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To blanch or not to blanch ....

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by Monika » Sat Jul 20, 2013 7:08 pm

With the freezing season now well and duly started, I was chatting to two women about freezing vegetables and they both told me that the accepted...

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Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:09 am
Dog Biscuits

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by Westi » Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:38 pm
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Someone told me today about dog biscuits you can make with garlic in them to repel fleas! A very common flea treatment that costs a fortune just...
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Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:28 pm
Making strawberry jam

Last post by Beryl
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by Monika » Thu Jun 13, 2013 6:59 pm

Not a cooking tip but a query: which are the best strawberries to use for jam , only just ripe or overripe? I know one lot contains more pectin than...

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Last post by Beryl
Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:10 pm
Electric Steamers

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by Motherwoman » Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:02 am

Had a senior moment yesterday, having decided not to fire up the wood range during this heat wave I was going to cook the meat for dinner in the...

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Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:45 pm
Brussels Sprouts Coleslaw

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by The Mouse » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:58 am

I've got a bumper crop of sprouts at the moment, but no cabbages (swings and roundabouts, as always!)

When the supermarket had no hard cabbage at...

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Last post by Gwen
Wed May 15, 2013 9:57 pm
Coffee?

Last post by peter
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by Westi » Sun Jan 13, 2013 5:52 pm

Probably not cooking but this topic is a bit sad at this time of the year & my question kind of fits?

Any instant coffee I take down to lottie,...

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Last post by peter
Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:01 pm
Types of Rice

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by Catherine » Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:44 pm
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Has anyone tried different types of rice? I bought some Ermes Red Rice from M&S months ago and it sat in my cupboard for quite some time until...
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Last post by Catherine
Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:12 pm
Cooking with wine

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by Monika » Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:30 pm
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More of a query than a tip:

I often use wine in my meat cooking, like slow cooking venison steaks in red wine or chicken breasts in white wine....
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Last post by robo
Thu Nov 22, 2012 6:28 pm
Dried fruit has gone a little mouldy

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Primrose » Fri Nov 16, 2012 5:57 pm

Just found a large container of dried fruit in my cupboard, some of which has got some mould on it. Am loathe to throw it away if it can be rescued....

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:21 pm
Drinking chocolate

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by JohnN » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:05 am

For those of you who like a cup of drinking chocolate, and noticing the high price of the Cadbury brand, I thought the following tip might be...

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Last post by vegpatchmum
Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:45 pm
Cheese making - uses for the whey in the garden

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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:58 am

I've just made some cream cheese - my first attempt and it was very easy and tastes lovely. Lakeland are selling a small book on cheese making,...

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Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:07 pm
CHIICKEN TAGINE

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by pillbug » Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:56 pm

Ingredients.
3lb chicken cut into 12 pieces

2oz butter
3 onions
1 tsp saffron powder
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 TABLESPOON paprika
4 oz...

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Last post by dave1309
Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:01 pm
pickling beetroot

Last post by phill
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by phill » Sun Aug 26, 2012 5:59 pm

Good evening people
I have a good crop of beetroot in the garden and fancy pickling some. Looking at the recipes there seems to be a lot of different...

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Last post by phill
Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:59 pm
Garlic Scapes

Last post by Colin_M
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by Westi » Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:30 pm

Grew some hardneck this year and they are forming nice scapes just about going into their first full circle. Do I harvest them now - do you cook them...

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Last post by Colin_M
Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:17 pm
cooking corn on the cob

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by Beryl » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:47 pm

Corn on the cob with no silk…this is so cool I want to buy corn just to try it. 4Min. per cob, 2 cobs would be a total of 8 min. in the microwave....

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Last post by Beryl
Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:29 pm
Preserving Vine Leaves.

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by Nature's Babe » Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:02 pm

Preserving Vine leaves.

If you have a grapevine now is the time to preserve some vine leaves for Dolmades, leaves full but still tender and clean,...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:43 pm
Mushroom Risoniotto River Cottage Veg Everyday!

