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

>
> Oh yes, with lots of custard
>


That will be our snack tonight. I saw a can of it when making tea this
morning and it has been a while since we've had some.
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> On 11/14/2015 4:30 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> Haven't spotted any dick yet -- is it good?

>>
>> Oh yes, with lots of custard
>>

>
> That will be our snack tonight. I saw a can of it when making tea this
> morning and it has been a while since we've had some.


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On Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 1:30:28 AM UTC-8, Ophelia wrote:
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> > 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


I will try this, thanks!

> > 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.
>


If we have kielbasa with boiled cabbage and potatoes, we will often end
up with leftover cabbage and potatoes. So I will give it a try, next time.
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> wrote in message
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> On Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 1:30:28 AM UTC-8, Ophelia wrote:
>> > wrote in message

>
>> > 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

>
> I will try this, thanks!
>
>> > 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.
>>

>
> If we have kielbasa with boiled cabbage and potatoes, we will often end
> up with leftover cabbage and potatoes. So I will give it a try, next time.


Do report back?

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