Dec-20 12:37:15

Jelly discussions are very meaningful Puzzler61 grin

Puzzler61 Wed 23-Dec-20 12:35:27

Goes to prove not all of us want deep, meaningful, discussions - sometimes we want just companiable, gentle chit chat. ?

Ellianne Wed 23-Dec-20 12:29:55

Update
While other threads drop off the board, this nothing to discuss thread is winning!
130 comments!

LauraNorder Wed 23-Dec-20 12:12:36

Sliced banana with strawberry angel delight, two of their five a day

LauraNorder Wed 23-Dec-20 12:11:05

And yet chicken nuggets seem popular JenniferEccles so they’re not all perfect

SueDonim Wed 23-Dec-20 12:08:54

We still buy the occasional Angel Delight. blush We make it healthier by adding a sliced banana. grin

JenniferEccles Wed 23-Dec-20 12:04:05

Did we really feed our children Angel Delight?
It’s amazing they survived isn’t it?
Young mothers today would recoil in horror at all the E numbers it must have contained!

Puzzler61 Wed 23-Dec-20 12:03:53

Our school served Milk Jelly which was jelly and evap milk, but not whisked. It just set with a wobble.
It was my favourite and we got it with a square of sticky Rice Krispie cake.

Ellianne Wed 23-Dec-20 12:03:09

That's the trouble these days, they've taken out out all the nice tasty (bad!) ingredients!

SueDonim Wed 23-Dec-20 12:01:05

trisher

^PS I remember the jelly with evap milk. You whisked the milk first and added it to setting jelly, if I recall correctly.^
And you could pretend it had nutritional value because it had milk in it!!!

Good for their bones! And all that sugar would make their hair curl!

SueDonim Wed 23-Dec-20 11:59:12

I recall Bird’s Trifle in a box. I think it had a pack that you added water to and it made Dream Topping. Or have I got two different things confused?

Ellianne Wed 23-Dec-20 11:54:19

Oh dear, that's for the bin then!

trisher Wed 23-Dec-20 11:49:05

PS I remember the jelly with evap milk. You whisked the milk first and added it to setting jelly, if I recall correctly.
And you could pretend it had nutritional value because it had milk in it!!!

trisher Wed 23-Dec-20 11:47:13

LauraNorder

I don’t remember that one Trisher, but I used to love Angel Delight.

Oh I loved that and so did my kids when they were little. I tried it again a bit ago, it tasted like soap and chemicals

LauraNorder Wed 23-Dec-20 11:23:48

I don’t remember that one Trisher, but I used to love Angel Delight.

trisher Wed 23-Dec-20 11:21:33

Years ago you used to be able to buy a Black forest TrifleMix -came complete with little bag of sprinkles. Anyone remember it?

LauraNorder Wed 23-Dec-20 09:56:17

Yuk to aniseed flavoured drinks but did love to suck aniseed balls.
Did use up precious life moments making traffic light jellies.
Use blackcurrant jelly Ellianne tell them it’s dark down there in the depths of the ocean.

Callistemon Tue 22-Dec-20 23:16:07

I don't like aniseed so any drink flavoured with that is out!

SueDonim Tue 22-Dec-20 23:03:08

I remember, back in the day, making traffic light jellies for my children. You had to wait an age for each colour (strawberry/orange/lime) to set before adding the next layer.

Did I really have nothing better to do? And exactly what nutritional value is there in a jelly? grin

PS I remember the jelly with evap milk. You whisked the milk first and added it to setting jelly, if I recall correctly.