Re: [london.food] Buttermilk and other stuff

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On Feb 16, 2004, at 11:59, Jakob Whitfield wrote:

> Does anyone know of a butcher's that sells chicken carcasses 
> (preferably
> free-range) for stock?

Possibly the Windham (I think) Poultry Company, in the Borough. I shall 
ask them this afternoon.

> And finally, please help me jazz up my couscous. I've tried various
> things, e.g. lemon and garlic, but it always seems to come out really
> bland...

Make it with aforementioned chicken stock. :-)

(Anything but sultanas. Putting sultanas in couscous should be 
punishable by being forced to live in a Butlins on the West coast of 
Wales for a fortnight, eating nothing but prawn cocktail and well-done 
steak. )

Or maybe a few strands of saffron in the water?

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Tom Sulston
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• [london.food] Buttermilk and other stuff Jakob Whitfield 11:59 on 16 Feb 2004
  Just a few things I've been meaning to ask about for a while:
  • Re: [london.food] Buttermilk and other stuff James Bywater 12:02 on 16 Feb 2004
    I'm afraid I don't have any answers for those questions (although I will
    • Simon Wistow 12:04 on 16 Feb 2004
      Japan Center just by Picadilly Circus.
  • Simon Wistow 12:03 on 16 Feb 2004
    No idea but a good bet might be the ever popular Borough Market.
    • James Bywater 12:08 on 16 Feb 2004
      Ohhh... roasted cherry tomatoes. I like to cook them with LOTS of salt
      • too deep to show
  • Joel Bernstein 12:05 on 16 Feb 2004
    I'd try a farmers market like Borough Market, perhaps?
  • Martin Frost 12:12 on 16 Feb 2004
    Two things. Firstly, don't overcook it: you want a bit of bite left.
  • Tom Sulston 12:18 on 16 Feb 2004
    Possibly the Windham (I think) Poultry Company, in the Borough. I shall
    • Tom Sulston 13:26 on 16 Feb 2004
      Yes, they do. And they're free-range and everything. And they sold me

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