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Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 15:08 on 13th November 2013 Vince, I just noticed this here on POE in the 'England Facts' menu, you wrote: The Cornish Pasty, we all know of this icon, the miner's meal at "croust" time (break to eat time). What of one of Cornwall's other traditional industries? The Pasty and the fisherman does not go together, a skipper would not allow a pasty on his vessell--- to go to sea with a pasty/pasties on board is very bad luck!!! Why is that, or am I missing something and is there more to the story?
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rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 15:47 on 13th November 2013 Our friend in Cornwall who was a fisherman all his working life would never take a pasty to sea, nor would he ever say the word 'Rabbit' whilst on board, and I've never known why ? |
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 15:51 on 13th November 2013 I am not keen on them--far too much pastry for me--you cant beat a good Northern pork pie---what you say Ruth?  |
| rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 16:29 on 13th November 2013 To be honest James yes, I prefer a pork pie, we have some brilliant ones made locally. Pasties seem to have a lot more pastry than filling these days. There are three pasty shops in a row in Padstow, all charging around £3.50 for each pasty, depending on the filling, and there's not very much of it. A quick snack ends up costing around £7, I can get 4 good quality pies for £3.40. |
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 19:50 on 13th November 2013 OK guys, now you're making me hungry and homesick. When I was in primary school (the one that used to be by the church, Ron), there was a little pastry shop over the road called Dodds (I think its a solicitors now. Had an Astin Martin outside last time I was there), and the kids would go over at lunch (probably wouldn't let primary kids go out of grounds now-adays) and get a pasty. I was never allowed money to take to school, so I would have to sit and watch my friends eat those lovely smelling pastys. Ah, what good memories. |
| rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 20:05 on 13th November 2013 The problem is now Sue most of the pasties arrive at the shops in frozen form, they just shove them in the oven as required. They are just not the same. There is only one shop (a bakery) that I know of in Padstow that makes them on the premises every morning from scratch, they are wonderful, stuffed full and with minimal pastry. They also only make the traditional ones, no chicken curry, no banana, none of the other weird and wonderful flavours that seem to taken hold. Proper job.
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Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England | quotePosted at 20:10 on 13th November 2013 Don't think I have had a pasty since last time I was in Cornwall, 8 years or more..... The ones you get outside Cornwall are simply not a match for a proper Cornish made pasty. And like you Ruth only the tradtional recipe. Vince will be in on this thread soon I am sure ! ! ! |
| Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 20:10 on 13th November 2013 |
| Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 20:10 on 13th November 2013 |
| rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 20:20 on 13th November 2013 I see it's called the Beast  |
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