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Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant,
didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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On 10 Feb, 14:38, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote:
Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? What about hearing it ? Does putting it in your ear count ;-? They used to put warm oil in the ear to soften wax. In fact you had to buy it from the chemist. Simon. |
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On 2/10/2010 9:38 AM, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? Rub into wooden fencing? |
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On 10/02/2010 14:38, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? I use olive oil as recommended for lubricating the seal on our Thetford caravan toilet. But that's no use unless you have one! How about using it in an oil candle? |
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:38:01 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? Got a diesel? Fill up and pour it in. 2l diluted with a tank full of dino diesel isn't going to knacker and seals or clog the filter with released gunk. Might mix it into a dino diesel outside the car first just to ensure that it doesn't do something silly and get it dispersed. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On 10 Feb, 14:38, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote:
Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] Maybe not ideal but my brother-in-law used olive oil on some squeaky door hinges when a combination of being too drunk and too lazy to go out to the garage to get something more suitable (kitchen cupboard was nearer!). Seemed to work well enough at the time, although it was top quality extra virgin olive oil! I'm sure used in small quantities the smell won't be too noticeable |
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:38:01 +0000 (UTC), (Andrew
Gabriel) wrote: Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? Make soap? Thomas Prufer |
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? Sell it to Steve Firth? -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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Handyman wrote Sell it to Steve Firth? Now that it has matured, like a fine wine, he will not be able to afford it. He would be better off buying quality virgin olive oil in glass bottles from Aldi now that they've reduced the price even further (and its recommended by Which?). -- Alan news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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In message , Andrew Gabriel
writes Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? Years ago an American colleague told me he used to participate in Mazola (corn oil) parties. It was a long time ago and my memory isn't what it was, but I think there was something about rubber sheets and young ladies... -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:24:25 +0100, Thomas Prufer wrote:
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:38:01 +0000 (UTC), (Andrew Gabriel) wrote: Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? Make soap? Newsgroup arguments. -- Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org |
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On Feb 10, 2:38*pm, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote: Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? Its no use as a lubricant, it polymerises after a while to a very sticky stiff gloop. Fine as a woodscrew lube. NT |
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On Feb 10, 8:38*am, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote: Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] Its a food, it went bad because of age not the plastic, freezing it would have kept it fine, all food oils will go bad, just as will many whole grains go bad in a few months. Uses for rancid cooking oils? the garbage. |
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On Feb 10, 8:38 am, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote: Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] Its a food, it went bad because of age not the plastic, freezing it would have kept it fine, all food oils will go bad, just as will many whole grains go bad in a few months. Uses for rancid cooking oils? the garbage. Chuck some caustic soda in and convert it to soap. Knight's Castille was made that way I think. |
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? put a cupful into every tank of diesel. |
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On 2010-02-10 14:40:42 +0000, sm_jamieson said:
On 10 Feb, 14:38, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote: Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? What about hearing it ? Does putting it in your ear count ;-? They used to put warm oil in the ear to soften wax. In fact you had to buy it from the chemist. Simon. I wouldn't put dodgy smelling old olive oil in my ear, but I have put nice fresh olive oil in there when I needed to clear out wax. |
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On Feb 10, 1:24*pm, Thomas Prufer prufer.pub...@mnet-
online.de.invalid wrote: On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:38:01 +0000 (UTC), (Andrew Gabriel) wrote: Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? Make soap? Thomas Prufer Make 'strong' smelling soap? |
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? stick it in you're ear -- --- zaax Frustration casues accidents: allow faster traffic to overtake. |
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"Peter Twydell" wrote in message ... In message , Andrew Gabriel writes Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? Years ago an American colleague told me he used to participate in Mazola (corn oil) parties. It was a long time ago and my memory isn't what it was, but I think there was something about rubber sheets and young ladies... -- Peter But the OPs olive oil now smells like gloss paint. I prefer AstroGlide for my orgies not Dulux. Adam |
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"sm_jamieson" wrote in message ... On 10 Feb, 14:38, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote: Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? What about hearing it ? Does putting it in your ear count ;-? They used to put warm oil in the ear to soften wax. In fact you had to buy it from the chemist. Yep Olive Oil was available for this purpose long before the foodies discovered that we should use it in food tim |
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:53:58 +0000, Piers Finlayson wrote:
I wouldn't put dodgy smelling old olive oil in my ear, but I have put nice fresh olive oil in there when I needed to clear out wax. Isn't this another one of those situations where the new preferred tool of 2010, the pressure washer, comes in handy? |
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:26:16 -0600, Jules
wrote: On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:53:58 +0000, Piers Finlayson wrote: I wouldn't put dodgy smelling old olive oil in my ear, but I have put nice fresh olive oil in there when I needed to clear out wax. Isn't this another one of those situations where the new preferred tool of 2010, the pressure washer, comes in handy? Nah - it's the job of WD-40 followed by the angle grinder. After all, WD-40 was designed specifically for this purpose. "WD" stands for Wax Dissolver. You can then repair the eardrum with a mixture of car body filler, self-levelling compound and dilute PVA. None of this new-fangled stuff for me, TYVM. -- Frank Erskine |
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:06:48 -0000, "tim...."
