derwendolly said:
Seville Orange is exactly that - bitter orange. Do a google for effects of Saville oranges.
I think you might have mis-read the quote - '' might increase blood pressure in healthy people''
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OK, I'll take my helmet off so that my fingers can type.
I DID read it correctly but we still don't care, it isn't as if we eat lots of marmalade, not even every day.
We eat porridge most of the 6 cooler months and then when we eat toast for brekker we spread all sorts of stuff over it as W makes all sorts of preserves, marmalade being just one of many.
I think our healthy blood pressure is more at risk from all the booze we drink than anything else. But at our age we really do not care!
We are, of course, aware that bitter oranges are Seville oranges, all the others as far as I know are sweet. But bitter orange is also an ingrdient in things like a variety of Angostura bitters,
So to placate you I checked

Obvs a bit partisan but still, the other sites backed it up.

"Nutritional Value
Seville oranges are a good source of vitamin C, dietary fiber, and thiamine. They also contain potassium, phosphorus, vitamin A, calcium, and some antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties."
So, the bad effects of eating marmalade and seem to be none, in fact quite the opposite, it is in fact good at reducing cholesterol, fighting infections, relieving constipation, maintaining Vitamin A and C levels, etc etc. The level of sodium in it is very small so not to worry about. Obviously it is high in sugar but then so are all preserves.

They can also be used for an awful lot more than marmalade. "The juice and rind are used for both sweet and savory applications, and the juice can be mixed into syrups, cocktails, vinaigrettes, aioli, sauces, marinades, or as a finishing touch on fish and white meats. The zest can be used to flavor sugars, salts, stews, cooked vegetables, and baked goods such as muffins, cakes, and bread. Seville oranges can also be used as a substitute for key limes or lemons in custards, tarts, or pies. The bitter rind and seeds are ideal for making candied orange peel and traditional marmalade, jams, and jellies as the seeds are high in pectin and naturally thicken the preserves. Seville oranges pair well with meats such as chicken, duck, pork, beef, veal, and white fish, garlic, onion, bay leaves, cilantro, oregano, thyme, cumin, serrano peppers, strawberries, broccoli, gin, whiskey, chocolate, and lemon juice."
 
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DanClarke said:
...that it is going to be an expensive month for Energy. :(
£142.xx this week. That's hard to sustain really. Imagine £560 of your £850 pension going on just keeping warm and systems running. Luckily, the weather is turing. :D
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That is a massive amount. Poor you!
We now have a three year fixed rate with Octopus and our monthly payment, for both gas and elec, is well less than £200. (Of course this takes into account us not being here for 6 months.) Don't think they have got it right but as they chose this amount we are not complaining!;)
 
Stanleysteamer said:
OK, I'll take my helmet off so that my fingers can type.
I DID read it correctly but we still don't care, it isn't as if we eat lots of marmalade, not even every day.
We eat porridge most of the 6 cooler months and then when we eat toast for brekker we spread all sorts of stuff over it as W makes all sorts of preserves, marmalade being just one of many.
I think our healthy blood pressure is more at risk from all the booze we drink than anything else. But at our age we really do not care!
We are, of course, aware that bitter oranges are Seville oranges, all the others as far as I know are sweet. But bitter orange is also an ingrdient in things like a variety of Angostura bitters,
So to placate you I checked

Obvs a bit partisan but still, the other site backed it up.

"Nutritional Value
Seville oranges are a good source of vitamin C, dietary fiber, and thiamine. They also contain potassium, phosphorus, vitamin A, calcium, and some antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties."
So, the bad effects of eating marmalade and seem to be none, in fact quite the opposite, it is in fact good at reducing cholesterol, fighting infections, relieving constipation, maintaining Vitamin A and C levels, etc etc. The level of sodium in it is very small so not to worry about. Obviously it is high in sugar but then so are all preserves.

They can also be used for an awful lot more than marmalade. "The juice and rind are used for both sweet and savory applications, and the juice can be mixed into syrups, cocktails, vinaigrettes, aioli, sauces, marinades, or as a finishing touch on fish and white meats. The zest can be used to flavor sugars, salts, stews, cooked vegetables, and baked goods such as muffins, cakes, and bread. Seville oranges can also be used as a substitute for key limes or lemons in custards, tarts, or pies. The bitter rind and seeds are ideal for making candied orange peel and traditional marmalade, jams, and jellies as the seeds are high in pectin and naturally thicken the preserves. Seville oranges pair well with meats such as chicken, duck, pork, beef, veal, and white fish, garlic, onion, bay leaves, cilantro, oregano, thyme, cumin, serrano peppers, strawberries, broccoli, gin, whiskey, chocolate, and lemon juice."
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I will still heed my docs. advice re. the health warning - I don't think he was advising me about the culinary uses. We all have to make a choice and that would be mine.
 
