Welcome Kimberley!

I have never seen Stevia before, although I've never looked for it either. Here's a thread from these forums about Stevia in the UK. 3rd post down, Demi is a fountain of knowledge and information!

Pinks -- I've just been mixing up a shake in between meals as a snack so far, and I'll use it to add to LC cakes when I make them. Some people have them in place of main meals, particularly breakfast, or if they're in a rush and on the go.

Thanks, Oblong

Some people know soooooooooo much!

Pinks

Here is a source for stevia
http://www.godshaer.co.uk/stevia.php

does anybody in the uk manage to get pork rinds? and where from? TIA

I believe they are called "pork crunch" over here... I was thinking about getting some pork scratchings as a snack, but the amount of shit they put into those things is ridiculous... wheat, soy, sugar, not to mention the stupid amount of salt that's added.

Here's a website called 'pork scratching world' of all things, with a list of manufacturers and suppliers across the country.

I'd be sure to double check the ingredients though.

BINGO!!! I have it... feast your eyes on these babies:

Pub Original Pork Scratchings - ingredients: pork rinds, seasoning, salt.
Pub Original Pork Crunch - contains MSG
Green Top Pork Crunch - both hot & spicy and original contain MSG
Microwave Pork Rinds - no ingredients listed, but on further research, I found the ingredients on another website. Contains MSG

Of course, all of the above are fine if you're happy to eat MSG.

My dad is from the black country, and whenever we went there, we'd get scratchings from the butchers.

thanks oblong - i don't do msg - get cravings like mad - ruins all my efforts!!! lol.
I will ask my butcher if he does pork scratchings. A lot of the recipes call for it and just haven't been able to get any without the cr*p added...

Ok here's another limey one- what is a 'cup' measurement? (Cookery not mammary). For some reason I thought it was 8 oz. God knows why I think that, as it must be different for different density foods. Any ideas? A teacupful?<---Is that a word?

A standard metric 'cup' holds 250ml. That is a measure of volume, not weight.
Stick to weighing everything is my advice. If you want to convert a US recipe, go to http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ and type in the food you want to convert from volume to weight. Click on the option you want (say, strawberries, raw) and you will get a list of weights against the cup sizes.

Thank you neo that's a wicked tool!

This has always been a bit of a pain when it comes to translating American recipes into British measurements, but as neo says, 1 cup = 250 ml, or 16 tablespoons. Cup measurements are readily available now (I'm sure they probably always have been) and I would recommend investing in a set of cups, just to avoid all the fiddly conversions! I shall definitely be getting some very soon.

see i knew this would end up being a fountain of info for us brits! lol - so while on the subject of conversions - i also find it a pain to convert the oven temps to deg c - i have to keep looking it up on the internet. I know i should just write them down and keep a handy chart .
So hows everyone enjoying the gorgeous sunshine?

Where r u Bolly? I WAS enjoying the beautiful sunshine, but today London has turned John Major grey. Even the cat is refusing to go outside - though I have just cooked my chicken for lunch so maybe its that...

I got a set in Lakeland Plastics some time ago...very useful indeed
Pinks
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Hey all,

I am a bit of a lurker, have been a board member for a while now but lost my way for a bit.

Been LCing since March again and loving that not bloated feeling as well as no heartburn and IBS, just need to knock the wine on the head at weekends then maybe I could lose some weight lol

Anyhooo just stopped by to say hi

Lynn