Posts Tagged ‘christmas’
Barrel Cookie
Barrel Cookie
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Black And White Stripy Cat Biscuit Barrel/Cookie Jar £8.60 This white cat cookie jar is sure to put a smile on anyones face with its stylish design. Made from ceramic with a glossed finish it is part of a range of cat kitchenwares. See pictures for other items and true colour. Check Homestreet listings for more great product and gift ideas. Please note, due to the nature of this product there may be the odd spot on the glazing or brush mark. This is due t… |
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Black And White Stripy Cat Biscuit Barrel/Cookie Jar £8.60 This white cat cookie jar is sure to put a smile on anyones face with its stylish design. Made from ceramic with a glossed finish it is part of a range of cat kitchenwares. See pictures for other items and true colour. Stock photo may look cream, item is black and white. Check Homestreet listings for more great product and gift ideas. Please note, due to the nature of this product there may be the… |
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Emma Bridgewater Polka Dot Biscuit Barrel Cookie Jar £13.95 This is a beautiful Emma Bridgewater polka dot Biscuit Tin which has the special airtight lid for keeping the biscuits fresh It is decorated with coloured Polka Dots on a cream background Internally it is finished in a lovely Blue It measures: |
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Oreo Cookies Vanilla 176 g (Pack of 12) £13.08 … |
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Oreo Cookies Rollpack Chocolate 154 g (Pack of 16) £14.24 … |
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Oreo Cookies Rollpack Vanilla 154 g (Pack of 16) £14.24 … |
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Doctor Who – Tardis Collectors Cookie Jar £140.00 … |
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Paperchase Biscuit Barrel. Tea & Biscuits Design An exclusive biscuit barrel from Paperchase. The dimensions for this product are HxWxD: 200mm x 170mm x 170mm. Postage for multiple or single Paperchase products is only £3.25 for orders up to £49.99 and free over £50…. |
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General Grievous Cookie Jar … |
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How to Really Start Your Own Business: A Step-By-Step Guide Featuring Insights and Advice from the Founders of Crate & Barrel, David’s Cookies, Cele £9.99 … |
Kuhn Rikon Clear Cookie Press with Decorating Tips and Storage Box Reviews
Hearts, pinwheels, ovals and squares – make dozens of yummy cookies in a flash with the Kuhn Rikon Cookie Press. The stainless steel trigger mechanism allows easy, one-handed (whether you’re left or right-handed!) cookie making using any of the 14 interchangeable disks. Included are 6 pastry nozzles for custom decorating cookies, cakes and more. Use it for filling hors d’oeuvres or piping mashed potatoes onto entrees. A see-through plastic barrel lets you quickly determine how much of the contents are left. Comes apart for easy clean-up and is dishwasher safe. Clear storage box keeps cookie press, disks and decorating tips together and ready for the next use. Recipes included.
Technical Details
-Press extrudes cookie dough through 14 unique steel disks
-6 Decorating tips
-Dishwasher safe
-Storage box
-Recipes included
Customer Reviews
“Love it!”
By The Good Homemaker (Dallas, TX)
I absolutely love this cookie press. I grew up using the aluminum cookie press with the screw mechanism- so I had something literally foolproof with which to compare this product.
I am baking as we speak a batch of spritz cookies, and it was a breeze! It took me half the time that the regular cookie press would take. I found that 1 click made a good size cookie and 2 clicks made (in my opinion) too big of a cookie…just depends on your preference. I did not experience any pressure issues with tops popping off or anything else that was mentioned as a negative (I read through the reviews prior to my purchase). If you wish to have more control than 1 click or 2, you always have the option of using the metal release and forcing the top down. An important thing to note is that this does not have the 3 metal feet that the aluminum presses generally have. With this press you simply make sure that that the plastic touches the cookie sheet do your clicks and pull off.
I also used this gadget for icing cupcakes, and it worked out great. Again, no pressure issues, or any to speak of. I did find that holding down the metal release was a little awkward, but it’s so much easier than a pastry bag where everything spills out.
The clear storage case is a HUGE plus (BTW the case has rubber feet on the bottom to hold it in place). The value is good considering that you get essentially two gadgets in one- cookie press and cake decorator; twelve cookie plates, and six decorating tips.
“Handy for many different things”
By J. Reinhart
I originally purchased this cookie press many years ago. It was lost in moving, so I am buying another! I found it especially useful for helping my daughter eat her vegetables! (when she was little!) I made a manicotti type filling; finely chopped some brocolli in the cuisinart and mixed it in the filling; put it in the cookie press with the smooth round cake decorator tip and squirted it into small tube shaped pasta. Put in a pan, covered with spaghetti sauce and baked – she loved it! And never knew she was eating her veggies! I’m going to try making some home-made marshmallows with it….we’ll see what happens! 
It does work very well – the stainless steel parts make all the difference. I am not an expert by any means with ‘fancy’ baking – but this press is easy to use – a pleasure! Cleanup is easy!
