(1626) Hurricane evening coming up in Bama, fish n chips here.

 

21. The hurricane lands soon

Toodles points out that though pop-up disturbances can be arranged, their ones come over from Africa.

20. DAD at 1513

David Shaw writes: “I have just seen the latest socialist blueprint from the Institute for Public Policy Research handing John Healey another excuse to raid your wallet. Labour is quietly plotting a massive 1.5 billion pound tax on online retailers right before the October Budget. Andy Burnham and the Treasury want to brand this an Amazon tax so they can pose as champions of the local high street.”

19. Moo corner

18. Good move

17. Know the feeling, Charlotte

16. What were the chances?

15. Coordinated global reach

14. Sincerest apologies to our Penseivat

… only speaking of modern policing … promise.

13. The IYE recipe

Flour-less Rich Fruit Cake

1 cup dried apricots roughly chopped
1/2 cup medjoul dates roughly chopped
1/2 cup dried figs roughly chopped
1/2 cup dried cranberries (optional)
1/2 cup currants
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup stoned 🤪 prunes roughly chopped

1 large orange – zest and juice
3 tablespoons coconut oil
3 large eggs, beaten
2 heaped teaspoons mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
1/2 cup of chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
2 cups ground almonds
Pinch of salt

A generous 1/4 cup brandy 😇

20 cm loose bottom tin lined with greaseproof paper, baking parchment or whatever it is called in your neck of the woods
Oven temp 150 C or gas equivalent?
Cooking time 1 hour 15 – 1 hour 25 mins.

Method
Day before you want to bake put all the dried fruit in large bowl together with zest and juice of the orange and the brandy. Stir well, make a wish, cover with a plate or cling film and leave overnight. (No nibbling now!)

Day after, gently melt the coconut oil – don’t over heat. In another large bowl mix ground almonds, salt, spices, beaten eggs and the melted coconut oil. Mix well. Add the dried fruit and any remaining liquid ( won’t be much!) and mix thoroughly. Add the chopped nuts if using at this stage too.

Empty into prepped tin and bake. Check after 1 hr 15 – stick a skewer in the middle – should be cleanish and the cake firm.
When done leave it in the tin to cool completely then wrap in grease proof paper and then in tin foil. Keeps well for a couple of weeks.
It makes quite a dense cake. Delish served with a chunk of farmhouse cheddar and a glass of port.
Note there’s no sugar in it – sweetness comes from all the dried fruit.

Hope that all makes sense – have written it in my bestest writing. 😉

12. The new brutalism

11. On Quora … signs of dangerous people

… which of these do you score on?

1.‎They stick with the same haircut for decades.

‎2.Any shopping trip is done in under 20 minutes.

‎3.They never compare their clothes to anyone else’s.

‎4.Phone calls last seconds, not minutes.

‎5.A five-day trip only requires one pair of pants.

‎6.Friendships don’t need constant invites to survive.

‎7.Zero drama, low maintenance—today’s outfit works for tonight’s party too.