[20:45] <AlanBell> hi all, anyone from the North in here?
[20:47] <moylan> can't think of anyone in the room off hand who is from the north.  could be wrong though.
[20:51] <czajkowski> hmm
[20:51] <czajkowski> none irc AlanBell
[20:51] <czajkowski> and the ones who are on the list are rather quiet
[20:51] <czajkowski> whats up
[20:52] <czajkowski> moylan: join #RWCRants for rugby cup rantings
[20:52] <AlanBell> we have nobody in NI on the UK map, thought there might be someone hiding in here
[20:52] <czajkowski> well maybe they consider themselves a -ie
[20:52] <czajkowski> it's a touchy subject I suspect
[20:52] <AlanBell> and we are arranging a UK pub crawl, so figured we should visit all the corners
[20:53] <czajkowski> :)
[20:53] <moylan> czajkowski: don't follow rugby. i know, i know, i should.  makes your passionate twitterings all the more fun when a game is on! :-D
[20:53] <czajkowski> hehe
[20:54] <moylan> got your red lemonade all packed for the uk?
[20:54] <czajkowski> not checking in luggage
[20:54] <czajkowski> have my 6 packets of bacon
[20:54] <czajkowski> and black and white pudding
[20:54] <czajkowski> will get taytos at airport
[20:54] <czajkowski> unless they sell red lemonade there
[20:55] <moylan> ah pudding.  loves me a piece of white pudding on bread with a sausage, egg and a splash of ketchup!
[20:55] <czajkowski> only white for me
[20:56] <AlanBell> white pudding is teh awesome
[20:56] <czajkowski> got me galtee bacon
[20:56] <czajkowski> and clonakilty pudding
[20:56] <moylan> you just can never ever ever watch how it is made! :-)
[20:56] <czajkowski> shhhh
[20:56] <czajkowski> lalalalalal
[20:56] <czajkowski> dont want to know
[20:56] <AlanBell> and mcCamridges brown bread
[20:57] <AlanBell> and burren smokery salmon
[20:57] <czajkowski> hmm yes may bring back some brown bread
[20:57] <moylan> travelling to the uk with pork products.  really reminds me of the 70s for some reason.  lots of my family went with half a pig in their luggage.
[20:58] <czajkowski> yeah my dad was saying I cant bring it over
[20:58] <czajkowski> trust me
[20:58] <czajkowski> I'M BRINGING IT OVER
[20:58] <AlanBell> signs up in Shannon saying it is totally cool to take pork anywhere but the US
[20:58] <czajkowski> grand job
[20:58] <AlanBell> they sell raw bacon in departures
[20:59] <moylan> can't believe in the 21st century you can't get an irish sausage or piece of pudding in the uk.  there is a definite market for it!
[20:59] <czajkowski> richmond saussages
[21:00] <czajkowski> but so doesn't cound
[21:00] <czajkowski> *count
[21:00] <AlanBell> we have them, I don't rate them
[21:00] <AlanBell> got a dozen in the fridge right now
[21:00] <moylan> denny is the starting line.  it has to be at least as good if not better.
[21:01] <AlanBell> the kids like them, but I prefer English sausages
[21:01]  * moylan is shocked!! :-)
[21:03] <AlanBell> nice big cumberland :)
[21:04] <czajkowski> NO
[21:05] <moylan> i have to dig up my mothers recipe for soda bread.  fresh from the oven warm, with a glass of cold milk and real butter just melting.  and i have to stop right there before i drown in drool.
[21:05] <czajkowski> when you find it
[21:05] <czajkowski> MAil me
[21:06] <moylan> when my mother made it.  she had to make an extra one to throw to us to devour.  5-6 people in the kitchen getting the milk chilled.  the real butter ready.  utter heaven!
[21:08] <moylan> wonder if it's possible to make in the modern bread makers.  will have to do some research.  of course if it is my diet will be doomed!
[21:14] <AlanBell> I think we had a recipe for it in our breadmaker
[21:15] <AlanBell> buttermilk was a bit hard to get hold of though
[21:16] <moylan> but the shape is important to the cooking.  changes the texture and also the percentage of crust.  these things are important to the end result. at least to me anyway.
[21:16] <AlanBell> ah yeah, it made an mixed the dough, then take it out and shove in the oven
[21:17] <AlanBell> does pizza dough too, and the shape of that *really* matters
[21:17] <moylan> seem to remember my mother making it with and without buttermilk.  there would often be a carton of sour milk when she was making.  right have to email my cousin and sister who may have the recipe.
[22:34] <moylan> hey shanem