sf > wrote:

>On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:56:07 -0600, Stu > wrote:
>
>Someday, I'll try it with lamb... but I think of beef first when I see
>the words "shepherd's pie".

I think to simplify everything, it should just be "beef pie",
"lamb pie", or "vegetable pie".

Steve

On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:28:56 GMT, Janet Baraclough
> wrote:

> Tourtiere? Not similar in taste or texture. It pains me to admit that
> tourtiere is far more delicious than Scotch pie.
> I haven't eaten a Scotch pie for decades. but I make tourtiere
> several times a year .

ah, ok. I've never seen either one in person.

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sf wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:37:15 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> I like lamb that tastes like lamb--not the mild stuff that seems
>> to be aimed at folks who don't like lamb. What's the point of that?
>
> So you like lamb that tastes like mutton? Ugh.
>
I have never had mutton and gather it has a much stronger taste
than lamby lamb. I am speaking of the lamb from when I was a kid
(I just turned 60) as vs the lamb one is apt to find now. Hmmm.
Come to think of it, I have some lamb from Costco that I can use
in my stew!

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Stu wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:18:28 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> Default User wrote:
>>> caroline wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Dora" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Default User wrote:
>>>>>> You are entitled to that opinion. My mother made shepard's pie.
>>>>>> With ground beef. We'd never heard of "cottage pie".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brian
>>>>> Same here. Leftover beef, leftover lamb - made no difference. It
>>>>> was always shepherd's pie. Shoot me.
>>>> Call it what you like, but you can't change the facts ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Cottage is beef, Shepherd's is lamb
>>> If I ever mentioned "cottage pie" to anyone outside of this newsgroup,
>>> they would have no idea what I meant. Almost everybody knows what
>>> shepherd's[1] pie is. It's about on par with the Texans who insist that
>>> you not call it "chili" if you put beans in it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. Managed to spell it right this time.
>>>
>>> Brian
>> Ah, but if someone was serving ME shepherd's pie, I would be
>> expecting lamb. So not everyone knows what "shepherd's pie" is.
>
> You'd think that would be the case if you lived in NZ or Aussieville,
> my Gram in Wales always made it with steak, my uncles in Scotland
> used lamb. It seems peoples preferences are always with what they were
> brought up eating.

And their nomenclature. But shepherd's pie is also a matter of logic.

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Arri London wrote:
>
> "Jean B." wrote:
>> Arri London wrote:
>>> I am Tosk wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> says...
>>>>> "Dora" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>>>>> Geeze, forgot the most important thing. Two layers of the beef..
>>>>>>> Sorry.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Scotty
>>>>>> Well, it's different - but creativity is what it's all about! Glad you
>>>>>> enjoyed it. FWIW, shepherd's pie is topped with the mashed potato, rather
>>>>>> than layered, but if you liked it that's all that counts.
>>>>> Nice one, Dora A rose by any other name...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>> Yeah, I was gonna' layer it and call it Scotty pie, but I knew the
>>>> masses wouldn't stand for it
>>>>
>>>> Scotty
>>> LOL. Anyway a 'Scotch Pie' (as opposed to a Scotty Pie) is another
>>> creature entirely: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_pie
>> I am not familiar with that--and thus wouldn't be able to
>> recognize a good recipe for it. Help!
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
>
> Sorry. It isn't something typically made at home.
>
> Here is a recipe from the BBC for hot water crust:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/da...try_8196.shtml
>
> This recipe sounds reasonable:
> http://www.rampantscotland.com/recip..._scotchpie.htm

Thanks. That gives me a better understanding of what this
is--even without cooking it at home.

--
Jean B.

In article >, says...

>
> And their nomenclature. But shepherd's pie is also a matter of logic.

Well, maybe but when you are 6 and it is introduced as Shepherd pie, you
really don't think much about it.. But you are right

Scotty

On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:53:00 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
> And their nomenclature. But shepherd's pie is also a matter of logic.

Not if the only way you know shepherd's pie is with beef.

