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    The truth about supermarket meat that will make you want farm-to-plate today!

    A very long- winded advertisement in the guise of an article.
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    What our SDC Members are saying about ButcherCrowd: Get FREE Wild Salmon with your next order

    Misnomer in email link to actual article. It's not a straightforward 'freebie'. It depends on taking out a subscription, therefore the 'freebie' has a financial string attached.
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    Peach velvet upsidedown cake

    *This is an Australian Seniors newsletter. That implies it has - 1) recipes, either with Australian origins, or converted, before publication, to Australian terms, measures and ingredients; And 2) content that is easily accessible to all senior-aged readers, the target audience.
  4. J

    Peach velvet upsidedown cake

    So where is your conversion table?
  5. J

    Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark passes away at 85

    Maybe because it depends on the method of separation from the Royal Family and the aftermath of bitter and public vitriol aimed at that RF by the former 'working royal'.
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    Banking crisis averted: Bendigo Bank shares update after outage

    ALWAYS CARRY CASH. That's not too tricky a concept, surely, especially for the many of us who grew up with cash.
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    Quick and Easy apple pie yum australian version follows

    Can of fried apples Apple butter Can of flakey butter biscuits All available here?
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    Birthday parties in the late ‘50s

    Would love to know who wrote the caption for this photo! Since when was fairy bread baked?? Any non/new Australian reading this would be hard pressed to find a 'baked fairy bread' recipe. Please share if there is such a recipe.
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    These everyday gadgets at home are secretly skyrocketing your energy bill!

    I have nothing on standby ever, and the only appliance always on is the fridge. I turn appliances on at the main switch only at the time of use, then they are off at once. My reverse cycle is off at the meter which means I have to make a deliberate decision to use it. One light on at any one...
  10. J

    This Royal's portrait sparks citizens' outrage: 'You must be joking!'

    This portrait is awful. The artist should be embarrassed to claim it as her work.
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    Cracker Night

    We had wonderful Bonfire Nights in the 1950s. We lived on 6 acres in the hills about 3 miles from nearest little town. We'd have a huge bonfire at the top of our block, nowhere near the house, which Dad would light before dark. Sometimes neighbours from the farms closest to us would join us, and...
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    Canvas water bag

    Oops! Meant 'sight'!!
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    Canvas water bag

    Growing up in 50s and 60s we would go for a Sunday drive once we had a car, a morris minor. Most important part of the preparation, apart from picnic food and thermos, was the filled canvas water bag attached to the front of the car. It kept the water cool beautifully. We used that bag for many...
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