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On 2021-02-16 5:14 a.m., Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 17:01:57 -0600, Hank Rogers >
> wrote:
>
>> Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>>> On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 11:22:40 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I followed Boron's rcommendation and used the following site to make
>>>> pasties.
>>>> https://joepastry.com/2009/top_crimped_pasty_recipe/
>>>>
>>>> Since I used pork instead of beef, I'll call them "Suffolk Pasties".
>>>> I bought the required veggies but the quantity after chopping was so
>>>> large that I had to make a second batch of pastry and ended up making
>>>> eight instead of the four in the recipe.
>>>> I ate one for dinner last night and it was delicious (Dave Smith ©) due
>>>> in part to the use of leeks instead of onions.
>>>> I put 3 in the fridge for the next few days meals and put the other 4 in
>>>> Ziploc containers for freezing. As I was carrying them downstairs to the
>>>> freezer in the basement, I stumbled and dropped the containers. They
>>>> broke open, send the pies flying and the stairs were covered with bits
>>>> of the pasties.
>>>> So I ended up with the recipes number anyway.
>>>> No picture. They looked OK but not at all photogenic as it was a bugger
>>>> to fold and crimp the shortcrust pastry. I think using bought puff
>>>> pastry would have been better from that point of view. However, the
>>>> pastry was "melt-in-the-mouth" tender.
>>>> Next time I will make conventional double crust pies.
>>>> Graham
>>>
>>> Arrgh aggravating to lose some like that. Hope you did not follow
>>> them down the stairs.
>>>

>>
>> Years ago, I fried up a bunch of oysters (I love them!).

>
> I love Oysters Kilpatrick, like them raw, but cooked is even better
> flavour.
>>
>> Had me a big ole plate full, but I tripped walking out of the
>> kitchen. Took a lot of cussing to keep from crying.
>>
>>

> Couldn't you have applied the 'ten second' rule?
>

That's an elderly married woman's tale! :-)