Recipe Request - Pikelets (Woman's Weekly or Sunbeam Recipe)

I not sure wether this is the one you are after. I have recently updated my
Sunbeam Frypan with the 'new beaut' non stick larger one (Much to my
regret!- wih I had kept my old one, instead of passing it on to my friend)
However I did check my old recipe book before giving it away with the
frypan, to see if there was anything that was not in the current book. In
doing so I didn't actually check that the ingredients had changed! So
hopefully this is the one you may want.

PIKELETS (makes 16)
! cup S.R. Flour
1 tblspn caster sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 egg - beaten
20g butter

Combine all the ingredients until smooth & creamy. (Can use your stick mixer
or food processor).
Preheat pan to setting 6.
Place tblspns of mixture into hot pan.
Cook 1-2 mins on each side until golden

Hope this was your 'lost' one
Thistledown.

Post by SmegHead
G'Day Group,
I am looking for a specific recipe for Pikelets, but so far have not
been able to locate it on the net. (I have found heaps of recipes,
but not the one I'm after.)
There are two different recipes for Pikelets that I am hopeful
someone in this group will have.
The first one is from the Woman's Weekly Recipe Card Box (possibly
15-20 years old. Our card has been lost).
The second, is from the Sunbeam Electric Frying Pan manual. Again,
this is the frying pan that is about 30-40 years old. The manual had
a few recipes in the back, if anyone has this book I would appreciate
the Pikelet recipe from this.
Thanks to all,
Jeff.
(Either reply to the group or by email, thanks)

Rheilly Phoull

2006-09-23 04:51:28 UTC

Post by Thistledown
I not sure wether this is the one you are after. I have recently
updated my Sunbeam Frypan with the 'new beaut' non stick larger one
(Much to my regret!- wih I had kept my old one, instead of passing it
on to my friend) However I did check my old recipe book before giving
it away with the frypan, to see if there was anything that was not in
the current book. In doing so I didn't actually check that the
ingredients had changed! So hopefully this is the one you may want.
PIKELETS (makes 16)
! cup S.R. Flour
1 tblspn caster sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 egg - beaten
20g butter
Combine all the ingredients until smooth & creamy. (Can use your
stick mixer or food processor).
Preheat pan to setting 6.
Place tblspns of mixture into hot pan.
Cook 1-2 mins on each side until golden
Hope this was your 'lost' one
Thistledown.

G'Day
Whats wrong with the new "Biggie" ??

--
Cheers ............. Rheilly P

Thistledown

2006-09-23 07:41:30 UTC

Post by Rheilly Phoull

G'Day
Whats wrong with the new "Biggie" ??

Its very inclined to stick, the element is only in the middle, thus outside
smaller things don't do as well - The thermostat goes crazy - when it goes
off, you might as well forget you have any heat at all - & when it comes
back on it nearly burns things! Very hard to get a constant, suitable &
constant temperature. A buggar to clean, I used to put my old one in the
dishwaher with no probs, but though this one is dishwashable, the underside
gets a black powdery scum all over it & you end up with blackened fingers
when you handle it!
One of the worst purchases I've made.
Thistledown.

Rheilly Phoull

2006-09-23 08:29:30 UTC

Post by Thistledown

Post by Rheilly Phoull
G'Day
Whats wrong with the new "Biggie" ??

Its very inclined to stick, the element is only in the middle, thus
outside smaller things don't do as well - The thermostat goes crazy -
when it goes off, you might as well forget you have any heat at all -
& when it comes back on it nearly burns things! Very hard to get a
constant, suitable & constant temperature. A buggar to clean, I used
to put my old one in the dishwaher with no probs, but though this one
is dishwashable, the underside gets a black powdery scum all over it
& you end up with blackened fingers when you handle it!
One of the worst purchases I've made.
Thistledown.

Did you try returning it under warranty for the thermostat ?
Sunbeam are usually good with new stuff.

--
Cheers ............. Rheilly P

Thistledown

2006-09-24 03:25:25 UTC

Post by Rheilly Phoull

Post by Thistledown

Post by Rheilly Phoull
G'Day
Whats wrong with the new "Biggie" ??

