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Re: Diary summary week ending 21st september 2025
« Reply #18 on: Yesterday at 23:40 »
Hello Jeff

When my late Mum used to do homemade chips.

She would cut them up and soak them in water for an hour or two, to get rid of the starch. Put them in the frying basket and shake the water off over the sink, put the lid on the basket and drop them in the preheated oil.

When my Mrs P was around she did similar to get the starch out, then use an Air Fryer and spray them with a little Frylite spray.

I do miss either of the above and if buy a nice large freshly fried cod from the next village, I never buy chips.

Nothing compares to homemade chips!

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Re: Diary summary week ending 21st september 2025
« Reply #19 on: Today at 06:53 »
Can't remember how many decades it may have been since I made deep fried chips, basket rested and drained above oil pot after first dip and down for a second. Always nice and did a bit back then with family at home before deciding oven wedges were easier  :) These days for the 2 of us or when the grandchildren are staying, I have a bag of frozen oven chips tucked away if need be and the potato at least is always good with those. I still make a tray of oven chips occasionally if we have company, perhaps to have with drinks outside etc. We also earlier this year bought a very small air-fryer with a basket just big enough to prepare enough of anything for the two of us and takes up about as much room on the bench as a kettle which was a factor as didn't want anything as big as our coffee machine!

Hope your week has improved somewhat TY and that your OH is OK. Our weekend just ending better than last one where we had two rather unexpected funerals of friends, one our age and one too young again sadly.  Fair to middling Spring weather here and a bit 'breezy' but a nice outing in new car today and lunch out, pleasant way to while away a Sunday.

Perhaps you Gillg and LM will finish the week on a happy Turkish delight note  :D ... Cheers again all, be well ...