tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post445752238446028769..comments2024-03-28T15:44:17.585+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: D is for Dripping ...Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-57058509547614146842013-05-03T10:07:54.083+01:002013-05-03T10:07:54.083+01:00Hi Sue .. we used to love Dripping on Toast ... br...Hi Sue .. we used to love Dripping on Toast ... bread and butter too with that smear of jam was a good pudding substitute or tea time treat - can't dispute that choice either! <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-41813660202938254032013-04-09T01:25:12.682+01:002013-04-09T01:25:12.682+01:00Oh gosh Hilary, my arteries are complaining just r...Oh gosh Hilary, my arteries are complaining just reading about the dripping. We never ate it, but were often given bread and butter with a smear of jam on top for supper. <br />SueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-42122187687485102842013-04-07T17:31:24.967+01:002013-04-07T17:31:24.967+01:00@ Julie .. the beef roast does look good doesn'...@ Julie .. the beef roast does look good doesn't it .. and that beef dripping will be just right tomorrow!<br /><br />But the walk - probably essential for both meals ...<br /><br />@ Glynis - well you're returning to the right place for it! Leftover Yorkshire pud and jam - now that I've never had ..<br /><br />That's a pleasure and I'm just so delighted to read that the Cyprus debacle for everyone is not so disastrous for you both .. breathe a sigh of relief!<br /><br />@ Talon - I'm so pleased this post brought back so many memories for everyone ... and I'm sure the doctors would be having a heart attacks themselves .. if they knew I'd stirred so many thoughts!!<br /><br />Cheers to you - thanks for visiting .. happy A - Z week .. G - L ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-24868103203917450912013-04-07T14:27:25.310+01:002013-04-07T14:27:25.310+01:00Hilary, this made me smile and weep at the same ti...Hilary, this made me smile and weep at the same time (missing my Mom). She used to spread the dripping on bread, sprinkle with salt and enjoy and I liked it, too. If my doctor saw that HE'D have a heart attack. :)TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-85149773886689815012013-04-06T08:42:17.024+01:002013-04-06T08:42:17.024+01:00Oh, what a memory! Yummy, I haven't had that f...Oh, what a memory! Yummy, I haven't had that for years. Bread and dripping, and a leftover Yorkshire pud with a dollop of nan's jam, what a treat for tea.<br /><br />Thanks for your encouraging words on my blog, Hilary. I put up D just for you, today. :)Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-16266399752717966172013-04-05T08:44:43.748+01:002013-04-05T08:44:43.748+01:00That beef roast and dripping does look delicious! ...That beef roast and dripping does look delicious! On a nice night it would be delightful to go on a long walk afterward to help the heavy meal settle. That way you could make room for leftovers.<br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-28294117762860108022013-04-05T07:52:08.510+01:002013-04-05T07:52:08.510+01:00@ Lee - it's interesting isn't it .. I'...@ Lee - it's interesting isn't it .. I'd only eat dripping if it was melted through toast! But delighted you remember the good times ..<br /><br />@ DG - yes .. we did too and all the fat was always reused and we still do.<br /><br />@ Clay - well that's very good news - that beef fat is good for us ... thanks for the update<br /><br />@ JoJo - it did of course .. it was under any joint roast - but your Mother obviously decided to ignore it for your healthy of course!!<br /><br />@ Sara - today's post won't help either! I expect the fat was rendered down and therefore cheaply available as a fat 100 - 150 years ago ... I had chips cooked in beef fat in Bexhill a couple of weeks ago when we were out for a talk.<br /><br />As a kid you may well have tried it if it was on offer ... ? Hope you enjoyed your lunch .. good to see you ..<br /><br />@ Keith - it's definitely not something we eat commonly today ... though we practise the same way with buttered crumpets!<br /><br />@ Joylene - it's those austerity years .. and the times of frugality ... but Clay says the science believes it's good for you ... <br /><br />@ Nas - good to see you ... and very fatty I'm afraid - yet I'm sure in moderation it's good for you - as Clay mentions ..<br /><br />@ Bish - well there's always a first time .. and it is delicious.<br /><br />@ Theresa - well the Canadians remember it too - so yes brought over out of English stock ... <br /><br />@ Alex - waste not want not .. use every part of the food source ..<br /><br />@ Tina - bacon fat is another tasty fat isn't it - so deliciously flavoursome ... <br /><br />Someone else mentioned something like this - sounds good the French Dip sandwich ... pity about straining it off - that's the best bit I think?!