See more : Cheap Cookie Press , Chef Cookie Press
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Olive Wood
Olive Wood
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Olive Wood Chopping Board – 45cm £21.99 This large chopping board, made from olive wood, is really beautiful and great to use. A very hard wood, olive wood boards won’t score much with cutting on. Furthermore due to the high oil content in the wood it won’t stain or take on smells. As a result of this chopping board being hand-crafted the size may vary slightly with each product, approximate length is 45cm / 18″, approx width is 20cm, a… |
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Large Rustic Olive Wood Chopping Serving Board – 55-60cm!! £44.99 We use only Old Olive Wood trees that has stopped producing fruit…. |
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Olive Wood Holding Cross £4.75 Made from Olive Wood in the Holy Land Lovely wood grain. Comfort Cross… |
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Tcm Greatest Classic Films: John Wayne Westerns [DVD] [2009] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] £14.46 … |
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Searchers [DVD] [1956] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] £13.20 A favourite film of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, John Ford’s The Searchers has earned its place in the legacy of great American films for a variety of reasons. Perhaps most notably, it’s the definitive role for John Wayne as an icon of the classic Western–the hero (or antihero) who must stand alone according to the unwritten code of The … |
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Searchers [DVD] [1956] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] £10.00 A favourite film of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, John Ford’s The Searchers has earned its place in the legacy of great American films for a variety of reasons. Perhaps most notably, it’s the definitive role for John Wayne as an icon of the classic Western–the hero (or antihero) who must stand alone according to the unwritten code of The … |
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Searchers (W/S) [VHS] [1956] £6.19 A favourite film of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, John Ford’s The Searchers has earned its place in the legacy of great American films for a variety of reasons. Perhaps most notably, it’s the definitive role for John Wayne as an icon of the classic Western–the hero (or antihero) who must stand alone according to the unwritten code of The … |
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Searchers [VHS] [1956] £5.99 A favourite film of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, John Ford’s The Searchers has earned its place in the legacy of great American films for a variety of reasons. Perhaps most notably, it’s the definitive role for John Wayne as an icon of the classic Western–the hero (or antihero) who must stand alone according to the unwritten code of The … |
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Joker NO74 Folding Knife, Spanish Olive Wood Handle, 2.75 Inch Non Locking Carbon Blade £20.00 This UK Legal folding pocket knife is made by Cuchilleria Joker in Spain. It has a 7cm, non-locking blade which is made from top quality Toledo carbon steel (HRC 58). It has a full flat grind with the blade thickness at the spine approx 2mm. As the carbon steel blade is under 3″ it makes it an ideal knife that is legal to carry in your pocket at all times with justifiable cause when you are … |
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Grohe Skate Cosmopolitan Wall Plate WC Wood – Ash Olive/ Matt Chrome £124.98 … |
Olive wood,Olive wood nativity
Olive wood nativity sets are considered to be very pious and holy items to be kept in any Christian household. Olive for long has been considered to represent peace and harmony. A nativity set made of olive wood personifies the birth of Jesus and ensures that it brings with it prosperity and harmony in the household.
The concept of nativity sets started in the early years of the 12th century when St Francis organised a Christmas mass in a local stable to resurrect and mark the holy occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ on earth. The story was enacted by live men and animals and to since then the ritual continues but with the Nativity sets made up of Olive wood. At present every Orthodox Christian household will have a Olive wood Nativity set as a part of their Christian décor. These man made, beautifully crafted sets remind us of the holy occasion when Jesus was born in a stable. The importance of Olive wood Nativity set grows even more as Olive wood comes from the very land where Jesus was born and lived to preach his followers.
A typical set consists of a Manger, Mary, Joseph, little Jesus and also three guys and animals. Although the sets are also made up of other materials like porcelain and glass but having an Olive wood nativity set represents devotion and faith. In fact during Christmas, there is an old tradition where the young children and other household members are made to find and spot the nativity set in the house. This is done to create the aura of the period and remember the events that occurred when Jesus was born. This helps to make the younger generation realise the reason behind why Jesus was born and remember his preaching’s.
The web presents an array of Olive wood nativity set with a wide price range. One can find simple as well as intricately designed patterns on the wood set. Buyers have the choice to choose from the different variety as per their budget and requirement. It can be a beautiful Christmas gift for the loved ones as well as can also be bought for one’s own house. Such traditional and meaningful gifts can be treasured for life. The stables are customized to make them collapsible for easy storage.
Olive wood nativity sets reminds one of the Gospel of Luke and Mathew and creates a beautiful sense of accord and reconciliation in the house.
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Article for Jesusboat.com Dead Sea mineral Products – by Jenni, content writer at Inter-Dev SEO company
Metal Flour
Metal Flour
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Kitchen Craft Flour Sifter / Aerator, Stainless Steel £6.99 KCSIFTER Features: -Three cup trigger action flour sifter.-Sleeved.-With trigger action and three cup capacity. Construction: -Stainless steel construction…. |
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Kitchen Craft Stainless Steel Round Strainer / Sieve, 18cm £4.16 KCSTRAIN18SS Size: 18 cm Features: -Round strainer and sieve.-With stainless steel mesh and handles.-Twin bowl rests. Options: -Available in 14, 16, 18, 20 or 25 cm width sizes. Construction: -Stainless steel construction…. |
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Kitchen Craft Stainless Steel Conical Sieve, 13.5cm £5.80 KCSSCON150 Size: 15 cm Features: -Sieve.-With highly polished rims and handles.-Lipped hanging ends. Options: -Available in 15 cm or 18 cm width sizes. Construction: -Stainless steel construction…. |
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SOLOPOL 2.000 ML SOFT BOTTLE SOLOPOL 2.000 ML SOFT BOTTLE… |
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SOLOPOL 250 ML PLASTIC TUBE SOLOPOL 250 ML PLASTIC TUBE… |
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Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of The metal viaduct of Garabit near St. Flour in the Auvergne, France, Europe from Robert Harding £17.99 Photo Jigsaw, The metal viaduct of Garabit near St. Flour in the Auvergne, France, Europe. The metal viaduct of Garabit near St. Flour in the Auvergne, France, Europe. Chosen by Robert Harding. Bespoke 300 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle 17×12 (43×30cm). The jigsaw is delivered bagged and on a back board making a superb gift. Also supplied are a re-sealable bag, a photo example of the image and a self assembl… |
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S/T LP (VINYL) EUROPEAN TOUCH AND GO 1988 … |
Jiangsu strong wheat market trends, market smooth little decrease flour
According to market monitoring revealed that two days of new wheat market-driven firm in Jiangsu, Flour Market steady little decrease.
Wheat: annual production of white wheat in southern Nanjing 09 price 1780 yuan / ton, red wheat price 1707 yuan / ton, slightly higher; Serene Corporation wheat price at the auction about 91 yuan per jin. 09 medium red wheat Wuxi annual price 1660 yuan / ton, Zhangjiagang City, the food sector higher per kilogram of wheat in 2009 the minimum purchase price 0.06 yuan to buy the new wheat. Suzhou middling red wheat price 1,700 yuan / ton, factory prices 1720 yuan / ton. Yangzhou New middling white wheat 1740 yuan / ton, 90% red wheat to second-class standard, with an average purchase price of 0.848 yuan / kg, the price very strong. Medium red central Nantong average price of wheat has risen to 1,730 yuan / ton, the individual price of grain loading door operators 0.80 yuan / kg, traders terminal purchase price in the 0.83-0.85 yuan / kg, traders sent prices of grain storage up to 0.88-0.89 yuan / kg.