Its very inclined to stick, the element is only in the middle, thus
outside smaller things don't do as well - The thermostat goes crazy -
when it goes off, you might as well forget you have any heat at all -
& when it comes back on it nearly burns things! Very hard to get a
constant, suitable & constant temperature. A buggar to clean, I used
to put my old one in the dishwaher with no probs, but though this one
is dishwashable, the underside gets a black powdery scum all over it
& you end up with blackened fingers when you handle it!
One of the worst purchases I've made.
Thistledown.

Did you try returning it under warranty for the thermostat ?
Sunbeam are usually good with new stuff.

No, actually I haven't, I just assumed it was all 'part & parcel' of the
updated version, being so much larger that it may have been the best way to
get the heat over the cooking area. Maybe you are right - does anyone else
have the latest non-stick large family size sumbeam frypan? if so have you
had any trouble with the heating element's operation?
Thistledown

SmegHead

2006-09-26 11:45:15 UTC

Post by Thistledown
I not sure wether this is the one you are after. I have recently updated my
Sunbeam Frypan with the 'new beaut' non stick larger one (Much to my
regret!- wih I had kept my old one, instead of passing it on to my friend)
However I did check my old recipe book before giving it away with the
frypan, to see if there was anything that was not in the current book. In
doing so I didn't actually check that the ingredients had changed! So
hopefully this is the one you may want.
PIKELETS (makes 16)
! cup S.R. Flour
1 tblspn caster sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 egg - beaten
20g butter
Combine all the ingredients until smooth & creamy. (Can use your stick mixer
or food processor).
Preheat pan to setting 6.
Place tblspns of mixture into hot pan.
Cook 1-2 mins on each side until golden
Hope this was your 'lost' one
Thistledown.

Post by SmegHead
G'Day Group,

<snip>

Post by Thistledown

Post by SmegHead
Thanks to all,
Jeff.
(Either reply to the group or by email, thanks)

Thanks Thistledown,

It's close, but not an exact match. I know a few relatives that still
have the old frying pan, I'll check with them.

When/if I get the recipe, I'll post back to the group. In my opinion the
mix I'm after makes the best tasting pikelets.

Thanks anyway,
Jeff.

Liz

2006-09-26 22:07:42 UTC

Post by SmegHead
<snip>

Post by SmegHead
Thanks to all,
Jeff.
(Either reply to the group or by email, thanks)

Thanks Thistledown,
It's close, but not an exact match. I know a few relatives that still
have the old frying pan, I'll check with them.
When/if I get the recipe, I'll post back to the group. In my opinion the
mix I'm after makes the best tasting pikelets.
Thanks anyway,
Jeff.

If you find it, please post it. I'd like to compare it to the recipe I use
too.

Thanks,
Liz

Kelly

2006-09-26 23:25:25 UTC

Post by SmegHead
There are two different recipes for Pikelets that I am hopeful someone in
this group will have.

This is my Mum's recipe for pikelets that came with one of her appliances
years ago, but she can't rememer if it was a Sunbeam one...

1 cup self-raising flour
pinch of salt
1/2 tspn bi-carb soda
2 tblspns sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour milk (or fresh with 1 tspn vinegar)
1 dspn butter (melted)

Sift dry ingredients
Add sugar, egg and half the milk
Beat until smooth and thoroughly mixed
Add remaining milk and butter
Place dessertspoonsful into frypan heated to 380 degrees
Cook until bubbly and brown underneath and then Turn over

Yvonne

2006-09-27 05:28:11 UTC

Post by SmegHead
There are two different recipes for Pikelets that I am hopeful someone in
this group will have.

This is my Mum's recipe for pikelets that came with one of her appliances
years ago, but she can't rememer if it was a Sunbeam one...
1 cup self-raising flour
pinch of salt
1/2 tspn bi-carb soda
2 tblspns sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour milk (or fresh with 1 tspn vinegar)
1 dspn butter (melted)
Sift dry ingredients
Add sugar, egg and half the milk
Beat until smooth and thoroughly mixed
Add remaining milk and butter
Place dessertspoonsful into frypan heated to 380 degrees
Cook until bubbly and brown underneath and then Turn over

I was just browsing these groups and came across your post - I have both
recipes books for 30+ year old Sunbeam mixmaster, and frypan. Perhaps
one of these is what is being sought.
The recipe in the frypan book is almost identical to the previous one,
but the quantity of sugar is actually 3 tablespoons.
The recipe in the mixmaster book is called 'fluffy pikelets' and the
ingredients are as follows:
1 cup sr flour
pinch salt
1/2 tsp bicarb
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour milk (if fresh add 1 tspn vinegar)
2 tblspns butter

Hope this helps.
Yvonne

Phred

2006-09-27 09:45:19 UTC

Post by SmegHead
There are two different recipes for Pikelets that I am hopeful someone in
this group will have.

