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monster · 09-28-2009, 01:37 PM

Ribena's a special case, though. That's healthy and expensive squash

Squash is also called cordial sometimes.

Sundae · 09-28-2009, 02:19 PM

Soz - I was asked about squash before and forgot it's a immediately a vegetable in the US, and immediately a cordial here.

Actually, we never classed Ribena as squash (yes it is of course.)
Ribena was just Blackcurrant. Would you like a drink or would you like Blackcurrant? It was considered healthy and was only rationed because it was so expensive. It was advertised on its vitamin content. Orange and all its pals (orange & pineapple, apple & blackcurrant etc) were fun time drinks, which were rationed because they were fun time drinks.

The worst situation was to go round someone's house and have their Mum offer you squash... only to find out the only thing in the house was Lemon Barley Water. WHAAA?! You'd gollop it down and hope your face did not reflect your opinion, because sometimes Mums who got it so wrong with drinks got it so right with dessert. You might even get Arctic Roll!

skysidhe · 09-28-2009, 02:20 PM

Actually when you think about it the word 'squash' makes sense.

I've been thinking to make a cordial. It seems easy enough. It would be nice to give out at Christmas.

jinx · 09-28-2009, 02:21 PM

I never heard of squash based beverages... sounds a bit like coffee flavored bavarine but healthier.

Now me... No historic apple picking today for our field trip. Wed thru Sun only. Fart.

skysidhe · 09-28-2009, 02:28 PM

Homemade cordial is fruit soaked in vodka then after about a three months smashed or squashed through a sieve.

I have not heard of a non acoholic cordial and maybe that's what a squash is?

What's a coffee flavored bavarine?

Pie · 09-28-2009, 04:01 PM

The Principal and the Pauper

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Simpsons

Edna: Oh, Superindendant Chalmers! Can I offer you a cup of coffee-
flavored beverine?
Chalmers: Yes, I take it grey, with creamium.

Sundae · 09-28-2009, 04:18 PM

Wiki squash

Quote:

Squash is a sweetened or unsweetened fruit-based concentrate which is mixed with a liquid, most commonly water or seltzer, before drinking.[1] It is also the name of the resulting drink.

Squashes and cordials are common in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Scandinavia, South Africa, Kenya, Australia, Israel, New Zealand and Hong Kong, and have a large market share in competition with fruit juices and soft drinks. Typically, squash is created by mixing one part concentrate with four or five parts water (depending on concentration and personal taste) directly into a glass or mug or into a jug. Common flavours are orange, apple, grape, raspberry, blackcurrant, peppermint, mixed fruit, lemon, peach, strawberry, and kiwi fruit.

Peppermint?!
[heave]

Aliantha · 09-28-2009, 06:28 PM

Maybe I should have said 'encourage' instead of make. Anyway, I just think it's really important to get plenty of water and too many kids drink too many sweet drinks which just isn't good for their long term health. That's all I meant.

We have cordial in the house. In fact I sometimes make cordial. I do it by juicing the fruit (usually lemons) and then boiling it down to concentrate it a bit, then adding sugar. When it become syrupy it goes into bottles and put in the cupboard. Sometimes the kids can add some to their water, just for a little flavour.

Mostly they drink plain water though except at meal times where they usually have a glass of milk.

Queen of the Ryche · 09-30-2009, 06:34 PM

So they're diong our remote network upgrade tonight, but of course someone has to be here in the office from 5 to 9 just in case they need someone to hit Enter or something equally important...can you guess who that lucky person is? Anyone? Bueller? (And this after two doctors appointments in one day......I brought an adult beverage to console me...shhh.don't tell...)

jinx · 09-30-2009, 08:38 PM

Ooh, have fun, but don't get all drunk and leave a copy of your xeroxed ass in the tray...

capnhowdy · 09-30-2009, 09:39 PM

Nothing like a toddy to soften the brunt.

Queen of the Ryche · 10-02-2009, 04:04 PM

HQ. Nuff said.

