Mando - bloomin' - lins!

[Scottishnewbie]

so there was i this afternoon making my next lot of bread and butter pickles ans i decide "there's that mandolin thing that i've never used, i'll give that a go"............. THREE HOURS later my finger is still bleeding after I sliced both the cucumber AND the top off my finger!

I now have a bandage half way up my bleedin' arm to stop the blood; A&E can't stitch it cos there's nothing to stitch together AND I can't finish off my pickles cos I can't use my hand properly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only good thing is that the berries I picked this morning made lovely ice cream in my new fabby ice cream maker!!!

Anyone else had an eventful day?!?!?!?!?!?

[shirlthegirl43]

Ouch. Mine has a funny spiky thing for holding the fruit/veg and saving your fingers.

[NOG]

Glad I am a bit of a Luddite....none of these modern things for me.

[Scottishnewbie]

Ouch. Mine has a funny spiky thing for holding the fruit/veg and saving your fingers.

Aye, so does mine!!! I thought "I'll use that when the cuke gets a bit smaller".................. misjudged it oever so slightly eh?

[shirlthegirl43]

Aye, so does mine!!! I thought "I'll use that when the cuke gets a bit smaller".................. misjudged it oever so slightly eh?

Would appear so - that'll learn 'ee

Hope it stops bleeding soon.

[terrier]

How do you slice cukes with one of these ??????

[Scottishnewbie]

LOL
you slide them between the strings.....like one of those egg slicer thingies!!

[ohbeary]

ROFLMAO!! Terrier y' daft dog!, that is a musical instument not a kitchen utensil !!, the proper industrial version has a blade at 90degrees and a slidey holder for the smaller bits which always gets lost after a week, they cost a bomb but worth it, as for the lethal "V" slicers they should be banned, cut yourself with a proper mandolin and you stand a chance of keeping some fingers, cut yourself with a "V" slicer and its goodbye bits of your hand!!!. (what lunatic invented that!!).

[Scottishnewbie]

and I'm the lunatic that just lost bits of her hand! Bleeding now stopped thankfully and got out of washing the dishes last night at least! Having a shower this morning and not getting the bandage wet was a bit trickier though..........

[Incy]

and I'm the lunatic that just lost bits of her hand! Bleeding now stopped thankfully and got out of washing the dishes last night at least! Having a shower this morning and not getting the bandage wet was a bit trickier though..........

Plastic bag over it with elastic to hold it. Hope you feel better soon.

[Scottishnewbie]

yeah that was what I did - kindof! one of those green dog pooh bags (minus the pooh of course!) wrapped round the wrist with vet wrap from the horses first aid kit.....

[winstonwobble]

it might be a scotish thing but wot is bread and butter pickles? or am i just being THICK

[Scottishnewbie]

they are a fabby way to use up a glut of cucumbers! if you do a search on here you'll find the recipe....sorry i'm not technical enough to do the link!!