Basil's Back, and Way out in Front

Advantages: Fast, hip and funny
Disadvantages: It's too good for kids!

...OK, own up – are you old enough to remember the original Basil Brush Shows of the ‘seventies? If so, your first view of the all-new, super-hip, in yer face Basil Brush Show of the noughties may come as a bit of a shock………. ~ So What’s the New Basil Like Then? ~ New Basil Brush seems pretty much the same as the old one: a wise-cracking puppet fox, dressed in his traditional country gentleman’s outfit, with a penchant for terrible old jokes, and a nice line in appropriate put-downs when the need arises. He also sounds remarkably like the original (voiced by co-creator, the late Ivan Owen). Of course, New Basil has learnt to be rather more PC than his predecessor, although his catch phrase, “Boom Boom!” thankfully remains unchanged. ~ The Characters ~ Basil’s...

Potless 27.01.2004 · Read review
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Basil - the King of Herbs

Advantages: versatile, tasty and easy to grow.
Disadvantages: None - unless you don't like it.

...~:~:~ Introduction ~:~:~ Basil is one of mine and Tim?s favourite herbs. Tim is really fussy with food and basil allows me to add flavour to his otherwise quite bland diet. Basil is also incredibly versatile and although most people would associate it with Mediterranean cuisine Basil is also used in many Asian cultures such as Thai, Chinese and Indian in fact from reading the internet a bit for research it would seem that in the US and Australia more people would associate Basil with oriental and Asian food than Mediterranean; I guess it must be a proximity thing? So let me tell you what I know about Basil. ~:~:~ Meet the Lamiaceae Family ~:~:~ The Lamiaceae family is also commonly known as the ?Mint? family and contains so many culinary plants such as basil, mint, rosemary, sage, marjoram, oregano and thyme. In total there...

donnabroom 04.06.2007 · Read review
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*BASIL HAD NOTHING ON THIS BRUSH!!*

Advantages: Very cheap, two brushes together!
Disadvantages: Not long usage, metal handle

...Whilst wandering around the baby section of my local Wilkinson I noticed this bottle brush for the incredible price of 99p! Obviously I had to buy it as it was under a pound, my thoughts being that even if it only lasted a short time it was worth it for a pound! WHAT IS A BOTTLE AND TEAT BRUSH FOR? -------------------------------------------------------------- Well, the title doesn't leave much to the imagination, it's a cleaning brush especially designed for babies bottles and teats. Babies bottles are predominantly for milk which carries a lot of germs if not cleaned and sterilised properly, so to reach all those hard bits in bottles and teats you need a brush that reaches and gets rid of them! PACKAGING ------------------ Being a product selling for a pound you can imagine it is a very 'no frills' looking product...

frizzball 08.05.2006 · Read review
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Boom Boom the Brush is back

Advantages: Great for the kids
Disadvantages: Wasted on kids

...If like me, you have fond memories of that cheeky little fox and his antics, then you will be grateful to the Entertainment Rights company who had the foresight to buy the rights to Basil Brush a few years ago and re-invent him for children?s TV in 2002. Now showing at 4:15pm on BBC1 and repeated on Sky CBBC at 10:00 am on Saturday mornings. The format of the programme is that of a situation comedy centred around our much beloved fox. If I had to critisize the show I'd say it should be more family based, not just an after school show. I think the BBC are missing out on some good ratings with this timeless classic. He lives with a guy (Stephen) and two children (Molly and Dave), all of whom deliver a very capable performance, in particular Dave, who I think is very talented. They provide Basil with the lines, all very smart...

jacksonandy 15.10.2002 · Read review
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Basil in the garden

Advantages: lots of uses in cookery
Disadvantages: you may not like the taste

...Basil is widely grown in Britain and has many uses in cookery and in herbal remedies. This is a half hardy plant but in warmer countries it is a perennial. The seeds can be sown under glass in late March or early April. Then the little plants can be moved to the garden in early June. You can sow the seeds straight into your gareden in May if you prefer, but I always like to get plants off to a good start in the greenhouse. The plants have funny shaped leaves and some of the different varieties have jagged edges to the ends of the leaves. The flowers are quite pretty and white, but you can also get purple tinged ones. There are lots of different varieties of basil you can grow. African Blue has the purplelish flowers and can be used in rice dishes or in stews. Sweet Basil is proberbly the most common one seen in...