SteveDallas · 10-02-2009, 06:21 PM

I'm going to fucking kill some idiots from Comcast.

They left without doing what they were supposed to because nobody was home in the apartment. Next time I'm going to get THE SECURITY GUARD WILL LET YOU IN made into a ribber stamp, except it won't be rubber, it'll be some kind of metal. Then I'll hammer it into their heads.

DanaC · 10-02-2009, 08:20 PM

Umm....you want to make it into a ribber stamp? Ribbed for whose pleasure? :P

xoxoxoBruce · 10-03-2009, 02:59 AM

Apartment?

09-28-2009, 01:37 PM	#1996
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Ribena's a special case, though. That's healthy and expensive squash Squash is also called cordial sometimes. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-28-2009, 02:19 PM	#1997
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Soz - I was asked about squash before and forgot it's a immediately a vegetable in the US, and immediately a cordial here. Actually, we never classed Ribena as squash (yes it is of course.) Ribena was just Blackcurrant. Would you like a drink or would you like Blackcurrant? It was considered healthy and was only rationed because it was so expensive. It was advertised on its vitamin content. Orange and all its pals (orange & pineapple, apple & blackcurrant etc) were fun time drinks, which were rationed because they were fun time drinks. The worst situation was to go round someone's house and have their Mum offer you squash... only to find out the only thing in the house was Lemon Barley Water. WHAAA?! You'd gollop it down and hope your face did not reflect your opinion, because sometimes Mums who got it so wrong with drinks got it so right with dessert. You might even get Arctic Roll! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-28-2009, 02:21 PM	#1999
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I never heard of squash based beverages... sounds a bit like coffee flavored bavarine but healthier. Now me... No historic apple picking today for our field trip. Wed thru Sun only. Fart. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

09-28-2009, 06:28 PM	#2003
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Maybe I should have said 'encourage' instead of make. Anyway, I just think it's really important to get plenty of water and too many kids drink too many sweet drinks which just isn't good for their long term health. That's all I meant. We have cordial in the house. In fact I sometimes make cordial. I do it by juicing the fruit (usually lemons) and then boiling it down to concentrate it a bit, then adding sugar. When it become syrupy it goes into bottles and put in the cupboard. Sometimes the kids can add some to their water, just for a little flavour. Mostly they drink plain water though except at meal times where they usually have a glass of milk. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-30-2009, 06:34 PM	#2004
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	So they're diong our remote network upgrade tonight, but of course someone has to be here in the office from 5 to 9 just in case they need someone to hit Enter or something equally important...can you guess who that lucky person is? Anyone? Bueller? (And this after two doctors appointments in one day......I brought an adult beverage to console me...shhh.don't tell...) __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

09-28-2009, 02:20 PM	#1998
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Actually when you think about it the word 'squash' makes sense. I've been thinking to make a cordial. It seems easy enough. It would be nice to give out at Christmas.

09-28-2009, 02:28 PM	#2000
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Homemade cordial is fruit soaked in vodka then after about a three months smashed or squashed through a sieve. I have not heard of a non acoholic cordial and maybe that's what a squash is? What's a coffee flavored bavarine?

09-30-2009, 08:38 PM	#2005
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Ooh, have fun, but don't get all drunk and leave a copy of your xeroxed ass in the tray... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

09-30-2009, 09:39 PM	#2006
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Nothing like a toddy to soften the brunt. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

10-02-2009, 04:04 PM	#2007
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	HQ. Nuff said. __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

10-02-2009, 06:21 PM	#2008
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I'm going to fucking kill some idiots from Comcast. They left without doing what they were supposed to because nobody was home in the apartment. Next time I'm going to get THE SECURITY GUARD WILL LET YOU IN made into a ribber stamp, except it won't be rubber, it'll be some kind of metal. Then I'll hammer it into their heads.

10-03-2009, 02:59 AM	#2010
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Apartment? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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