wrote: "sm_jamieson" wrote in message ... On 10 Feb, 14:38, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote: Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? What about hearing it ? Does putting it in your ear count ;-? They used to put warm oil in the ear to soften wax. In fact you had to buy it from the chemist. Yep Olive Oil was available for this purpose long before the foodies discovered that we should use it in food Indeed. My almost-95-year-old mum was curious why I had a stock of olive oil in the house. She thought I must've bought it at the chemist shop for medicinal purposes. Actually I don't use a lot of olive oil per se - mainly a drop or two when cooking pasta (either dry or fresh). I tend to use more sunflower oil, "stir-fry" oil, sesame oil and groundnut oil for my various culinary experiments (sunflower for my lubbly fried eggs in the morning, the accompanying chestnut mushrooms sauteed in butter). -- Frank Erskine |
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:33:40 -0800 (PST), terry
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Frank Erskine :
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:26:16 -0600, Jules wrote: On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:53:58 +0000, Piers Finlayson wrote: I wouldn't put dodgy smelling old olive oil in my ear, but I have put nice fresh olive oil in there when I needed to clear out wax. Isn't this another one of those situations where the new preferred tool of 2010, the pressure washer, comes in handy? Nah - it's the job of WD-40 followed by the angle grinder. You can use the oil to lubricate the angle grinder. -- Mike Barnes |
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"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
... Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] Use it in an oil lamp for emergency lighting. |
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"Mr Benn" wrote in message ... "Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message ... Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] Use it in an oil lamp for emergency lighting. A friend of mine recently bought 270 litres of Olive Oil that was date expired for food use in 12/09, and she is running he Lan Rover Discovery 300tdi on a 25% mix with diesel quite sucessfully. AWEM |
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:53:58 +0000, Piers Finlayson
wrote: On 2010-02-10 14:40:42 +0000, sm_jamieson said: On 10 Feb, 14:38, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote: Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? What about hearing it ? Does putting it in your ear count ;-? They used to put warm oil in the ear to soften wax. In fact you had to buy it from the chemist. Simon. I wouldn't put dodgy smelling old olive oil in my ear, but I have put nice fresh olive oil in there when I needed to clear out wax. Or you can use Almond Oil if you prefer ..again new stuff! |
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On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:08:51 +0000, Frank Erskine
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On 10/02/2010 14:38, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage ... Mix with that raddle stuff and apply to me squirrels. ;-) -- Adrian C |
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On Feb 10, 8:38 am, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote: Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] Its a food, it went bad because of age not the plastic, freezing it would have kept it fine, all food oils will go bad, just as will many whole grains go bad in a few months. Uses for rancid cooking oils? the garbage. Place a few drops in your ears to soften the wax! -- Please reply to group,emails to designated address are never read. |
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:41:53 +0000, Frank Erskine wrote:
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:26:16 -0600, Jules wrote: On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:53:58 +0000, Piers Finlayson wrote: I wouldn't put dodgy smelling old olive oil in my ear, but I have put nice fresh olive oil in there when I needed to clear out wax. Isn't this another one of those situations where the new preferred tool of 2010, the pressure washer, comes in handy? Nah - it's the job of WD-40 followed by the angle grinder. After all, WD-40 was designed specifically for this purpose. "WD" stands for Wax Dissolver. Heck, send that into them and see if they'll list it as one of their uses on the website! You can then repair the eardrum with a mixture of car body filler, self-levelling compound and dilute PVA. Don't forget to carve yourself a new ear from a nice bit of oak. |
