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• #527
**Sunday 20th December '09 - The "Hansel & Gretel Follow The ****Seasonal Toast **crumbs" Ride
40 mile loop from Effingham Junction. Neither flat, nor strictly rural. Follow jonny (leader) and BMMF (back-stop)'s instructions where necessary.
Route is a secret.
Train Out - Waterloo @ 8.32am, arriving Effiingham Junction 9.24am
Train Back - Effingham Junction @ some time around noon (trains are :06 and :36).
£4.50 for Groupsave4, £5.95 for Network Card or Groupsave3.
jonny has requested that people bring "a mince pie, some fresh legs and the love of jesus in their pretty green eyes", though I would add it's a non-denominational ride, and as such, bumheads are more than welcome.
- jonny
- BMMF (59" fixed, or fully mudguarded geared audax resolutely left in 39x17)
- tika
- Sean (possibly riding out)
- Sam (see you out there)
- pistolero
- Dov (virgin)
- Sammy (44/18 fixed, full mudguards)
- Gustav
- alex's bumhead mate
- sem
- ASM
- shootthefockingbreeze
- Plurabelle. Fixed. *San*s mince-pie. Won't somebody please think of the vegans...
- jonny
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• #528
Balki ??
Nah mate...
Wrong thread pal.
Just cos someone said the V word. -
• #529
Sunday Morning, Shoots??? Hilarious!
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• #530
I know, i know
Busy preparing the alter boys as usual -
• #531
Fig and Walnut Mince Pies with Smooth
Makes 12 with enough filling for a further 2 batches
***Vegan***
**Ingredients** 500g ready-made vegetarian shortcrust pastry A little vegan margarine to grease baking tray 250g dried figs, chopped 100g raisins 100g sultanas 50g dried dates, chopped 50g vegetarian glacé cherries, chopped 50g walnuts, lightly toasted and chopped 5 tbsp brandy or whisky
½ tsp mixed spice,
pinch freshly grated nutmeg 2.5cm fresh ginger, peeled and grated 1 ripe banana, peeled and mashed to serve: caster sugar **Method**
- To make the mincemeat, put the dried fruit, glacé cherries and walnuts into a bowl. Pour over the alcohol, the ginger and the spices. Stir well and leave to stand for 1-2 hours, stirring from time to time. Add the banana and mix well.
2. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6. Grease a 12-hole jam tart tin.
3. Roll the pastry out thinly. Using an 8cm circular pastry cutter and a 4cm star-shaped pastry cutter, cut out 12 circles and 12 star shapes.
4. Press the circles gently into each section of the tin, then put a heaped teaspoon of mincemeat into each and top with the star shaped pastry.
5. Bake for 10 minutes, until lightly browned.
6. Cool in the tin for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack. Serve while still warm, sprinkled with a little caster sugar.
Apparently Asda Smart Price are vegan this year.
- To make the mincemeat, put the dried fruit, glacé cherries and walnuts into a bowl. Pour over the alcohol, the ginger and the spices. Stir well and leave to stand for 1-2 hours, stirring from time to time. Add the banana and mix well.
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• #532
Inspirational stuff there, Bmmf.
Glace cherries aside.
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• #533
Are you bringing one for everyone then BMMF?
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• #534
Glace cherries aside.
Too sophisticated for you, eh? You're missing out. I bet you've never tried pineapple and cheddar cubes on a cocktail stick either. It's all the rage amongst the denizens of swank. -
• #535
**Sunday 20th December '09 - The "Hansel & Gretel Follow The ****Seasonal Toast **crumbs" Ride
40 mile loop from Effingham Junction. Neither flat, nor strictly rural. Follow jonny (leader) and BMMF (back-stop)'s instructions where necessary.
Route is a secret.
Train Out - Waterloo @ 8.32am, arriving Effiingham Junction 9.24am
Train Back - Effingham Junction @ some time around noon (trains are :06 and :36).
£4.50 for Groupsave4, £5.95 for Network Card or Groupsave3.
jonny has requested that people bring "a mince pie, some fresh legs and the love of jesus in their pretty green eyes", though I would add it's a non-denominational ride, and as such, bumheads are more than welcome.
- jonny
- BMMF (59" fixed, or fully mudguarded geared audax resolutely left in 39x17)
- tika
- Sean (possibly riding out)
- Sam (see you out there)
- pistolero
- Dov (virgin)
- Sammy (44/18 fixed, full mudguards)
- Gustav
- alex's bumhead mate
- sem
- ASM
- shootthefockingbreeze
- Plurabelle. Fixed. *San*s mince-pie. Won't somebody please think of the vegans...
- Des
- jonny
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• #536
curses! I thought i did put in the URLs and whatnot. I must've deleted them when i re-arranged the order because gustav posted just before me.
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• #537
post #512 I am in
post #513 I am out
post #526 cheers to Shoots for looking after the posse back in again,
post #527 back out again and since.