Last post by Westi
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by Catherine » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:37 pm

I have just made this for the second time from Hugh Fearnley Whittingstalls River Cottage Veg Everyday. It is brilliant and uses Orzo pasta and I...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:32 pm
cooker hood

Last post by Primrose
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by pongeroon » Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:54 pm

Anyone know much about these?

We took ours down to put new tiles up (they look lovely) and we rather like the look of the kitchen without it. We...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:49 pm
What do you do to test meat?

Last post by WestHamRon
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by Stephie » Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:40 am

Everyone in my family prefers their meat cooked a certain way, for instance my husband likes his steak medium rare, whilst i prefer it well-done....

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Last post by WestHamRon
Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:04 pm
Parsnip chips..

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by Marigold » Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:30 pm

These were suggested in the Hessayon Vegetable Expert book and I am impressed. Delicious.

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Last post by Marigold
Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:36 pm
Chicken in the slow cooker

Last post by dirt-digger
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by Catherine » Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:35 pm

Today I cooked a whole chicken in the slow cooker. My daughter told me she had done this three weeks ago. So I thought I would try it. My goodness me...

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Last post by dirt-digger
Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:37 pm
Soggy bottoms

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by Westi » Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:16 pm

I'm having problems with my pastry cases going soggy recently and am getting annoyed having to take them out of the flan cases and sit them in the...

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Last post by dirt-digger
Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:26 pm
Anyone making Sourdough bread?

Last post by The Mouse
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by Colin_M » Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:42 pm

I've had a few goes recently.
The flavour is great, but I'm still experimenting to get the texture right.

Anyone else trying who'd care to share...

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Last post by The Mouse
Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:19 pm
Cambells Soups

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by Beryl » Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:54 pm

Did anyone notice how Canpbells soups disappeared off the shelves for quite a while? I used to use these a lot for cooking now they are back and make...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:33 pm
Carlin peas - dried

Last post by Marigold
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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:10 pm

I've grown these for the first time this year and got a good crop of dried peas.

I soaked some and made Pease pudding for the first time and it was...

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Last post by Marigold
Thu Nov 24, 2011 3:47 pm
freezing pears

Last post by Beryl
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by Diane » Sat Sep 24, 2011 2:56 pm

I've been given a big bag of pears....so what is the best way to freeze them?

Thank you.

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Last post by Beryl
Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:23 pm
Different types of Flour

Last post by Tony Hague
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by Catherine » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:15 pm

NB I made a loaf with Kamut flour this weekend. It was difficult to rise and quite heavy but different and tasty. I am going to try pasta with it...

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Last post by Tony Hague
Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:57 pm
Green Bean Piccalilli

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by WestHamRon » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:42 pm

There was a very good recipe in a recent copy of KG.
How long between making and eating, if you please?

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:32 pm
Bread without yeast?

Last post by ken
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by ken » Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:37 pm

I'm really looking for moral support on this one. We went into a local artisan bakery recently, and on display was a rye loaf with the printed...

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Last post by ken
Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:39 am
chilli jam recipe

Last post by Primrose
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by nemo » Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:16 pm

after reading the september issue this recipe works every time

ingredients
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1 kg sure set jam sugar
233 grams trimmed and seeded red peppers
14 g...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:47 pm
Soda Bread

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by Arnie » Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:35 pm
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Hi, :D

I have had a few attempts at making Soda Bread, not what I was expecting, can someone tell me what soda bread should be like, the ones I...
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Last post by Tigger
Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:41 pm
Ceramic knife

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by Shallot Man » Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:22 am

Help. Have been given a ceramic kitchen knife, there are no instructions on sharpening, any ideas. :? :?

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Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:56 pm
White bread flour

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by quirkas » Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:35 am

Hello
Can anybody explain why white bread flour has to have additives irrespective of whether it is thought to be a 'good' quality flour or not? I...

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Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:07 am
Cooking with beetroot

Last post by Westi
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by Primrose » Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:05 pm
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I seem to have a glut of it so would be interested if anybody has some favourite recipes. Also does anybody have any hints as to how to prevent the...
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Last post by Westi
Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:53 am
Glut of the month ?