Haian hybrid wheat purchase price 0.855 ~ 0.86 yuan / kg price climbing higher and higher, some enterprises have been higher than the national child care market. Purchase price of most of the second Jiangdu to 0.85 yuan / kg. Rugao territory enjoys a good wheat purchase has been from the beginning of the 0.80? 0.83 yuan / kg rose to 0.84? 0.855 yuan / kg. The new average price of red wheat Zhenjiang 1,700 yuan / ton, which Dantu District, which reserves Zhishu Ku red wheat grain purchase price 1,700 yuan / ton, Danyang pool of the western suburbs of red wheat price 1,700 yuan / ton, Danyang erling grain management Red wheat price 1710 yuan / ton, red wheat grain management Jurong Guozhuang price 1,700 yuan / ton, Jurong Yuan Lane grain management of red wheat price 1,700 yuan / ton, Yangzhong red wheat grain management buy new dam price of 1,700 yuan / ton. Taizhou local purchase price of wheat procurement enterprises 85-86 per / 50 kg, 1.5 yuan higher than last week, the local processing enterprises purchase price of 85-87 dollars, 0.2 yuan higher than last week. Taixing new local market price of wheat is 0.85 yuan / kg, essentially flat. Gaoyou wheat price to 0.88 yuan / kg, has broken prop plan provided for the red, mixed first-class standard of wheat grain 0.87 yuan / kg in the price, many Liangfan also used 0.86-0.88 yuan / kg in the price, directly to the farmers home purchase.
Lianyungang middle northern New white wheat price 1760 yuan / ton, factory prices 1770 yuan / ton; Donghai County price of wheat flour processing enterprises currently in the 0.86-0.87 yuan / kg, the other individual purchase price of wheat farmers in 0.85 yuan / kg, first-class state-owned grain enterprises white wheat price is 0.87 yuan / kg, food broker home-home price 0.81 yuan kg, into the courtyard of the rural price 0.80 yuan / kg. Yancheng Medium price 1780 yuan of new white wheat / t, red wheat price 1680 yuan / ton, up 20 yuan / ton. Huai new medium white wheat average price 1750 yuan / ton grain storage red wheat price in 1700 yuan / ton, white wheat in 1780 yuan / ton, unchanged. Suqian medium white wheat price 1735 yuan of new / ton, up 10 yuan / ton. Xuzhou new white wheat traders price in the 0.855 yuan / kg, granary listed purchase price is 0.87 yuan / kg, remained stable. Xuzhou in eastern white middle-quality wheat market, the average property price in 1760 yuan / ton, up in early 60 yuan / ton. Estate agents in which the individual home price of food increased to 1,660 yuan / ton, up by 40 early yuan / ton, town acquired a new large acquisitions in the store listing the price of wheat increased to 1760 yuan / ton, up 20 yuan / ton, the private process enterprises factory price increased to 1760 yuan / ton, up by 60 early yuan / ton, the state-owned commercial circulation enterprises acquired in accordance with national policies linked to the lowest price around 1,720 yuan per tonne, the local price in each country grain storage system tons around 1750 yuan.
Flour: a flour specially the southern ex-factory price of Nanjing 2340 yuan / ton, 2,140 yuan special two powder ex-factory price / ton, down 40 yuan / ton; Serene company especially an ex-factory price of flour 1.12 yuan, down 0.03 yuan over the previous period ; refined powder 1.02 yuan, down 0.02 yuan over the previous period.
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I am China Hardware Suppliers writer, reports some information about drilling rig parts , aluminum expanded metal.
Sugar Creamer
Sugar Creamer
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Cavania Country Kitchen Milk Jug Creamer Lidded Sugar Pot £12.99 Gorgeous new design giving memores of afternoon tea on crisp cotton linens and scrummy cakes and tea… |
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V & A Museum ‘Victoria’ Fine China Sugar Bowl and Creamer £13.61 Fine China Sugar Bowl & Creamer Set is part of the V & A Museum Victoria range. The item comprises of a sugar bowl and lid and a creamer jug and comes in a matching hat box, making it the ideal gift for someone to either start or add to their collection. Each of the Victoria and Albert Museum items has been interpreted using original material to create strong commerical surface patterns taken fro… |
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V & A ‘Chinoiserie’ Fine China Sugar Bowl & Creamer £12.00 Fine China Sugar Bowl & Creamer Set is part of the V & A Museum Chinoiserie range. The item comes in a matching hat box, making it the ideal gift for someone to either start or add to their collection. This stunning design was adapted from a panel of wallpaper decorated with delicate flowering shrubs, colourful birds and butterflies. The original artwork was water colour on paper and originated fr… |
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COFFEE-MATE – VANILLA CARAMEL – SUGAR FREE CREAMER – 289.1g – AMERICAN IMPORTED £10.61 COFFEE-MATE – VANILLA CARAMEL – SUGAR FREE CREAMER – 289.1g – AMERICAN IMPORTED… |
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COFFEE-MATE – FRENCH VANILLA – SUGAR FREE CREAMER – 289.1g – AMERICAN IMPORTED £10.61 COFFEE-MATE – FRENCH VANILLA – SUGAR FREE CREAMER – 289.1g – AMERICAN IMPORTED… |
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Coffee-Mate Hazelnut, Sugar-Free Powdered Coffee Creamer, 10.2-Ounce – USA IMPORT £10.61 Linger over a warm cup of coffee, blended with the nutty sweetness of hazelnuts: just add Coffee-mate’s Hazelnut Sugar Free non-dairy powdered coffee creamer. Creamy and richly satisfying, this popular flavor goes great with desserts of all kinds and makes an especially flavorful cup that’s always a pleasure. With Coffee-mate, you can forego dairy and still enjoy a sweet and creamy cup of coffee, … |
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Belleek China: The Greatest China picks for Your exhibit Cabinet
There are many homemakers who dear to show some collection of elegant china in their homes. Most of them unremarkably purchase or have display cabinets produced for such aim and these are ordinarily set where they can be witnessed by a deal of people. As these women proceed to larger distances to sustain these show cabinets in their homes, you can besides await that their china collection is consisted of some of the Foremost compositions that can be witnessed.
Among the china picks that are most sought after when it fares to accumulations are those from Belleek China. Thus if you are meaning of starting your individual china accumulation for the exhibit cabinet in your home, then you had better consider purchasing yourself some Belleek Irish China pieces.