I am in no matter how many times you lot try to wipe me out... -
• #538
^^^and des it will be great to see you again, well done that man.
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• #539
yeah, nice one des, seems like ages since that last tuesday night. how these sunday mornings are aging me. seriously. might have to upload a photo from riding this sunday.
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• #540
Was that you Jonny riding up past Effingham on sunday? I was riding back from Ranmore , cold and miserable.
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• #541
**Sunday 20th December '09 - The "Hansel & Gretel Follow The ****Seasonal Toast **crumbs" Ride
40 mile loop from Effingham Junction. Neither flat, nor strictly rural. Follow jonny (leader) and BMMF (back-stop)'s instructions where necessary.
Route is a secret.
Train Out - Waterloo @ 8.32am, arriving Effiingham Junction 9.24am
Train Back - Effingham Junction @ some time around noon (trains are :06 and :36).
£4.50 for Groupsave4, £5.95 for Network Card or Groupsave3.
jonny has requested that people bring "a mince pie, some fresh legs and the love of jesus in their pretty green eyes", though I would add it's a non-denominational ride, and as such, bumheads are more than welcome.
- jonny
- BMMF (59" fixed, or fully mudguarded geared audax resolutely left in 39x17)
- tika
- Sean (possibly riding out)
- Sam (see you out there)
- pistolero
- Dov (virgin)
- Sammy (44/18 fixed, full mudguards)
- Gustav
- alex's bumhead mate
- sem
- ASM
- shootthefockingbreeze
- Plurabelle. Fixed. *San*s mince-pie. Won't somebody please think of the vegans...
- Des
- Purple_mj
- Ved
@ Dov, yeah pal we'll sort summat out.
- jonny
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• #542
i'm fucking ace at this formatting shizz now.
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• #543
Ved, what do you reckon? Shall I make the effort and come along. Can bring endless supply of mince pies.....
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• #544
You're in Dave.
Dov, we should ride out to Effingham really. Not far.
This is all weather permitting btw. If there is ice on the roads I'm out.
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• #545
Ok. I'm doing it geared so I'll have nuff miles in my legs innit.
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• #546
Don't over do it on the Saturday ;)
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• #547
**Sunday 20th December '09 - The "Hansel & Gretel Follow The ****Seasonal Toast **crumbs" Ride
40 mile loop from Effingham Junction. Neither flat, nor strictly rural. Follow jonny (leader) and BMMF (back-stop)'s instructions where necessary.
Route is a secret.
Train Out - Waterloo @ 8.32am, arriving Effiingham Junction 9.24am
Train Back - Effingham Junction @ some time around noon (trains are :06 and :36).
£4.50 for Groupsave4, £5.95 for Network Card or Groupsave3.
jonny has requested that people bring "a mince pie, some fresh legs and the love of jesus in their pretty green eyes", though I would add it's a non-denominational ride, and as such, bumheads are more than welcome.
- jonny
- BMMF (59" fixed, or fully mudguarded geared audax resolutely left in 39x17)
- tika
- Sean (possibly riding out)
- Sam (see you out there)
- pistolero
- Dov (virgin)
- Sammy (44/18 fixed, full mudguards)
- Gustav
- alex's bumhead mate
- sem
- ASM
- shootthefockingbreeze
- Plurabelle. Fixed. *San*s mince-pie. Won't somebody please think of the vegans...
- Des
- Purple_mj
- Ved
- d.mac
@ Ved - there you go ,I'm in . Ride out from RP?
- jonny
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• #548
Yep sounds good.
Dov, lets meet @ Roehampton gate cafe time TBC.
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• #549
Was that you Jonny riding up past Effingham on sunday? I was riding back from Ranmore , cold and miserable.
possibly dude. lone rider, blue pinarello. ear warmers. in fact, everything warmers. it was a bit chilly. but a nice bright day really. i wasn't enjoying by the time i was coming back though effingham. maybe catch ya this sunday dude.
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• #550
Looking forward to it, have had to resort to a Surrey Hills Saturday morning SMTNRC for the last couple of weeks - just getting too complicated..
**Sunday 20th December '09 - The "Hansel & Gretel Follow The ****Seasonal Toast **crumbs" Ride
40 mile loop from Effingham Junction. Neither flat, nor strictly rural. Follow jonny (leader) and BMMF (back-stop)'s instructions where necessary.
Route is a secret.
Train Out - Waterloo @ 8.32am, arriving Effiingham Junction 9.24am
Train Back - Effingham Junction @ some time around noon (trains are :06 and :36).
£4.50 for Groupsave4, £5.95 for Network Card or Groupsave3.
jonny has requested that people bring "a mince pie, some fresh legs and the love of jesus in their pretty green eyes", though I would add it's a non-denominational ride, and as such, bumheads are more than welcome.
Dov you Xmas PLUM !
(sorry Plum)
...and Alex, BMMF will have yer guts for new cable ties if you don't learn the ways quick smart.