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On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:51:47 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:

> Come to think of it, I have some lamb from Costco that I can use
> in my stew!

CostCo has decent lamb.

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On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:29:36 -0600, Stu > wrote:

> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:15:15 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:53:00 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
> >>
> >> And their nomenclature. But shepherd's pie is also a matter of logic.
> >
> >Not if the only way you know shepherd's pie is with beef.
>
> But then that's only your opinion

It's not my "opinion" when that's the truth. Like I said before.
I've only heard of it made with lamb here in rfc.

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"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...
> sf > wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:56:07 -0600, Stu > wrote:
>>
>>Someday, I'll try it with lamb... but I think of beef first when I see
>>the words "shepherd's pie".
>
> I think to simplify everything, it should just be "beef pie",
> "lamb pie", or "vegetable pie".

Now where is the fun in that?

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"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Arri London wrote:
>>
>> "Jean B." wrote:
>>> Arri London wrote:
>>>> I am Tosk wrote:
>>>>> In article >,
>>>>> says...
>>>>>> "Dora" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> Geeze, forgot the most important thing. Two layers of the beef..
>>>>>>>> Sorry.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Scotty
>>>>>>> Well, it's different - but creativity is what it's all about! Glad
>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>> enjoyed it. FWIW, shepherd's pie is topped with the mashed potato,
>>>>>>> rather
>>>>>>> than layered, but if you liked it that's all that counts.
>>>>>> Nice one, Dora A rose by any other name...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>> Yeah, I was gonna' layer it and call it Scotty pie, but I knew the
>>>>> masses wouldn't stand for it
>>>>>
>>>>> Scotty
>>>> LOL. Anyway a 'Scotch Pie' (as opposed to a Scotty Pie) is another
>>>> creature entirely: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_pie
>>> I am not familiar with that--and thus wouldn't be able to
>>> recognize a good recipe for it. Help!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jean B.
>>
>>
>> Sorry. It isn't something typically made at home. Here is a recipe from
>> the BBC for hot water crust:
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/da...try_8196.shtml
>> This recipe sounds reasonable:
>> http://www.rampantscotland.com/recip..._scotchpie.htm
>
> Thanks. That gives me a better understanding of what this is--even
> without cooking it at home.

They are horribly greasy, Jean

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I am Tosk wrote:
> In article >, says...
>
>> And their nomenclature. But shepherd's pie is also a matter of logic.
>
> Well, maybe but when you are 6 and it is introduced as Shepherd pie, you
> really don't think much about it.. But you are right
>
> Scotty
>
>
As are you. I am sure the name sticks.

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Wed 03 Feb 2010 07:54:47p, Jean B. told us...
>
>> Arri London wrote:
>>> "Jean B." wrote:
>>>> Arri London wrote:
>>>>> I am Tosk wrote:
>>>>>> In article >,
>>>>>> says...
>>>>>>> "Dora" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Geeze, forgot the most important thing. Two layers of the beef..
>>>>>>>>> Sorry.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Scotty
>>>>>>>> Well, it's different - but creativity is what it's all about!
>>>>>>>> Glad you enjoyed it. FWIW, shepherd's pie is topped with the
>>>>>>>> mashed potato, rather than layered, but if you liked it that's all
>>>>>>>> that counts.
>>>>>>> Nice one, Dora A rose by any other name...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Yeah, I was gonna' layer it and call it Scotty pie, but I knew the
>>>>>> masses wouldn't stand for it
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Scotty
>>>>> LOL. Anyway a 'Scotch Pie' (as opposed to a Scotty Pie) is another
>>>>> creature entirely: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_pie
>>>> I am not familiar with that--and thus wouldn't be able to
>>>> recognize a good recipe for it. Help!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jean B.
>>>
>>> Sorry. It isn't something typically made at home.
>>>
>>> Here is a recipe from the BBC for hot water crust:
>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/da...stry_8196.shtm
>>> l
>>>
>>> This recipe sounds reasonable:
>>> http://www.rampantscotland.com/recip..._scotchpie.htm
>> Thanks. That gives me a better understanding of what this
>> is--even without cooking it at home.
>>
>
> I see no reason for not making this at home. It's no more difficult than
> making a raised pork pie. Either takes patience, especially for the
> pastry.
>
I'm not speaking of difficulty. Hmmm. This thread now reminds me
that there are some frozen pies at The British Store, and there
was (and I hope still is) a pie shop up toward New Hampshire.