This is my Mum's recipe for pikelets that came with one of her appliances
years ago, but she can't rememer if it was a Sunbeam one...
1 cup self-raising flour
pinch of salt
1/2 tspn bi-carb soda
2 tblspns sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour milk (or fresh with 1 tspn vinegar)
1 dspn butter (melted)
Sift dry ingredients
Add sugar, egg and half the milk
Beat until smooth and thoroughly mixed
Add remaining milk and butter
Place dessertspoonsful into frypan heated to 380 degrees
Cook until bubbly and brown underneath and then Turn over

I was just browsing these groups and came across your post - I have both
recipes books for 30+ year old Sunbeam mixmaster, and frypan. Perhaps
one of these is what is being sought.
The recipe in the frypan book is almost identical to the previous one,
but the quantity of sugar is actually 3 tablespoons.
The recipe in the mixmaster book is called 'fluffy pikelets' and the
1 cup sr flour
pinch salt
1/2 tsp bicarb
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour milk (if fresh add 1 tspn vinegar)
2 tblspns butter

Hmm... Only real diff seems to be 3 or 4 times more butter in the
last one. (It depends on how you define Tspn versus dspn -- I was
brought up believing 1T = 2*D = 4*t but I notice that these days 1T
seems to be defined as 15 ml and 1t is 5 ml and the "d" has vanished.)

Cheers, Phred.

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Yvonne

2006-09-27 09:51:14 UTC

Post by Phred

Post by Yvonne
I was just browsing these groups and came across your post - I have both
recipes books for 30+ year old Sunbeam mixmaster, and frypan. Perhaps
one of these is what is being sought.
The recipe in the frypan book is almost identical to the previous one,
but the quantity of sugar is actually 3 tablespoons.
The recipe in the mixmaster book is called 'fluffy pikelets' and the
1 cup sr flour
pinch salt
1/2 tsp bicarb
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour milk (if fresh add 1 tspn vinegar)
2 tblspns butter

I'm pretty sure that 1T american = 15ml, and 1T australian =20ml. I
always thought dessertspoons were just that - used to eat dessert and
not as a measuring spoon, as I never saw any recipes using dessertspoon
measures.
Yvonne

Chookie

2006-09-28 22:52:14 UTC

Post by Phred
Hmm... Only real diff seems to be 3 or 4 times more butter in the
last one. (It depends on how you define Tspn versus dspn -- I was
brought up believing 1T = 2*D = 4*t but I notice that these days 1T
seems to be defined as 15 ml and 1t is 5 ml and the "d" has vanished.)

YOu just don't have any recipes that are old enough!

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue

Farm1

2006-09-30 05:23:12 UTC

I'm pretty sure that 1T american = 15ml, and 1T australian =20ml. I
always thought dessertspoons were just that - used to eat dessert and
not as a measuring spoon, as I never saw any recipes using

dessertspoon

Post by Yvonne
measures.

YOu just don't have any recipes that are old enough!

How old are you talking about?

Yvonne

2006-09-30 10:57:48 UTC

Post by Phred
Hmm... Only real diff seems to be 3 or 4 times more butter in

the

Post by Phred
last one. (It depends on how you define Tspn versus dspn -- I

was

Post by Phred
brought up believing 1T = 2*D = 4*t but I notice that these days

Post by Phred
seems to be defined as 15 ml and 1t is 5 ml and the "d" has

vanished.)

Post by Yvonne
I'm pretty sure that 1T american = 15ml, and 1T australian =20ml.

Post by Yvonne
always thought dessertspoons were just that - used to eat dessert

and

Post by Yvonne
not as a measuring spoon, as I never saw any recipes using

dessertspoon

Post by Yvonne
measures.

YOu just don't have any recipes that are old enough!

How old are you talking about?