Why It Is Among the Unexcelled
People buy Belleek china for their collection not solely because the items are drawn from the finest china but it is about receiving gorgeous pieces that follow from a long story of superior tone and premium craft. Established in 1857, the repute of Belleek china was built on the resolution of its founder John Caldwell Bloomfield that calls for the destruction of all and every china piece that has even the littlest blemish. Because the techniques and stuffs practiced in preparing these Belleek Irish china pieces were handed down from past generations, you can anticipate that each handcrafted piece has an element of singularity that is all its own.
Belleek China picks for Your Accumulation
If you are the kind of person who care depicting off your photos, then there are no better pieces that you can begin your china collection with than Belleek china picture frames. There is the Belleek Shamrock Photo Frame that sports hand-painted shamrocks and a basket weave design, which can be applied for any variety of photograph. Another fine picture frame that you might like to sustain is the Belleek Tara Double Frame that could sustain two pictures and sports a Celtic knot approach pattern along its edges apart from the conventional hand-painted shamrocks.
Aside from picture frames, statuettes and ornaments are besides essential starter picks for your display cabinet collection of Belleek china. You can range for bell ornaments, crosses, fixed edition figurines like the 2008 pig and the wicked cat as well as decorative boxes of several figures. If you are a cat buff, you could get the Shamrock Kitty Cat Box that numbers in the variety of a small Irish kitten asleep in a basket. There are also Belleek Irish china Christmas embellishes that you can avail of like snowman wreath ornament and babys first Christmas embellish that occurs in the pattern of a bear and has hand-painted shamrocks on it.
If you are reckoning to set out your individual china accumulation for your show cabinet, then these are the Belleek china starter pieces that you can purchase. Of course, you can besides purchase tea sets, plates, and trays, among others to bestow to your Belleek Irish china aggregation. There are instantly a figure of them that are gettable in both offline and online stores.
Count into the volunteering of Belleek China picks at Irish Indeed! and you might only witness the starter pieces that you care. Here, you can besides search realize price equivalences when it fares to the particulars that you have been wanting to buy.
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Belleek China are very attractive available at http://www.irishindeed.com
Nightmare Before
Nightmare Before
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The Nightmare Before Christmas Limited Edition Film Cell m £8.95 Fun Gift Idea…. |
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Jack and Sally – Now and Forever – The Nightmare Before Christmas Bookmark £1.67 Jack and Sally – Now and Forever – The Nightmare Before Christmas Bookmark… |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas – Glow In The Dark Alarm Clock £6.99 Officially licensed merchandise battery operated twin bell Alarm Clock with metal casing plus glow in the dark hands and face. Complete with glow in the dark sticker…. |
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Monopoly Nightmare Before Christmas Board Game £25.13 Now you’re Playing with Power! The most recognizable and unforgettable characters in the video game industry have teamed up to bring you the Nintendo Collector’s Edition of the world’s most popular board game, MONOPOLY. No controllers are necessary this time as you join forces with Mario, Luigi, Link Zelda, Kirby and others on a quest to defeat your opponents and own it all! Monopol… |
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Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas £3.72 … |
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Nightmare Revisited £7.35 … |
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A Nightmare Before Christmas [VHS] [1994] £1.94 For those who never thought Disney would release a film in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well, here it is. The full title is Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the tone of this stop-action animated musical/fantasy/horror/comedy. It is based on characters created by Burton, the former Disney animator best known as the director of Pee-wee’s B… |
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Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Headlites 10inch long. Ten Jack Headlites… |
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Tim Burton’s the Nightmare Before Christmas (PS2) £9.99 … |
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Nightmare Before Christmas Vampire Jack Figure – Neca £11.95 Officially licensed merchandise limited edition Comic-Con Convention exclusive highly detailed articulated Action Figure complete with bats, rat and candelabra accessories plus display stand. Sealed in blister pack…. |
What Causes Nightmares: And How To Stop Them
Everybody has experienced nightmares at some point in their lives. They are experiences that can be very frightening and incredibly disturbing. The feeling when awoken is of relief and the thought that it was only a bad dream nothing more. However, the feelings and images of these nightmares can frighten some people for the whole day or even for years.
What causes nightmares has been studied and discussed for thousands of years and unfortunately even with the most modern technology the scientists haven’t been able to come up with a precise answer for this question.
Nightmares can be caused by physical conditions that affect health. Stress is one of the causes for nightmares. If someone is under extreme stress, nightmares are a way that Mother Nature finds to release all the pressure suffered by the dreamer.
Post-traumatic stress disorders can also cause the individual to have nightmares. This is where someone has been through some kind of event that caused emotional or physical trauma. The memories and feelings about that specific event can cause sleeping disorders, especially nightmares.
Worries are also a big trigger for nightmares. If someone is worried about something at a particular time then it is very likely they will have a nightmare around that time. Some people are classed as ‘worriers’. With constant worrying about something they are the most affected ones as they are likely to have regular nightmares.
Nightmares can also be genetic; studies showed that individuals with frequent nightmares have a family history of similar sleeping disturbances.
Childhood is when nightmares are the most common because this is a time of our emotional development when we all have to come to terms with, well, raw, primitive emotions such as aggression and rage.
The imbalance of our emotions can also cause us to have frequent nightmares. Primitive emotions such as rage and aggression, profound resentment, excessive fear and an over competitive character may trigger frequent nightmares.
There are some techniques you can use to ease frequent nightmares. You must try this every night until the problem is resolved.
- Write down your nightmare in as much detail as you can remember. Tell the whole story even if it is extremely scary.
- Try to end the story of your nightmare with a happy ending. Do not include violence of any sort when writing the story. Keep it as peaceful and compassionate as you can. Don’t forget that you are working with raw emotions and trying to turn them into more refined emotions.
- After you finish writing the new story, go through it in your head over and over again. You must do this every night straight after you go to bed. Don’t do anything in between as it will weaken this powerful technique. Do it when you go to bed so you are not tempted to do things in between.
- Then do some relaxation exercises. You can choose anyone that you are comfortable with such a yoga, meditation, or breathing exercises.
