Re: Vegi substitutes for bacon and reusable sanitary towels

[Guest guest]

Francesca,

halloumi is fine when you are pregnant..it's been pasteurised (hence

the zillion year sell by date :-) )

As far as bacon substitutes go (and meat in general) I think it's

hard to beat oyster mushrooms cooked in butter and garlic..they taste

nothing like bacon but have such a great texture and taste, who

cares :-)

BTW, our local vegan grocery store has started selling purple tye

dyed cotton sanitary towels, and suggests we should be prould to hang

them on the line. I am just a prude or do you all find this

unappealing too???

Emma

(Keeps the washing line for nappies)

[Guest guest]

>BTW, our local vegan grocery store has started selling purple tye

>dyed cotton sanitary towels, and suggests we should be prould to hang

>them on the line. I am just a prude or do you all find this

>unappealing too???

>

>Emma

>(Keeps the washing line for nappies)

I hung mine on the line when I was at my Mums. I don't fancy seeing

stained ones on the line any more than I'd fancy stained knickers,

big knickers, knickers that don't cover anything much, knickers with

twee motifs, knickers made of shiny synthetics... but unstained

purple tie dye pads sound rather fetching.

Not that I hang anything on a line at home - and I am a devout Keeper

user these days. My sister came out of the bathroom here the other

morning and said " Oh, hang on a minute, I forgot to put my [makes

sucking noise] back in " from which I gather my birthday present to

her last year is being used.

Tell you what though, for someone who probably sounds like a right

yoghurt knitter I've had loads of yoghurt making failures lately -

any suggestions?

--

jennifer@...

Vaudin

[Guest guest]

...

how do you find those menstrual cups...I have always been a bit

worried about TSS, so never tried one!

As far as yoghurt goes, I always make it in the slo cooker, overnight

It turns out OK in there. I had a yogurt maker but that didn't work

so well...leaving milk on the doorstep all day seems to be pretty

effective too ;-)

Emma

[Guest guest]

Ooh, no thank you (but just my opinion)

Todman

Treasurer, Stansted Branch (R5)

Mum to , 3½

>

> BTW, our local vegan grocery store has started selling purple tye

> dyed cotton sanitary towels, and suggests we should be prould to

hang

> them on the line. I am just a prude or do you all find this

> unappealing too???

>

> Emma

> (Keeps the washing line for nappies)

[Guest guest]

> ...

>

> how do you find those menstrual cups...I have always been a bit

> worried about TSS, so never tried one!

I love mine - though haven't got to use it much, yet

I wouldn't worry about TSS - it strikes me you're far less likely to

leave a cup in place too long than a tampon as it doesn't secrete

everything away and leave you feeling as though nothing's happening,

iyswim. And the blood in it is held away from your body (it's kind of

acorn shaped, and it all pools at the bottom of the acorn).

But it's comfortable, and easy to use.

http://www.menses.co.uk is where I got mine from.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

>

> BTW, our local vegan grocery store has started selling purple tye

> dyed cotton sanitary towels, and suggests we should be prould to

hang

> them on the line. I am just a prude or do you all find this

> unappealing too???

>

> Emma

> (Keeps the washing line for nappies)

Lurvley, Just what I have been waiting for! Another reason for my

neighbours to talk about how weird we all are!

Kirsten.

[Guest guest]

> >

> > BTW, our local vegan grocery store has started selling purple tye

> > dyed cotton sanitary towels, and suggests we should be prould to

> hang

> > them on the line. I am just a prude or do you all find this

> > unappealing too???

Just diving in to say I have been trying to get some, as to hanging

them on the line no one can see my line really but depends on how

obviously ST they are! If they have those awful loops then I

wouldn't, if they just look like oblongs of cloth, well, why not?!

Jules now going back into hibernation (computer-less) We still

haven't got one at home.

[Guest guest]

> > BTW, our local vegan grocery store has started selling purple tye

> > dyed cotton sanitary towels, and suggests we should be prould to

> hang

> > them on the line. I am just a prude or do you all find this

> > unappealing too???

Hate all forms of sanitary towels, but have to say I wouldn't fancy them

semi stained on the line, make mine a keeper -when my periods do return.

Curran

Mum to 4 boys. Co-Chair, MVA, Valley cushion agent, homebirth support

and booking clerk Selby Rural NCT

Region 7 Secretary