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sf wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:53:00 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>> And their nomenclature. But shepherd's pie is also a matter of logic.
>
> Not if the only way you know shepherd's pie is with beef.
>
Mumble, mumble...

--
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sf wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:51:47 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> Come to think of it, I have some lamb from Costco that I can use
>> in my stew!
>
> CostCo has decent lamb.
>
Yes, and cheap too. I have a nice boneless breast (Sheldon, I am
speaking of LAMB!), but that is for something else.

--
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Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Arri London wrote:
>>>
>>> "Jean B." wrote:
>>>> Arri London wrote:
>>>>> I am Tosk wrote:
>>>>>> In article >,
>>>>>> says...
>>>>>>> "Dora" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Geeze, forgot the most important thing. Two layers of the beef..
>>>>>>>>> Sorry.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Scotty
>>>>>>>> Well, it's different - but creativity is what it's all about!
>>>>>>>> Glad you
>>>>>>>> enjoyed it. FWIW, shepherd's pie is topped with the mashed
>>>>>>>> potato, rather
>>>>>>>> than layered, but if you liked it that's all that counts.
>>>>>>> Nice one, Dora A rose by any other name...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Yeah, I was gonna' layer it and call it Scotty pie, but I knew the
>>>>>> masses wouldn't stand for it
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Scotty
>>>>> LOL. Anyway a 'Scotch Pie' (as opposed to a Scotty Pie) is another
>>>>> creature entirely: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_pie
>>>> I am not familiar with that--and thus wouldn't be able to
>>>> recognize a good recipe for it. Help!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jean B.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry. It isn't something typically made at home. Here is a recipe
>>> from the BBC for hot water crust:
>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/da...try_8196.shtml
>>> This recipe sounds reasonable:
>>> http://www.rampantscotland.com/recip..._scotchpie.htm
>>
>> Thanks. That gives me a better understanding of what this is--even
>> without cooking it at home.
>
> They are horribly greasy, Jean
>

I wonder whether they are ever made of leaner meat?

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"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/da...try_8196.shtml
>>>> This recipe sounds reasonable:
>>>> http://www.rampantscotland.com/recip..._scotchpie.htm
>>>
>>> Thanks. That gives me a better understanding of what this is--even
>>> without cooking it at home.
>>
>> They are horribly greasy, Jean
>>
>
> I wonder whether they are ever made of leaner meat?

I don't know, they are very cheap pies and I haven't had one for years, nor
do I think I would be tempted!
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Stu wrote:

> Because we have the biggest population of french outside of Quebec,
> and a large number of British and Scottish, we have three pie stores
> that make pork, beef(Tourtière) and lamb pies daily.

Lucky you!

--
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Default User wrote:
> caroline wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" wrote
>>> On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 16:49:05 -0000, "caroline"
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Dora" wrote
>>>>
>>>>> Well, it's different - but creativity is what it's all about!
>>>>> Glad you enjoyed it. FWIW, shepherd's pie is topped with the
>>>>> mashed potato, rather than layered, but if you liked it that's
>>>>> all that counts. Dora
>>>>
>>>> I believe Shepherd's Pie is also made with lamb mince...the clue
>>>> is in the name ;-)
>>>>
>>> Americans don't eat much lamb and although my family ate more lamb
>>> than most, my mother only made it with beef.
>>
>> Then, in my opinion, what she made was Cottage Pie, not Shepherd's
>> Pie.
>
> You are entitled to that opinion. My mother made shepard's pie. With
> ground beef. We'd never heard of "cottage pie".

Calling it Shepard's Pie is fine, as long as Shepard was a rancher.