<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed your lunch .. the A - Z makes us 'work our butts off for a living'??<br /><br />@ Sandie ... my mother was a very good cook - we ate well. But she and my father were good husbandry people too .. we grew most veg, and had chickens and pigs .. <br /><br />@ Munir - kids and fat off the join - I can quite understand that ... but also those fresh veg and fruits straight from the garden ... you had the advantage I think ...<br /><br />@ Jenny - that's wonderful .. I'm so pleased to read this and you then remembered times with your godmother - they sound much loved times ...<br /><br />@ Patricia - a friend used to make brawn for my mother in Cornwall ... sadly she's died, as I'd loved to have done it with her.<br /><br />I can imagine your family were frugal with their food ... eating and enjoying all parts of it.<br /><br />Stews we loved, sweetbreads I had later in life .. teenage years and was rather keen on them, and tongue I still love to this day .. my mother had a tongue press .. it was well used.<br /><br />@ Karen - I can imagine your family being so careful with everything .. it came over in your 'Farm Girl' book ... and with all your children .. you obviously were very careful. I too eat everything up ..<br /><br />@ Julie - good to meet you and thank you for commenting .. <br /><br />Well I'm so pleased my Britishness comes through and you were reading it that way .. and great to know about the giggles!<br /><br />I'll be over to see you shortly ..<br /><br />@ Tracy - the roast beef would be good for you ... I suspect the dripping might be rather rich -if you're almost a vegetarian.<br /><br />@ Dana - delighted to see you back .. and thanks - the photos add to the ambience don't they ..<br /><br />Cheers to you all ... and Happy "E" day ... Hilary Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-48822280856530611362013-04-05T04:06:51.871+01:002013-04-05T04:06:51.871+01:00Just thoroughly enjoying reading about other custo...Just thoroughly enjoying reading about other customs and favorites around the globe. Thanks for the photos, too. Great stuff!<br /><br />Dana<br /><a href="http://www.danamartinwriting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Waiter, drink please!</a>Dana Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572600397353343386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65120924182481185642013-04-05T03:39:30.970+01:002013-04-05T03:39:30.970+01:00Yum! I only eat meat on rare occasions now but I t...Yum! I only eat meat on rare occasions now but I think I'm going to have to have this...and soon. It's been ages. Tracy Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960615884046852962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-86190194226793084702013-04-05T03:01:11.116+01:002013-04-05T03:01:11.116+01:00How fantastic! I have never heard of such a thing ...How fantastic! I have never heard of such a thing but wow, sounds positively beyond tastiness of the standard fare!<br /><br />I also found it amusing, but as an American I could hear your British way of speaking... it wasn't my American accent reading at all. I had to giggle at myself for that!<br /><br />Glad to have found you today!<br /><br />Happy A to Z-ing!<br />Julie Jordan Scott<br /><a href="http://juliejordanscott.typepad.com/julie_unplugged/2013/04/litgrannies42013.html" rel="nofollow"> Our Literary Grannies from A to Z: D is for Denise Chavez </a><br />tweet me - <a href="https://twitter.com/juliejordanscot" rel="nofollow"> @juliejordanscot </a>Julie Jordan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558015761690505791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-11835275563207012582013-04-05T01:47:07.313+01:002013-04-05T01:47:07.313+01:00Reminds me of my mom's childhood when every bi...Reminds me of my mom's childhood when every bit of food was used for something. She passed her frugal ways on to me and I can't bear to throw out food. I've been known to put some interesting bits in soup or salad. Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-33006537203058367762013-04-05T00:29:10.587+01:002013-04-05T00:29:10.587+01:00yes we always had drippings at my Grandmother'...yes we always had drippings at my Grandmother's house and by her warm AGA.. My mum used every part of the steer or hen - jellied meats were Sunday suppers and lots of soups and gravies. <br /><br />This is fun and rather makes me remember yummy and good things about my childhood.<br /><br />Stew was not a favorite though and sweetbreads and tongue...well...Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649391137077220495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-42879463442456565282013-04-05T00:03:25.256+01:002013-04-05T00:03:25.256+01:00This post brought back memories...my godmother did...This post brought back memories...my godmother did the same...gosh, funny how you forget these things and then your blog opens a floodgate of delicious memories for me.