I threw out all my old (recipe) clippings from the late 60s early 70s
years ago, but I do have a copy of "The Original and only Miss Drakes's
Early Home Cookery" 1940 edition, which does mention dessertspoons.
It also mentions breakfast cups, tea cups, coffe cups, and wineglasses
all with specific measurements.
Strangest of all, according to the book:
1 teaspoonful means 1 rounded tspn of anything
1/2 teaspoonful means 1 level teaspoon of anything
1/4 teaspoonful means 1/2 level teaspoonful of anything
1 breakfast cup piled up of flour = 1/2 lb
among other things.
According to (just a little bit of) research, 1 dessertspoon can equal
either 10 or 15 ml depending on the country, or maybe on the author, I'm
not sure. And so, for the sake of accuracy, I prefer to use measurements
of which I am certain.
Just as a curiosity, the old book also contains recipes for Bug Poison,
Furniture Cream, and Linoleum Cream, as well as some extremely
'interesting' Health Notes.
Yvonne

Yvonne

2006-09-30 11:07:28 UTC

Post by Phred
Hmm... Only real diff seems to be 3 or 4 times more butter in

the

Post by Phred
last one. (It depends on how you define Tspn versus dspn -- I

was

Post by Phred
brought up believing 1T = 2*D = 4*t but I notice that these days

Post by Phred
seems to be defined as 15 ml and 1t is 5 ml and the "d" has

vanished.)

Post by Yvonne
I'm pretty sure that 1T american = 15ml, and 1T australian =20ml.

Post by Yvonne
always thought dessertspoons were just that - used to eat dessert

and

Post by Yvonne
not as a measuring spoon, as I never saw any recipes using

dessertspoon

Post by Yvonne
measures.

YOu just don't have any recipes that are old enough!

How old are you talking about?

I threw out all my old (recipe) clippings from the late 60s early 70s
years ago, but I do have a copy of "The Original and only Miss Drakes's
Early Home Cookery" 1940 edition, which does mention dessertspoons.
It also mentions breakfast cups, tea cups, coffe cups, and wineglasses
all with specific measurements.
1 teaspoonful means 1 rounded tspn of anything
1/2 teaspoonful means 1 level teaspoon of anything
1/4 teaspoonful means 1/2 level teaspoonful of anything
1 breakfast cup piled up of flour = 1/2 lb
among other things.
According to (just a little bit of) research, 1 dessertspoon can equal
either 10 or 15 ml depending on the country, or maybe on the author, I'm
not sure. And so, for the sake of accuracy, I prefer to use measurements
of which I am certain.
Just as a curiosity, the old book also contains recipes for Bug Poison,
Furniture Cream, and Linoleum Cream, as well as some extremely
'interesting' Health Notes.
Yvonne

OH! I just noticed Miss Drake's Toothache treatment:
"See the dentist, but in the meantime pain may be assuaged by cleaning
the cavity and introducing a pleget of wool saturated with dilute
carbolic or cocaine."

Phred

2006-10-01 06:47:43 UTC

[snip]

Post by Yvonne
I threw out all my old (recipe) clippings from the late 60s early 70s
years ago, but I do have a copy of "The Original and only Miss Drakes's
Early Home Cookery" 1940 edition, which does mention dessertspoons.
It also mentions breakfast cups, tea cups, coffe cups, and wineglasses
all with specific measurements.
1 teaspoonful means 1 rounded tspn of anything
1/2 teaspoonful means 1 level teaspoon of anything
1/4 teaspoonful means 1/2 level teaspoonful of anything
1 breakfast cup piled up of flour = 1/2 lb
among other things.
According to (just a little bit of) research, 1 dessertspoon can equal
either 10 or 15 ml depending on the country, or maybe on the author, I'm
not sure. And so, for the sake of accuracy, I prefer to use measurements
of which I am certain.
Just as a curiosity, the old book also contains recipes for Bug Poison,
Furniture Cream, and Linoleum Cream, as well as some extremely
'interesting' Health Notes.

"See the dentist, but in the meantime pain may be assuaged by cleaning
the cavity and introducing a pleget of wool saturated with dilute
carbolic or cocaine."

"Pleget"? Have you been trying the second remedy? :-)
[Ok, ok, I was wrong anyway. I thought you meant to say something
like "peglet" (for "small peg of wool" perhaps) but I see the real
word in the world of dentistry is "pledget".]