Stu wrote:
> On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:07:31 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> Stu wrote:
>>
>>> Because we have the biggest population of french outside of Quebec,
>>> and a large number of British and Scottish, we have three pie stores
>>> that make pork, beef(Tourtière) and lamb pies daily.
>> Lucky you!
>
>
> They are gourmet shops so the pies are alittle pricey, but if you were
> in a pinch would you care? I've had the beef and pork, perhaps lamb
> this weekend with a nice salad :-)

Ack! I feel a growing need to visit the possible shops here. I
probably can't get to either that I am thinking of for at least
two days though.

--
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"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Stu wrote:
>> On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:07:31 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>
>>> Stu wrote:
>>>
>>>> Because we have the biggest population of french outside of Quebec,
>>>> and a large number of British and Scottish, we have three pie stores
>>>> that make pork, beef(Tourtière) and lamb pies daily.
>>> Lucky you!
>>
>>
>> They are gourmet shops so the pies are alittle pricey, but if you were
>> in a pinch would you care? I've had the beef and pork, perhaps lamb
>> this weekend with a nice salad :-)
>
> Ack! I feel a growing need to visit the possible shops here. I probably
> can't get to either that I am thinking of for at least two days though.

*mutter* *grumble* at least you <can> get there!!! *mutter*
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"J. Clarke" > wrote in message
...
> Default User wrote:
>> caroline wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "sf" wrote
>>>> On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 16:49:05 -0000, "caroline"
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Dora" wrote
>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, it's different - but creativity is what it's all about!
>>>>>> Glad you enjoyed it. FWIW, shepherd's pie is topped with the
>>>>>> mashed potato, rather than layered, but if you liked it that's
>>>>>> all that counts. Dora
>>>>>
>>>>> I believe Shepherd's Pie is also made with lamb mince...the clue
>>>>> is in the name ;-)
>>>>>
>>>> Americans don't eat much lamb and although my family ate more lamb
>>>> than most, my mother only made it with beef.
>>>
>>> Then, in my opinion, what she made was Cottage Pie, not Shepherd's
>>> Pie.
>>
>> You are entitled to that opinion. My mother made shepard's pie. With
>> ground beef. We'd never heard of "cottage pie".
>
> Calling it Shepard's Pie is fine, as long as Shepard was a rancher.

<g> well I am sure that would do it

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Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Stu wrote:
>>> On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:07:31 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stu wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Because we have the biggest population of french outside of Quebec,
>>>>> and a large number of British and Scottish, we have three pie stores
>>>>> that make pork, beef(Tourtière) and lamb pies daily.
>>>> Lucky you!
>>>
>>>
>>> They are gourmet shops so the pies are alittle pricey, but if you were
>>> in a pinch would you care? I've had the beef and pork, perhaps lamb
>>> this weekend with a nice salad :-)
>>
>> Ack! I feel a growing need to visit the possible shops here. I
>> probably can't get to either that I am thinking of for at least two
>> days though.
>
> *mutter* *grumble* at least you <can> get there!!! *mutter*

Why can't you get to any such place? I'd think you'd have more
choices!

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"Stu" wrote

> She was a
> wonderful woman, but the mini she drove scared the hell out of us
> through the small windy roads.

Ha ha...I can well imagine! <grin>

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Stu wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:07:31 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Stu wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Because we have the biggest population of french outside of Quebec,
>>>>>> and a large number of British and Scottish, we have three pie stores
>>>>>> that make pork, beef(Tourtière) and lamb pies daily.
>>>>> Lucky you!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> They are gourmet shops so the pies are alittle pricey, but if you were
>>>> in a pinch would you care? I've had the beef and pork, perhaps lamb
>>>> this weekend with a nice salad :-)
>>>
>>> Ack! I feel a growing need to visit the possible shops here. I
>>> probably can't get to either that I am thinking of for at least two days
>>> though.
>>
>> *mutter* *grumble* at least you <can> get there!!! *mutter*
>
> Why can't you get to any such place? I'd think you'd have more choices!