<br /><br />Thanks, Hilary, for sharing your "drippings" with us!<br />Jenny @ <a href="http://pearsonreport.ca" rel="nofollow">PEARSON REPORT</a> <br />Pearson Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422640826640133140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-67731201711394431742013-04-04T23:59:28.708+01:002013-04-04T23:59:28.708+01:00My husband and his brothers still talk fondly of t...My husband and his brothers still talk fondly of the lamb fat that they watched their Mom catch in a pan. Me on the other hand grew up eating fruits and veges from the garden. MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-55141594448664572242013-04-04T23:55:50.130+01:002013-04-04T23:55:50.130+01:00I wish I could have experience your life for a lit...I wish I could have experience your life for a little while - so different then mine. :) sandieChatty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232040517217024681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-55804662558614135482013-04-04T23:28:48.341+01:002013-04-04T23:28:48.341+01:00I'd eat that. We save our bacon grease to cook...I'd eat that. We save our bacon grease to cook in...and we have a sandwich called a french dip (don't know if the french know this) where you get the beef and cheese yummy melty sandwich and then with each bit, dip it in the drippings...they have strained them, so the drippings are just like beef stock in their appearance. No chunks.<br />Man, I'm hungry. Been reading blogs for an hour and keep putting off running for a snack but no more...<br /><br />Tina @ <a href="http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life is Good</a><br />Co-host, April 2013 <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="nofollow">A-Z Challenge Blog</a><br />@TinaLifeisGood, #atozchallengeTinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-35434534606355774842013-04-04T21:50:56.929+01:002013-04-04T21:50:56.929+01:00Use every bit!Use every bit!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-61123589494648728022013-04-04T21:39:31.403+01:002013-04-04T21:39:31.403+01:00That sounds so English. And it sounds good. I'...That sounds so English. And it sounds good. I've never had it, but I'm tempted to try it!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-83076470139148482702013-04-04T21:28:19.072+01:002013-04-04T21:28:19.072+01:00I have not had the honor of clogging my arteries i...I have not had the honor of clogging my arteries in this way. :) Sounds delicious. Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-30288554269710916972013-04-04T21:26:31.226+01:002013-04-04T21:26:31.226+01:00Oh, my! Sounds yummy and definitely fatty! Need to...Oh, my! Sounds yummy and definitely fatty! Need to think of cholesterol tablets after reading this post!<br /><br />NasRomance Reader https://www.blogger.com/profile/10633164931292182035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-90242230095084132562013-04-04T20:51:10.321+01:002013-04-04T20:51:10.321+01:00My MIL was big into drippings and said during the ...My MIL was big into drippings and said during the war it was a wonderful gift. I look at drippings and feel my arteries plugging up almost instantly. LOL. Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-76042198703772469592013-04-04T20:04:44.514+01:002013-04-04T20:04:44.514+01:00I have so much to learn - I've never had this ...I have so much to learn - I've never had this before! Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-80281614630205995342013-04-04T19:26:22.860+01:002013-04-04T19:26:22.860+01:00This will teach me to be late...two post and my st...This will teach me to be late...two post and my stomach is screaming at me EAT. And I will.<br /><br />But first, i want you to know it was interesting about how fish and chips were once cooked in beef dripping. I didn't know that.<br /><br />I'm not sure I would toast and dripping, but then I haven't tried it and so maybe I would. <br /><br />Anyway, I'm off to eat some lunch.<br /><br />Great posts, Hilary. I'll try to on time more often:~)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995684156785464334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-76344853197666093132013-04-04T18:52:09.162+01:002013-04-04T18:52:09.162+01:00Wow never heard of that before! If it existed in ...Wow never heard of that before! If it existed in the USA, my food nazi mom would make sure it stayed away from my house!JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-67468826393998240522013-04-04T18:32:29.359+01:002013-04-04T18:32:29.359+01:00This sounds delicious! Beef fat is surprisingly ve...This sounds delicious! Beef fat is surprisingly very good for you if you look at some research. Thanks for this.Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644167247298285616noreply@blogger.com