Road trip into the heart of darkness.

At the castle it was a bit late to go in so I walked around the gift shop.

I bought a rather nice mug and a welsh soup recipe book,it was so simple I thought I could do it.🤭


Back at my digs I christened the mug with tea.

My simple meal was Welsh crisps which I can tell you taste the same as any other crisps. 😂

And a Mexican vegan sandwich which was horrible. 😅

The tin plate is something I carry on my trips as it come in handy.

The Sudbuster was put to good use buttering Welsh Barra Brith which is one of my favourites,you should try it one day.😍


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Bara brith recipe

Bara Brith is a rich fruit loaf made with tea. Here's our recipe for making this favourite Welsh tea-time treat.
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Johnnythefox said:
At the castle it was a bit late to go in so I walked around the gift shop.

I bought a rather nice mug and a welsh soup recipe book,it was so simple I thought I could do it.🤭


Back at my digs I christened the mug with tea.

My simple meal was Welsh crisps which I can tell you taste the same as any other crisps. 😂

And a Mexican vegan sandwich which was horrible. 😅

The tin plate is something I carry on my trips as it come in handy.

The Sudbuster was put to good use buttering Welsh Barra Brith which is one of my favourites,you should try it one day.😍


www.visitwales.com

Bara brith recipe

Bara Brith is a rich fruit loaf made with tea. Here's our recipe for making this favourite Welsh tea-time treat.
www.visitwales.com www.visitwales.com




















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I hadn't heard of putting tea in bara brith.
I think Mom got her recipe from Ninnau, the newsletter of the North American Welsh Society. These are my books:
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That's a nice plate. I keep an Indian stainless steel one at church for similar emergencies.
 
screened porch said:
I hadn't heard of putting tea in bara brith.
I think Mom got her recipe from Ninnau, the newsletter of the North American Welsh Society. These are my books:
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That's a nice plate. I keep an Indian stainless steel one at church for similar emergencies.
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Like it, my Mum made a different kind of tea loaf that was delicious.
 
When living in Snowdonia I was told tea was essential to the recipe to create the characteristic bitterness. The fruit is soaked in tea overnight. No peel. I like to add chopped Prunes, a very easy thing to make and low temp long bake, about an hour and more = moist and tasty.

Question is: which knife to cut it?? Serrated bread-knife works well but some fanatics may allege that a Peanut is sufficient.....;)

Some fine pictures of a good road trip here and useful knives :thumbsup:
 
Will Power said:
When living in Snowdonia I was told tea was essential to the recipe to create the characteristic bitterness. The fruit is soaked in tea overnight. No peel. I like to add chopped Prunes, a very easy thing to make and low temp long bake, about an hour and more = moist and tasty.

Question is: which knife to cut it?? Serrated bread-knife works well but some fanatics may allege that a Peanut is sufficient.....;)

Some fine pictures of a good road trip here and useful knives :thumbsup:
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A bread knife would tear it to shreds a slicer is best a Opinel works well.
 
Johnnythefox said:
It was quite a day today.
Not far or fast but lots of stops.

The eyes and posture of the memorial statue got me in the heart.
Those who have served will recognise the feeling.

Beautiful quiet roads at times.

The canal boat over head was a surprise.

So many friendly people.

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Beautiful countryside.
The Korean war memorial in Washington DC has life size statues with the same eyes.
Thank you for sharing your trip
 
I came back yesterday a pleasant but unremarkable journey.

Though I did get to the front of a red roadworks light at the start of the Forest Of Dean.
When it went green I had an empty road in front of me and was able to make good progress. ;)

I stopped in Historic, very scenic Burford for over an hour to let the pain subside in my hand.

No worrys a nice coffee and a seat outside was very relaxing.


Ive found a rather good antique shop where I discovered 2 quite interesting knives with history.

I had my 15 with me, I am love 2 blade knives but am starting to thing maybe single blade's are better for me as I can open them easier with my weak hands.


The Foreign legion knife is a copy of sorts of the

Fairbairn Sykes Commando Knife​


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Jack do you know this Sheffield knife firm,is that 2 taps?

Kabar USMC knife as well.

































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Awesome pics, I especially love the scenic photos!

(And the knife ones)
 
Love the ride report. I grew up in a very small “Welsh” town here in the states. Which means everyone was named Hughes, Davies, Jones, etc and absolutely nobody spoke 2 words of Cymraeg, but the local library carried a subscription to a welsh language newspaper on principle, and all the old ladies professed a great fondness for choral singing.

I was thinking that French Sykes-Fairbairn was kind of cool till I saw the price….. then I saw the price on the others. Then I remembered why I usually don’t go into “antique shops” these days!
 
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Love the ride report. I grew up in a very small “Welsh” town here in the states. Which means everyone was named Hughes, Davies, Jones, etc and absolutely nobody spoke 2 words of Cymraeg, but the local library carried a subscription to a welsh language newspaper on principle, and all the old ladies professed a great fondness for choral singing.

I was thinking that French Sykes-Fairbairn was kind of cool till I saw the price….. then I saw the price on the others. Then I remembered why I usually don’t go into “antique shops” these days!
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Diolch

I spoke some Welsh but in the south its not common and people just look at you.
It is a very hard language the written words dont have anything in common with how they are pronounced.
 
That's my first look at a zinc-handled FS (if that is zinc). Does the Kabar really have a custom leather sheath?
My dad remembered North Welsh being spoken in Remsen.
Here's a bit of our Welsh culture from that Lovespoon cookbook, though:
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Barb Hurlbut is probably related to Hurlbut Road, so I can stop trying to imagine an event behind the name.
 
Amazing trip & Beautiful motorcycle! :)

If you happen to come by Treforest, take a quick break at Tom Jones' birthplace and have a nice pint on the Otley Arms... I studied there :)
 
Mini road trip to Taunton as we have a few days of late sun.
The good stuff starts tommorow though today was quite pleasant..

I detoured to get you a photo of Stonehenge it’s over there look closer 🤣

That was foolish as the road was badly potholed,wet and slippy.









Slow wifi

I changed my mind about what to bring 10 times,here’s one choice.




 
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I was on the scenic route its near the A303,when I was a kid there was no restrictions and you could touch the stones.
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I have only vague memories of having visited Stonehenge as a child of 5. The only clear memory I have of that entire trip is of my grandmother sending me and my brother down to Wallop Brook to pick watercress 🤣.

For some reason I never went back to see it on any of my later visits as a teenager and young man.
 
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