Fancy pie shops? Don't know of any, but I shall do a wee net search
forthwith

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"J. Clarke" wrote

> Calling it Shepard's Pie is fine, as long as Shepard was a rancher.


Ah Geez! That needed a tea-spew warning!!!

I like the logic! <grin>

In article >,
says...
>
> Default User wrote:
> > caroline wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "sf" wrote
> >>> On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 16:49:05 -0000, "caroline"
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> "Dora" wrote
> >>>>
> >>>>> Well, it's different - but creativity is what it's all about!
> >>>>> Glad you enjoyed it. FWIW, shepherd's pie is topped with the
> >>>>> mashed potato, rather than layered, but if you liked it that's
> >>>>> all that counts. Dora
> >>>>
> >>>> I believe Shepherd's Pie is also made with lamb mince...the clue
> >>>> is in the name ;-)
> >>>>
> >>> Americans don't eat much lamb and although my family ate more lamb
> >>> than most, my mother only made it with beef.
> >>
> >> Then, in my opinion, what she made was Cottage Pie, not Shepherd's
> >> Pie.
> >
> > You are entitled to that opinion. My mother made shepard's pie. With
> > ground beef. We'd never heard of "cottage pie".
>
> Calling it Shepard's Pie is fine, as long as Shepard was a rancher.

Or it was made with one of those big scary German police dogs

Scotty

On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:51:23 -0600, Stu > wrote:

> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:49:37 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:29:36 -0600, Stu > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:15:15 -0800, sf > wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:53:00 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> And their nomenclature. But shepherd's pie is also a matter of logic.
> >> >
> >> >Not if the only way you know shepherd's pie is with beef.
> >>
> >> But then that's only your opinion
> >
> >It's not my "opinion" when that's the truth. Like I said before.
> >I've only heard of it made with lamb here in rfc.
>
>
> There's a big world out there

Not the point.

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On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:24:15 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:51:47 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
> >
> >> Come to think of it, I have some lamb from Costco that I can use
> >> in my stew!
> >
> > CostCo has decent lamb.
> >
> Yes, and cheap too. I have a nice boneless breast

What do you usually do with it? I have a standard stuffing that I use
for either veal or lamb... haven't done that in years though.

>(Sheldon, I am
> speaking of LAMB!), but that is for something else.

Don't encourage him.

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"I am Tosk" wrote
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> Default User wrote:

>> > You are entitled to that opinion. My mother made shepard's pie. With
>> > ground beef. We'd never heard of "cottage pie".
>>
>> Calling it Shepard's Pie is fine, as long as Shepard was a rancher.
>
> Or it was made with one of those big scary German police dogs

Nah...because they are German Shepherd Dogs, and nothing at all to do with
the cattle-ranching Shepard family. ;-)

Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Stu wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:07:31 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Stu wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Because we have the biggest population of french outside of Quebec,
>>>>>>> and a large number of British and Scottish, we have three pie stores
>>>>>>> that make pork, beef(Tourtière) and lamb pies daily.
>>>>>> Lucky you!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> They are gourmet shops so the pies are alittle pricey, but if you were
>>>>> in a pinch would you care? I've had the beef and pork, perhaps lamb
>>>>> this weekend with a nice salad :-)
>>>>
>>>> Ack! I feel a growing need to visit the possible shops here. I
>>>> probably can't get to either that I am thinking of for at least two
>>>> days though.
>>>
>>> *mutter* *grumble* at least you <can> get there!!! *mutter*
>>
>> Why can't you get to any such place? I'd think you'd have more choices!
>
> Fancy pie shops? Don't know of any, but I shall do a wee net search
> forthwith
>
I'd think you'd have more in your vicinity! I don't know about
fancy....

