The pork pie delusion

[Simpo Two]

Was out shopping and fancied a pork pie for lunch. Looked at the tiny ones - too small, would be gone in a mouthful. Bought a bigger one instead - looked just right.

Halfway through the bugger and I'm full! What is it with pork pies?

[toasty]

Simpo Two said:

Was out shopping and fancied a pork pie for lunch. Looked at the tiny ones - too small, would be gone in a mouthful. Bought a bigger one instead - looked just right.

Halfway through the bugger and I'm full! What is it with pork pies?

Not enough Salad Cream.

[SVX]

The title of this thread sounds like a Clive Cussler novel

[OnTheOverrun]

They are quite dense. You should cut it in half, remove meat, remove jelly and replace jelly with salad cream or pickle and then re-assemble pie.

[dcw@pr]

SVX said:

The title of this thread sounds like a Clive Cussler novel

I think you mean Robert Ludlum

[Simpo Two]

I thought Richard Dawkins, where he proves that God is in fact a pork pie.

Next thread - foodstuffs that sound like books. I suppose 'Catch 22' could be about fish...

[dcw@pr]

How about the fat duck cook book - 39 Steps

thank you, I'll be here all week

[SVX]

LOL

[mybrainhurts]

OnTheOverrun said:

They are quite dense. You should cut it in half, remove meat, remove jelly and replace jelly with salad cream or pickle and then re-assemble pie.

Or try one of those curry filled halal pork pies....

[jet_noise]

Dear All,

dcw@pr said:

SVX said:

The title of this thread sounds like a Clive Cussler novel

I think you mean Robert Ludlum

Simpo Two said:

I thought Richard Dawkins, where he proves that God is in fact a pork pie.

Next thread - foodstuffs that sound like books. I suppose 'Catch 22' could be about fish...

...or maybe a Fall album?

regards,
Jet

[OnTheOverrun]

mybrainhurts said:

OnTheOverrun said:

They are quite dense. You should cut it in half, remove meat, remove jelly and replace jelly with salad cream or pickle and then re-assemble pie.

Or try one of those curry filled halal pork pies....

Hmmm, halal pork. Terribly difficult to find I understand. . . . . .

[Don]

Simpo Two said:

Was out shopping and fancied a pork pie for lunch. Looked at the tiny ones - too small, would be gone in a mouthful. Bought a bigger one instead - looked just right.

Halfway through the bugger and I'm full! What is it with pork pies?

The suet pastry. It's very, very rich. All that fat content. Makes you feel stuffed.

Which is good because they have more calories in them than you can shake a stick at.

[Simpo Two]

Don said:

Which is good because they have more calories in them than you can shake a stick at.

And also because I'm scoffing the other half today

[bazking69]

It's the dense pastry that slays me.

[Garlick]

A previous colleague used to eat pork pies hot with beans and chips for his dinner.

has anyone ever tried cooking one? I can't say that I fancy it myself.

[bob1179]

I love pork pies, ooop north we have a supermarket chain called 'Boothes' (no idea if there are any further south than Preston) and they sell these lovely pork pies with apple sauce on top. The pie isn't too big, the pastry isn't too thick and the meat and jelly are just right.

I'm really hungry right now just thinking of them. Shame you can't get pork pies in Russia...

[jas xjr]

i like to chop them up into quarters and then spread english mustard on the outside , liberally.mmm

[mybrainhurts]

OnTheOverrun said:

mybrainhurts said:

OnTheOverrun said:

They are quite dense. You should cut it in half, remove meat, remove jelly and replace jelly with salad cream or pickle and then re-assemble pie.

Or try one of those curry filled halal pork pies....

Hmmm, halal pork. Terribly difficult to find I understand. . . . . .

Try asking for one...

Then RUN AWAY....

[Maty]

Cut in half with a big dollop of pickle on! Lovely, not tried with mustard though, sounds good!

[jas xjr]

Maty said:

Cut in half with a big dollop of pickle on! Lovely, not tried with mustard though, sounds good!

will have to stop off at waitrose on the way home now....