tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post2656748349767681982..comments2024-03-29T00:11:30.648+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Cornish Pasty – World Championships at the Eden ProjectHilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-81782716173953523122012-03-12T18:00:05.441+00:002012-03-12T18:00:05.441+00:00Hi Sue - good to meet you - thanks so much for com...Hi Sue - good to meet you - thanks so much for coming by .. I can't comment on your blog as the comment box is embedded .. I'm trying to work my way round to see if there's another way.<br /><br />Oh great that you signed up to the FB page of the Minack .. must have been fascinating .. perhaps I should do that! I hardly do FB ... <br /><br />Aren't pasties the most delicious things .. love them.<br /><br />Good to meet you and so pleased you enjoyed this post .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-12334093577084964492012-03-12T10:14:44.223+00:002012-03-12T10:14:44.223+00:00Two of my favourite things - real Cornish pasties ...Two of my favourite things - real Cornish pasties in Cornwall on a beach..and my favourite place The Minack Theatre - [signed up on Facebook to it and watched the refurb over the winter!] Thanks for posting.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488288947374897002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-17561838888983705652012-03-08T14:25:58.917+00:002012-03-08T14:25:58.917+00:00Hi Theresa .. I'm sure Harry would have had pa...Hi Theresa .. I'm sure Harry would have had pasties somewhere along the line - and I'm sure you're right about every culture having their own version. <br /><br />We'd describe patties more like a burger .. a meat patty. Jamaican beef sounds rather good ... <br /><br />Great seeing you and thanks for posting .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-86864656720845698322012-03-08T14:20:04.435+00:002012-03-08T14:20:04.435+00:00Those pasties look and sound delicious. I think t...Those pasties look and sound delicious. I think there were pasties mentioned in Harry Potter--I'd wondered what they were (but I was too lazy to look it up). I think just about every culture has a version of it. I'm a big fan of Jamaican beef patties.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-39872299384976447132012-03-08T07:52:43.544+00:002012-03-08T07:52:43.544+00:00@ Holly - I have to say - pasties are always delic...@ Holly - I have to say - pasties are always delicious at home or when we were out at the beach or theatre.<br /><br />@ Karen - I keep thinking of them as I reply to the comments and I want to get out there and make some! Thanks - so pleased you enjoyed the post ..<br /><br />@ Munir - Burncoose Hospital in the Cornish mining district of Redruth/Camborne - then out to India to see your parents and relatives with your first born .. family are so important - proved here with your memories .. that's lovely.<br /><br />@ Sharon - so pleased it triggered happy memories .. and you're right the milkiness (rock flour) in the water came from the china clay run-off .. and the sea at Carlyon Bay has a milky turquoise to it. Similar to the glacial flour found at Lake Louise and others in Canada ...<br /><br />Lovely seeing you all on this beautiful Spring day here! - thanks Holly, Karen, Munir and Sharon .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-51390892275437613892012-03-08T02:57:06.307+00:002012-03-08T02:57:06.307+00:00Lovely post, Hilary! I remember going to Cornwall...Lovely post, Hilary! I remember going to Cornwall when I was little. There was a river that ran through the town and the water looked like milk because of the potteries. Is that a true memory? I always doubt myself because I was so young when I lived there.Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-54848358203725834542012-03-08T01:22:29.250+00:002012-03-08T01:22:29.250+00:00I remember Cornish Pasties. When we lived in Cornw...I remember Cornish Pasties. When we lived in Cornwall. I think the name of the Hospital that my husband worked for is Barncoose Hospital. I was pregnant with my first born then, I went to India because my father insisted that the first born be delivered and brought home to maternal grandparents. Thanks for triggering my memory. It is so pleasant.MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-56968910055744270412012-03-08T00:48:03.933+00:002012-03-08T00:48:03.933+00:00Hilary, you are a wonder! Once again you have info...Hilary, you are a wonder! Once again you have informed me in your engaging and lovely way. Thank you! And suddenly, for some reason, I am now hungry...:)Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-5264808374524071392012-03-07T23:13:20.267+00:002012-03-07T23:13:20.267+00:00You make them sound so delicious and I love the me...You make them sound so delicious and I love the memory of eating them on a chilly day.