JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
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>> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
>> news:k0HAi.3$cA6.0@trnddc05...
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>>> Then you will be missing treats! There are several flavors of
>>> knishes which are pastries stuffed with potatoes, meat and often
>>> both. The information on "soakers" was new to me: you live and
>>> learn!
>>
>> So is a knish like a pasty then, James?
>
> Sort of, but not sweet. Most often, street vendors sell the kind with
> potato inside, flavored with a little onion black pepper. Delis and
> restaurants will have other varieties, but they're not a sweet pastry.

Think of Cornish Pasties? Do you remember them?

http://www.cornishlight.co.uk/cornish-pasty.htm