The following erudite site agrees with my earlier stated preconception
that one dessertspoon is equal [sort of] to two teaspoons:

<http://www.uq.edu.au/_School_Science_Lessons/topic19b.html#19.8.0>

(Lot of other fascinating stuff there too -- scroll back to the top of
the page for the above link and you'll find the clickable index. Or,
if that's where you get dumped to begin with, click on item 19.8.0 to
jump down the page to "Common measures".)

Cheers, Phred.

--
***@THISyahoo.com.INVALID

meeee

2006-10-01 22:33:31 UTC

Post by Phred
Hmm... Only real diff seems to be 3 or 4 times more butter in

the

Post by Phred
last one. (It depends on how you define Tspn versus dspn -- I

was

Post by Phred
brought up believing 1T = 2*D = 4*t but I notice that these days

Post by Phred
seems to be defined as 15 ml and 1t is 5 ml and the "d" has

vanished.)

Post by Yvonne
I'm pretty sure that 1T american = 15ml, and 1T australian =20ml.

Post by Yvonne
always thought dessertspoons were just that - used to eat dessert

and

Post by Yvonne
not as a measuring spoon, as I never saw any recipes using

dessertspoon

Post by Yvonne
measures.

YOu just don't have any recipes that are old enough!

How old are you talking about?

I threw out all my old (recipe) clippings from the late 60s early 70s
years ago, but I do have a copy of "The Original and only Miss Drakes's
Early Home Cookery" 1940 edition, which does mention dessertspoons.
It also mentions breakfast cups, tea cups, coffe cups, and wineglasses
all with specific measurements.
1 teaspoonful means 1 rounded tspn of anything
1/2 teaspoonful means 1 level teaspoon of anything
1/4 teaspoonful means 1/2 level teaspoonful of anything
1 breakfast cup piled up of flour = 1/2 lb
among other things.
According to (just a little bit of) research, 1 dessertspoon can equal
either 10 or 15 ml depending on the country, or maybe on the author, I'm
not sure. And so, for the sake of accuracy, I prefer to use measurements
of which I am certain.
Just as a curiosity, the old book also contains recipes for Bug Poison,
Furniture Cream, and Linoleum Cream, as well as some extremely
'interesting' Health Notes.
Yvonne

"See the dentist, but in the meantime pain may be assuaged by cleaning the
cavity and introducing a pleget of wool saturated with dilute carbolic or
cocaine."

Oh, dear, I seem to have run out of solution of cocaine. I must pop down to
the chemist....ah for the life of a 40's housewife.

Moses Lim

2006-10-02 13:31:17 UTC

Post by Phred
Hmm... Only real diff seems to be 3 or 4 times more butter in

the

"See the dentist, but in the meantime pain may be assuaged by cleaning
the cavity and introducing a pleget of wool saturated with dilute
carbolic or cocaine."

Yupe, I am sure that would certainly assuage quite a fair amount of pain, I
reckon :) I wonder if toothache was a common ailment in those days :)

Ms Leebee

2006-10-05 03:23:17 UTC

Post by Yvonne
"See the dentist, but in the meantime pain may be assuaged by cleaning
the cavity and introducing a pleget of wool saturated with dilute
carbolic or cocaine."

lol ! nice ;)

Cloves are good though.

--

meeee

2006-10-05 05:36:25 UTC

Post by Ms Leebee

Post by Yvonne
"See the dentist, but in the meantime pain may be assuaged by cleaning
the cavity and introducing a pleget of wool saturated with dilute
carbolic or cocaine."

lol ! nice ;)
Cloves are good though.
--

If you can track down oil of cloves it's even better; use it pre-dentist and
they will think you're very, very brave. Even if you do smell a bit funny.

Ms Leebee

2006-10-05 08:41:43 UTC

Post by meeee

Post by Ms Leebee

Post by Yvonne
"See the dentist, but in the meantime pain may be assuaged by
cleaning the cavity and introducing a pleget of wool saturated with
dilute carbolic or cocaine."

lol ! nice ;)
Cloves are good though.
--

If you can track down oil of cloves it's even better; use it
pre-dentist and they will think you're very, very brave. Even if you
do smell a bit funny.