Afternoon folks :).

Snow watch report. It now looks to be about 4 inches, not going to get my measuring stick out to check cos I don't use it as a rule, plus the temperature may have an affect on its accuracy;).

Still white stuff falling but no wind yet to whip it up:).

Warm and toasty in here though:).

J
 
Def90man said:
Although the doors on the right 🫣
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No matter.........

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Today the Machifit AXA wedge style Quick Change toolpost that I ordered for the new lathe arrived. :)


Shock-Horror! This thing is a beast, the baseplate is 12mm thick and 63mm square with the post screwed into it.
The T-slot on the Boxford is only about 40mm wide so I cut 2 x 12mm strips off the base so it was of a width that would fit.

But No! :( The T-Slot in the Boxford cross-slide can only take an item only 7mm thick.

This is where having 2 lathes is a boon. I put the tool post in the Mini-lathe centred it up and took the required (5mm) of material of the bottom side and off the toolpost itself; it all now fits snug as anything. :)


The rewired motor for the lathe will be ready by Monday (he said) so I will need to get my remote controls for the VFD all sorted ASAP. :D
IMG-20240120-152234-427.jpg
 
Stanleysteamer said:
OK, I'll take my helmet off so that my fingers can type.
I DID read it correctly but we still don't care, it isn't as if we eat lots of marmalade, not even every day.
We eat porridge most of the 6 cooler months and then when we eat toast for brekker we spread all sorts of stuff over it as W makes all sorts of preserves, marmalade being just one of many.
I think our healthy blood pressure is more at risk from all the booze we drink than anything else. But at our age we really do not care!
We are, of course, aware that bitter oranges are Seville oranges, all the others as far as I know are sweet. But bitter orange is also an ingrdient in things like a variety of Angostura bitters,
So to placate you I checked

Obvs a bit partisan but still, the other sites backed it up.

"Nutritional Value
Seville oranges are a good source of vitamin C, dietary fiber, and thiamine. They also contain potassium, phosphorus, vitamin A, calcium, and some antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties."
So, the bad effects of eating marmalade and seem to be none, in fact quite the opposite, it is in fact good at reducing cholesterol, fighting infections, relieving constipation, maintaining Vitamin A and C levels, etc etc. The level of sodium in it is very small so not to worry about. Obviously it is high in sugar but then so are all preserves.

They can also be used for an awful lot more than marmalade. "The juice and rind are used for both sweet and savory applications, and the juice can be mixed into syrups, cocktails, vinaigrettes, aioli, sauces, marinades, or as a finishing touch on fish and white meats. The zest can be used to flavor sugars, salts, stews, cooked vegetables, and baked goods such as muffins, cakes, and bread. Seville oranges can also be used as a substitute for key limes or lemons in custards, tarts, or pies. The bitter rind and seeds are ideal for making candied orange peel and traditional marmalade, jams, and jellies as the seeds are high in pectin and naturally thicken the preserves. Seville oranges pair well with meats such as chicken, duck, pork, beef, veal, and white fish, garlic, onion, bay leaves, cilantro, oregano, thyme, cumin, serrano peppers, strawberries, broccoli, gin, whiskey, chocolate, and lemon juice."
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Making me hungery reading that going to get a jaffer biscuit 😯
 
DanClarke said:
Today the Machifit AXA wedge style Quick Change toolpost that I ordered for the new lathe arrived. :)


Shock-Horror! This thing is a beast, the baseplate is 12mm thick and 63mm square with the post screwed into it.
The T-slot on the Boxford is only about 40mm wide so I cut 2 x 12mm strips off the base so it was of a width that would fit.

But No! :( The T-Slot in the Boxford cross-slide can only take an item only 7mm thick.

This is where having 2 lathes is a boon. I put the tool post in the Mini-lathe centred it up and took the required (5mm) of material of the bottom side and off the toolpost itself; it all now fits snug as anything. :)


The rewired motor for the lathe will be ready by Monday (he said) so I will need to get my remote controls for the VFD all sorted ASAP. :D
IMG-20240120-152234-427.jpg
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I am sure I would be very, very impressed if I understood any of what this meant.
But you've obviously got it working. So good for you!!
Me not a latherist or even a turnerist! 🤣 🤣 🤣
 
marjon said:
Afternoon folks :).

Snow watch report. It now looks to be about 4 inches, not going to get my measuring stick out to check cos I don't use it as a rule, plus the temperature may have an affect on its accuracy;).

Still white stuff falling but no wind yet to whip it up:).

Warm and toasty in here though:).

J
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I no what you mean 4inc can very fastly became 2Inc in my case 1/2 Inc 😃 glad its not to bad at yours has been very bad in some area's stay safe .
 
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