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-59007153895031721312012-03-07T22:18:09.697+00:002012-03-07T22:18:09.697+00:00@ Talon .. mothers do make the best food don't...@ Talon .. mothers do make the best food don't they ... and a chilly wet Sunday for a wonderful lazy day with a pasty would be just great!<br /><br />@ Linda - original is the best and home-made is included in the best of best! I hope you get to try a proper Cornish pasty one day ... <br /><br />Cheers Talon and Linda .. lovely seeing you both ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-55881573103381902052012-03-07T17:20:43.819+00:002012-03-07T17:20:43.819+00:00OK, now I am definitely hungry. Those sound absol...OK, now I am definitely hungry. Those sound absolutely delicious, and I'm with you, the original ones sound the best.<br /><br />I've eaten meat pies and empanadas from other regions. Maybe someday I can try Cornish pasties.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349143005152545854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-74303904485110813312012-03-07T16:52:22.325+00:002012-03-07T16:52:22.325+00:00My Mom made the best pasties. I miss them. I'v...My Mom made the best pasties. I miss them. I've tried, but they never turn out quite as good.<br /><br />On a chilly rainy Sunday your plan sounds like the perfect one, Hilary. Hope it was perfect.TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-91307554560183921162012-03-07T10:14:21.677+00:002012-03-07T10:14:21.677+00:00Hi Barbara .. it's interesting how pasty orien...Hi Barbara .. it's interesting how pasty oriented Michigan apparently has become. I'll have to visit to try out their pasties - one day .. <br /><br />I agree I need that taste I had as a child - thankfully I can recreate them - using the recipe above - as long as I leave the pastry time to rest!<br /><br />Your story is too good to be true - poor hubby! But one I love .. and will enjoy retelling ..<br /><br />I imagine a lot of your Finnish food is similar to Polish fare .. but with the differences available from the forests - berries and mushrooms. Then the fish pasty - with hardboiled egg .. those are delicious ..<br /><br />Thanks Barbara - lovely seeing you .. and great addition to the conversation ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-54916355374403632222012-03-07T09:59:54.206+00:002012-03-07T09:59:54.206+00:00Hi Hilary.
Pasties. Mmmmm. I could go for one ri...Hi Hilary. <br /><br />Pasties. Mmmmm. I could go for one right now. Being raised in Michigan, as Betsy mentioned, pasties are quite popular in that area. I've made them, but can't get them to taste as good as my mothers were. Pasties have a taste, to me, that's indescribable. <br /><br />I have a funny story for you about pasties. A few years ago my husband and I went to Michigan on vacation. Since he had never been there before, everyone we visited thought it would be nice to serve a "native" dish and, of course, it was pasties. After the third house we visited which served pasties, he said, "Is that all they eat here?". LOL. <br /><br />Ironically, my heritage is Finnish and pasties are something most Finns enjoy making, too.Barbara Swaffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798532186727716600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-12969619905528590212012-03-07T08:04:31.500+00:002012-03-07T08:04:31.500+00:00@ Jenny - I have to say nor was I .. I'm not p...@ Jenny - I have to say nor was I .. I'm not patient enough to be a pastry chef! I agree traditional is best. Excellent that you'd like to visit the Minack Theatre - it is a wonderful setting .. but we do need to wrap up very warmly! I hope you can get down soon ...<br /><br />@ Richard - the changes seem to be muddling a lot of us. Susan has made some good points there ...<br /><br />@ Susan - I feel very much like you - but the new interface is around .. and I just feel I need to know more and understand it. I suspect Google will dominate and make us change in due course ..<br /><br />Thanks Jenny, Richard and Susan .. have lovely days ahead ..and enjoy yourselves - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-26758488889313070812012-03-07T01:41:07.727+00:002012-03-07T01:41:07.727+00:00I'm non-techy. I'm on Blogger. I have no c...I'm non-techy. I'm on Blogger. I have no clue what you're talking about with the "new interface."Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-74247507012267458932012-03-07T01:23:52.223+00:002012-03-07T01:23:52.223+00:00I'm like Susan Schied.