I have used oil of clove.
Why do they think you're brave ? Am I missing something ? Am I poisoning
myself ?

--

meeee

2006-10-05 19:55:19 UTC

Post by Yvonne
"See the dentist, but in the meantime pain may be assuaged by
cleaning the cavity and introducing a pleget of wool saturated with
dilute carbolic or cocaine."

lol ! nice ;)
Cloves are good though.
--

If you can track down oil of cloves it's even better; use it
pre-dentist and they will think you're very, very brave. Even if you
do smell a bit funny.

I have used oil of clove.
Why do they think you're brave ? Am I missing something ? Am I poisoning
myself ?
--

I hope not....it kills the pain very well, and I am a big chicken when it
comes to the dentist, so I use it as a kind of pre-anaesthesia anaesthetic.

Ms Leebee

2006-10-06 07:40:54 UTC

Post by Yvonne
"See the dentist, but in the meantime pain may be assuaged by
cleaning the cavity and introducing a pleget of wool saturated
with dilute carbolic or cocaine."

lol ! nice ;)
Cloves are good though.
--

If you can track down oil of cloves it's even better; use it
pre-dentist and they will think you're very, very brave. Even if you
do smell a bit funny.

I have used oil of clove.
Why do they think you're brave ? Am I missing something ? Am I
poisoning myself ?
--

I hope not....it kills the pain very well, and I am a big chicken
when it comes to the dentist, so I use it as a kind of
pre-anaesthesia anaesthetic.

ahh .. gotcha !

I reckon they still use it themselves, so must be ok 'for the moment'

My most recent q's to the dentist based on taste/smell:

"Did you just squirty White King into my tooth ?"
"My mouth tasted like cloves for at least 2x days after my last visit"

Ok, so the 2nd one is a statement, not a q. Whatever ;)
--

meeee

2006-10-07 00:22:56 UTC

Post by Yvonne
"See the dentist, but in the meantime pain may be assuaged by
cleaning the cavity and introducing a pleget of wool saturated
with dilute carbolic or cocaine."

lol ! nice ;)
Cloves are good though.
--

If you can track down oil of cloves it's even better; use it
pre-dentist and they will think you're very, very brave. Even if you
do smell a bit funny.

I have used oil of clove.
Why do they think you're brave ? Am I missing something ? Am I
poisoning myself ?
--

I hope not....it kills the pain very well, and I am a big chicken
when it comes to the dentist, so I use it as a kind of
pre-anaesthesia anaesthetic.

ahh .. gotcha !
I reckon they still use it themselves, so must be ok 'for the moment'
"Did you just squirty White King into my tooth ?"
"My mouth tasted like cloves for at least 2x days after my last visit"
Ok, so the 2nd one is a statement, not a q. Whatever ;)
--

It's alright, I'm not one of the grammar nazis. I'm currently avoiding
having my wisdom teeth out. I think I can stand the headaches for another
year....it's not the dentist I mind, it's the needles.....I have sat there
and let them drill without anaesthetic rather than have a needle....urgh!

Cheryl

2006-10-07 03:34:27 UTC

On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:22:56 GMT, "meeee"

Post by meeee
It's alright, I'm not one of the grammar nazis. I'm currently avoiding
having my wisdom teeth out. I think I can stand the headaches for another
year....it's not the dentist I mind, it's the needles.....I have sat there
and let them drill without anaesthetic rather than have a needle....urgh!

I had mine out last year. All four of them, under general
anaesthetic. It's the way to go, they put a mask over my face to send
me to sleep and I woke up with a sore mouth, never saw one needle.

Cheryl
PS It really did hurt though for the next week or so.

ant

2006-10-07 10:07:30 UTC

Post by Cheryl
On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:22:56 GMT, "meeee"

Post by meeee
It's alright, I'm not one of the grammar nazis. I'm currently
avoiding having my wisdom teeth out. I think I can stand the
headaches for another year....it's not the dentist I mind, it's the
needles.....I have sat there and let them drill without anaesthetic
rather than have a needle....urgh!

I had mine out last year. All four of them, under general
anaesthetic. It's the way to go, they put a mask over my face to send
me to sleep and I woke up with a sore mouth, never saw one needle.
Cheryl
PS It really did hurt though for the next week or so.

