yorkshire puddings

[ban-all-sheds]

What are biscuits and gravy?

Biscuits are like unsweetened scones. What we call biscuits the Americans call cookies. Their use of the word biscuit is not technically correct, as they are only cooked once.

Served as an accompaniment to a meal (cheap & filling), can be eaten, e.g. at breakfast spread with jam, honey, syrup etc, or served with gravy as a complete dish.

You know what gravy is.

 

[toffee]

where are dumplings from then?
I havent had those in years.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

How veeeery dare you!!

Errr....

maybe not.

At the time it seemed a nice alliterative way to emphasise that I don't like golden syrup, but I guess that if push came to squirt, I probably would go for the more conventional topping....

 

[ban-all-sheds]

where are dumplings from then?
I havent had those in years.

I guess they were originally another cheap way of stretching a meal.

They do seem to be out of favour - maybe people don't eat stews or casseroles as often as they used to. It is odd that yorkshire puddings survive and are popular, but the good old suet dumpling is sorely neglected.

I've added them to beef curry in the past, seasoned with toasted cumin seeds and chopped chillies....

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Here's another question - given the historic animosity, is it acceptable to serve yorkshire puddings with lancashire hotpot?

 

[Moz]

ban-all-sheds

those yank biscuits are like the kind you find in Brit Army compo ration packs ...


toffee

big fat juicy dumplings ..lovely .... Gorgeous ....


an the suet kind are called cobblers too (like what I write here ..lol )

 

[toffee]

or did you watch black addre when they refered to " devils dumplings" and had a turnip shaped like a ......

well, if you did you know what I mean and if you didnt then the moment would be lost in the explanation!!!!!!!!!!!

I like dumplings and used to have them with staek and kidney... must look out the recipe.

I didnt do history and wasnt told about these things from my mother.... why is there animosity between lancs and yorkshire?
I believe also that parts of lancs used to be in 'cumberland'?

 

[Spark123]

I believe also that parts of lancs used to be in 'cumberland'?

AFAIK I didn't think they were, Barrow used to be in Lancashire(now Cumbria) although I am not old enough to remember.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

No - cobbler is the pastry-ish topping, often not contiguous, on top of something of stew-like consistency, or can be a sweet dish:

but then regional variations in food names are fairly common.

If you think a suet dumpling is a cobbler, what do you make dumplings out of?

 

[2scoops0406]

Here's another question - given the historic animosity, is it acceptable to serve yorkshire puddings with lancashire hotpot?

Only with a side order of deceit and corruption

 

[Moz]

toffee
yes ,
I really Liked Black Adder the WW1 one was best ... IMHO

OMFG ....have you not heard about The War of the Roses ..lol
nice link here
http://www.warsoftheroses.com/

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I like dumplings and used to have them with staek and kidney

That's just a de-constructed S&K pudding...

I didnt do history and wasnt told about these things from my mother.... why is there animosity between lancs and yorkshire?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Roses

 

[toffee]

well, knew there was something.
Ive been to Barrow once... its such a long winding drive there as its so out on a limb.
Cobblers... Ive seen those made by hovis I think.. quite dense bread rolls in that instance.

so the battle thing... whats it about

 

[Moz]

ban-all-sheds

I know what you mean regarding suet an pastry , but most places dont make suet dumplings now like granny made ....

what about a nice Corn beef hash instead ..nice ...lol

 

[toffee]

moz...
you said you hated people skitting others about spelling mistakes in posts..

know what,

you made me feel like my sister in law who is so bloody perfect at playing trivial pursuits and knows all sorts of things.

I hate going there for a meal because I know Im going to be made to look stupid and feel thick and uneducated.
My mother was not 'educated'.. in the sense of acedemic exam results... and being there just her and us ( she was widowed) I didnt have any one giving me general knowledge education at home.

athe one and only time I felt anything like 'worth' was when a series of biology questions cropped up and I knew them all...

hubby very good on general knowledge stuff too.

I hate that...
I am very knowledgable in certain areas... my brain has the capacity to learn...

yet... because I did not have the input of certain information as a child whatever... there are many occasions when I feel inadequate as an adult.

Sometimes though... when this has happened... when people do the old condescending patronising.. how thick is she , looks..

I challenge them and ask them, what is their problem???

my mother didnt know much about a lot academically...

I knew what I got taught at school...

so....

I make no apology for not knowing about the war stuff....

Im asking now!