It's not him

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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When I fry minced meat I always drain the fat off into a mug. It sets
overnight and somehow when I get there is evidence of claws in the fat
trying to get it out.
Boyfie claims it is absolutely, no way in the world himself. Like he would
ever do such a thing.
He claims mice have done it while he was asleep. Yeah..

Tweed

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It sounds like you have gremlins. Surely, Boyfie is innocent. )

MaryL (as instructed by Holly and Duffy)

"MaryL" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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When I fry minced meat I always drain the fat off into a mug. It sets
overnight and somehow when I get there is evidence of claws in the fat
trying to get it out.
Boyfie claims it is absolutely, no way in the world himself. Like he
would
ever do such a thing.
He claims mice have done it while he was asleep. Yeah..

Tweed

~~~~~~~~
It sounds like you have gremlins. Surely, Boyfie is innocent. )

MaryL (as instructed by Holly and Duffy)

Hmmmm, it's possible. Gremlins can leave claw marks on stuff while letting
innocent boycats get the blame.

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"MaryL" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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When I fry minced meat I always drain the fat off into a mug. It sets
overnight and somehow when I get there is evidence of claws in the fat
trying to get it out.
Boyfie claims it is absolutely, no way in the world himself. Like he
would
ever do such a thing.
He claims mice have done it while he was asleep. Yeah..

Tweed

~~~~~~~~
It sounds like you have gremlins. Surely, Boyfie is innocent. )

MaryL (as instructed by Holly and Duffy)

Hmmmm, it's possible. Gremlins can leave claw marks on stuff while
letting innocent boycats get the blame.


He did do it. Every time I save fat for frying, overnight, he gets his
claws into it.

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"MaryL" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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When I fry minced meat I always drain the fat off into a mug. It sets
overnight and somehow when I get there is evidence of claws in the fat
trying to get it out.
Boyfie claims it is absolutely, no way in the world himself. Like he
would
ever do such a thing.
He claims mice have done it while he was asleep. Yeah..

