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ever tried a sharp cheddar with apple ? it is lovely
Yep used to have that too, my neighbor used to spread Philly cream cheese on her apples, it's actually pretty good.
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where can I get hold of houmous
Do you mean the 'chickpea paste' stuff? Absolutely no idea, & yes it probably does have some really weird name.
And would you stop talking about Rhubarb crumble, I'm drooling over my keyboard

For the Rhubard, don't you have a farmers market anywhere near you?