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| 967.1 | Bwyd Cymreig | TOPPER::HWILLIAMS | | Tue Oct 22 1991 09:58 | 24 |
| Hmmm, difficult one this.......
I'm trying to think of any dishes that my family would prepare, or that
my grandmother would remember preparing in days gone by...
And they all seem to be traditional ways of cooking food, they don't
stike me as 'Welsh' in a sense; not like the way haggis is associated
with Scotland.
You know the usual stuff, oatcakes, really salty sides of bacon
hanging from the rafters, some chickens kept for special occasions,
a cow for milk and butter, dripping sandwiches, etc...
I suppose you've got the stereotyped dishes like leek soup and Welsh
rarebit (which I've never had), but the only one that springs to mind
at the moment is:
Bara Brith (sort of mix between bread and fruitcake)
literally translated it's 'Bread Speckled'. I guess the speckled refers
to the currants.
I'll have a chat with my family at some time and see what I can dredge
up.
Huw
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| 967.2 | | RAVEN1::WATKINS | | Tue Oct 22 1991 16:22 | 4 |
| Would the oatcakes be simular to our (American) pancakes?
Marshall
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| 967.3 | | RAVEN1::WATKINS | | Wed Oct 23 1991 17:18 | 5 |
| I tried leek soup last night and it was very good.
Marshall
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| 967.4 | Is there a trans-atlantic food dictionary? | COMICS::HWILLIAMS | | Thu Oct 24 1991 09:43 | 12 |
| RE .2
dunno, what are american pancakes like? are they the ones you eat
with maple syrup? are they soft and doughy? sort of made with eggs and
milk?
Oatcakes are basically oats mixed with a few things (lard mostly -
i think) and cooked on a griddle, sort of large round cast iron thing
you put on the fireplace. oatcakes are very crunchy, I doubt if
pancakes are crunchy (not even crepes!).
Huw.
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| 967.5 | THE AMERICAN PANCAKE | RAVEN1::WATKINS | | Thu Oct 24 1991 22:46 | 11 |
| Pancakes are made with flour, eggs, milk, and lard or what we call
shortening. They are cooked on a stove and in my home we use a cast
iron griddle. They come out round and flat. You can use syrup, jelly,
butter, fruit and other such items. They can be made out of whole
wheat, buckwheat, or white flour. Some people even use nuts in or on
the pancakes. They come out with a golden brown color. If cooked
correctly they are not doughy. They are soft.
Marshall
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| 967.6 | What makes 'em American? | COMICS::HWILLIAMS | | Fri Oct 25 1991 11:45 | 6 |
| Sounds exactly like the pancakes I used to have as a lad on Shrove
Tuesday. With brown sugar and lemon juice... lovely!
by the way the welsh for pancake is Crempog
Huw.
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| 967.7 | don't forget the fruit! | TOLKIN::OROURKE | wait 'til midnite | Fri Oct 25 1991 12:47 | 8 |
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RE: .5 You forgot the FRUIT! Mom puts in apple slices or
blueberries.....heavenly!
Skip the chocolate chips though...yuck!
/Jen
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| 967.8 | Canadian pancakes... | POLAR::RUSHTON | տ� | Fri Oct 25 1991 14:51 | 3 |
| You forgot the peanut butter and yogurt!!
Pat
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| 967.9 | What about Welsh Cakes??? | SUBURB::TORRINGTONG | | Wed Nov 27 1991 08:16 | 9 |
| Another Welsh snack/desert type thing is Welsh Cakes. Absolutly
gorgeous...They are meant to be cooked on a cast iron thingy,
apparently they taste much better that way. My mam just uses the
heaviest lump of iron that won't wreak the rings on the oven. If you
want the recipie let me know, its only a phone call away. In fact I
think I'll get my mother to post some up to me.
Da bo,
geraint.
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