Tweed

~~~~~~~~
It sounds like you have gremlins. Surely, Boyfie is innocent. )

MaryL (as instructed by Holly and Duffy)

Hmmmm, it's possible. Gremlins can leave claw marks on stuff while
letting innocent boycats get the blame.


He did do it. Every time I save fat for frying, overnight, he gets his
claws into it.




But you can't convict him without proof. I suggest putting some red dye into
the fat, and then, in the morning, there will probably be a red trail of
footsteps leading away from the fat. If it leads to Boyfie -- well, bingo,
you jail him. But if it leads to the mice or the gremlins (assuming you have
both, as Boyfie, Holly and Duffy have testified) then he's in the clear.

Jay

On Tue, 21 May 2013 21:26:09 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:
When I fry minced meat I always drain the fat off into a mug. It sets
overnight and somehow when I get there is evidence of claws in the fat
trying to get it out.
Boyfie claims it is absolutely, no way in the world himself. Like he would
ever do such a thing.
He claims mice have done it while he was asleep. Yeah..

Oh, whenever I have grease, I've been pouring it off into the garbage - is
there something else I could do with it though, like maybe refuel the
lawnmower? Make toads in a hole?

BTW, Boyfriend's story reminds me of the Grimm story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_and...in_Partnership

On 5/21/2013 6:49 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 5/21/2013 5:19 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 5/21/2013 4:26 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
When I fry minced meat I always drain the fat off into a mug. It sets
overnight and somehow when I get there is evidence of claws in the fat
trying to get it out.
Boyfie claims it is absolutely, no way in the world himself. Like he
would
ever do such a thing.
He claims mice have done it while he was asleep. Yeah..

Tweed

As a curious cook I must ask why don't you put it in the refrigerator?

Jill

I do, the next day but I leave it out overnight to cool & set, if that
makes
sense. I don't put hot fat in the fridge.


I understand the reasoning, but it should be covered nontheless.

Jill

Why? A mug of rapidly cooling fat will be safe here overnight, it's not
going to poison you the next day by the time you get it into the fridge, is
it?


No, it won't poison you. Of course I've no idea what sort of critters
might get into your house. I'd cover it simply to make sure no bugs or
anything else got into it. But then again, I don't save drippings from
minced beef.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
On 5/21/2013 5:08 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:


jmcquown wrote:
On 5/21/2013 4:26 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
When I fry minced meat I always drain the fat off into a mug. It sets
overnight and somehow when I get there is evidence of claws in the fat
trying to get it out.
Boyfie claims it is absolutely, no way in the world himself. Like he
would
ever do such a thing.
He claims mice have done it while he was asleep. Yeah..

Tweed

As a curious cook I must ask why don't you put it in the refrigerator?

Jill


Because she's in the UK. (Only Americans refrigerate EVERYTHING,
whether it's required or not

Don't be silly. They do use refrigerators in the UK, you know. This
isn't the 1900's. There's nothing preventing the mug from being
*covered* before the fat sets and it is put away.

Jill

Of course they USE them - just not the blatant OVERUSE you find in the
U.S.!

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 5/21/2013 6:49 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 5/21/2013 5:19 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 5/21/2013 4:26 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
When I fry minced meat I always drain the fat off into a mug. It
sets
overnight and somehow when I get there is evidence of claws in the
fat
trying to get it out.
Boyfie claims it is absolutely, no way in the world himself. Like he
would
ever do such a thing.
He claims mice have done it while he was asleep. Yeah..

Tweed

As a curious cook I must ask why don't you put it in the refrigerator?

Jill

I do, the next day but I leave it out overnight to cool & set, if that
makes
sense. I don't put hot fat in the fridge.


I understand the reasoning, but it should be covered nontheless.

Jill

Why? A mug of rapidly cooling fat will be safe here overnight, it's not
going to poison you the next day by the time you get it into the fridge,
is
it?


No, it won't poison you. Of course I've no idea what sort of critters
might get into your house. I'd cover it simply to make sure no bugs or
anything else got into it.

Well, we have different critters and bugs here and I have assessed that is
(usually) safe to cool it overnight.

But then again, I don't save drippings from
minced beef.


Wow, that sounds kind of snarky. I save it because I can make wonderful fat
balls by re-melting it and adding oatmeal, canary seed, chopped raisins etc
for the birdies.
You can use one of those round thingies you used to get with your washing
powder as a mould - you have to cut it in half horizontally, of course.

Anyway, Boyfie was proved guilty of dipping his claws in the fat ;-)

Tweed

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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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When I fry minced meat I always drain the fat off into a mug. It sets
overnight and somehow when I get there is evidence of claws in the fat
trying to get it out.
Boyfie claims it is absolutely, no way in the world himself. Like he
would
ever do such a thing.
He claims mice have done it while he was asleep. Yeah..

Tweed

~~~~~~~~
It sounds like you have gremlins. Surely, Boyfie is innocent. )

MaryL (as instructed by Holly and Duffy)

Hmmmm, it's possible. Gremlins can leave claw marks on stuff while
letting innocent boycats get the blame.


He did do it. Every time I save fat for frying, overnight, he gets his
claws into it.




But you can't convict him without proof. I suggest putting some red dye
into the fat, and then, in the morning, there will probably be a red trail
of footsteps leading away from the fat. If it leads to Boyfie -- well,
bingo, you jail him. But if it leads to the mice or the gremlins (assuming
you have both, as Boyfie, Holly and Duffy have testified) then he's in the
clear.

Jay


Aw, I don't really mind. He can be dreadfully sneaky about getting up on
the kitchen worktops, he usually waits until I go upstairs and I hear him
jump down when I come downstairs again. Which suggests he *knows* that he
shouldn't.

I pretend I didn't know he did it, and he pretends he didn't do it.
That's the best thing..

Tweed

On 5/22/2013 5:07 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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But then again, I don't save drippings from
minced beef.


Wow, that sounds kind of snarky.

I certainly didn't intend it to sound snarky. I have a large covered
coffee can I put drippings/fat into and it gets stored in the freezer
until it's time to dispose of it. The small amount added each time
doesn't affect the freezer temp at all.

I save it because I can make wonderful fat
balls by re-melting it and adding oatmeal, canary seed, chopped raisins etc
for the birdies.

Yes, I feed the birds a fat/suet/seed mixture in the winter. Just not
this time of year when natural food is abundant. It doesn't stop the
birds from visiting to take a dip in the bath.

You can use one of those round thingies you used to get with your washing
powder as a mould - you have to cut it in half horizontally, of course.

Sorry, I don't know what round thing you're talking about. I use liquid
detergent.

Anyway, Boyfie was proved guilty of dipping his claws in the fat ;-)

Tweed

Naturally, we knew that.

Jill