If you suffer from nightmares you may want to try a magnificent book that takes you step-by-step in the most advanced techniques on how to stop nightmares for good. I was a terrible sufferer of nightmares before I read this book and although they have not stopped from happening every single night, I can now say that I sleep peacefully at least 90% of the time more, than before I read it.
About the Author
For lots more information about what causes nightmares and how to stop them from happening go to http://www.whatcausesyournightmares.com
Tree Santa
Tree Santa
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Resin Santa Tree Face £12.99 Bring your tree to life! Bring some festive fun to your garden this Christmas! The resin hat, eyes, nose and mouth can be fixed onto your tree to form Santa’s smiling face. Includes holes on the back to hang parts on screws. Hat measures 16 x 5 x 3.5cm, eyes 5 x 3.5 x 2cm , nose 6cm, beard 16.5x 10cm. Frost proof and weather resistant…. |
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Gisela Graham Box Vintage Style Traditional Christmas Tree Hanging Decorations – Designs inc. Santa, Snowman and Teddy bear £10.25 This is a wonderful box of 6 Gisela Graham Christmas decorations from the (2011 Christmas collection). The set comprises six vintage style hanging decorations all of the decorations have natural string to hang them to the tree. The box includes snowman,teddy-bear, Father Christmas, angel, sledge and rocking horse…. |
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Decowall,DPSC-60002,Christmas Tree&Santas,Home Art Decoration-wall stickers/wall decals/wall transfers/wall tattoos/wall sticker £13.95 What are Wall Decals? Wall decals are a custom cut, vinyl material that is sticky on one side. These stickers are pre-cut and will only take you several minutes to apply on any surface – walls, doors, windows, and more. When you want to reposition the stickers, simply peel them off and reapply to wherever you want and they won’t damage your paint or leave any mess. Perfect for homes, nurseries, d… |
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If On A Winter’s Night (Gatefold Cover) £5.63 titolo-if on a winter’s nightartista-sting etichetta-deutsche grammophonn. dischi1data23 ottobre 2009supportocd audiogenerepop e rock internazionale-brani—-1.gabriel’s messageascolta2.soul cakeascolta3.there is no rose of such virtueascolta4.the snow it melts the soonestascolta5.christmas at seaascolta6.lo how a rose e’er bloomingascolta7.cold songascolta8.the burning babeascolta9.now winter com… |
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Celebrate Christmas With Mickey [DVD] £1.54 … |
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Disney Animation Coll 7: Mickey’s Christmas Carol [DVD] [1993] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] £7.09 … |
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Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends: The Biggest Ever Christmas Collection [VHS] £9.99 Great Video but some missing paper cover on top section, fast dispatch, UK SELLER… |
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Rupert and the Frog Song [VHS] [1985] £4.99 Great Video, Paul McCartney’s Rupert & the frog song, also Linda McCartney’s Seaside woman & The Oriental nightfish, fast dispatch, UK SELLER… |
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Christmas On Division Street (1991) [VHS] £10.99 This is a truly underrated classic Christmas film, definetly in the league of both Scrooge and It’s a wonderful life. Fred Savage (Wonder Years) and Hume Croin ( Jessica Tandys Actor husband) appear in this heartwarming film with a message. Freds character is new to the city moving just after his Grandad has died with his mother and father and sister, Hume plays Cleveland Merriweather a homeless … |
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200 High Quality, LED bright warm white Supabrights, Multi action Christmas/Party Lights, With Green Cable and Control Box 200 Led Low voltage, long life, Multi-action supabright, bright white coloured lights, with green cable and control box. Can be used indoors or outdoors. Can be used on a christmas tree or anywhere about the home. Create a super stylish effect with these bright high quality lights From HDIUK…. |
Christmas Trees Traditions
Christmas time is all about sweets, cakes and Christmas trees with Santa Claus.
Christmas trees are brought in around the initial days of Christmas week.
Traditionally it’s decorated with stars, bells, decorative items like garlands and
sparkling stuff to make it look the best. Generally people prefer the original
coniferous tree however these days there lot of imitations available in the market.
Till 19th century the Christmas tree was known to people however wasn’t that
compulsory for the occasion. Rather people used to gather at one place and would
get one combined Christmas tree decorate it and enjoy the occasion.
Towards the 20th century the ritual of Christmas tree got in vogue. The
availability of Christmas tree was not restricted till the nurseries and gardens
specialized for the coniferous tree. Rather it was mostly available in big markets
with great varieties and again in real as well as made up or artificial. Certainly now
the big day starts with great preparations which were similar in the past. However
sparkling lights all over the places be it markets, housing societies, Churches,
hospitals, colleges etc. Now each house would have one big Christmas tree all
decorated and sparkling with lights and decorations. Decorated Christmas trees
acts like cherry on the cake for the occasion.
In countries like United States of America, there is a big Christmas tree kept
and decorated in the White house. Also in America there are enormous varieties
found of Christmas trees. One of the well known varieties is the Charlie Brown
Christmas tree which is rather referred to a little Christmas tree which looks not
nourished completely. Unlike America, in Newzealand it’s not the coniferous tree
but the Pohutukawa tree which is called as the native Christmas tree of the
country. Specialty of this tree is that its gets blown with Red flowers during
Christmas season and adds to the scenic beauty to the tree of the festival.
Also the custom has laid down clear dates by when the tree is brought in,
decorated and then kept inside. So historically the tree should be brought in only a
day before Christmas. It should be decorated to the best. Mostly the families have
a competition of the best looking Christmas tree on Christmas. However it is kept
decorated till 29th of December with Christmas on 25th of December. In today’s
time people may not follow the dates in terms of getting the tree and keeping it
away. However the celebrations happen at a big bang and people often start the
celebration starting Thanksgiving. It’s one of the auspicious days where Santa
Claus is also expected and hence people also keep little Santa Clauses with the
Trees. Some people gather gifts for the family and friends and distribute them on
the Christmas night in Santa’s uniform which becomes great fun. This is day has
something special for all age groups, kids are embraced with gifts, youngsters get
the occasion to dress up in their best and rest would decorate the Christmas tree in
their best capabilities.
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The best way to decorate the Christmas tree is by making use of the various Christmas ornaments which give an altogether new and fresh look to the tree. The Christmas ornament crafts which are handmade are far more appealing, beautiful and praise-worthy than the decorative items which have been bought in the ready-made form from the market. People from all the age groups can have a lot of fun and entertainment, while making these cool Christmas ornament crafts. Given below are some Christmas ornament crafts ideas, which can make your Christmas celebration a very memorable and exciting one.
