Roll up, roll up, Hollywood Handshakes for all! Great British Bake Off 3rd Thread

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And we’re off

And you could count yourself very lucky if the coating was mayonnaise. I swear they used revolting salad cream at my Borstal.

grumiosmum, I have already pleaded for people to think of the bees. Though I've never understood why they apparently make so much more than they need.

Note to self: Never accept Russian salad.

Why can't you put sugar in a vegan cake? Are vegan cakes less fattening than normal cakes? #notabaker #notavegan

FlamingJuno I think it's because without eggs (or butter), it doesn't bind together as well - so you need a liquid type of sweetness to help with that.

liquid and sticky

I see, thank you.

You absolutely can put sugar in vegan cakes

Anyone watching Extra Slice tonight?

I swear they used revolting salad cream at my Borstal

Same here. Mayonnaise was unknown in Britaine in the 1960's, and even if it reared it's tasty head would have been dismissed as FORRIN and therefore not edible.

*its, not it's - sorry abut that

*about, not abut

Anyone else finding they're over Tom Allen on Extra Slice? He was quite funny on the first one or two, but his humour really palls when it's the same thing every week.

Earlier today I saw Kim Joy irl. I did a double take but she’s unmistakeable so it was definitely her. I didn’t speak to her though.

Gersemi I think I'm with you on that. I liked him the first week, but he does just do exactly the same thing every week. I'd prefer to see a different "commentator" every week...not necessarily a comedian, just someone with a sharp eye and a sharp wit.

I once nearly knocked poor Candice Brown over in a tiny train station shop Wing!

I'm glad to see the back of Stroppy Tom. I'm really pleased for Briony; she was excellent this week, although her pie was VERY heavy on the venison. Gave me the meat sweats just looking at it.

Looking forward to vegan week. I'm not vegan but some vegan cakes can be nicer than traditional ones IMO. I also think it's interesting how mainstream veganism must now be to have got its own week on GBBO.

That Russian salad stuff looks and tastes like a pile of vomit (yeeeeeuch) .

Extra Slice was alright Paul, is so funny when he tries to be 'normal' that Scarlet is sweet. The other bloke obviously didn't make a huge impression on me because I can't remember him and I watched the repeat yesterday . I'm still waiting to see the guinea pig cake on it!!!!

Russian salad really is the product of Satan's bumhole.

Yes Schaden All it needs is parsnip in it to really piss you off

Checking in. Rahul is on my train!!! This is not a euphemism

@Wolfclub, more details please! Taller, shorter, devastatingly handsome irl?

@Wolfcub. I don’t know what a wolfclub is

Definitely short. He was with another young man who was a fair bit taller than him and who I thought I also recognised but couldn’t place. In fact originally I thought they were both blokes from work until I heard Rahul speak. Seemed very cheerful and normal although (like me) keen to get on the train before the platform was announced. Quite good looking for a short fella in person I thought.

ooh, just reading up to date ready for later.
Would you believe, Russian Salad is a thing in tapas? ( or is in tenerife , anyway ...) - rather good actually, absolutely nothing like described ^ I must have been lucky with my school dinners ( a long, long time ago) . Cornflake crunch topped treacle tart anyone? :)