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Hi John C, I've done a bit of research. Che Na Grum, aka She Nac Rum, is/was a Christmas drink made by mixing hot beer, rum, slices of lemon, nutmeg and sugar, sometimes also with ginger. I've never tried it, but it sounds like the right sort of thing to have when you come in out of the cold. If...

There is a long-term lesson in all this - don't build houses on flood plains. That's why they're called flood plains. Besides which the soil is silty and quality agricultural land, as I understand it, so should be reserved for farming. However, that requires a government to apply common...

Good thinking AA; I'll ponder this a bit more but your logic and reasoning seems good. However, if we had had 6 pints and 5½ pints respectively, would we have been able to keep a reliable tally?

I used to get gout a few times a year, then on a tip from a friend I stopped eating wheat bran, which I'd previously had every day as a good-for-your-intestines-cereal. That was about 6 years ago, and I've had no gout attacks since. May be worth a try.

"Che na grum" (che is pronounced, and means the same as, "she", "na" is a simple negative meaning "not", and "grum" is short for "grumbles", thus overall meaning "she does not (or will no longer" grumble"). It was an old and traditional way of making a drink to rid yourself of an undesirable...

I think mulled wine is exactly what you suggested. I've previously bought little "teabags" of mixed spices to add to wine which is then warmed gently. The instructions are very specific about the "gently" part and not allowing the wine to boil, and the type of pan you use (preferably clean...

I know, that's why I mentioned it and that I think she (the model) was Malay. She looked more Malay than Indian/Sri Lankan or Chinese. It struck me as somewhat improbable at first, but granted that she was a professional model and someone was willing to pay her a professional modelling fee...

I've never drunk it in Malaysia, but I recall that Guinness in Malaysia was widely advertised as a woman's drink. I once pinched an advertising poster of an extremely dishy girl (Malay, I think) holding a glass of Guinness; I think I've still got it somewhere. Women seem to have different...

I'm in too please.

Yes, on snogging, too. An Ankoù will know all about that.

Maybe they're all scared of receiving unrecognised masonic signals, and not knowing what to do.

Fair enough kelper, I guess your 90 miles was by road. I measured it as the seagull flies and that put you 20 miles into the north Atlantic. That entire coast is rather nice. I well remember a fishing holiday I had years ago with my dad, travelling around that area. I was with my dentist...

Thanks johnc, that's useful and interesting. You may have prompted me into some experimentation.

Hi johncrobinson. I've made black-and-elder and it's really good. With a bit of care it can be made petillant, which is lovely. I've only ever used rosehips once - made some rosehip wine a couple of years ago, and following instructions it has been put away, not to be touched until 2021 at...

Ye gods kelper! That means it's very wet where you live. Not surprised there are no elder bushes, probably cod and saithe, though. Might you mean N by NE, maybe somewhere near Dunnet?

Thanks for that.

I've only ever used fresh (or home-frozen) elderberries. Is there any disadvantage to using dried ones? They are certainly more convenient, but does the drying process lose anything (except water)? Also, I sort my fresh berries very carefully to ensure there are no green ones and no bit of...

But look on the bright side, Rich27 ... you've got 5 litres of first grade superb home-made cider vinegar. Treasure it and use it well.

Thanks Dexter; kelper told me she's not real (bitter disappointment there). However, you're 31 and you were thinking of having a tattoo many years ago?!? Don't do it, lad. Just suppose you had had the girl emblazoned all over you, and you had then decided to marry a blonde...

I fully understand and sympathise with the principle you were taught, Spratt: "fewer" refers to numbers, "less" refers to quantities. (And thanks for joining the discussion.) Nonetheless, the cows were (presumably) integral. If "fewer" is used with a fraction, as in the apples example, it...