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Interested in food history, books, Australiana, fly-fishing, cocktails & the ancient world (Classics PhD: posting #classicalreception @acrsn.bsky.social). X: @skiourophile. Memorable South Australian recipes: unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com

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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 9h
New Blog Post | Buttermilk Soup unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/10/butt...
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Buttermilk Soup
(A delicious cold soup. Serve icy cold) 2 pints buttermilk 1 cup diced skinned tomatoes 1 large cucumber diced and skinned 1 lb. peeled...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
New Blog Post | Curried Bananas unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/10/curr...
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Curried Bananas
Into a small saucepan put a cup of cream and milk, add 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce and juice 1 lemon. Heat to b...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
New Blog Post | Prune Appetisers unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/09/prun...
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Prune Appetisers
Soften 4 ozs. Philly Cheese, beat in 2 teaspoons onion juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, good pinch cayenne, using 1/2 lb. stoned dessert prunes, pi...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
'The Death of Munrow': An Impressive Staffordshire Pearlware Table Base Group, Circa 1825-30 | The Bennett & Judie Weinstock Collection auction www.bonhams.com/auction/3254... #TipusTiger 🐅
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New Blog Post | Indonesian Beef unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/09/indo...
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Indonesian Beef
750g Topside or Round Steak, cut into thin strips 2 tablspns oil (omit for microwave) 2 onions, thinly sliced 1 pkt Continental Dutch Cur...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#Cat Bursting Through a Canvas - Anglo-American School (19th Century) - from The Sandy Lerner Cat Collection, Part II auction | www.bonhams.com/auction/3258...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New Blog Post | Speedy Spiced Pate unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/09/spee...
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Speedy Spiced Pate
8 oz. lieberwurst 4 ozs. creamed cheese 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 3 tablespoons cream 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon curry...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New Blog Post | Chocolate Delight with Strawberry Sauce unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/09/choc...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New Blog Post | Baked Steak unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/09/bake...
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Baked Steak
1 lb. topside steak 1/2 packet pea and ham soup 1 onion sliced 3 tablespoons water or claret Method: Trim the steak and rub into soup ...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New Blog Post | Cuban Chicken unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/09/cuba...
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Cuban Chicken
4 boneless chicken breasts 1 tablspn Oil 1 pkt Spring Veg soup mix 2 bananas, sliced 1 cup pineapple juice 1/2 cup water Heat oil and...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New Blog Post | Humble Stomach Soup unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/09/humb...
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Humble Stomach Soup
As you prepare meals, wash all sound scraps of vegetables (skin and tops of carrots, ribs and stems of green peppers, etc.), place in plasti...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Seeking #salsify - by Noëlle Janaczewska | Eat the Table blog eatthetable.com/2026/08/31/s...
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Seeking salsify
Salsify. Can I buy it in Australia, and if so, where? I came across this article from the Glen Innes Examiner in the course of searching for information about salsify. Did it exist in Australia bey…
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Vida Lahey is known for her distinctive flower studies - #QAGOMA blog www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/stories/vida...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
New Blog Post | Cheese Dip unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/08/chee...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
New Blog Post | Cream Sherry Delight unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/08/crea...
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Cream Sherry Delight
Cut 1 pkt of white marshmallows in quarters. Pour over 1/2 cup sherry (sweet or cream) and soak overnight. Couple of hours before serving dr...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
New Blog Post | Artichoke Ring with Green Peas unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/08/arti...
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Artichoke Ring with Green Peas
1 oz. flour 1 oz. butter 1/2 cup cream 1 teaspoon grated onion 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 egg yolks 1/2 cup fine cracker crumbs 2 cups artic...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New Blog Post | Savoury Rice unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/08/savo...
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Savoury Rice
1 tablespoon cooked rice 1/2 cup grated cheese 1 hard boiled egg (chopped) 1 chopped skinned tomato 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs 1/2 lb. m...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Dust Off and Dish Up celebrates 70 years of School of the Air's remote education | www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08... #cookbooks ("I think most of the editing process was just me getting rid of all the flies.")
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Seventy years of School of the Air celebrated in family recipe cookbook
Coming together to share a meal looks a little different for those living on remote stations across outback NSW, where even visiting the neighbours can involve hours of travel.
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
New Blog Post | Chinese Veal unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/08/chin...
