Tuesday 30 June 2009

Tuesday.

Another snapshot of Freja with the billygoat that later frightened her by savagely charging and butting a nanny goat that she was feeding at the time. This morning Ann, Ruth, Tuva, and Freja went into Ipswich by 'bus. I had given the girls instructions on where to find the best sweetshop in Suffolk and the wherewithall to make the necessary purchases. It will be interesting to see what they buy. Ann came back about four. We have Liz Allport staying the night ready for an early start at the Long Melford Antique Fair in the morning. I must go and make final preparations for the fair now myself.
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6 comments:

Crowbard said...

I can't wait to hear what the girls got up to in Ipswich. Humbugs, Winter-mixtures, Pear-drops, Dolly-mixtures, Jelly-beans, Aniseed-balls, Liquorice-allsorts, Acid-drops, Raspberry-ruffles, Parma-violets, Black-jacks, Sherbert-dabs.... Three weeks just won't be long enough to choose!

Unknown said...

Hi Carl. In answer to your query the girls purchased Aniseed balls and treacle toffee (for me, I gave them a special commission). For themselves :- anniseed balls (because Tuva has tried mine, and likes them. She also likes dicovering the actual anniseed in the centre of the ball), cherry cola fizz bombs, cola cubes (allegedly with jelly in the middle, but haven't tested this yet), and dandelion and burdock fizz bombs. They were also given, to try, samples of Dutch salt liquorice , but decided that they were not as good as the Swedish salt liquorice.

Maggie said...

mmm... yummy, aniseed balls! There is a sweet shop in Leicester City Centre which still sells sweets by the jar also, including rainbow khalie (not sure of the spelling!) I would seriously like to try the dandilion and burdock fizz bombs though.

Unknown said...

Hi Maggie. I tried one of the dandelion and burdock fizz bombs (quality control, it's called). Disappointing . It tasted of dandelion and burdock, but as you got into it it left a rather nasty aftertaste. Ruth thinks- too much bicarbonate of soda to make them fizz.

Crowbard said...

Hi Mag,
Kali is the word (pronounced kay-lie)an abbreviation of kalium bicarbonate, nowadays known as potassium bicarbonate although I prefer the old fashioned garbled version of the Persian - sherbert.

Maggie said...

I always thought sherbert was very finely powdered (like icing sugar)and kali was granulated. Mum is very passionate about sherbert fountains, although I think thats more about the liquorice.

oooh yes, what about liquorice sticks, they used to be very popular when I was a lass.