The 12 days may have passed but we are still coping with the enthusiastic stocking up for Christmas. This evening (a Friday - oh, the guilt) we are having roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. Blithely I opened the oven door, oven glove on one hand, took out the pot of roasting carrots in ginger and caramel, and helped it onto the work surface by grasping the handle with the other, bare, hand.
Then I threw it across the kitchen. Hot? I didn't know such pain. Fortunately, after shoving poor hand under the cold tap till it all calmed down, I remembered where the anti-burn is - I know, I should keep it all in the first aid box but things move about ON THEIR OWN here.
God bless the St John's Ambulance and modern medicines. Hand and fingers are feeling stiff and glisten with unguent, but they were treated in time.
Serving dinner with one hand is a feat.
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HG, somewhat late, but OUCH!
May I suggest - keep Lavender oil in the kitchen, and apply liberally to any burn ASAP.
You will be astonished at how effective it is. Nelson's Combudoron ointment also very good - can probably be bought online, or on your next trip to these shores.
Oh poor you! Burns are the worst! I managed to serve 30pax for a sit down lunch on Xmas Day without so much as a a scorch, which is a record for me. The day dawned warm,sunny and then it rained, lucky I hired a marquee, lots of white wine and beer was also served, the rest is history. Blow-ins ate talked and were very merry. Ned grew in front of our eyes. Lovely visit, but very sad when they had to leave. x AA
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