tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post1257803073208985907..comments2024-03-29T09:52:05.029+00:00Comments on The Low Carb Diabetic: Black Forest Gateau : The Sizzling SeventiesLowcarb team memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-50443729637768210282015-09-06T00:28:43.673+01:002015-09-06T00:28:43.673+01:00chris c said...
Now someone's taking the piss... chris c said...<br /><br /><i>Now someone's taking the piss! The CAPCHA had me pick out pictures of wheelchairs . . .</i><br /><br />So sorry Chris but you do realise we need to make the anti's feel at home, after a life time of low fat high carb wheelchairs are something they can relate too.<br /><br />Graham Lowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-2261589161192996472015-09-05T23:22:59.523+01:002015-09-05T23:22:59.523+01:00Chris - regarding the CAPTCHA. There are indeed so...Chris - regarding the CAPTCHA. There are indeed some unusual pictures, street signs. lakes, kayaks, candy, waffles and sometimes numbers to choose from. It's all part of the 'intrigue' when posting a comment... which we are always pleased to receive them.<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-44490961927932824782015-09-05T23:19:31.279+01:002015-09-05T23:19:31.279+01:00Chris thank you so much for all your comments here...Chris thank you so much for all your comments here, and your link.<br /><br />I do remember the cold winter of 62/63, but they were from the eyes of a child playing happily in the snow with family and friends. Although I can remember taking a step and suddenly found myself much deeper in the snow than my previous step ... quite un-nerving!<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-9947299680523729802015-09-04T20:47:35.565+01:002015-09-04T20:47:35.565+01:00Now someone's taking the piss! The CAPCHA had ...Now someone's taking the piss! The CAPCHA had me pick out pictures of wheelchairs . . .chris cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-31547163225984344432015-09-04T20:46:42.796+01:002015-09-04T20:46:42.796+01:00My mother loved Deep History, as does my cousin. I...My mother loved Deep History, as does my cousin. I always focussed more on the changes since the Industrial Revolution and the evolution of technology.<br /><br />You probably don't remember the long cold winter of 62/63. My parents recalled those of 1941 and 1947 too. My ex-farmer neighbour was a mine of information too, and I remember sitting on a banch in the park with someone else I'd just bumped into while he told me tales of trying to drain the marshes while the ground was frozen solid.<br /><br />There are some diabetes stories from the past here<br /><br />http://www.diabetes-stories.com/chris cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-60914039116623789642015-09-03T22:33:29.555+01:002015-09-03T22:33:29.555+01:00Chris ... I think it can be good to look back, and...Chris ... I think it can be good to look back, and see the good and bad and how things have developed. I also think it good if we can talk to family / friends from different generations and exchange memories. I think schools do this much more these days and also visit the stately home type house and museums where they bring History alive - so to speak.<br /><br />Dress code has changed over the years ... sometimes not for the better - but then perhaps I'm getting older ...?<br /><br />The drought of 76 and the storms of October 87 will stay forever in my mind ...<br /><br />All the best Jan<br /><br /> Lowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-18929499477013426052015-09-03T21:35:01.300+01:002015-09-03T21:35:01.300+01:00I just read through the whole of the Past Times Pr...I just read through the whole of the Past Times Project on the 20th Century. Hugely interesting to see a brief digest of the times my mother lived through (born in 1915) and her mother before her (born in 1885) and correlate them with her old diaries, let alone all that happened since I was born (1950s)<br /><br />Yup I remember the Drought, and one day driving back from a run almost to Cornwall and back, stopping in a pub just before I got back to the truck yard and pouring down a pint almost without it touching the sides of my throat. Yet people were still being refused service in other pubs for not wearing a tie . . .<br />chris cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-41225440482259737222015-09-03T19:57:25.467+01:002015-09-03T19:57:25.467+01:00Gail, many thanks for your comment. The seventies ...Gail, many thanks for your comment. The seventies were certainly a busy and exciting few years for you ... and of course they continue!<br /><br />Take Care<br /><br />All the best Jan Lowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-59253581317011188392015-09-03T01:09:46.215+01:002015-09-03T01:09:46.215+01:00The seventies for me were graduation, marriage, th...The seventies for me were graduation, marriage, the birth of two daughters and a career.<br /><br />Thanks for your kind comments, Jan.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-21786429961331827722015-09-02T22:58:24.724+01:002015-09-02T22:58:24.724+01:00Jo, so pleased to read you like these 'flashba...Jo, so pleased to read you like these 'flashbacks'. It is sometimes good to look back ... perhaps we tend to remember the good / happier moments.<br />Boy it was hot in 76 wasn't it ... I didn't like the heat at all and any chance to cool down was good. A paddling pool, a cool drink was so welcoming.<br /><br />Certainly the summer of 2015 in the UK will not be remembered for a heatwave !<br /><br />Enjoy the rest of your week.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-77585943407260086972015-09-02T22:54:34.602+01:002015-09-02T22:54:34.602+01:00Chris, many thanks for your comment.