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On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:17:57 +0000, Usenet Nutter
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"Adrian C" wrote in message ... On 10/02/2010 14:38, Andrew Gabriel wrote: Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage ... Mix with that raddle stuff and apply to me squirrels. ;-) What will it do to the squirrels? Alan -- Adrian C |
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Frank Erskine wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:17:57 +0000, Usenet Nutter wrote: On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:08:51 +0000, Frank Erskine wrote: Actually I don't use a lot of olive oil per se - mainly a drop or two when cooking pasta (either dry or fresh). If you mean to stop it sticking Gino de Campo says you don't need that ..just a rolling boil keeps it from sticking ! What's a "Gino de Campo"? Its Italian for "Angle Grinder". -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:11:18 -0000, alan.holmes wrote:
"Adrian C" wrote in message ... On 10/02/2010 14:38, Andrew Gabriel wrote: Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage ... Mix with that raddle stuff and apply to me squirrels. ;-) What will it do to the squirrels? Alan -- Adrian C Sticks them to trees. -- Peter. 2x4 - thick plank; 4x4 - two of 'em. |
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On Feb 10, 6:47*pm, ransley wrote:
.... Its a food, it went bad because of age not the plastic, Actually certain compounds from plastics can leach into the contents - this can happen particularly if the contents are oily or alcoholic and the bottle was intended for water. Also, PET is porous. That doesn't help either. |
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On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:43:33 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote: Frank Erskine wrote: On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:17:57 +0000, Usenet Nutter wrote: On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:08:51 +0000, Frank Erskine wrote: Actually I don't use a lot of olive oil per se - mainly a drop or two when cooking pasta (either dry or fresh). If you mean to stop it sticking Gino de Campo says you don't need that ..just a rolling boil keeps it from sticking ! What's a "Gino de Campo"? Its Italian for "Angle Grinder". Thanks. -- Frank Erskine |
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:06:48 -0000, "tim...." wrote: "sm_jamieson" wrote in message ... On 10 Feb, 14:38, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote: Bought some extra virgin olive oil some years ago. It wasn't brilliant, didn't get used very much, and eventually got abandoned in favour of a better one. Still have two 1l bottles in the garage, long way past the use-by date, and it's got even worse with age - now smells rather like oil based gloss paint. (I'm dubious about contamination from the plastic bottles - only by it in glass bottles now.) Can anyone think of anything useful to do with it which doesn't involve eating it (or smelling it)? What about hearing it ? Does putting it in your ear count ;-? They used to put warm oil in the ear to soften wax. In fact you had to buy it from the chemist. Yep Olive Oil was available for this purpose long before the foodies discovered that we should use it in food Indeed. My almost-95-year-old mum was curious why I had a stock of olive oil in the house. She thought I must've bought it at the chemist shop for medicinal purposes. Actually I don't use a lot of olive oil per se - mainly a drop or two when cooking pasta (either dry or fresh). I tend to use more sunflower oil, "stir-fry" oil, sesame oil and groundnut oil for my various culinary experiments (sunflower for my lubbly fried eggs in the morning, the accompanying chestnut mushrooms sauteed in butter). I have dropped groundnut oil from my store cupboards, I can't remember if it was because of its cholesterol level or not. Having driven to Warwick services and back, my brain is like a bowl of mashed potatoes right now. I have just seen something that was posted in another ng that came from Italy. It is about the smoke point of oils and believe it or not, olive oil comes out very near the top, but it isn't the olive oil you associate with hot frying. I can e mail it to you if it would be of interest. Your address looks like being valid. Dave |
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