On Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 7:21:30 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 7:34:30 AM UTC-4, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> > On Fri, 9 Oct 2020 19:07:38 -0400, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> > >On 10/9/2020 5:34 PM, Silvar Beitel wrote:
> > >> On Friday, October 9, 2020 at 5:18:19 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> > >>> On 2020-10-09 4:39 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> > >>>> Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>>> How would you know what's traditional in the U.S.? Michigan's
> > >>>>>> Upper Peninsula had a bunch of Cornish miners come in to mine the
> > >>>>>> copper and their pasties became part of the overall culture. Yes,
> > >>>>>> Cornish. But also American.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> That's a very Trumpish retort - the word 'American' could be used
> > >>>>> instead of 'traditional' -
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Lucretia, don't be silly.
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>> I don't think that she is being silly. It is a dish that is traditional
> > >>> in Cornwall in the UK. It even has Protected Geographical Location
> > >>> status in Europe. It is their national dish and accounts for 6% of the
> > >>> Cornish food economy. Most Americans have probably never heard of them
> > >>> or had them. Feel free to make them or to buy them if you can find them,
> > >>> but it is a long stretch to call them a traditional American dish.
> > >>
> > >> You (all) might want to read this:
> > >> <https://www.history.com/news/miners-delight-the-history-of-the-cornish-pasty>
> > >>
> > >Thanks, Silvar. For those who don't bother to click the link, it states
> > >in part "In Michigan, where 19th-century Cornish immigrants brought the
> > >pasty into the iron mines of the Upper Peninsula, the pasty has been
> > >celebrated with local festivals and statewide proclamations."
> > >
> > >Jill
> > You are still missing the point! It may have been brought over to NA
> > by Cornish immigrants but what is served in the USA today is a far cry
> > from what a pasty is in Cornwall.
> How do you know?
> > In Cornwall, the REAL traditional
> > pasty is still served.
> Who gives a damn?
>
> Cindy Hamilton


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