the weirdest thing

[rtbcomp]

We always saved fat from roasting a joint &c to use next time. It was decanted into a bowl and thick sediment left behind was mixed with flour to make the gravy, adding water from the boiled potatoes as necessary.

 

[Maker]

Don't, it's just not worth it, it's like the bloke that decided to try cow's milk.

What about the guy who caught a lobster, probably the scariest looking thing ever, and thought to boil it alive in water and eat it's insides?

 

[octo0072000]

We always saved fat from roasting a joint &c to use next time. It was decanted into a bowl and thick sediment left behind was mixed with flour to make the gravy, adding water from the boiled potatoes as necessary.

and it tasted much better than modern day rubbish

 

[rtbcomp]

^^ Absolutely, and if there was any left I used to pour it on my plate and mop it up with bread.

 

[mechman]

^^ Absolutely, and if there was any left I used to pour it on my plate and mop it up with bread.

I still do

 

[cumbriasteve]

I suppose we have went off topic a bit but it is along the same lines of the old days.

I am lucky in that I can remember things like dripping, proper gravy and not forgetting tatie pot that had been on low heat for six hours and the taste is out of this world, we actually still make that the same way my grandmother did, must be the best meal ever on a cold winters evening.

 

[fixerupper]

Yeah, gravy from a packet is the work of the Devil ....along with instant coffee , and custard powder ....IMHO...

 

[marlinspike]

My late parents used to eat dripping sandwiches. I can't stand the stuff.

 

[Spark plug]

My late parents used to eat dripping sandwiches. I can't stand the stuff.

Dripping and bread, wonderful stuff. You don't know what's good for you .

 

[addjunkie]

The dripping from a beef joint on a sunday afternoon, while veggies been done, after a few pints is almost better than bad sex!

 

[Maker]

My late parents used to eat dripping sandwiches. I can't stand the stuff.

My granddad used to eat "Lardy cake", I'm not sure if it's supposed to be like this or my nan was just a terrible cook but it had sizable chunks of lard in it.

I would try to describe the feeling of biting into a clod of lard but I don't think I'll find the right words without yarfing (again).

 

[daleyd]

My granddad used to eat "Lardy cake", I'm not sure if it's supposed to be like this or my nan was just a terrible cook but it had sizable chunks of lard in it.

I would try to describe the feeling of biting into a clod of lard but I don't think I'll find the right words without yarfing (again).

Well, now you know - if you can't stomach the cake you can always nip out and scrub the car with it

 

[armalites]

The world has gone soft.

The one thing we all forget though is when these foods were common 80% of the workforce did a physical job and had no central heating.

Pretty sure Lardy Cake shouldn't have chunks of lard in it It's just a fruit bread enhanced by lard. My grandad had a friend who had two Dashhunds, one was called Larky and after seeing it up on the kitchen table scoffing some we've always know Lardy cake as Larky cake.

 

[armalites]

Peanut butter is good for plastic bumpers/trim

 

[anjum]

The world has gone soft.

.

Aye! when I were lad......... and they wont believe yer! .people don't know there born today!

 

[Maker]

You lot

 

[octo0072000]

^^ Absolutely, and if there was any left I used to pour it on my plate and mop it up with bread.

The world has gone soft.

The one thing we all forget though is when these foods were common 80% of the workforce did a physical job and had no central heating.

Pretty sure Lardy Cake shouldn't have chunks of lard in it It's just a fruit bread enhanced by lard. My grandad had a friend who had two Dashhunds, one was called Larky and after seeing it up on the kitchen table scoffing some we've always know Lardy cake as Larky cake.

should be no lumps of lard
see wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lardy_cake

 

[graffian]

Pretty sure Lardy Cake shouldn't have chunks of lard in it It's just a fruit bread enhanced by lard. My grandad had a friend who had two Dashhunds, one was called Larky and after seeing it up on the kitchen table scoffing some we've always know Lardy cake as Larky cake.

My nan called it Lardy Bread. lovely stuff.

 

[pedrobedro]

The dripping from a beef joint on a sunday afternoon, while veggies been done, after a few pints is almost better than bad sex!

What's bad sex ?

My late parents used to eat dripping sandwiches. I can't stand the stuff.

That's because you're not putting enough salt on it, that's good for you as well.


Anyway here's proof lard is good for you.

 

[Cobbler]

A good lardy! Lovely, set you up for the day, not if you are on a diet though.