Foods I miss from the country of my birth

[mary62]

Hollands Meat n tatty pies !!

Dock Pudding !!! - (that'll get a few!)

Large real Pork Pies!

Sorry to disappoint screamlead, but Hollands have changed their 'meat and potato pies' for 'potato and meat pies'. They are all potato and not much meat these days.

[quackers]

I remember our lovely neıghbours came out one year wıth a Stamp Pıe for us. Never had ıt before but ıt was the sıze of a coffee table and home made. Had to cut ıt up and freeze most of ıt. Anyone got the recıpe for ıt.

[George Warner]

Old fashioned pie and mash with parsley sauce.I wonder if over 60 years ago the pies had their fair share of horse meat?
Going into Caters with my Nan to get bacon bones,she made the most wonderful ham and lentil soup with them.

[screamlead]

Oooer - Hollands going down the drain?? We used to get some great meat pies from a place in Todmorden called Astins on the yorkshire/lancashire border we had them for years until i moved away.
Sadly they were closed down after being found to be putting alsation in their pies

Marggie - no chance - sorry its a family secret that only i now know - suffice to say it won the worlds FIRST Dock pudding championship many many moons ago. The town ended up full of Yuppies who all thought they could cash in and market the stuff but dont have a clue how to make it properly. Its all down to the size of the 'dock' the ingredients/type and how its actually made which is nothing like any of the recipes found on google. A lot of it also comes down to the location you get them from too, theres not many places left and it only grows in the calder valley, mainly in a place called Hebden Bridge on the railway banking. Bunging nettles in was a personal choice too and is not part of the original recipe, nettles make a decent wine. The 'dock' polygonum bistorta makes a decent sparkling wine too.

[Marggie]

I see this year's dock pudding championship will take place on 14 April.

[KKOB]

Please keep adding to this thread a little longer as it has inspired both my wife and myself  to collect a number of  small lightweeght goodies up to around 5 kg  ,eg  strong chedder , colemans mustard , chocie plain biccies,  even crumpets [ 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 .

Mrs KKOB and I are coming out in early May and we'll be bringing small lightweight items for Animal Aid to sell or raffle. I'm also driving out later in May and will be able to repeat that offer then.