I keep seeing a commercial on TV, where the
lizard talks about “pie and chips”. I know chips are what we call french fries…what the heck is ‘pie’? Any Brits or Aussies out there?
LadyFisher, Publisher of
FAOL
Hi LF,
While I’m not British, though my distant
ancestors were, I have had opportunity to
pull military duty with British subjects and
to experience some of their culinary
delights.G My memories of Pie and Chips
consists of bits of kidney, steak and onions
in a pie shell, served with french fries
that were often baked rather than deep
fried. Not too bad as I recall but a long
jump from Mom’s deep dish apple pie.G
Then there were the puddings, another story
altogether and not something I’d care to
discuss on a day I plan to do any eating
at all.G Warm regards, Jim
P.S., for any of our British members, no
put down intended on your puddings, just
a radically different dish than the bannana
puddings this old southern boy grew up on.
LF,
I spent 4 years in England while in the USAF, it doesn’t make me an expert but…
There were three types of “pies” that we heard mentioned quite often there:
Mince pie - Never had it and so I’m not certain whether it’s any good but it’s similar to fruitcake and probably not what the lizard is referring to.
[url=http://www.posidata.com/dr/rec/zmince.htm:1a7eb]Recipe[/url:1a7eb]
Shepherd’s pie or Cottage pie - One of our favorite meals, similar to pot pie here. Only they don’t use pie crust, they cover the meat, vegetables and gravy with mashed potatoes and bake it until the potatoes are slightly browned.
[url=http://www.cuisinedumonde.com/shepherds_pie.html:1a7eb]Recipe[/url:1a7eb]
Steak and Kidney pie - Never had this one either, the thought of eating kidney put me off.
[url=http://www.knitting-and.com/recipes/kidney.htm:1a7eb]Recipe #1[/url:1a7eb]
[url=http://www.thefoody.com/meat/steakandkidneypie.html:1a7eb]Recipe #2[/url:1a7eb]
I think the lizard was speaking about Steak and Kidney pie. The others wouldn’t need or go with chips.
I could still be missing other pies that go with chips. But this is what I think it refers to.
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LF, thanks for asking a question thats been bugging me.
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Oh,…was that a commercial…I thought I was watching entertainment TV.
cup a tea? how’s yer mum?
OK, now ya’ll are gettin, a bit cheessy…
Spelling and Grammar not subject to judgement… 
There used to be a saying that the “Sun never set on the English Empire” My Dad used to say that was because the English were trying to get away from home cooking. A brief aside. Palm Sunday tradition in my house was “Well Pudding” We invited Fr. Holland and his wife Jillian for dinner. Fr Holland was a Prof. of the new testement at Nashotah house seminary and Jillian was extremely prim ,and proper. After dinner my Mom presented the Well Pudding at which Jillian in her British accent said " That’s not Well Pudding that’s “spotted dik” My brother and I proceeded to pass milk through our noses. Never looked at it the same since.
“Illegitimus nil Carborundum”
Most definitely British
Hi Folks,
To say the least, pies and puddings
across the pond may not satisfy your sweet
tooth.G Warm regards, Jim
Jim, A brief discription of the aformentioned Well Pudding. Take a lot of butter, combine with equal amount of brown sugar, form into ball. Take crust consisting of flour, shortening, currants(the spots for the spotted dik), and a pinch salt. The crust is wrapped around the butter and sugar making sure to seal the inside. It is now roughly the sizr of a bowling ball. Wrap tight in cheese cloth(my Mom would use an old clean diaper), and steam. After a couple hours unwrap,cut out a core, which creates the well. Spoon the melted sugar/butter mixture over a portion. A smaal portion can put a better man than me into a diabetic coma in a flash.
“Illegitimus nil Carborundum”
I gotta say Jim, had more than a few pies in my life… and NONE of them stays sweet for very long!!
Is this a British thing, or do the US pies go off the boil too???
Andy
"My fishing is no longer an obsession, an addiction, or a mania; it’s much more than that!
" - Dave Micus
I love that commerical…My wife finds him annoying…Go figure…I think he’s cute!
Hey Andy,
I grew up on Mom’s deep dish apple pie
and bannana puddings. When my English and
Scottish friends offered me a nice bit of
pie or pudding, I quickly learned to inquire
if they were made of animal innards or sacks
of blood. Dishes that they took pride in
and relished highly, yet far from the vision
I grew up with when I considered pies and
puddings. No offense intended, but just
a lot different than Mom used to make.G
Warm regards, Jim
You may think that we Brits have weird culinary tastes, but our junior citizens have gone too far.
A favourite with them here in Scotlands Fish & Chip shops is deep fried Mars bar.
I’ll say no more.
Donald/Scotland
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Dear LF,
Yep, I’m a Brit. Left the Isle’s in '62. Best move we ever made…BG
Anyway I’ll hazard a guess that “pies” may refer to mince pies as mentioned or even pork pies, another favorite. “Meat pies” generalizes much of this, including “kidney pie.”
Which reminds me of an old joke…(quite ‘bloody’ old, I might add) - Know the best way to make a good Kidney Pie?
…cook the p-ss out of it!
I’ll go now a’for JC busts me…
Jeremy (wink!)