"Dave Smith" wrote > MOMPEAGRAM wrote:
>>
>> Rant on:
>> Does ANYONE really know what it is.
>>
>> Take the word apart Sheep herder pie.
>>
>> I see so many recipes for Shepherd's pie with beef or turkey and no lamb.
>>
>> Shepherds' Pie is not Shepherd's pie if it has beef in it. It's Cottage
>> pie then.
>>
>> Rant off
>
>
> Shepherds pie is a casserole with a layer of ground meat on the bottom,
> some vegetables and a layer of mashed potatoes on top. In Britain it is
> traditionally made with lamb or mutton. In North America is is more
> commonly made with beef. Only the British differentiate between Shepherds
> pie and Cottage pie. But then the British call chips crisps, and they call
> French fries chips.

We've talked about this many times and each time I chuckle. Only the
purists care whether it's lamb or beef in order to present Shepherd's or
Cottage pie. When I grew up in London, Shepherd's pie was made with
whatever leftovers there were from the Sunday roast, regardless.

As far as chips vs. crisps and French fries vs. chips, can we help it if the
purity of our language got adulterated? <BEG>

Dora