This morning breakfast was just a simple slice of toast with homemade jam.
Closely followed by a couple of weetabix with milk.
The milk is lasting well and should see this week out easily.
Lunch was equally simple, just a bowl of soup and a slice of toast.
The dish is a bit of a mess because I went all 'modern' and warmed it through in Alan's microwave, I was just being lazy and didn't want lots of pots to wash before we left for the hospital.
The first loaf that I bought is starting to get stale now, and would be no good for sandwiches ... it's really into National Loaf territory now, I could lob it at an enemy and have his eye out, but instead I decided to follow this idea and flip it over for slicing into pieces for toast.
I didn't slice it quite the same way as it's shown in the Ministry of Food leaflet as I like the 'squarer end' of loaves and not so much the rounded end, yes another foible of mine. 😄 I thought I would work my way up to that bit and then whizz all the top part into breadcrumbs for future use.
There's no evening meal for today as once again we were really tired after travelling to the hospital to visit Mum, so when Alan suggested a Chinese, I caved in and had some curry sauce and plain boiled rice while he had one of his usual spicy concoctions.
And now for the first Giveaway of this Challenge.
I mentioned when I first started this particular Challenge that there would be some giveaways for my Followers, well this first Giveaway has been limited to the people who have joined in from the beginning, leaving comments, giving me encouragement and generally cheering me on from the side-lines.
There were thirteen of you, so I wrote your names down ...
... and used a Random Number Generator to pick the winner.
So, Catriona if you would like to have all the replica goodies shown in the photograph just contact me via the Contact Me by Email Here box at the bottom of the right-hand sidebar, your details will not be visible to anyone else.
There will be another Giveaway next week that will be open to everyone who has clicked on the Followers tab on the sidebar.
Sue xx
I have always sliced my loaf like that - but I never realised that the advice was on a WW2 poster. My grandmother used to clutch the bread to her chest and slice it. I was terrified there'd be blood everywhere if the knife slipped
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, you brought back happy memories of my Great Uncle Harold, who sliced his loaf with it stood on end on the bread board. He buttered it first and then sliced it horizontally towards himself. They were such thin slices that you could see your fingers through the buttered bread. Even as a child I was amazed ... and at the same time scared that his knife would slip and cut into his knitted waistcoat or worse.
DeletePs - great giveaway. Catriona always writes such thoughtful comments on our blogs, a worthy winner!
ReplyDeleteShe really does, she leaves such nice comments, as do so many of you lovely readers.
DeleteI never thought to cut the last bit of bread like that, so another useful tip, thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks too for entering me into the draw! I do already have similar items because I bought a replica pack from the Black Country Living Museum on our last visit. I couldn't resist and find it all a fascinating read.
It was a real lightbulb moment for me when I originally saw the leaflet from the Ministry of Food. Useful for someone like me who doesn't always like to eat my crusts too. No wonder my hair never went curly!! ;-)
DeleteHow kind of you to do a give away congratulations catriona
ReplyDeleteJust sharing some of my memorabilia as a way of saying thank you to my lovely readers. :-)
DeleteWhat an exceptionally sensible way to cut the end of a loaf of bread - which, now you have shown me, I am unlikely to forget. Thank you so much. 👏 🍞
ReplyDeleteIt just makes so much sense doesn't it ... and it fits in my toaster better too :-)
DeleteMY husband is the son of a Yorkshireman and he always cuts bread and cakes that way. Thank you so much for the giveaway, Sue, which I’ll enjoy very much. I have sent a message. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of folks have already inherited this really good advice, and of course it means you waste none of the bread ... which a true Yorkshire man would really approve of.
DeleteCould you try sending the message again, I haven't received it. Thanks. xx
What a clever idea for cutting the last of the loaf - I won't forget that in a hurry.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Catriona!
xx
It's stuck in my mind now for sure. :-)
DeleteI am hopeless at cutting slices of bread I always cut it at an angle so him indoors usually does it. As a child I used to visit an elderly lady who was huge, she wore a wrap around apron and Nora Batty stockings, she used to hold the loaf between her legs, butter then slice, I found it fascinating ,my Grandmother would always butter the bread with just a circle of butter in the middle and I was made to eat the crusts all dry so I always make sure I butter right to the edges, and curry sauce with rice sounds grand !!!
ReplyDeleteOoh, what a strange way to butter bread, I can think of nothing worse than dry edges. My Dad used to say when he was teaching me to butter the bread we always had at teatimes, that if you butter the edges carefully the middle will take care of itself.
DeleteIt was nice to have something simple and ready-made but as I was eating it I couldn't help but thinking there was no goodness whatsoever in it ... just lots of MSG probably.
I was hoping that halfway into the next loaf I would be getting better, but I'm still thick at the top and thin at the bottom ... unlike me!!
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