Friday 27 August 2010

The Archers 26th August 2010: Lamb Tagine and Artichokes



The Archers: Lynda and Elizabeth plating … Litter, Litter everywhere … Lamb Tagine

  • Lynda and Elizabeth come out
  • What’s all this litter?
  • Bank Holiday weekend fun
  • Lamb Tagine
  • Eddie’s “professional development”
  • Lily chooses her career path
  • Hurrah! Ed get’s his artichokes!



Lynda and Elizabeth come out


Unlike their last planting foray together, this time Lynda and Elizabeth are plating during the day, out in public.

(seemingly, is the land is a bit dry – dig deeper and sprinkle it with water)


What’s all this litter?


A kebab? The horror!

First there’s litter in the playground, then another of David and Ruth’s cows get cut by a broken bottle.

Who’s the litter lout?


Bank Holiday weekend fun

Joe and Bartleby are out and about with signed advertising their campsite, while Lower Loxley has a steam rally.

Lashings of ginger beer it shall be!


Lamb Tagine

I think that’s what Susan said she’d decided to cook for Brian and Jennifer, but she did seem to pronounce it differently every time.

Whatever it is, even Lynda thinks it’s quite ambitious. Which doesn’t at all bode well.

Saving no expense, Susan’s determined to go ahead with cooking a recipe she hasn’t tried before.

Though her trial run didn’t go at all well.

“ is it supposed to taste like this?”

says Neil

“Oh it’s …. You can’t serve that … it’s the spices …can’t put my finger on it… just tastes all wrong”

says Emma.

Whatever Susan’s managed to do to the recipe (which she claims she followed step for step), she’s now in a panic that it’s wrong, but she doesn’t have time to try it again before the big night.

She should’ve stuck to Steak and Kidney pudding.


Eddie’s “professional development”

As much as “Eddie ‘Subtly is my middle name’ Grundy” often has cunning plans which cost him more than he earns, you got to hand it to him that he knows his way around David Archer.

Managing to persuade David that he needs to go to the diary event for he “professional development”, he also gets David to buy Ed’s ticket as well.

Every penny saved …


Lily chooses her career path

Whereas Freddie doesn’t like boarding school, Lily seems to be quite a robust young girl who takes everything in her stride.

She’s decided she wants to be a vet who writes in her spare time. Which will leave Freddie with Lower Loxley.

Let’s hope he’s grows into the gorilla costume well in time.


Hurrah! Ed get’s his artichokes!


I did say to try Underwoods, but Ed’s finally got his artichokes.

Apologetic because the hollandaise sauce was out of a packet, Ed surprises Emma with this most prized of vegetables.

Very sweet that Emma also didn’t know how to eat them

(“not in a quiche like last time”)

Ed’s already in the know after asking Alice and Jennifer.

And after all that effort, Emma really likes them.

“let me eat my artichokes in peace!”

she demanded of Susan.

If this was a pregnancy craving, let’s hope she finds something a bit more easy for Ed to find and deal with. The poor man will be run ragged.

3 comments:

Miriam said...

Why is it that in my head, the litter lout is Kenton, en route home after all those lock-ins at Jaxx?!

Inga McVicar said...

Probably because that's a great idea! Was wondering where on earth you get a kebab in Ambridge ... must've walked it all the way over from Borchester. Cheeky!

Miriam said...

I can just hear him saying 'look...Dave...' as he tries to grope his way to some sort of explanation! Also, I kind of like the thought of him scattering Borchester-bought kebabs to the winds as he staggers home.