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"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")
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Yes..what a cutie! BTW got your msg Catherine.. thank you! And same to you!
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Enjoy your bunny cake Gary :thumbup:
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My wifes mom made the lamb cake too, she also used coconut. My wife didn't like coconut so her mother made the Bunny cake for her. These are made with metal molds that are very old now. After their mom's passing my wife kept the Bunny, her sister kept the Lamb.
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Are the moulds made of copper by any chance Gary?
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I don't believe so, Jack. No sign of copper color. I'm not sure what they are made of. The cakes get made once a year and in the 40 plus years they've been used, that I know of, no one has gotten sick yet.:thumbup:
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That's good Gary! 
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I've seen old English moulds that are copper, but they are a wee bit older, like this (below).
My mother also used to have a rabbit-shaped mould that belonged to her mother, but it was glass and used for blancmange
:thumbup:I've seen old English moulds that are copper, but they are a wee bit older, like this (below).
My mother also used to have a rabbit-shaped mould that belonged to her mother, but it was glass and used for blancmange
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My mother also used to have a rabbit-shaped mould that belonged to her mother, but it was glass and used for blancmange
I still haven't got a clue what blancmanches are, but I do know they kind of look like this :ghost: and play tennis.
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I still haven't got a clue what blancmanches are, but I do know they kind of look like this :ghost: and play tennis.
THAT'S where I've heard that term before! LOL
Thanks for the Pythonesque blast from the past, sturzi! :thumbup::thumbup:
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GT, I'm a BIG10 (err, how many do we have now, Rutgers, really?) guy all the way to, and as a Wisconsin engineering grad, I am a big fan of the Boilermakers, good engineering school! Yeah, the BIG10 is a whipping boy for the pundits, but I think we've been pretty good all along. I hold Joe Tiller in high regard, and used to love that scowl of Gene Keady!
Is that what they call it these days?
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That's good Gary!
I've seen old English moulds that are copper, but they are a wee bit older, like this (below).
My mother also used to have a rabbit-shaped mould that belonged to her mother, but it was glass and used for blancmange
That's a mold worth displaying, Jack.
I had to google blancmange. Looks like a tasty dessert!
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I still haven't got a clue what blancmanches are, but I do know they kind of look like this :ghost: and play tennis.
Not mine I'm afraid Gary, just found it on a Google search. Sorry, it's obscure even here now, one of those old-fashioned austerity years British desserts with not a lot in it. I'm surprised it's not making a comeback!
It was a staple at birthday parties many years ago, out would come the pink blancmange bunny surrounded by green jello (what we call jelly). It was also a common part of British war-time and post-war school dinners, along with the likes of sago and tapioca. The latter was known to kids as 'frog-spawn', and perhaps not entirely because of it's foul appearance! Possibly these things are actually palatable if made right, but they never were! :grumpy: 
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Oh, man, Brad, you're reminding me of the glory days of Purdue football and basketball!
I think Tiller had a lot to do with changing the style of BIG10 football, with his "basketball on grass" as opposed to the Schembechler/Hayes "3 yards and a cloud of dust" approach. Drew Brees gave Purdue football fans some exciting times!
I REALLY loved Keady as a basketball coach! During games, he sometimes acted like a crazed-killer-maniac, but during the week, he was one of the nicest guys around, as far as I could tell. Bo Ryan kind of reminds me of Keady in the sense that they both get outstanding play from guys who weren't necessarily highly-recruited. And Keady was loyal to a fault to his seniors. Honestly, the experience factor was where I thought Wisconsin was going to be able to exploit UK with their "one-and-done" recruiting approach. In a close game, I tend to think some pretty good and definitely experienced 22 year olds may have an advantage over amazingly talented 18 year olds.
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Not mine I'm afraid Gary, just found it on a Google search. Sorry, it's obscure even here now, one of those old-fashioned austerity years British desserts with not a lot in it. I'm surprised it's not making a comeback!
Like the cardboard cakes of WW II, wartime and post war Britain had a tough time.
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Yes, very strict food rationing went on until the 1950's (see for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationing_in_the_United_Kingdom#Food_rations for the actual rations. After that, we were just poor! And barely anyone could cook!
Things are different here today, but I can remember going to a corner shop in Sheffield in the mid 1980's, and they treated me like I had aspirations to be Paul Getty because I asked for a green bell pepper (capsicum)!
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Im not sure if Ive shown this jello/jelly mould here before (certainly didn't think I'd get the chance to show it again! ). I have a friend called Bod, who is Jewish, and I bought this for his son Jack when he was born a year or so ago. I found it in an antique shop, and theyre quite collectible. I had a drink with my friend last week, and he disclosed that he has to undergo a rather delicate, but relatively minor, surgical procedure, which he would perhaps have had as a boy had his parents been religious - rather than in his forties! So, just to add to Bods embarrassment, I think Im going to suggest a rather-belated Bris party is in order and we can get out the mould for the occasion!
). I have a friend called Bod, who is Jewish, and I bought this for his son Jack when he was born a year or so ago. I found it in an antique shop, and theyre quite collectible. I had a drink with my friend last week, and he disclosed that he has to undergo a rather delicate, but relatively minor, surgical procedure, which he would perhaps have had as a boy had his parents been religious - rather than in his forties! So, just to add to Bods embarrassment, I think Im going to suggest a rather-belated Bris party is in order and we can get out the mould for the occasion! 