A taste of home for those who can escape

 

1. Now Macker will be able to track down some spotted dick! I wonder if they ship to Canada.

   Posted by LyndonB       08/09/2008  at  10:23 AM  



2. It’s there, although I only saw two brands. I hesitated to order any, because I’d hate to have to say “I’m buying my Auntie’s Spotted Dick.

   But it’s really just raisin bread pudding with syrup, right? Right?

   Posted by Drew458       08/09/2008  at  11:59 AM  



3. Spotted Dick is as you say a raisin bread pudding, well actually not so much bread as it is made with flour and suet. Not too bad though. Steer clear of the Marmite. That is some really nasty stuff. The selection is pretty good, but prices are rather on the high side.

   Posted by LyndonB       08/09/2008  at  01:30 PM  



4. I have been meaning to write for awhile about Peiper’s writings from across the big pond.  I thoroughly enjoy his writings and articles.  It is so interesting to read about the politics of the small villages in Great Britan.  I had a friend here in St. Louis who moved to Great Britain several years ago to seek fame & fortune.  We have lost touch, but I often wonder what ever happened to him & if he found what he was looking for............I sure do hope so ......Tim, if you are out there, I hope you are happy!

   Posted by Pixie       08/09/2008  at  09:27 PM  



5. There’s a reason there aren’t very many English restaurants in the US, especially compared to Italian.  Who in their right mind could eat kidney pie?

   Posted by bikerbob       08/10/2008  at  09:28 AM  



6. We have a store here (Cincy) that is a testimony to the free enterprise system - it started as a fruit stand [the actual stand is now surrounded by the new store] and of course the multi-cultural aspect of the area. . .As an aside, all of the churches in the city are built by Germans and Old St. Mary’s used to bless the first keg at Hudepol - they still have a German mass (which is the one we attend, when my youngest daughter is in town). . .but Jungle Jims has food & products from all over the world - it is great, as I can get the clotted cream for peiper’s Chocolate Pots (sans alcohol, is a #1 favorite around this house), my german foods, my daughter’s Scottish tea and my tembleque - which even though I am not a fan of coconut - is my favorite desert (coconut flan, Puerto Rican desert)- I could eat my way around the World - although the commissary (WPAFB) is still the only place I can find brotchen which is the death of my waist (which I guess is a good thing, in a way). . .And what I need to make gyros (from a German wife- go figure) I can find in any store (another family favorite).

   We have an English Tea Room - Churchills - I could really get into it - fortunately it is downtown and I refuse to pay the price to park - so I only go when my hubby can drop me off - the smells are absolutely fabulous and the food is just as good. Sadly most of what they sell (in the store part)is tea and tea sets.

   Posted by wardmama4       08/10/2008  at  02:15 PM  



7. “Steer clear of the Marmite.”

   Fightin’ talk! No I couldn’t survive without a regular supply of Marmite. There’s a minor civil war between those who love it and those who hate it. It’s basically brewers’ yeast in paste form: all the B complex vitamins.

   Peiper, you could try using Marmite between scrambled/fried eggs and toast. Its salt and yeast complement the eggs nicely.

   Posted by DWMF       08/11/2008  at  07:52 AM  

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