hearthammer Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Bought HP sauce for the first time in ages the other day. Have noticed the colour of the sauce is a lighter brown than i can recall, and the viscosity is definitely mair runny than before. Am i just unlucky with the one i bought, or has the product changed to the above lighter, runnier liquid ?? Sauce aficionados opinions please 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 The Edinburgh City Social Club has his original cartoon of when the team beat Hibs 3-2 in the Scottish Cup in the 1930s.As bad as Sevco by claiming that win if you ask me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 42 minutes ago, hearthammer said: Bought HP sauce for the first time in ages the other day. Have noticed the colour of the sauce is a lighter brown than i can recall, and the viscosity is definitely mair runny than before. Am i just unlucky with the one i bought, or has the product changed to the above lighter, runnier liquid ?? Sauce aficionados opinions please Did you shake the bottle first? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 13 hours ago, GordonD said: What do you mean, change? They've always spelt it like that. It's a trademark, like Irn Bru - see the little 'R' symbol? I'm part of a classy household, hence we say porage in a way that rhymes with 'mirage'. Porridge on the other hand, rhyming with ridge, is for the peasants. We have two boxes at any one time so that we don't need to visit the scheme goblin shop if we suddenly find out that one has run out. I am however still attempting to open a box properly, but then again, I've not been trained for manual labour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 21 minutes ago, GordonD said: Did you shake the bottle first? yes, i always shoogle the glass/plastic bottle. It could just be that, because i haven't bought or used HP sauce for months, it is how it is and i just felt it looked and tasted "different" than what i remember. Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 31 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: I'm part of a classy household, hence we say porage in a way that rhymes with 'mirage'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Just now, Mr. Alli said: Aye, that made me doubt the way 've been saying mirage. Glad you've confirmed it's the Hedge that's mental here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 44 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: I'm part of a classy household, hence we say porage in a way that rhymes with 'mirage'. Porridge on the other hand, rhyming with ridge, is for the peasants. We have two boxes at any one time so that we don't need to visit the scheme goblin shop if we suddenly find out that one has run out. I am however still attempting to open a box properly, but then again, I've not been trained for manual labour. Tedi. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 23 minutes ago, hearthammer said: yes, i always shoogle the glass/plastic bottle. It could just be that, because i haven't bought or used HP sauce for months, it is how it is and i just felt it looked and tasted "different" than what i remember. Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, The Moonster said: Aye, that made me doubt the way 've been saying mirage. Glad you've confirmed it's the Hedge that's mental here. For avoidance of doubt, that post was entirely tongue in cheek. I realise that I'll have sown some seeds of doubt though. However, I too have previously wondered about the weird spelling on the Scott's box. Eta: I only have two boxes because one is empty and I can't be arsed taking it through to the recycling box seeing as it's out the way of anything. Edited March 11, 2021 by Hedgecutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 6 hours ago, hk blues said: I've had that a couple of times only. Ice had gotten so thick that letting it defrost would have taken a fair while hence the knife attack. Both times it happened because we hadn't used the freezer section for a while so forgot to defrost. The last time we (Royal We) actually broke the hinged door of the freezer section trying to open it! Edit: this was in the days before frost free freezers. Top tip. After you've emptied the freezer, it can be safely defrosted and cleaned in an hour by using a fan heater or hair drier(use with common sense), no knives, screwdrivers or chisels required. Switch it back on and start using it within a few hours. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Brochan (the Gaelic) is a much better word than porridge anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 16 hours ago, Zen Archer Esq. said: Top tip. After you've emptied the freezer, it can be safely defrosted and cleaned in an hour by using a fan heater or hair drier(use with common sense), no knives, screwdrivers or chisels required. Switch it back on and start using it within a few hours. I love crispy pancakes, my freezer is never empty! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 19 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: I'm part of a classy household, hence we say porage in a way that rhymes with 'mirage'. This is worse than Thatcher’s temporary mattress. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 19 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: However, I too have previously wondered about the weird spelling on the Scott's box. It's a play on the French potage and English Porridge 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, hk blues said: It's a play on the French potage and English Porridge Or 'porage' (from which porridge was derived) was only ever a misspelling of 'potage' due to R being next to T on the qwerty keyboard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Or 'porage' (from which porridge was derived) was only ever a misspelling of 'potage' due to R being next to T on the qwerty keyboard. Or more likely a direct take from the Dundonian pronunciation of porridge. Would be nice to think it was an error but it was a conscious decision to use that "wrong" spelling as a marketing ploy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 minute ago, hk blues said: Would be nice to think it was an error but it was a conscious decision to use that "wrong" spelling as a marketing ploy. ... and so here we are talking about Scott's; traditional porridge oats of the highest quality that creates Scott's distinctive taste and texture. Crafty f***ers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: ... and so here we are talking about Scott's; traditional porridge oats of the highest quality that creates Scott's distinctive taste and texture. Crafty f***ers. And it only took 140 odd years to pay off! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 But if the alternative rock artiste Genesis P. Orage had called himself that would have Scott's sued for breach of copyright? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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