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> On Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 2:43:35 AM UTC-8, Ophelia wrote:
>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/exp...?frame=3335042
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> Nice picture of a crumpet.
>
> My friend's mother's parents came from the Isle of Man, so she learned
> to make Yorkshire pudding as a girl.
> I have had neither Bovril nor Marmite. And the Irish Goodall's steak
> sauce is far more flavorful than HP Sauce.

Bovril and Marmite? Uck!

> Encasing sausage in dough is not limited to the UK.
> Had one Scotch egg, once. Not desperate for another.

Same.

> Haven't spotted any dick yet -- is it good?

Oh yes, with lots of custard

> (but what about sherry trifle -- that is what I could get behind.)

Easy to make:

http://britishfood.about.com/od/dess...onaltrifle.htm

> Chipped potatoes should be crisp, not soggy. So no gravy.

Agreed!

> I have had mushy peas and a full English breakfast -- with black
> pudding -- many times. Love grilled to-MAH-to, as well as mushrooms.
>
> Haven't had bubble and squeak, or haggis (lungs not considered fit
> for human consumption in the US). Salad cream is really an adaptation
> of US salad dressings. But Branston Pickle is indeed good on a cheese
> sandwich.

Try bubble and squeak. It isn't that different to home fries with mashed
potato.



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