Me too. Mine were horizontal and it had to be a general.

As for the needle thing, I too avoided dentists for years, as the needle and
the drilling were horrific things. Then a friend put me onto a dentist in
canberra who is amazing. When I had to go see him as a filling had come out
and I was crazy with the pain. Lay there waiting for the horrible needle to
start, digging my fingers into my arm, and he was just sitting there talking
away... bloody hell just get on with it. "...while I've been talking to you,
I've been giving you your anaesthetic" he said.
Coudl not believe it. Did not feel it, nothing, nada, zilch. Only needed
that one, too.

this bloke lectures in pain-free dentistry, it's all about nerve
interactions and muscles and things apparenlty. He is quite a crusader. I'm
still stunned by how different he is from the others. All the dentist stuff
in his place is hidden away in cupboards and things too. Floor is cork, wall
is all glass lookign out onto a little courtyard. he's gone to real lengths
to reduce the Dentist thing.

I suspect he'd know dentists in other cities who do what he does too.

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NickC

2006-10-08 08:56:39 UTC

onto a dentist in canberra who is amazing. When I had to go see

Could you give me his name & address? I've just moved to Canberra and
need to hook up with a good dentist here.

(Reply-to works if you'd rather use that.)

Thanks,

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ant

2006-10-08 10:14:23 UTC

Post by NickC

onto a dentist in canberra who is amazing. When I had to go see

Could you give me his name & address? I've just moved to Canberra and
need to hook up with a good dentist here.
(Reply-to works if you'd rather use that.)
Thanks,

Well, a few might benefit from this! He is Dr Swanston at MacKay Gardens in
Turner.

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meeee

2006-10-09 02:55:07 UTC

Post by ant

Post by Cheryl
On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:22:56 GMT, "meeee"

Post by meeee
It's alright, I'm not one of the grammar nazis. I'm currently
avoiding having my wisdom teeth out. I think I can stand the
headaches for another year....it's not the dentist I mind, it's the
needles.....I have sat there and let them drill without anaesthetic
rather than have a needle....urgh!

I had mine out last year. All four of them, under general
anaesthetic. It's the way to go, they put a mask over my face to send
me to sleep and I woke up with a sore mouth, never saw one needle.
Cheryl
PS It really did hurt though for the next week or so.

Me too. Mine were horizontal and it had to be a general.
As for the needle thing, I too avoided dentists for years, as the needle
and the drilling were horrific things. Then a friend put me onto a dentist
in canberra who is amazing. When I had to go see him as a filling had come
out and I was crazy with the pain. Lay there waiting for the horrible
needle to start, digging my fingers into my arm, and he was just sitting
there talking away... bloody hell just get on with it. "...while I've been
talking to you, I've been giving you your anaesthetic" he said.
Coudl not believe it. Did not feel it, nothing, nada, zilch. Only needed
that one, too.
this bloke lectures in pain-free dentistry, it's all about nerve
interactions and muscles and things apparenlty. He is quite a crusader.
I'm still stunned by how different he is from the others. All the dentist
stuff in his place is hidden away in cupboards and things too. Floor is
cork, wall is all glass lookign out onto a little courtyard. he's gone to
real lengths to reduce the Dentist thing.
I suspect he'd know dentists in other cities who do what he does too.
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wow!! Hey, if you could put me onto this guy or his cohorts, I would really
appreciate it. Did I mention how much I really hate dentists?? :) Somehow I
doubt there'll be one in cairns though.

ant

2006-10-09 10:55:09 UTC

Post by meeee
wow!! Hey, if you could put me onto this guy or his cohorts, I would
really appreciate it. Did I mention how much I really hate dentists??
:) Somehow I doubt there'll be one in cairns though.

You could get in touch with his practice (name given in earlier post) and
ask if there are others "like him". I have a podiatrist with a different
approach also, and he has a network of others who follow the same approach.

I'd be very sure there are plenty of dentists with this knowledge. Can't
overstate how amazing it is to be at the dentist with none of that dreadful
horrific yuckyness of the needle and other nastys. Now, fair dinkum, the
only thing that worries me is the cost! And I am a dental phobic. The drill
noise still scares me, but nothing ever happens.

