Credit crunch .............

[madmaggot]

I bought a gammon joint for £2.99 and it has provided 5 meals for 2 of us:

boiled and sliced, served with pease pudding, mashed potatoes and broccoli
enough pea and ham soup for 2 meals
sliced ham for sandwiches for 2 meals

oh, and the bits added to a filling for a quiche

Not bad eh? Nearly beats the number of meals one can make from a small chicken!

Has anyone else managed to get more meals than this out of one item, (I'm sure someone will have done so)?

[heathfield]

Obesity isn't a problem then?

[Mr Veritas]

Does anyone still make/sell Pease Pudding.
I am 86 and had it as a child,I hated it then,I don't think I will like it now! LOL
Just an observation.

[madmaggot]

Well Veritas, all it is is dried split peas and seasoning so I doubt if it is sold comercially prepared. I'd not had any before but I like to try 'old' receipes that I get from my Farmers Weekly Receipe Book. I did add more seasoning and a sprinkle of herbs as I thought it might be a bit bland otherwise. We both liked it. And I put the left overs into the soup to use it up.