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"Jean B." wrote:
>
> Ophelia wrote:
> >
> >
> > "Jean B." > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Arri London wrote:
> >>>
> >>> "Jean B." wrote:
>
<snip>

> >>>>> LOL. Anyway a 'Scotch Pie' (as opposed to a Scotty Pie) is another
> >>>>> creature entirely: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_pie
> >>>> I am not familiar with that--and thus wouldn't be able to
> >>>> recognize a good recipe for it. Help!
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Jean B.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Sorry. It isn't something typically made at home. Here is a recipe
> >>> from the BBC for hot water crust:
> >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/da...try_8196.shtml

> >>> This recipe sounds reasonable:
> >>> http://www.rampantscotland.com/recip..._scotchpie.htm
> >>
> >> Thanks. That gives me a better understanding of what this is--even
> >> without cooking it at home.
> >
> > They are horribly greasy, Jean
> >
>
> I wonder whether they are ever made of leaner meat?
>

Prolly not. Meant to be a cheap thing to eat. Like 'pie and mash'. One
doesn't make either of these out of the best meat :P

Steve Pope wrote:
>
> sf > wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:56:07 -0600, Stu > wrote:
> >
> >Someday, I'll try it with lamb... but I think of beef first when I see
> >the words "shepherd's pie".
>
> I think to simplify everything, it should just be "beef pie",
> "lamb pie", or "vegetable pie".
>
> Steve

But there are various sorts of beef pies, lamb pies, pork pies and
vegetable pies. The Shepherd's Pie and Cottage Pie are but one type of
the genre.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Thu 04 Feb 2010 03:26:44a, Janet Baraclough told us...
>
> > The message 0>
> > from Wayne Boatwright > contains these
> > words:
> >
> >> I see no reason for not making this at home.
> >
> > It would be like Scottish shepherds on the hillsides, trying to
> > brew home made coca cola . A tragic example of
> > international cultural confusion and insanity.
> >
> > Janet
> >
>
> Oh, I don't know. I've made Melton Mowbray Pork Pie from a recipe I got
> from a friend in the UK. It turned out just like the several I had eaten
> in the UK.
>


It couldn't have been *just* like a real Melton Mowbray Pork Pie though
You didn't have the exact same ingredients, such as the same breed of
pig to use did you LOL?

Just teasing. No doubt it came out very good, although the Melton
Mowbray Pork Pie Association probably wouldn't approve...

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Fri 05 Feb 2010 06:22:16p, Arri London told us...
>
> >
> >
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu 04 Feb 2010 03:26:44a, Janet Baraclough told us...
> >>
> >> > The message 0>
> >> > from Wayne Boatwright > contains these
> >> > words:
> >> >
> >> >> I see no reason for not making this at home.
> >> >
> >> > It would be like Scottish shepherds on the hillsides, trying to
> >> > brew home made coca cola . A tragic example of
> >> > international cultural confusion and insanity.
> >> >
> >> > Janet
> >> >
> >>
> >> Oh, I don't know. I've made Melton Mowbray Pork Pie from a recipe I got
> >> from a friend in the UK. It turned out just like the several I had
> eaten
> >> in the UK.
> >>
> >
> >
> > It couldn't have been *just* like a real Melton Mowbray Pork Pie though
> > You didn't have the exact same ingredients, such as the same breed of
> > pig to use did you LOL?
>
> No, I couldn't get the damned pig on the plane. New rules, ya know.

Ya....they don't give pigs passports these days, do they LOL

>
> > Just teasing. No doubt it came out very good, although the Melton
> > Mowbray Pork Pie Association probably wouldn't approve...
>
> Probably not. <sigh>
>
> --
>

Could you post the recipe though please? It's not something that can be
had around here and one does miss a good pork pie doncha know

In article >,
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> sf > wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:56:07 -0600, Stu > wrote:
> >
> >Someday, I'll try it with lamb... but I think of beef first when I see
> >the words "shepherd's pie".
>
> I think to simplify everything, it should just be "beef pie",
> "lamb pie", or "vegetable pie".

Bad idea, I think. Perhaps it makes sense, but I'll bet you anything
that people will expect a pie crust, given those names, and will be
confused if you have a pie topped with mashed potatoes, and they'll ask
why you didn't call it a "shepherd's pie"?

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA