Close...but no cigar! Pasties were originally food for Cornish tin miners. the
Welsh ( coal miners) would not appreciate being thought of as Cornish, and I am
sure the Cornish would not appreciate being thought of as Welsh! ;o)>
Regards
John Duggan,
Wales, UK
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From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 17:38
Subject: Re: [OM] It's a Fence of Course with no Horse
My experience with pasties is that they were totally devoid of any
spice. When you consider that they originated as lunch food for Welsh
miners the lack of spice makes perfect sense... if not perfect taste.
:-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/20/2012 11:42 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Pasties would have caused me to leave the UP if it weren't for the fried
>> walleye that convinced me to stay a bit. :-)
>
> Oh, come on. You weren't up there long enough.
>
> My first experience with pasties did leave me, uh, a little
> disappointed. I was expecting something different than a cassarole in
> an edible envelope. Perfect for mailing off to those starving children
> in some far off land. I've had a couple since then and I'm not sure my
> feelings really have improved too much.
>
> The whole reason for going to Mackinaw City is Bell's Fishery. Without
> a doubt, the best smoked fish in the country. Going north, I'd always
> buy bunch of fish and chow on that for the remainder of the trip.
> Total avoidance of pasties was accomplished.
>
> Pasties... Maybe that's why they drink so much in the UP?
>
> AG
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