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Conkers
« on: September 12, 2011, 02:15:17 PM »
My first September here. Just been to the corner shop. What with this wind and stuff there are luvverly conkers everywhere. I have an bag full of them  cloud9:
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Re: Conkers
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2011, 02:16:07 PM »
Quote from: Nick on September 12, 2011, 02:15:17 PM
My first September here. Just been to the corner shop. What with this wind and stuff there are luvverly conkers everywhere. I have an bag full of them  cloud9:

To bake or soak in vinegar - that is the question....  rubschin:
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Re: Conkers
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2011, 02:17:25 PM »
I am just rubbing them  cloud9:
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Re: Conkers
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2011, 02:39:32 PM »
Quote from: Barman on September 12, 2011, 02:16:07 PM
Quote from: Nick on September 12, 2011, 02:15:17 PM
My first September here. Just been to the corner shop. What with this wind and stuff there are luvverly conkers everywhere. I have an bag full of them  cloud9:

To bake or soak in vinegar - that is the question....  rubschin:

Or drop on Miss Cs floor and put her back in the horsepickle.  noooo:
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Re: Conkers
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2011, 03:46:32 PM »
They will be a rarity soon.  sad24:
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Re: Conkers
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2011, 02:44:33 PM »


To bake or soak in vinegar - that is the question....  rubschin:
[/quote] Miss C knows all about pickling whistle:
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Re: Conkers
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2011, 02:52:21 PM »
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In 1993, Michael Palin, of Monty Python fame, was disqualified from a Conkers competition in the United Kingdom for baking his conker and soaking it in vinegar.[5]

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Re: Conkers
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2011, 02:55:18 PM »
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In 1993, Michael Palin, of Monty Python fame, was disqualified from a Conkers competition in the United Kingdom for baking his conker and soaking it in vinegar.[5]

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« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2011, 03:53:43 PM »
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In 1993, Michael Palin, of Monty Python fame, was disqualified from a Conkers competition in the United Kingdom for baking his conker and soaking it in vinegar.[5]

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Baked AND soaked??? worthy:
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