Awake and up all night

Good afternoon all

We're still parent wrangling in Liverpool .  We caught them messing about with a dodgy electrical socket this morning so we've been out and bought a new fascia and Alan's sorted it for them now. 

I'm sleeping really well in the motorhome,  mostly till after 7am! Maybe I should just live in there .

H 

Good afternoon :) 

All is going well. Dawson and mum are both doing well. Will be home a little later then they can all relax and start getting in to a routine. Xx

It is a nice name and suits him well xx

Have you ever had a banana fritter? That's similar, battered sweetness - the chocolate doesn't melt and stays quite solid. I've only ever had 1, long before my diabetes diagnosis.

On this theme, we once had deep fried pies in Scotland, the pastry was really crispy. 

H 

I've never had a banana fritter but they sound tasty, and the deep fried pies sound right up my street. We're missing out in Yorkshire Helen xxx

Thank you Daisy. Sorry about the late reply but I've only just seen your post. Hugs sweetheart xxx

They will deep fry just about anything in a Scottish chippy Helen! The deep fried mars bar was “invented” in Stonehaven, near Aberdeen. I’m Scottish so have also seen deep fried pizza, crème eggs and all sorts. Not sampled any of them myself however! 

Sarah xx

A chippy in our town tried deep frying pickled eggs but they didn't catch on, and some complained about the vinegary taste it gave to everything else.

My favourite was burgers in batter, first tasted at a caravan park near Bridlington. This was in the 80s and I had two every night after we'd been to the site club. I was young and fit so the pounds didn't pile on. God knows what they'd do if I started that carry on now xxx

My 'sweet tooth' disappeared in the late 1970s. I now favour savoury foods but a Black Forest Gateau can still tempt me.  Fortunately such treats are not sold in Tesco.  As for deep fried Mars bars, it's a no from me. Deep fried mushrooms in batter are not often on fish & chip shop menus - I think the water content of the mushrooms messes up the oil - but if I'm in a chipshop which has them I can't resist. 

Hi Ray.

My long lost sweet tooth has returned with a vengeance and I can't get enough of chocolate, unfortunately. I adore black forest gateau and love mushrooms too. I'd definitely devour the latter in batter if I came across them. The shops round our way aren't adventurous at all, and that's prompted me to try my own versions of things I crave, usually with disastrous results. xxx