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cj · Post by cj » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:37 pm

The Original Pasty Shop here in Tavistock sells authentic pork & apple, chicken tikka masala and broccoli & stilton pasties (or the like) for the veggies. A stone carving found on the ancient Dartmoor site of Merrivale indicates the use of chicken tikka masala as a pasty filling as far back as neolithic times and interestingly enough a rhubarb crumble and custard sweet filling also. We would now call it fusion cooking ...

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:26 am

cj wrote:The Original Pasty Shop here in Tavistock sells authentic pork & apple, chicken tikka masala and broccoli & stilton pasties (or the like) for the veggies. A stone carving found on the ancient Dartmoor site of Merrivale indicates the use of chicken tikka masala as a pasty filling as far back as neolithic times and interestingly enough a rhubarb crumble and custard sweet filling also. We would now call it fusion cooking ...

.... and i thought you were such an honest and virtuous girl!

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:05 am

What does a turnip look like then?
The turnips in my larder are pretty things, white with a sort of pinky/mauve top. We are going to have them mashed tonight with our haggis. (Don't ask me why.)

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:41 am

englishangel wrote:What does a turnip look like then?
The turnips in my larder are pretty things, white with a sort of pinky/mauve top. We are going to have them mashed tonight with our haggis. (Don't ask me why.)

Should be mashed swede with haggis, really. The Scots refer to swedes as 'neeps' (turnips). I didn't know that the Cornish also called them turnips. Confusion all round.

Suffice to say that you should be using the big browny-yellowy things.

And for anyone who hasn't tried it, a good haggis is delicious!

darthmaul · Post by **darthmaul** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:58 pm

After a substantial sojourn, I'm not sure I want to meet any of you...

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:20 pm

darthmaul wrote:After a substantial sojourn, I'm not sure I want to meet any of you...

lol. Come, come, Luke. Whither have you sojourned that you are so ill-humoured?

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:54 pm

As RR said - A GOOD haggis is gorgeous.

A bottle of 12 year old malt makes it even better !

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:15 pm

Richard Ruck wrote:
englishangel wrote:What does a turnip look like then?
The turnips in my larder are pretty things, white with a sort of pinky/mauve top. We are going to have them mashed tonight with our haggis. (Don't ask me why.)
Should be mashed swede with haggis, really. The Scots refer to swedes as 'neeps' (turnips). I didn't know that the Cornish also called them turnips. Confusion all round.

Suffice to say that you should be using the big browny-yellowy things.

And for anyone who hasn't tried it, a good haggis is delicious!

too late, pretty turnips it is.

cj · Post by cj » Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:51 am

DavebytheSea wrote:
cj wrote:The Original Pasty Shop here in Tavistock sells authentic pork & apple, chicken tikka masala and broccoli & stilton pasties (or the like) for the veggies. A stone carving found on the ancient Dartmoor site of Merrivale indicates the use of chicken tikka masala as a pasty filling as far back as neolithic times and interestingly enough a rhubarb crumble and custard sweet filling also. We would now call it fusion cooking ...
.... and i thought you were such an honest and virtuous girl!

Have I disappointed you?

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:39 pm

lol - n0! .... I think it's just made you even more exciting than before.

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:08 am

DavebytheSea wrote:lol - n0! .... I think it's just made you even more exciting than before.

Watch yer blood-pressure, Dave !!!!

cj · Post by cj » Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:40 pm

DavebytheSea wrote:lol - n0! .... I think it's just made you even more exciting than before.

Ooh, I'm all a-quiver!

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:48 pm

cj wrote:
DavebytheSea wrote:lol - n0! .... I think it's just made you even more exciting than before.
Ooh, I'm all a-quiver!

So was Robin Hood, (allegedly !)

cj · Post by cj » Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:38 pm

J.R. wrote:
cj wrote:
DavebytheSea wrote:lol - n0! .... I think it's just made you even more exciting than before.
Ooh, I'm all a-quiver!
So was Robin Hood, (allegedly !)

Ironically, but not terribly amusing, my great-great-(great?) grandfather was a bailiff of Sherwood Forest in the 19th century. Ta-da!!

darthmaul · Post by **darthmaul** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:39 pm

As it so happens, I do rather like a good bit of haggis...as well as a good bit, or bits of a pasty.

I'd settle for a curry either way (see my avatar if anyone is confused!)