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Chinese Veal
1 small can crushed pineapple 6 veal cutlets 1 tablespoon lemon juice 6 slices fresh canned pineapple 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce ...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New 🥑 Blog Post | Avocado Supreme unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/08/avoc...
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Avocado Supreme
2 large avocados 1 cup chicken stock (made from 2 chicken cubes) 1 teaspoon finely chopped onion Salt and pepper Juice from half a lemon...
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Australasian Classical Reception Studies Network (ACRSN) @acrsn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Stuart & Revett's The Antiquities of Athens found bricked up in a fireplace -- Book returned to NSW library 150 years after being borrowed -- ABC Australia www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
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Library book returned after 150 years, $28k fine waived
A NSW library has a book returned rather late, but the policy of fining people for the offence was dropped at some point during the 150 years since it was borrowed.
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
New Blog Post | Pineapple Savoury unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/07/pine...
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Pineapple Savoury
Method: If you want something different in stew, fry the meat with onion and add 2 dessertspoons port wine, cook, then add 1/2 can crushed ...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New Blog Post | Whole Lemon 🍋 Pudding unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/07/whol...
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Whole Lemon Pudding
Cream together 2 dessertspoonsful butter and 2 tablespoonsful sugar. Add 1 egg and beat well. Then add enough S.R. Flour to make a dough of ...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
New Blog Post | Jubilee Salad unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/07/jubi...
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Jubilee Salad
2 packets lime jelly 2 tablespoons vinegar 1 tablespoon grated onion 1 cup whipped cream 3 chopped hard boiled eggs 2 cups hot water 1...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New Blog Post | Creamed Chicken Spiced Soup unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/07/crea...
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Creamed Chicken Spiced Soup
1 cup raw potatoes 1/2 cup finely chopped onions 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 diced banana 1&1/2 cups chicken stock or 1 pkt. cream of chicken so...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Devon, polony, #fritz: The food that goes by a half dozen different names | ABC www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
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How WWI helped shape what you call this deli meat
The words we use for a handful of classic Australian foods can tell a lot about where we come from.
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
New Blog Post | French Ham Rolls unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/07/fren...
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French Ham Rolls
8 slices of sandwich bread 8 slices of ham 1 tin asparagus cuts Juice of lemon Large carton of cream Grated cheese Method: Spread br...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
New Blog Post | Passionfruit Swansdown unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/07/pass...
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Passionfruit Swansdown
3 teaspoons gelatine Piece thin lemon peel 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 egg yolks/whites separated 1/4 cup hot water 1/2 pint cold water...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
New Blog Post | Brain, Bacon and Sweetcorn Mornay unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/07/brai...
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Brain, Bacon and Sweetcorn Mornay
4 sets brains 4 oz. lean bacon 1 tin sweet corn 1 small onion Pepper and salt 1 pint milk 2 tablespoons plain flour 2 oz. butter 1 t...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
New Blog Post | Sultana Cake (using Trombone) unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/06/sult...
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Sultana Cake (using Trombone)
6 oz. margarine 1 cup sugar 1 cup plain flour 1 cup S.R. flour 1&1/2 cups sultanas vanilla 2 eggs 1 small cup trombone cooked and mas...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
New Blog Post | Asparagus -- Spears unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/06/aspa...
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Asparagus -- Spears
Mash up 1 maggi chicken cube or any other chicken stock cube, 1 level dessertspoon gelatine. Cut top off tin asparagus spears - put a little...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
New Blog Post | Very Good Mock Cream unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/06/very...
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Very Good Mock Cream
90g. butter, 90g. copha, 250g. icing sugar, 1 egg, vanilla. Method: Beat butter until smooth. Beat copha until it is also smooth. Blend th...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
New Blog Post | Sausage & Noodle Casserole unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/06/saus...
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Sausage & Noodle Casserole
1 lb thin sausages, 2 sliced onions, 8 oz can tomato soup, 1&1/2 cups macaroni, 3/4 cup grated cheese, 1 cup water, salt, pepper. Method: ...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
New Blog Post | Wine Punch unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/06/wine...
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Wine Punch
1/4 bottle port/claret 1/2 pint orange juice 1/2 bottle soda water 1/2 pint lemon juice 1/4 pint pineapple juice 1/2 pint ginger ale M...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
New Blog Post | Chicken with Rice unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/06/chic...
