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has anyone here ever been on any of these people's scary ghostwalks? were they scary and/ or entertaining or informative? im looking for something new and interesting to do with a friend who is newly arrived in london from the states, where they go absolutely spastic for hallowe'en. i dont want my friend's first hallowe'en in the big banana/ plantain to be a letdown.
pointless attempt at broadening out the thread yada yada what are your plans for hallowe'en yada yada.
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I went on one of these for Halloween and, though my pants remained unsoiled, it was most enjoyable. The guide told some excé scary stories, and you get to go down some creepy old lanes and get told about hangings n that, but being surrounded by about 20 other people rather takes the edge off any terror you might otherwise experience.
But I think it would be a good thing to take a Yank on. Lots of 'oldness', history, and proper old British ghosts - none of yer chainsaw-weilding zombies, and all that kind of American shit.
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all hallows eve is a big holiday for us but it's about more than history... it's the smell of lit jack'o'lanterns tubs of stickyickysweet candy fancy dress and make believe letting yourself believe in majick for one night
mart and i just returned from the grocery where, after spotting few bumpy little pumpkins i made my choice and held it close while he continued to shop
in spain, i have been scanning the post-it-boards each night when we go out, seeking one bar with a halloween theme. three days to go and no dress up party, no excitement, just me and my pumpkin.
your pal might have more fun if you two dress up go to dank dark pubs/club with a spookster theme and soap a few windows on the way home (optional).
don't forget to have a jack'o'lantern waiting
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kewl herbs cheers. can you remember which walk you did? i think theyre all much of a muchness but i like the sound of the ones where you get to go into a local hostelry and have some cheeky pumpkin wine.
i may well carve a jack o lantern this year. and then use the innards for a warming soup or risotto. yay autumn food! yay soup! i am gay for cooking soup. fucking bill drummond beat me to my idea of going round the country making soup for random people, the fucking fuck. that was my idea! i rote it on the internet at least 3 years ago.
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The main defining characteristics of my walk were meeting outside St Paul's tube station, and encompassing a visit to the Viaduct Tavern where, if you ask nicely, you get taken down to the cellar and shown old cells from Newgate Prison, WITH THE BARS AND EVERYTHING. It ruled.
I am gaying out for home cooking also. Why, only yesterday I made a cake for R to take to work for a charity cake sale. At last, I am a proper woman.
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quote:Originally posted by discodamage: i may well carve a jack o lantern this year. and then use the innards for a warming soup or risotto.
I said this to TheGree in the supermarket earlier, and she looked at me like I was a retard. Apparently all you really hollow out are the seeds. The flesh stays in the 'kin.
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What is it made of if not the inside of the pumpkin I assume?
Actually a real live genuine American of my acquaintance made it out of tinned pumpkin last Thanksgiving. Which was an odd concept - tinned pumpkin! Who’d have thought!?
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You just take out the seeds and the stringy goopy gloop that surrounds them. You can Toast the pumpkin seeds with salt pepper and garlic which tastes fan-tas-tic.
In order to make Pumpkin Pie or Pumpkin Soup you really need to scoop out the seeds and then roast the pumpkin as you need the flesh thats just under the skin to make it tasty.
Toast the seed, you'll never believe how good they are..
If you took the flesh out of a pumpkin when making a lantern it'd be all floppy as ther would only be skin left - A floppy skin lantern could be pretty frightening though, like a skin suit.
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Dude - they're ugly, pasty white goopy seeds from a pumpkin - When cooked well they taste heavenly and not at all how you'd expect hence 'You'll never believe how good they are'.
Unlike 'I can't believe it's not butter' which frankly I can believe.
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I love Halloween, I love pumpkin, in honesty I just love good food.
Fresh pumpkin soup with garlic and cream - Fantastic !
4 Lbs pumpkin 4 large cloves garlic, peeled 1/2 Tsp dried sage salt and fresh ground pepper to taste 3-4 Cups whole milk (or soy milk)
Method: Preheat oven to 400F. Cut pumpkin in half, remove and wash seeds, discard stringy fibres. Turn halves upside down over peeled garlic cloves onto an oiled cookie sheet. Roast until pumpkin flesh mashes easily with a fork all the way through to the skin (about 1 hour). Scoop out the cooked flesh and discard the skin. Process or blend the pumpkin, garlic and spices adding enough milk to reach the desired thick consistency. Return to pot and heat gently while stirring. Do not let it boil. Wash and clean pumpkin seeds, toss with a little oil and roast in the oven turning frequently until dried and lightly coloured. Ladle soup into bowls, place on plates and sprinkle toasted pumpkin seeds around the plate.
Pour in a little freash cream to taste and a good grind of pepper.
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Last Halloween I made an excellent pumpkin and sage risotto. I am tempted to buy a pumpkin this year just for this. Also, I like making the evil/jolly pumpkin heads.
I've always scooped out all flesh, leaving the shell about an inch and a half thick. Not floppy! If you just take out the string and the seeds the sides are too tough and thick to carve properly.
Seeds are good.
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i will be shooting the living shit out of pumpkins in ooh a couple of weeks.
i'm off to thanksgiving in indiana. with guns. and a video camera. what would people like to see shot? inanimate objects only.
for instance: my most extreme idea is a pumpkin/melon filled with petrol and then shot with a firework. (hey if you want to do it, do it properly).
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quote:Originally posted by damo: i'm off to thanksgiving in indiana. with guns. and a video camera. what would people like to see shot? inanimate objects only.
[GRRRRL] Paris Hilton. At least that'd be one of her videos I would enjoy. [/GRRRRL]
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back to the walks topic, I went on the Jack the Ripper walk years ago - starting at London Tower. It was fantastic, really well paced and timed (started getting dark as the story draw to a close, popping into the pro's pub for a mid-way drink). Would recommend that one to any visiting Ameri-friends.
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i'm off to thanksgiving in indiana. with guns. and a video camera. what would people like to see shot?
damo, please don't tell me you are going deer hunting. do you know what it's like out there - all those city folks with guns. they shoot cows. i shite you not. farmers have to write 'i am not a deer' in dayglow orange on their livestock. scary.
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no. non. nope. i am shooting inanimate things. like bottles and cans and pumpkins and milk jugs and melons. ooh jugs and melons. jugs and melons. ooh. sorry. no. no live things.
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