Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good pictures Douglas, specially interesting to see before lunch! Saludos Lluis El 27/10/2009, a las 10:24, Douglas Sharp escribi?: > One of my favourites too - though I only know of one pub in > Yorkshire that still makes it with a baked suet pastry crust like my > granny used to make. > Th typical mountains of flaky pastry served on top of pies these > days are ridiculous. > > Sadly, the true S+K (aka Snake & Pygmy) has almost disappeared, and > has now been almost completely replaced by steak and ale or steak > and Guiness pies. > > There's a really excellent S+A pie with a very good shortcrust > pastry at the Hart Inn in Sandsend on the north Yorkshire coast. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/138940-2/20080907-_MG_8906.jpg > > The Rose Inn on the bridge at Pickering does a good one with ruff- > puff pastry > > here are two that got away > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/179151-1/_MG_0254.jpg > > and there's a very good traditional, home-baked S+A at the Station > Hotel in Grosmont (with homemade shortcrust pastry and fresh veggies > - not frozen). The S+G pies at the Three Fiddles in Guisborough are > well worth trying too. > > Jerry, > > 80/- is a quite strong McEwans Scottish ale (4.5% abv) , sadly now > only available as a keg ale and in bottles, the cask (barrel) ale > was discontinued in January 2007. > > The 80/- refers to the duty based on strength that was levied on > each barrel. > > Cheers > Douglas > > Frank Dernie wrote: >> Steak and kidney pie wow, my favourite food! >> Frank >> >> >> On 27 Oct, 2009, at 02:45, Jerry Lehrer wrote: >> >>> DOUGLAS >>> For the uninformed among you, haggis is a sausage-like melange of >>> ingredients (don't ask), cooked >>> inside a dead sheep's stomach. Quite good really! >>> >>> The only thing I could not take when I lived and worked in the UK >>> was "snake and kiddley" pie It >>> always smelled like the old Paris street pissoirs. >>> >>> Umm, Douglas, what is 80/--? I recall no ale with that name. >>> >>> Jerry >>> >>> >>> Douglas Sharp wrote: >>>> Turnip in Scotch?? >>>> >>>> It's nice with haggis, though. >>>> >>>> We had a really nice haggis, neep and tattie pie on our recent >>>> vacation in the north of England. >>>> Washed down with a pint of 80/- - wonderful! >>>> >>>> The only thing that should ever be put in Scotch is water - and >>>> that only from drinking outside in the rain. :-) >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Douglas >>>> >>>> H. Ball Arche wrote: >>>>> Haven't you ever heard of an Orkney Libre? >>>>> Scotch and Coke with a twist of neep. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ---- >>>>> From: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> >>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Sent: Sun, October 25, 2009 7:15:33 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Gout? >>>>> >>>>> Good Lord. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug- >>>>>> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jeffery >>>>>> Smith >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 6:37 PM >>>>>> To: Leica Users Group >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Gout? >>>>>> >>>>>> It would definitely merit a test. Do they make a single cherry >>>>>> Scotch? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information