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by Nature's Babe » Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:46 pm

What veg / fruit do you have loads of at the moment? For me it is broad beans, chard, turnips, strawberries and raspberries. Ideas for different ways...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:04 pm
Chard advice?

Last post by Edible
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by Elderflower » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:49 am

I`ve grown swiss chard for the first time - the kind with different coloured stems.
Now I don`t know how to cook it!
And do I cook it on the...

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Last post by Edible
Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:19 am
roasted new potatoes

Last post by Granny
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by Granny » Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:56 pm

Some time ago - over a year - there was a recipe on this forum for roasted new potatoes. It involved smashing them with a large knife at some stage...

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Last post by Granny
Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:07 pm
Urgent help with Aubergines . . . please

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by CJS » Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:47 pm

I have just cleared the greenhouse and have a carrier bag full of medium to large aubergines. Any one suggest how to use and/or store them, do they...

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Last post by Edible
Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:55 am
Planting to harvesting to cooking and recipes

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by Nature's Babe » Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:11 am

Hello dencap8, welcome to the forum, yes a fun and informative site. do dive in and share a little more about yourself, don't be afraid to ask...

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Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:11 am
Jerusalem Artichokes.

Last post by Edible
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by Trevor » Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:02 pm

Hi can anyone help me. I have taken on another allotment and I have been left with a load of Jerusalem Artichokes. I have started to dig them up and...

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Last post by Edible
Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:39 am
help in the kitchen

Last post by Primrose
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by raquel » Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:06 am

i adore cooking, i just love it but i find i need a good long sunday afternoon to really get my teeth into it. i would love to enjoy cooking int he...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:44 pm
Mincemeat

Last post by pongeroon
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by pongeroon » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:01 am

Does anyone know if mincemeat can be frozen, or will it be OK in the fridge until next Christmas? It is homemade and delicious, but I made too much,...

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Last post by pongeroon
Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:57 pm
Best Whole Fruit Juicer

Last post by John
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by Westi » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:08 pm

Now my fruit trees are well established and doing well I want to get a juicer - one of those ones that you throw the whole lot in and it comes out...

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Last post by John
Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:02 pm
Stollen help please

Last post by Primrose
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by lizzie » Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:52 pm
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Hi everybody.

As well as making my old mum her annual sticky toffee pud (James Martin recipe and it's stunning) I've decided to make her a Stollen...
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Last post by Primrose
Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:51 pm
Shallot jam/chutney/marmalade recipy

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Fair Weather 33 » Sat Nov 27, 2010 5:43 pm

Hi everyone

I was wondering if anyone out there had a recipy for the above. I have for the past two years produced a lot of very nice looking and...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:57 am
LAMB SHANK

Last post by Beryl
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by Stephie » Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:33 am

just bought some gorgeous lamb shank (really good offer too) and was wondering how best to cook it. I am bored of roasting and braising - any other...

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Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:57 pm
Cooking for large groups..

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by VeggieAli » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:25 pm

Apologies for posting here, I couldn't think who else might be able to help!

I have to cook for 25 hockey players on a regular basis (teas after...

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Last post by jamesrobartson
Mon Oct 25, 2010 2:09 pm
Onion jam

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Monika » Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:55 pm

We have lots of onions which we are not likely to use before the overwintering ones are ready in June, particularly some huge ones.

Can somebody...

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Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:07 pm
Overgrown courgette marrow jam. Yummy ! ( Ginger or lemon )

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by Nature's Babe » Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:28 pm

I let one get huge for seeds and was left with the flesh, and two or 3 got a bit large for courgettes so....

Equivalent of one huge marrow or a few...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:28 pm
Tomato Chutney

Last post by Elaine
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by Elaine » Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:15 pm

I have just made the Tomato Chutney, following the recipe in this months KG. All went well but having tasted it, it has certainly got one hell of a...

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Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:57 am

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