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meeee

2006-10-09 21:07:53 UTC

Post by ant

You could get in touch with his practice (name given in earlier post) and
ask if there are others "like him". I have a podiatrist with a different
approach also, and he has a network of others who follow the same approach.
I'd be very sure there are plenty of dentists with this knowledge. Can't
overstate how amazing it is to be at the dentist with none of that
dreadful horrific yuckyness of the needle and other nastys. Now, fair
dinkum, the only thing that worries me is the cost! And I am a dental
phobic. The drill noise still scares me, but nothing ever happens.
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Thanks heaps! I will. There was a dentist like that in my home town, my
husband went to him and said he had an electric needle of some kind that was
very fast and painless; he's had lots of dental stuff done, but he was the
best by far. I will see if I can hunt up a similar dentist here. Thanks
heaps for that info!

meeee

2006-10-09 02:53:13 UTC

Post by Cheryl
On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:22:56 GMT, "meeee"

I had mine out last year. All four of them, under general
anaesthetic. It's the way to go, they put a mask over my face to send
me to sleep and I woke up with a sore mouth, never saw one needle.
Cheryl
PS It really did hurt though for the next week or so.

Yep. I still remember Dad getting his out; swollen and yellow for a few
weeks. To complicate things further, I somehow have a baby tooth or two back
there still, anbd the dentist wants me to get that out, and a retainer of
some sort to pull a molar forward to make room for the wisdom tooth. Sounds
exxy so I'll just have to either save up, and if they're going to whack bits
of wire in my mouth, get teeth straightened while they're there, or just go
the good old pull the wisdon teeth.

atec77

2006-09-27 11:21:43 UTC

Post by SmegHead
There are two different recipes for Pikelets that I am hopeful someone in
this group will have.

I had visitors this morning to my workshop so we made this recipe ,
added bulberry jam and fresh whipped cream
delish' ( burp)

Moses Lim

2006-10-02 13:28:24 UTC

Post by atec77

Post by SmegHead
There are two different recipes for Pikelets that I am hopeful someone in
this group will have.

I had visitors this morning to my workshop so we made this recipe ,
added bulberry jam and fresh whipped cream
delish' ( burp)

Pig :)

atec77

2006-10-02 14:06:52 UTC

Post by SmegHead
There are two different recipes for Pikelets that I am hopeful someone in
this group will have.

I had visitors this morning to my workshop so we made this recipe ,
added bulberry jam and fresh whipped cream
delish' ( burp)

Pig :)

Do I detect green eyes :P

Moses Lim

2006-10-03 03:42:03 UTC

Post by SmegHead
There are two different recipes for Pikelets that I am hopeful someone in
this group will have.

I had visitors this morning to my workshop so we made this recipe ,
added bulberry jam and fresh whipped cream
delish' ( burp)

Pig :)

Do I detect green eyes :P

Yeah, you were on the money there :))

atec77

2006-10-03 07:24:36 UTC

Post by SmegHead
There are two different recipes for Pikelets that I am hopeful someone in
this group will have.

I had visitors this morning to my workshop so we made this recipe ,
added bulberry jam and fresh whipped cream
delish' ( burp)

Pig :)

Do I detect green eyes :P

Yeah, you were on the money there :))

I guess I shouldn't mention the Mulberry Cobbler we had for desert last
night ?

Moses Lim

2006-10-03 07:51:39 UTC

Post by SmegHead
There are two different recipes for Pikelets that I am hopeful someone in
this group will have.

I had visitors this morning to my workshop so we made this recipe ,
added bulberry jam and fresh whipped cream
delish' ( burp)

Pig :)

Do I detect green eyes :P

Yeah, you were on the money there :))

I guess I shouldn't mention the Mulberry Cobbler we had for desert last
night ?

Where can I download a slice ?? :))

atec77

2006-10-03 08:01:20 UTC

Post by SmegHead
There are two different recipes for Pikelets that I am hopeful someone in
this group will have.

I had visitors this morning to my workshop so we made this recipe ,
added bulberry jam and fresh whipped cream
delish' ( burp)

Pig :)

Do I detect green eyes :P

Yeah, you were on the money there :))

I guess I shouldn't mention the Mulberry Cobbler we had for desert last
night ?

Where can I download a slice ?? :))

If you can get past the hounds you are welcome.

SmegHead

2006-09-28 01:21:36 UTC