Creative Christmas Ornament Crafts
Christmas Ornament Crafts: Christmas Tree Ornaments
If you are interested in the Christmas tree ornaments, you should be well aware of the materials which you will need to make them. For a typical homemade Christmas tree ornament, you will require five craft sticks of normal size, a colorful ribbon, scissors, a big craft stick, a brush for the purpose of painting, a white craft glue, craft paints which are green and brown in color, a gold chenille stem, a silver chenille stem and colored sequins.
The process of making this Christmas craft is quite simple. The first step in the preparation would be to cut the regular craft stick into half and then cutting off the ends of two craft sticks by half inches. Now, the next step is to do the painting work, by painting the trimmed uncut and half craft sticks with green color and the big craft stick in the brown color. The third step is to paste the green craft sticks on the big brown craft stick in a horizontal manner in such a way that the stick which is the most long is placed at the bottom. Now, bend the chenille stem which is silver in color, such that a star is formed and then make four pieces of decreasing size from the gold chenille stems. The gold chenille stems must be curved and glued to the tree by beginning from the longest piece from the bottom of the tree. You can also make use of silver chenille on the tree top and beads for getting the popular beaded Christmas ornaments crafts.
Christmas Ornament Crafts: Countdown Paper Chain
This is another fabulous Christmas ornament crafts to make, especially with your friends. The name of this Christmas craft is countdown paper chain, as we start making it on the last day of the month of November. This craft can provide or generate tremendous excitement and eagerness in the minds of children. What they can do is simply remove a link from the chain formed on every day till the day Christmas arrives. To make the countdown paper chain, you would require glue, a scissor, a pen and a colored paper. The first step in this easy preparation is to make twenty four equal pieces of yellow and blue papers. You can form a ring by simply gluing the first piece together and then put the next piece through the first one and keep repeating the process till the chain consists of twenty four links.
Christmas Ornament Crafts: Making Dough Ornaments
Making dough ornaments is one of the most exciting Christmas ornament crafts. You can easily prepare a bunch of salt dough and get the different ornament shapes by making proper use of the cookie cutters. The ornaments should be hard and for this, you will have to bake the ornaments in an oven for a few hours. By making an effective use of the paints, you can enhance the look of the ornaments. You can read more on:For making the Christmas salt dough ornaments, mix the salt, flour and water together and knead the dough till it turns smooth. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to one fourth thickness. Use a cookie cutter to shape the dough into your favorite Christmas ornaments. Once you have cut the dough into desired shapes use edible food coloring to paint the ornaments. Now join together the different parts of the ornaments and with a toothpick puncture a hole on top so that you can hang it later. You can leave the Christmas ornaments to dry by themselves or microwave it at 250 degrees for 2 hours. Once it is cooked, turn off the oven and let the pieces dry. You can now use acrylic or spray paints to add sparkle to your homemade Christmas dough decorations. Once the paints have dried off use a clear varnish and attach a ribbon and tie a knot. Now your very own Christmas decorations are ready to be hung on the tree.Decorating the homemade dough Christmas ornaments can be a fun affair for you and the children. You can shape the ornaments in the shape of gingerbread men with eyes buttons and belts which can be stuck to the ornaments using glue. For the dough Christmas wreaths you can make dough ribbons and tie it to the wreaths. One of the favorite dough ornaments I ever made was the Santa Claus ones. All you had to do was cut out Santa shapes and color it in red and white. Use a cheese grater to cut out long pieces that you can use for the beard. Similarly, for making the candy cane add a few drops of red food coloring to the dough and a few drops of white into another roll of dough. Roll out the pieces into long rope like shapes using your hand and then braid them together. At the end curve the shape so that your ornament now resembles a candy cane. For decorating the ornaments you can use colored paper, glitter and yarn for making the skirts, shirts and other accessories. Candy pieces can be used as buttons, eyes, mouth etc.
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A Cat Inspired Christmas Tree With Christmas Cat Ornaments
The Yuletide season requires loads of planning, conceptualizing and decorating, making it a good time of year for families to bond and spend quality time with each other. Every member of the family will get a chance to contribute to decorating the home, and everyone will have a say in the theme that will inspire the Christmas decorations. So if you happen to be a cat lover, then your favorite pet may also make a cool contribution to your Christmas experience. Imagine your Christmas theme this year with a touch of the felines. Your cat will definitely have that quizzical look on her elegant face as she sees the entire kitty inspired features of your Christmas decorations.
Starting with the Christmas tree, the best possible way to give it a cattish feel is by trimming it with Christmas cat ornaments to give the whole tree a cat inspired theme. You can easily find Christmas cat ornaments for sale in the department stores or better still, how about making your own Christmas cat ornaments to add a more personal touch to your tree? And what better way of making your own Christmas cat ornaments than doing it with your kids! All you need are some handy materials, cutting tools, painting sets and sheer creativity.
One problem you may find is when your cat gets really curious about all those enticing cat Christmas baubles and cat Christmas bells hanging on the tree. I for one actually do not find this to be a problem, and I enjoy seeing my feline friend exquisitely playing with the Christmas tree decorations – as long as she does not try to eat the Christmas lights of course. But if you have a problem with this sort of cat behavior, I have the right Christmas cat ornament for you.
This Christmas, cat decorations that you can make with your children will not only liven up your Christmas tree, but also warn you when your cat starts playing with them. This is how it’s done: first of all, you will need some empty plastic Easter eggs, wire in a variety of different colors, some small bells, paints, wire cutters, sheets of felt, glue, glitter, and a small drill or a push pin. Then you need to cut the plastic Easter eggs into halves, and put some designs onto them using the paint, shapes cut from felt, glue and glitter. Just remember to make sure that your design is appropriately cattish. You can draw cats, kittens or anything that has something to do with cats on your halved plastic Easter eggs. When you have done this, put your masterpieces on one side to dry, and start cutting the wire into lengths of three to four inches. You can then twist-tie the colorful wires onto your bells. After doing this, your painted egg halves will probably be dry, so you can now put a hole in the top of each one using the small drill, or by heating a push pin in a flame and then pressing the heated point through the top of the egg.
