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Post by whatagain on Mar 30, 2023 19:51:19 GMT
I should try again. I think i ate some, but about ... 40 years ago. Time to renew the experience.
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Post by lugg on Mar 31, 2023 19:41:11 GMT
should try again. I think i ate some, but about ... 40 years ago. Time to renew the experience. Lamb or British food Whatagain ?
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Post by onlyMark on Apr 5, 2023 14:14:42 GMT
Just no....
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 5, 2023 14:35:13 GMT
But it was seen on social media, so it must be true.
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Post by mich64 on Apr 5, 2023 17:22:05 GMT
I have never made a shepherd's pie and have only had it a couple of times. When I was newly married, I do remember buying frozen chicken or beef pot pies but I have never had any of the other pies on this list.
Most of the pies our families enjoy are sweet not savory except for the minced meat pie my mother-in-law makes. My mother made a wonderful flaky pastry that made any pie so delicious, my favorite would be her blueberry pie.
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Post by lugg on Apr 5, 2023 18:45:26 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 6, 2023 2:06:13 GMT
Most of the pies our families enjoy are sweet not savory except for the minced meat pie my mother-in-law makes. My mother made a wonderful flaky pastry that made any pie so delicious, my favorite would be her blueberry pie. I wonder if your mother used lard or Crisco, both of which used to be called for in crust recipes. Mich, you've been an anyporter for so long that I had to go look when you joined. It was only a few months after Kimby posted this pie reminiscence, so I'm linking it here in case you never saw it. It's Reply #73: anyportinastorm.proboards.com/post/56963/thread
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Post by mich64 on Apr 11, 2023 19:25:17 GMT
Yes! Bixa you are correct. Always Crisco or lard, whichever she had on hand. Her pastry was always fabulous for pies but also especially when she would bake her butter tarts at Christmas time. I really enjoyable the link to the post from Kimby, she really knows how to put emphasis on how food can evoke the most wonderful family memories. I wonder if your mother used lard or Crisco, both of which used to be called for in crust recipes.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Apr 13, 2023 8:10:38 GMT
Never heard of crisco. If I make a savoury pies I always use 50/50 butter/lard. Unless it's suet or hot water pastry...don't tend to use those much as they're too calorific.
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 13, 2023 9:58:37 GMT
I don't think that Crisco exists in Europe*. The French equivalent is called Végétaline, but you don't see it much anymore.
*Amazon seems to be selling it in the UK.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Apr 13, 2023 10:31:20 GMT
I will look into it thanks Kerouac x
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Post by lagatta on Apr 17, 2023 14:43:54 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 17, 2023 16:29:27 GMT
Here’s a nice cake to go with it.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 17, 2023 16:54:40 GMT
Vegetable shortening is a white, solid fat made from vegetable oils. In the UK it is sold under the brand names Trex, Flora White or Cookeen. In the US Crisco is the best known... source
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Apr 17, 2023 17:50:30 GMT
Thanks dearie.
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 18, 2023 11:27:49 GMT
The French are chortling over the controversy of the spinach quiche for the coronation, but of course so is the British press.
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Post by patricklondon on Apr 18, 2023 12:53:18 GMT
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Post by bjd on Apr 18, 2023 13:10:35 GMT
The only controversial idea I found in one article was the suggestion of serving boiled potatoes with the quiche.
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 18, 2023 14:57:14 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 18, 2023 15:58:59 GMT
I don’t eat quiche anyway.
At the last coronation they came up with Coronation chicken which is still popular. The quiche will die a total death.
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Post by fumobici on Apr 18, 2023 16:22:42 GMT
I kind of enjoy quiche once in a while. What's in this one besides crust and eggs?
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 18, 2023 16:24:04 GMT
I have never liked quiche either even though it is a dish from my ancestral region. I don't like most uses of eggs.
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Post by bjd on Apr 18, 2023 16:54:02 GMT
I kind of enjoy quiche once in a while. What's in this one besides crust and eggs? It seems to have spinach and some kind of beans inside.
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 18, 2023 17:11:01 GMT
The newspaper article lists these ingredients!
Ingredients: 125g plain flour Pinch of salt 25g cold butter, diced 25g lard 2 tablespoons milk Or 1 x 250g block of ready-made shortcrust pastry For filling:
125ml milk 175ml double cream 2 medium eggs 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon, Salt and pepper 100g grated cheddar cheese, 180g cooked spinach, lightly chopped 60g cooked broad beans or soya beans
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Post by lugg on Apr 18, 2023 18:54:32 GMT
Well I am in the minority here I suspect in that I really like quiche. However , its an odd choice of ingredients
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Post by bjd on Apr 18, 2023 19:03:26 GMT
I really enjoy Marina Hyde in the Guardian. "Back on the official channels, strong efforts are being made to get people excited about the approved royal menu for their subjects’ day. It feels somehow apt that the official dish selected by King Charles is a quiche, given quiches are often wet and almost always disappointing. Like some of Charles’s recent walkabouts, the dish has been regarded as a good use of leftover eggs."
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 18, 2023 19:11:19 GMT
I completely approve of the British eating quiche even if i don't like it myself. It is healthier than a chip butty.
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 18, 2023 19:33:33 GMT
I’ve never eaten a chip butty. Nasty Northern thing.
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Post by onlyMark on Apr 18, 2023 21:05:25 GMT
I often eat (and make) both quiche and chip butties and would eat them on the same plate if the opportunity arose. If I want comfort food that reminds me of my roots, then a chip butty is just the thing. If I want to be posh and international, then it is quiche. One of the only good things to come out of reputedly France (apart from the northbound side of the Channel Tunnel) but I'm afraid the base of the dish is more English and German than French.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 18, 2023 21:17:32 GMT
Since great parts of the English language come from (Norman) French & since the British are known for savory pies, I can't see the problem with Coronation Quiche. I like quiche anyway, & this one seems quite nice, plus a nod to Charles' promotion of natural foods. Broad beans are something I think of as British, ditto double cream and cheddar.
And really, who cares what "royals fans" think, especially as reported in the New York Post, a rag if there ever was one.
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