Foods I miss from the country of my birth

[screamlead]

Ha Ha i just googled it too Marggie and some of those methods and recipes on there are absolute twaddle!

[Supacabby]

Jerk Chicken, Roast Yam, Boiled Green Bananas, Fried Plantain, Curried Goat. Ok so I can cook most of these & also buy them here in Brighton from a local take-away however they are not done over a wood fire on a building site whilst my parents are building their own home, that's the memory which makes it "taste" so much nicer!

[Marggie]

Ha Ha i just googled it too Marggie and some of those methods and recipes on there are absolute twaddle!

OK Screamland, what is your recipe?

[Ian]

What about "rag pudding" or is that just around Oldham & Rochdale?

The first time I went into our local chippy he told me he sells twice as many of those compared to Hollands puddings and an hour later I could understand why - gorgeous :-)

[Marggie]

Never heard of it Ian but it seems to be a mince and onion suet pudding.  I'm sure it will taste delicious.

[Ian]

It is a suet pudding with steak and kidney and they wrap them in muslin as part of the cooking process.

I will never forget I went to see the owner of the factory that made them locally (for business reasons) and in his book of testimonials was a letter from a 26 stone man who said "nothing has gone right in my life for years and my doctor says your puddings are killing me as I eat 5 or 6 a week with chips and peas and gravy but I think they are fantastic" - strange world we live in?

[blueclad]

 Please keep  adding  to this thred a little longer   as it has inspired  both my wife and myself    to collect a number of  small lightwieght goodies up to around 5 kg  ,eg  strong chedder , colemans mustard , chocie plain biccies,  even cruppets [ with a 7 day sell by date ]  and some other things   that calis residents are missing or longing / crave for  and bring them over to Calis  in June so the 3 C,S can raffle or sell in the shop to help boost funds .

Ian by the way my wife still boils up suet pudding wrapped in cotton cloth  stuffed with rasher bacon off cuts & onion in the same way as my late  dear mum and  and late gran use to do , yummy i must add 

[Ian]

That's a lovely project and your wife must be very talented - I would keep hold of her if I were you :-)

[Lotty]

Bluecad I love that delish memories . . . Aaah!

[heather07]

When our son moved to Jersey we used to take him out Lorne sausage.  Unfortunately said product has gone seriously downhill at this end.  At xmas he got some from a local farm shop and it tasted better than anything we can now buy.
Wonder if he could bring some here?