I haven't tried th...I'm like Susan Schied. <br />I haven't tried the new interface. Well I did, and I didn't like it.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-13714526357042299662012-03-06T23:04:35.184+00:002012-03-06T23:04:35.184+00:00I was never very good at pastry making so Cornish ...I was never very good at pastry making so Cornish Pasties aren't a treat I'm used to. Not sure I like the sound of the new-fangled ones, surely trad are best. You remidned me that I'd love to visit the Minack theatre too (preferably with something warm and soft to sit on!)jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-72225984989411276852012-03-06T22:03:58.898+00:002012-03-06T22:03:58.898+00:00@ Michelle ... good to see you - and yes I know ev...@ Michelle ... good to see you - and yes I know even thinking about pasties makes my mouth water! Give it a try - when you pluck up courage.<br /><br />Ah - comments to my own blog, as you with yours .. is not the problem .. it's if I comment on your blog - now since Google arbitrarily switched off sending your reply and others' comments to your post to my gmail - I'm bereft.<br /><br />Such is life - make another plan .. but I wish they wouldn't do it!!<br /><br />@ Steve .. the delis do serve delicious tasting pasties .. just not quite like the real thing!! Home made is the best.<br /><br />Good to see you both ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-82137728332933047322012-03-06T18:02:08.580+00:002012-03-06T18:02:08.580+00:00The delis at the grocery stores still serve simila...The delis at the grocery stores still serve similar meat Pasties. They're delicious if you get them fresh. Unfortunately, the heat lamps dry them out so get there before lunch and they are warm and tasty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-34593423235327282872012-03-06T17:15:33.312+00:002012-03-06T17:15:33.312+00:00Mmm. Mm. I want to try one. However, I'm not c...Mmm. Mm. I want to try one. However, I'm not confident in my ability to make one! Maybe some day. :)<br /><br />About commments...very few reply via email to my comments. Most simply visit my blog and leave a comment on my post. If you reply to my comment on your blog, I do not know about it.MTeacresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381461599028233499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-57977000489278493172012-03-06T15:35:34.603+00:002012-03-06T15:35:34.603+00:00@ Sue/Coral! .. I do remember the 'greasy'...@ Sue/Coral! .. I do remember the 'greasy' style ones - same here too - that's why I love the home-made ones, which I don't do very often. Sometimes I'll have a flaky one .. usually spinach and cheese if I can find one, or of not bacon and cheese - not (I promise!) often though!<br /><br />I was on the verge of unsubscribing from some of those comments - but Google arbitrarily cut that link - so now I'm having to devise another way .. <br /><br />I prefer my comments to come in to my inbox .. and blog posts going to Reader - this mixing is doing my head in!!<br /><br />Not sure the brain can accommodate all these! We'll see ..<br /><br />@ Shirley - are you going to make your own? .. or are the dogs going to find you a rabbit on your afternoon walk? Enjoy supper whatever you decide to do ... <br /><br />Blogger have done away with that facility now ---- that's why I don't get the comments coming in any more (except from my own blog) .. and WP and website blogs .. <br /><br />It is frustrating me - this comment thing .. <br /><br />Thanks Coral - lovely seeing you - I love the South African stories .. and Shirley - hope you find a pasty or two for supper ... thanks for the comments and thoughts - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-28612127324568099532012-03-06T15:22:23.237+00:002012-03-06T15:22:23.237+00:00I've been pondering what to have for dinner th...I've been pondering what to have for dinner this evening and now, the only thing that will do is a Cornish Pasty. I like the original - can't stand having my food messed around with - and I really want one now. One without mice, lol. Thanks, Hilary. ;)<br /><br />I always hit the subscribe to comments things so I get to see the comments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-61940199072919343342012-03-06T14:39:36.072+00:002012-03-06T14:39:36.072+00:00mmmmm your Cornish Pasty sounds so delicious I'...mmmmm your Cornish Pasty sounds so delicious I'm getting quite hungry!<br /><br />As you will remember, the "Cornish Pasty" is also sold here in SA but I've long since stopped buying them as the commercial ones tend to have too much greasy pastry (flaky variety) and too little filling....<br /><br />And I'm not domesticated enough to cook my own...<br /><br />So my imagination will just have to suffice!<br /><br />I think people have "commented" about comments enough above - I don't usually subscribe to follow ups as it overfills my inbox. I just try to remember to come back to check up manually...Coral Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263860317454600072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-30094515711510698232012-03-06T08:23:38.782+00:002012-03-06T08:23:38.782+00:00@ Susan - they're good aren't they - so us...@ Susan - they're good aren't they - so useful .. as food on the go - it's the flavour inside that's so delicious. I like your idea of ringing up the changes - Worcestershire sauce (I love that!) .. very good for picnics .. or as you say sports games or practices. Enjoy making them again ... <br /><br />@ Scarlett - there are so many varieties now-a-days .. What an excellent idea that the girls get a chance to make some with you .. the aroma round the kitchen will be too enticing! Chop everything really small .. the smaller the better .. and it's a sort of balance of ingredients .. not too much of anything .. the vegetables meld down .. while the butter gives them a little moisture.<br /><br />@ Juliet - so pleased I brought back memories from those days - must have been a different way of life. Lostwithiel is a lovely part of the world ... Happy thoughts!<br /><br />I used to use the follow-up comments Blogger sent to my gmail -but they switched it off. I'd really like them to reinstate it - as I can see my Reader is going to get choc a bloc?!<br /><br />Lovely to see you Susan, Scarlett and Juliet - should you make some pasties have fun .. and enjoy supper afterwards! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com