You can then put the wires with the bells on them through the holes. Loop the end of the wire around your finger and twist tie it to the base. You then have your cat Christmas bells ready for hanging. After putting them up, you can all appreciate the team effort, and when you hear the bells ringing, the culprit is on the loose.
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Eheim or Hagen Fluval Canister Filters? (A Comparison)
Which is the better brand? We give you a complete lowdown for both brands to help you decide on which brand you would want and suit your needs.
EHEIM
In A Nutshell
A complete line of versatile canister filters that are durable, compact and efficient, with a wide range of styles, models and sizes to choose from to meet any aquarist’s filtration needs.
Pros
- Many types to meet your filtration needs.
- Each versatile in their own way.
- High quality, durable construction.
Cons
- Slightly more expensive than some other canisters.
- Lack of self-priming with some older models.
Description/Features
- Canister series: Cylinder design; for basic mechanical and chemical filtration.
- Square design; for more versatility in mechanical and chemical, as well as biological filtration.
- Professional Wet/Dry series: Same as Pro II model, but with integrated wet/dry biological filter.
- Pro II & Wet/Dry available as thermo filters with integrated heaters.
- With the thermo filters, make sure you get the “marine” models for saltwater use!
- The cylinder shaped Ecco series provides 3-stage filtration in an easy to set up package.
- Each type of canister has its own unique features and versatile purposes.
Guide – Eheim Canister Filters
For years many aquarists have felt that you can’t go wrong with an Eheim. There are many filters to choose from to meet any aquarist’s individual or combination mechanical, chemical and biological filtration needs. Aside from some complaints about self-priming difficulties, which is greatly improved on the newer Ecco and Pro II Series models, these canisters are said to be durable, compact, extremely quiet, and easy to install and maintain. For priming problems, Eheim now makes an accessory priming aid tool, suitable for all makes of external filters, to help with this common problem in canister filters.
HAGEN FLUVAL
In A Nutshell
Both the 04 and the newer 05 Series units are very versatile, durable and well constructed canister filters with many excellent user friendly features.
Pros
- Design utilizes entire use of canister.
- Versatile filtering capabilities.
- Durable and well constructed.
- Easy to open, close, and restart.
- Easy access for cleaning the prefilter sponges.
Cons
- A little more expensive than some other canisters.
Description/Features
- Multi-stage system designed to provide optimum aquarium filtration.
- Biological, chemical, and mechanical filtration materials can be placed in the media trays.
- With separated chambers, it’s easy to remove and clean the prefilter sponges without disturbing the media trays.
- Auto-stop valves shut off water flow while hoses remain intact for easy maintenance.
- Comes complete with Fluval foam blocks, carbon, and BioMAX biological filter media.
- Adjustable output adapter for directional flow control above or below the water surface.
- Self-priming with self-flushing impellers.
Guide – Hagen Fluval Canister Filters
Despite the numerous problems with the old 03 Series models, such as breaking latches, being hard to clean, difficult to put back together and get started, aquarists still seemed to rave about them.When the new and improved Fluval 04 Series came along, some aquarists suggest that Hagen had out done themselves with this line. These newer, sleeker, square filters had a radically redesigned filter flow that makes efficient use of the entire canister. Even after introducing the first 04 models some years ago, a few defects were found and since have been updated.
Now there’s the newer 05 Series units, which are even better. Having used these canisters, the best feature we like is how easy they are to open, remove and clean the prefilter sponges, without disturbing the media trays, and then close and restart them. We highly recommend any of the 04 or 05 Series units for anyone that is looking for what you might call the “cadillac” of canister filters.
So Which Is Better?
Eheim probably edges of Fluval by a little bit because of its constant reliability throughout the years. However, it is worth to give Fluval a shot as it is coming out with better and more improved canister filters. The Fluval FX5 is one of the most sorted after canister filter in these years.
Hope you have decided on which brand is the better one for you! Read more about each brand by checking out our full product descriptions for each specific brand and model!
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Turnip Tops and Nettles on Toast â A taste of Victorian Vegetarian Cookery
Did you know that the first vegetarian recipe book was published in 1690? Or that the 19th Century saw not only a growth in the vegetarian movement, but also the publication of increasing numbers of vegetarian cookery books?
The recipe for Turnip Tops and Nettles on Toast appeared in a book called “Vegetarian Cookery by a Ladyâ€, published by Fred Pitman of London in 1866.   Fans of the current fashion for ‘wild’ food may wish to give this recipe a try, but the less adventurous could still find plenty of things to tempt them in the book, like Onion and Sage Fritters or Baked Vegetable Marrow.
These were tough times for vegetarians though, facing scorn, and a general population with a dislike of vegetables! There was also very little choice of ingredients available and some of the recipes contain cooking methods impossible to imagine today. Many recipes though, seem surprisingly modern and can offer a simple, relaxed approach to appreciating the flavour of vegetarian food.
“A brave, friendly, exhilarating foodâ€
In 1690, Thomas Tryon wrote “Wisdoms Dictates, including Bill of Fare of 75 Dishesâ€, a tract which called for a vegetarian diet as the only sensible way to live healthily. His approach is all about avoiding foods difficult to digest and several of his 75 recipes don’t much stretch the imagination; Number one in the list for instance is a recipe for Bread and Water! He can also be somewhat puritanical even when suggesting tasty sounding recipes,  such as in Currans (sic) and Oatmeal:  “You may add Butter as most good Housewives do; but I must tell them that it makes it heavy on the stomach, and apt to send fumes into the headâ€.
However, a good look through his Bill of Fare reveals an intriguing list of vegetables and herbs, that are well worth seeking out: smallage, sweet charwell, balm and colworts for example. As for his recipes, you may wish to try “One Egg broke into a Pint of good Ale and brewed wellâ€, but I’d have reservations about serving Spinnage (sic), Endive and young Parsley, which “cleanseth the Passages and loosens the Bellyâ€!
“Procure a nice square loaf…â€
Even though the recipes can seem overly simplistic to modern readers, such as the recipe for toast in “Vegetarian Cookery by a Ladyâ€, which is one of the longest in her book. They do also offer more creative combinations such as her Onion Pie, which is filled with a tasty mix of onions, apples and sage.Â
Many of the recipes seem carbohydrate-rich to those of us more used to a Mediterranean style of vegetarian cookery, but there are pleasant surprises such as the Italian influence in Mary Pope’s recipes of 1893 for Polenta Cutlets and Rice Polpetti.
