“Oh,Ron Pollak (C8),you’re good,” gushes Claire Ansoul of Maroubra. “I spotted a ‘celeb’ at Sydney Airport Domestic Terminal on Monday,raced over,got a selfie,yapped on excitedly to them,loudly congratulated them and generally created a kerfuffle. He was so fine with it. Thank you,Beau Webster,total legend!”
Is AUKUS riding the rails? Bill Leigh of West Pennant Hills reckons the artist’s impression of the high-speed train from Sydney to the Central Coast “looks a bit like a second-hand nuclear sub. Are there any votes in it?”
“TheHerald article on Stanmore’s Olympia Milk Bar was a reminder that milk bars can be found sometimes in near-original condition in country towns,” says Donald Hawes of Peel. “Broken Hill South has Bells,complete with anodised aluminium milkshake cups and 1950s Martians on the walls,as well as one on the roof.” Sounds excellent,Donald,now find us a coffee lounge.
Daphne Ferguson of Baulkham Hills says this is her jam:“Viv Mackenzie,instead of using rosella fruit (C8) to make ‘slightly sour’ preserves,as your grandmother did,try them as an interesting addition to bubbling white wine. Drop the flower in and watch the bubbles stream upwards as the flower slowly opens. As a child,I disliked picking them for my mother as the bushes were prickly. Now one can buy them in supermarkets and bottle shops. Look for wild hibiscus flowers in syrup.”
“The recent choko/rosella jam items reminded me of a story I was told way back when,” says Brian Collins of Cronulla. “It was said that during World War II,peeled and sliced chokos were dyed pink,tinned with abundant sugared water and passed off as quinces. Makes you wonder about quince jam back then as well.” Makes Granny wonder about those McDonald’s hot apple pie rumours.
“Do the good residents of Riverwood,currently objecting to social housing being developed in Hardwicke Street,not know the history of their own suburb?” asks Brian Mulvey of Greenway (ACT). “My recollection is that Riverwood was originally named Herne Bay,and was developed from disused military buildings which were used as social housing following World War II.”
Jo Rainbow of Orange advises Dave Horsfall (C8),that “a ‘snowperson’ is defined by where the carrot and lumps of coal are placed.” Not only that,Robyn Hansen of Pennant Hills recently spotted a Ploughperson’s Lunch on a café menu.
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