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Chicken with Rice
1 large onion 1 cup chopped celery 1 large apple 2 oz. butter 2 cups cooked chicken Pinch rosemary 1 tablespoon fruit chutney Salt an...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Menu in the form of #celery: "#Menu for the luncheon.. to mark the completion of the new sanctuary at St. Mary’s Cathedral, given by the Lord Mayor of Sydney at the Town Hall, 29 January 1890" douglasstewart.com.au/product/sydn... #foodhistory
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
New Blog Post | Mincemeat Puftaloons unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/05/minc...
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Mincemeat Puftaloons
4 tbspn SR flour, 1/2 cup warm water, 1/4 tspn salt, 1 egg, 1 cup minced cooked meat, 1 small onion chopped, parsley. Method: Sift flour ...
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Lauren Rosewarne @laurenrosewarne.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
"the beefy goodness of MAGGI cubes... Beef in a Loaf..." (x.com/LaurenRosewa...) Maggi Beef Broth Cubes. Woman's Day with Woman, 1963.
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
New Blog Post | Baked Apples in Cream unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/05/bake...
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Baked Apples in Cream
10 medium apples, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup morello cherry preserves, 4 egg yolks, 4 tbspn icing sugar, lemon peel, 4 egg whites, ...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
New Blog Post | Savoury Supper Sandwich unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/05/savo...
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Savoury Supper Sandwich
1 thick slice of bread, made mustard, slice cooking apple (raw) and rasher of grilled bacon. Method: Fry bread in melted butter until gol...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
New Blog Post | Sweet & Sour Mornay unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/05/swee...
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Sweet & Sour Mornay
1&1/2 lbs stewing steak, cut into small pieces, just cover with water, then add 1 sliced onion, 1 can vegetable soup, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
🍕 New Blog Post | Pizza unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/04/pizz...
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Pizza
4 oz SR flour, 1 oz butter, 1/2 tspn salt, milk to make soft dough. Method: Mix and roll out to size of pizza tray. Spread with tomato pa...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
New Blog Post | Tuna Pie unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/04/tuna...
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Tuna Pie
Combine 1&1/2 cups crushed cheese biscuits (Golden Cheese) and 2 oz melted marg. Press into pie plate, saving few crumbs for topping. Fill...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
New Blog Post | Egg Mornay unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/04/egg-...
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Egg Mornay
6 hard boiled eggs, 1&1/2 cups cooked macaroni, 1/2 cup red pepper chopped. 1 pkt cheese and leek soup, 1 pint milk. Method: Mix the soup...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
New Blog Post | Ice-Cream Cheesecake unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/04/ice-...
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Ice-Cream Cheesecake
1 tspn condensed milk, and a lemon jelly which has been dissolved in 1/2 cup hot water. Beat until soft a small pkt of cream cheese. Add 6 g...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
"Curated Decay" and the Country House | Home Subjects blog www.homesubjects.org/2026/04/08/c...
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#curated decay, “Curated Decay” and the Country House | Home Subjects
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
"a world-first invention, around 100 #ceramic spawning tubes that fused art and #fish habitat." 🐟 Potters help create world-first habitat for endangered Two-spined blackfish [Gadopsis bispinosus] | OzFish ozfish.org.au/article/pott... #Tumut
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Potters help create world-first habitat for endangered Two-spined blackfish | OzFish Unlimited
Beneath the surface of scenic Snowy Mountains upland streams, the endangered Two-spined blackfish (Gadopsis bispinosus) is found. With the help of a local
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Gentleman’s Relish is toast after its maker axes the pungent #anchovy spread | Guardian Food www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ap...
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Where to start with: Muriel Spark | James Bailey - Guardian Books www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
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Where to start with: Muriel Spark
From an extraordinary debut inspired by a real-life breakdown to a creepy masterpiece, here’s a guide to the Scottish novelist’s works
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skiourophile @skiourophile.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
New Blog Post | Noodle Stuffed Loaf unusualcoleslaw.blogspot.com/2026/04/nood...
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Noodle Stuffed Loaf
Loaf:- 2 cups coarse breadcrumbs, 1kg mince meat, 1/4 cup finely chopped onion, salt, pepper, 1 beaten egg. Filling:- 1 pkt Maggi 2 min ...
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