As with today’s recipe books, many are laid out in chapters, and these in themselves can be illuminating – it would be pretty impossible now to imagine a whole chapter of 29 recipes devoted to “Porridge, Gruel, etcâ€! Mind you, the recipes themselves are often laced with sugar, dried fruit, molasses, nutmeg and lemon juice, so they offer more tempting ideas than it might first appear.
The more limited range of available ingredients did encourage lively invention. How about Beetroot Fricassee and Curried Beetroot and Cucumber for example and Mrs Bowdich writing in “New Vegetarian Dishes†in 1892, suggests Fried Beetroot as a breakfast dish! The anonymous Lady also has a few surprises for the modern palette, with dishes like Stewed Watercress, Mushroom Tea, Fried Cucumbers and Crisped Parsley.
In their choice of ingredients, the writers display a spirit of using whatever is available in the land around them and not letting anything go to waste. Hence those turnip tops and nettles, which turn up as ingredients in several books, and also making an appearance are hop tops and sorrel, a hedgerow herb often ingnored by modern retailers.
Our notions of sweet and savoury can be surprisingly overturned. Savoury Semolina never turned up on the school dinner menu, and Moulded Lentils from the anonymous “Penny Vegetarian Cookery†of 1885, is actually a sweet dish! Lentil flour is cooked with water, lemon flavouring and sugar, poured into a mould and when cold served with stewed or preserved fruit.
“Shape as much as possible like a fowlâ€
We might see it as a modern trend to create vegetarian versions of meat products like bacon and turkey-style Christmas roasts, but in fact, this seemed to be something of a trend by the end of the 19th Century. Florence George, a cookery teacher in Birmingham, UK published “Vegetarian Cookery†in 1908, and included recipes for a stuffed Roast Chicken made from butter beans and Roast Goose made from lentils.  A woman surely well ahead of her time!
Mrs Bowdich also got in on the act and her book contains seven different recipes for sausages, with ingredients ranging from lentils to cabbage; Sausages in Batter and Sausages with Curry Flavour for example. There’s also Savoury Rissoles and burger-style Lentil Cakes, made from lentils, mixed vegetables, flour, baking powder and butter, then rolled and stamped out with a pastry cutter before frying.
“Noble Dishes of Excellent Food…â€
While heavy use is made in the majority of the recipes of eggs, cheese and milk, vegans aren’t entirely left out. The case for excluding all animal products seems to be recognised only in terms of easy digestion, but certainly by 1908, Florence George lists such an exclusion as one of the forms of vegetarianism. Many of the recipes are made simply with vegetables, such as Spinach with Peas and Tomatoes, or vegetables served with bread in the form of toast or crumbs, such as Herb Soup thickened with breadcrumbs. Special efforts are made, such as an Omelet without Eggs or Butter, a mould made with macaroni, and by the turn of the 20th century vegan butter substitutes appear in the recipes, as do various brands of ‘nut meat’.
“…Affording a good clean nourishmentâ€
The inspiration for these early writers appears as varied as the reasons for turning vegetarian today. As well as those seeking a healthier, kinder diet, other titles hint at a prophetic realisation that vegetarianism offered better, cheaper nutrition for greater numbers of the population; books like Eleanor E. Orlebar’s “Food for the People†and Job Caudwell’s “Vegetarian Cookery for the Million†for example.
But whatever their individual reasons, it would be hard to imagine today’s explosion in vegetarian ingredients, ready meals and restaurant options without these inspirational writers. And with our increased awareness of issues such as “food miles†and a need for more locally produced, freshly prepared food, maybe now is a good time to reconsider such “traditional†cooking and ensure we keep it as part of our repertoire.
Rice Polpetti – Mary Pope, “Novel Dishes for Vegetarian Householdsâ€
6oz rice
3oz grated wheatmeal bread
1 clove garlic chopped
1 handful of parsley chopped
1 tblsp lemon juice
1 tsp finely rubbed basil and thyme
Pepper and salt to taste
1pt water
3oz butter
Wash the rice and put it to boil with all the other ingredients except the butter. When the rice begins to swell add the butter and cook until all the water is absorbed and the rice quite soft. Turn out into a shallow pie dish to get cold and stiff. Cut into slices not more than half an inch thick, and cut the slices into triangles. Egg and crumb these and fry in hot fat. Serve with a thick brown sauce and grated cheese in a separate dish.
Zwiebel Sauce – Mary Pope
Cut one large onion very fine and one tart apple; fry them in oil or butter quite brown; dredge in flour until it forms a thick paste and allow the flour to brown; thin it down with water; add salt and pepper to taste and a tablespoonful of lemon juice.
Brussels Sprouts Sausages - Mrs Bowdich, “New Vegetarian Dishesâ€
4 oz cooked sprouts
2 oz mashed potatoes
2 oz bread crumbs
1 oz butter
1 tsp sage
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 egg and bread crumbs
Mix the vegetables, bread crumbs and flavouring together, moisten with half the egg, form into sausages, roll in other half egg and bread crumbs, and fry in the one ounce of butter or boiling oil.
Thomas Tryon, “Bill of Fare of 75 Dishesâ€
Take Raisins, Currans (sic) and a few Pruans (sic), boil them in good water, when near done, thicken it with White Bread, adding Spice, Sugar, Butter and Salt; This is a rich Pottage, affording a great nourishment, and therefore it must be eaten more sparingly.
Plum Pudding – Anon “The Penny Vegetarian Cookeryâ€
Half a pound of flour, half a pound of currants, half a pound of grated carrots, half a pound of grated potatoes, quarter of a pound of butter and two ounces of sugar, Mix all together, adding a little salt, and any other approved seasoning. Boil in a buttered dish, an hour and a half, and serve with sweet sauce. A large spoonful of treacle is an agreeable addition.
More of these recipes can be found in ‘Early Vegetarian Recipes’ by Anne O’Connell http://www.offmotorway.co.uk
About the Author
Anne is a food and travel writer whose book ‘Early Vegetarian Recipes’ came out in 2008. She also runs Hollyfoods, a small food company selling locally at fairs around London.