Yes, indeed ...Chris, many thanks for your comment.<br /><br />Yes, indeed Blue Nun was a favourite in our house along with Black Tower and Mateus Rose!<br />However, the 70's certainly wasn't all plain sailing - a lot of discontent.<br />Perhaps some of us cheered ourselves up watching 'Fawlty Towers'<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-45087162583421968802015-09-02T22:48:10.043+01:002015-09-02T22:48:10.043+01:00Denise, many thanks for your comment. Glad you lik...Denise, many thanks for your comment. Glad you liked the post - it can be fun to look back!<br /><br />Yes, I too have heard that Kermit has a new girlfriend ... and what a lovely name too.<br />http://comicbook.com/2015/09/01/the-muppets-kermit-the-frogs-new-girlfriend-denise-first-look/<br /><br />All the best Jan<br />Lowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-23852012721918970562015-09-02T22:21:10.214+01:002015-09-02T22:21:10.214+01:00I really enjoy these posts when you look back, I c...I really enjoy these posts when you look back, I can remember the 70's, I grew up in them. I remember the heatwave of '76, rushing home from school to get in the paddling pool which was set up the whole summer long. Such a different story this year. Black Forest Gateau seemed so exotic back then.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-22201948296598541372015-09-02T22:07:34.598+01:002015-09-02T22:07:34.598+01:00Anyone remember Blue Nun, the height of decadence?...Anyone remember Blue Nun, the height of decadence? Before decent wines became readily available.<br /><br />Things got so bad I predicted we needed a revolution - and indeed we had one. Unfortunately the wrong side won . . .chris cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-20807019646293595502015-09-02T21:45:12.207+01:002015-09-02T21:45:12.207+01:00Yum, again :) You do share some delicious delicac...Yum, again :) You do share some delicious delicacies. I just heard Hermit has a new girlfriend called Denise :)))DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-58016893454721314842015-09-02T20:23:52.338+01:002015-09-02T20:23:52.338+01:00Debbie, many thanks for your comment. So pleased y...Debbie, many thanks for your comment. So pleased you like the recipe. I think Lazy Susan's is a rotating dish / plate ... ?<br /><br />Take Care<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-67739654162459230852015-09-02T20:12:48.813+01:002015-09-02T20:12:48.813+01:00omgoodness, I am drooling, nice recipes!! I use la...omgoodness, I am drooling, nice recipes!! I use lazy Susan's I made for my spices, ones I made with marbles and cake pans!! I don't remember that spice rack!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-39587627812289545672015-09-02T17:21:43.520+01:002015-09-02T17:21:43.520+01:00Amalia ... I will cut you a slice with pleasure, &...Amalia ... I will cut you a slice with pleasure, 'virtually' speaking of course !<br /><br />Many thanks for your comment.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-28628723504139375592015-09-02T17:20:22.161+01:002015-09-02T17:20:22.161+01:00Rose, thank you so much for your comment. Glad to ...Rose, thank you so much for your comment. Glad to hear you still have your spice rack ... must say my jars of mixed herbs and spices are now kept in a kitchen cupboard.<br /><br />Why not make the low carb black forest gateau soon and enjoy a slice!<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-66631657548419362602015-09-02T17:18:15.426+01:002015-09-02T17:18:15.426+01:00Mike, many thanks for your comment. Nice to know y...Mike, many thanks for your comment. Nice to know you remembered all the things I mentioned. Guess those of us who lived through the 70's each have our good and not so good memories.<br /><br />Funny thing you mention storks and Scotland, I believe the last nesting pair of white storks was in Edinburgh in 1416 ... see Wikipedia here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_stork <br /><br />Happy September Wishes<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-43519605005617569142015-09-02T16:38:40.587+01:002015-09-02T16:38:40.587+01:00I could be tempted with a slice :-)
Amalia
xo
I could be tempted with a slice :-)<br />Amalia<br />xo<br />handmade by amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589172037052603746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-57965023312464921832015-09-02T14:03:47.562+01:002015-09-02T14:03:47.562+01:00Somehow I missed the Black Forest Gateau during th...Somehow I missed the Black Forest Gateau during the 70's--looks delicious! Thanks for a fun look back at this decade--I still have a spice rack just like the one pictured here:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-22108450664352238582015-09-02T12:58:26.477+01:002015-09-02T12:58:26.477+01:00Nostalgia's not what it used to be... I'm ...Nostalgia's not what it used to be... I'm afraid I remember all of the things you've mentioned! The summer of '75 was pretty good too, I seem to recall. For a minute, I thought you said Scotland had an abundance of storks.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-7146740045223857832015-09-02T11:44:50.413+01:002015-09-02T11:44:50.413+01:00Lisa, thank you for your comment ... and yes, well...Lisa, thank you for your comment ... and yes, well done the Saints, AKA Southampton. UK. Football Club - for our overseas readers!<br />Many thanks for commenting about the Pumpkin post. It certainly was a lovely happy smile from our grandson, he's already looking forward to this years Pumpkin pick.<br /><br />All the best Jan Lowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-13505538358972121792015-09-02T11:38:46.892+01:002015-09-02T11:38:46.892+01:00Linda, many thanks for your comment. Fondue's ...Linda, many thanks for your comment. Fondue's are fun ... glad to hear your husband likes cheese fondue.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.com