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Freephone 24-Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline Run in partnership between Women’s Aid and Refuge 0808 2000 247At Refuge we recognise that domestic violence can affect everyone and anyone. Nobody should have to live in fear.
For men who are abused
We recognise that men can also be victims of domestic violence – both in heterosexual and gay relationships. Refuge believes that everyone has the right to live in safety, free from fear – regardless of their gender.
Refuge runs a number of services for male victims of domestic violence across the country. These are primarily independent domestic violence advocacy and outreach services, which provide practical and emotional support for men who are experiencing domestic violence.
If you are a man who is being abused, you can read our page of information and support. You may also find it helpful to read the areas of the website which talk generally about domestic violence.
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Help and support for male victims of domestic violence
Men’s Advice Line: confidential helpline for men experiencing domestic violence from a partner or ex-partner (or from other family members). We help by: giving you time to tell your story; offering emotional support; providing practical advice; signposting you to other services for specialist help. Are you being abused?
Help and support for male victims of domestic violence
Men’s Advice Line: confidential helpline for men experiencing domestic violence from a partner or ex-partner (or from other family members). We help by: giving you time to tell your story; offering emotional support; providing practical advice; signposting you to other services for specialist help. Are you being abused?
Our trained advisors help and advise:
Heterosexual male victims of domestic violence
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yep arc most have been made by me but not all have been tasted by me but my family and friends have eaten them lol i dont like choc or banana’s or currys lol
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This crumpet recipe makes beautiful crumpets which are perfect for a cold winter’s afternoon tea by the fire.
Crumpet RecipeLevel: intermediate if you make crumpets, easy for pikelets
Time: Once the batter is ready (1-4 hours), allow about an hour for cooking pikelets, or half hour for crumpets.
Makes: 12 crumpets, or about 40 pikelets450g (2 2/3 cups) plain white flour
350ml (1 1/2) warm milk
350ml (1 1/2) warm water (approximately)
1 teaspoon powdered dried yeast
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
A little sunflower or vegetable oil- Whisk the flour, milk, water and yeast together in a large bowl to make a runny batter, about the consistency of single cream. Cover with cling-film and leave for an hour until really bubbly. It will have roughly doubled in size.
- This may take considerably longer if it is not in a reasonably warm kitchen. Maybe even as long as 3-4 hours.
- Once the batter is bubbly, heat a heavy-based frying pan or flat griddle over a medium-high heat. It is important that the pan is flat if you are making crumpets or the batter may leak out from the crumpet ring.
- We used number 5 out of 9 on our electric cooker. If you are making pikelets, I would recommend using two pans, or it will take ages to cook them all.
- Whisk the salt and baking powder into the batter using a balloon whisk.
Now you are ready to make crumpets or pikelets….
For Crumpet Recipe
- Thoroughly grease the crumpet rings and lightly grease the pan.
- Put one ring in the pan, fill to just below the top – the batter should stay in the ring and lots of holes should appear on the surface after a minute or two.
If it dribbles out underneath, it is too thin, so whisk a little more flour into your batter mix.
If lots of holes don’t form, it’s too thick, so whisk in some water.
- Assuming your test crumpet is OK, after five minutes or so, when the surface is just set, flip it over, including the ring.
If the cooked base seems too dark, turn down the heat.
- Cook for two to three minutes, until golden on the other side.
- Repeat with the remaining batter in batches.
- Butter and eat straight away, or cool on a wire rack for toasting later.
- You may need 3 or 4 tablespoons of extra milk to make the batter runny enough. It should be gloopy, and just form ribbons when you lift out the whisk.
- There’s no need to oil the pan for pikelets.
When the pan is hot, take it off the heat add three or four tablespoons of the batter to the pan, spaced as far apart as possible, then tip and shake the pan so the batter spreads out to be quite thin and in rough circles about 3.5 inches diameter, put back on the heat and cook for about 1 minute 20 seconds.
Don’t worry if they are really more oval than circular. This is just the way they are, and I think they look really pretty. It is quite hard to make perfect circles, so I don’t try too hard. They tend to be more oval, about 3 inches x 4 inches.
Try not to let them run into each other, but if they do a bit just snip them free with scissors afterward.
- You will see bubbles form on the surface and burst as the batter dries out. Do not turn them over until the batter has dried out on top (if you do, then the wet batter will seal the holes up and then they look more like drop scones).
Turn them over and cook for another 1 minute 20 seconds.
- You may find that the batter needs a slight adjustment, so add more milk or flour if needed, but not much.
The batter tends to thicken with time. If you do find it is thickening, making it difficult to form the pikelets, just whisk in a little more milk.
- Remove to a cooling rack and cook the next batch.
You can eat them as soon as they are cool enough, spread with butter, jam, honey etc. Or once cooled they can be frozen, interleafed with greaseproof paper and in a plastic bag as you would with pancakes.
If you are not going to freeze them, they should be eaten the same day. Just pop them in a toaster oven or under the grill until nicely heated through.
Don’t try to heat pikelets in a toaster, as they are too floppy and will most likely burn.
Crumpets and pikelets both look great piled up in a basket lined with a napkin. I usually butter them while they are still warm and keep them in a warm place until they are all ready to serve.
Challah grapefruit French toast
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 100ml semi-skimmed
- grapefruit , zest and segments of 1, juice of 2
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 4 thick slices challah bread
- 3 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- knob of butter
for frying
- 50g crème fraîche, to serve
Method
- In a large dish, mix the beaten eggs with the milk, grapefruit zest and cinnamon. Dip in the slices of challah until they’re fully coated, then leave to soak for about 30 mins (or covered overnight in the fridge).
- Pour the grapefruit juice into a small saucepan with 1 tbsp sugar and set over a gentle heat until it dissolves. Turn up the heat and simmer vigorously until the sauce reduces and thickens. Set aside.
- Tip the remaining sugar onto a large plate and stir with the mixed spice. Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat and add the butter. Once melted, carefully (they will be delicate) take 2 challah slices out of the egg mixture and put in the pan. Fry for 2-3 mins each side until browned. Meanwhile, reheat the grapefruit syrup over a gentle heat until warm. Fry the remaining challah slices. Dip each slice into the spiced sugar and turn until completely coated.
- Serve with the grapefruit segments, a little of the grapefruit syrup and a dollop of crème fraîche.
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This reply was modified 9 years ago by
AngelBabe.
4 years ago today you were so cruely taken from us joe, yet it feels like yesterday still, it was clear to see you had ,had enough and it was better for you to be in peace, it was and its still so hard for all us that you left behind i hope that you are behaving up there and keeping everyone in order we all love you youre son and me, and grandchildren miss you dearly xxxxx
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