Aquarian 19.03.2003 · Read review
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Basil's a Beggar...

Advantages: Taste
Disadvantages: Hard to grow

......To grow that is. Basil is definately an essential for the herbologist's kitchen. When it decides it wants to grow, it can grow indoors in a pot like wildfire. A well-established basil plant will go from strength-to-strength and grow all year round indoors, provided you pull off a few leaves on a regular basis to stimulate growth. When basil chooses not to grow, it can turn from a springy fresh, fragrant leafy bush into a droopy withering weedy mess in a couple of days. After having two basil plants in the house for over a year, one I grew from seed, the other nursed back to life from a bargain sale price almost dead plant from Tesco's, that just grew and grew, I really was surprised to discover just what a beggar basil can really be! The original plants died after an extended break away, when I entrusted their well...

witchwaysup 13.03.2001 (08.12.2004) · Read review
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Sweet Basil

Advantages: loads of uses
Disadvantages: avoid if pregnant

...Basil or Ocimum Basilicum is an annual or short lived perennial with clove scented leaves, growing to 60 cm.they are short stalked, oval entire or toothed, 3-5 cm long often with a rather puckered surface.The flowers small and white , grown in clusters. The flowering season is June to September. Origins. Basil was used in baths and body massage by ancient Greek nobles for it's fragrant perfume.The Egyptians used the aromatic fragrance in their offerings to the gods and also mixed it with essences of Myrrh and Incense to embalm bodies.In India it is believed to offer protection to the soul and is sacred to the Hindu gods Krishna and Vishnu. Description. Basil is native of Africa and the Seychelles.It is also grown in Europe as a popular culinary herb and California!! It can grow up to three feet (90 cm)The essence is...

galls 23.04.2001 · Read review
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basil

Advantages: very useful in cooking and smells lovely
Disadvantages: only lasts as long as the summer

...I have found basil to be one of the most useful herbs in the kitchen and it pairs beautifully with garlic as a basis for many dishes, especially italian style sauces,salads etc. It is unfortunately an annual herb so you must grow it every year and it can only be harvested in the summer. It can be grown from seed in a sunny position in your kitchen quite easily or if you prefer many supermarkets stock plants already grown. Basil likes to be picked, and to lengthen the harvesting period it helps if you nip the very pretty flower buds off as soon as they appear. I find that if you nip off the small leaves at the tops then the resulting growth is thicker and has more leaves. As the plant tastes quite different when dried it can be picked and painted on both sides using olive oil and then frozen and used when needed.To get the full...

tracym 09.03.2001 · Read review
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Use BASIL OIL not BASIL OIL

Advantages: great skin tonic
Disadvantages: can cause reaction on sensitive skin so test first

...Before I start I just need to clear up a common misunderstanding about Basil Oil. The term Basil Oil is often used to refer to virgin olive oil which is infused with basil leaves to make it aromatic. This is used in cooking. The basil oil used in aromatherpy is obtained from entire above ground part of the plant (ocimum basilicum) by steam distillation and is a different thing. The aroma of this essential oil is spicey and fresh. It has a slightly balsamic tang to it and is grown commercialy in many different countries including Bulgaria. It is used in perfumes, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, soap, medicine and fruit and will keep for up to three years from the manufacturing date, if its kept in a cool, dark place. Uses +++++ Basil is a good tonic for the nerves. It also seems to lift depression. Can help headaches...

janharper 23.09.2001 · Read review
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Basil can Phill his boots, it's only light.

Advantages: A tasty alternative
Disadvantages: None for me

... KRAFT PHILADELPHIA LIGHT BASIL Introduction. I was never a lover of Philadelphia Cheese in any form. My daughter loved it on toasted bagels but personaly I found the taste very bland and stayed clear. Then in 2006 I started doing (what was then called) the No Count plan with Weight Watchers. (This plan then became Core and is now lurking somewhere under the muddy waters of the Discover plan as Simply Filling.) Anyway, I digress, on the No Count you basically ate three meals a day of as much as you wanted from the food list - the only cheese allowed on this list was this extra light cheese and cottage cheese - this was CERTAINLY the best of the two options - I detest cottage cheese!! From then on this cheese ( lovingly known by WW members as ELF - extra low fat) has become a regular product in my...

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