Mark Connolly Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 20 hours ago, RH33 said: Nann bread pizza. Rank. Took forever to arrive. Reminded me why the chipper only decent takeaway around here. This is why you have no chance with Iona Stephen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 4 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: Wait, is 'kippers porridge' a thing? Clearly written by some deviant who calls lorne a square, so wouldn't surprise me. 30 years ago I'd never heard anyone in Angus call it Lorne. Your brain has been poisoned by west coast nonsense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 5 hours ago, Salt n Vinegar said: Pie inside a buttered morning roll... mmmmmmmmmm I’d just settle for a morning roll! Croissants, baguettes, crème brûlée, sourdough loafs, all no f**ling problem as we have competent French bakeries all over. Hell, we’ve even got a decent German baker that does a mean rye and a good streusel, plus a good grocery bakery that make all sorts of breads and sweets…but simple morning rolls, not a single damn place around here! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, TxRover said: I’d just settle for a morning roll! Croissants, baguettes, crème brûlée, sourdough loafs, all no f**ling problem as we have competent French bakeries all over. Hell, we’ve even got a decent German baker that does a mean rye and a good streusel, plus a good grocery bakery that make all sorts of breads and sweets…but simple morning rolls, not a single damn place around here! Simply move house. Problem solved. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 30 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Simply move house. Problem solved. Short of Canada or the UK, still can’t get them…and the judge says stay here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 21 hours ago, TxRover said: I’d just settle for a morning roll! Croissants, baguettes, crème brûlée, sourdough loafs, all no f**ling problem as we have competent French bakeries all over. Hell, we’ve even got a decent German baker that does a mean rye and a good streusel, plus a good grocery bakery that make all sorts of breads and sweets…but simple morning rolls, not a single damn place around here! I make my own. And my own pies. It's not the same, but it's as close as I'm going to get. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 1 hour ago, MSU said: I make my own. And my own pies. It's not the same, but it's as close as I'm going to get. I tried a number of recipes, and got close, but not quite there. Are you perhaps close to Ackroyd’s in Redford? https://ackroydsbakery.com 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 1 minute ago, TxRover said: I tried a number of recipes, and got close, but not quite there. Are you perhaps close to Ackroyd’s in Redford? https://ackroydsbakery.com Yeah, it's not quite the same. I've had similar luck trying to make square sausage. I can get the smell about right but the colour and the texture is a million miles out. I'm about an hour or so away from Ackroyd's and I've taken the trip through many times. Impossible to go in there and not spend over $100. They closed during the pandemic and have gone to 100% online orders now, which is a shame. Nearest to me after that is a wee British grocer in Essex, Ontario that's a couple of hours away and I'll probably hit this weekend. No rolls, but their pies are amazing (comparatively speaking). There's a new butcher must nearer to me and I've got them trying to source back bacon and bangers for me but I'm not holding my breath. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 26/07/2023 at 23:35, Raidernation said: Well it's my younger granddaughters birthday and mine as well, so.......? Great. Give Justin Trudeau a call, (you know, the Canadian Prime Minister) - it is his birthday too, as well as his brother. You should get together, special occasion and all that. You will have so much to talk about. Just an idea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 To the P & B expats. I plan to go to a bakery tomorrow. A real, Scottish one. Tell me what you would have, and live vicariously through me. Roll on square sausage? Scotch pie? Hit me with it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, scottsdad said: To the P & B expats. I plan to go to a bakery tomorrow. A real, Scottish one. Tell me what you would have, and live vicariously through me. Roll on square sausage? Scotch pie? Hit me with it. If you wouldn't mind nipping to Aitken's the butcher in Alloa (if it's still there) and get a pound of special sliced and then get a couple of their sausage rolls from the baker secion. While you're there you might as well pop into Raad's for a donner. Cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 17 minutes ago, MSU said: If you wouldn't mind nipping to Aitken's the butcher in Alloa (if it's still there) and get a pound of special sliced and then get a couple of their sausage rolls from the baker secion. While you're there you might as well pop into Raad's for a donner. Cheers! Having grown up in Alloa, I'm happy to report that I'm visiting my mum there tomorrow (as I do every Saturday). Aitken's it is. Raads has moved to new premises. Opposite the TSB. Used to frequent there on a weekend evening after drinking in Tree Tops. The best kebabs I ever had. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 2 hours ago, MSU said: Yeah, it's not quite the same. I've had similar luck trying to make square sausage. I can get the smell about right but the colour and the texture is a million miles out. I'm about an hour or so away from Ackroyd's and I've taken the trip through many times. Impossible to go in there and not spend over $100. They closed during the pandemic and have gone to 100% online orders now, which is a shame. Nearest to me after that is a wee British grocer in Essex, Ontario that's a couple of hours away and I'll probably hit this weekend. No rolls, but their pies are amazing (comparatively speaking). There's a new butcher must nearer to me and I've got them trying to source back bacon and bangers for me but I'm not holding my breath. Ontario seems a hotbed of Scottish bakery options. I ordered the frozen Ackroyd’s morning rolls and they, well, sucked. I ended up throwing 2/3 of the order out…but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Luckily I have a local British ship that’s willing to order stuff you’d like, but it’s slow shipment, so no bakery good imported. (https://www.british-emporium.com, Grapevine, TX, just north of DFW airport) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 6 hours ago, scottsdad said: To the P & B expats. I plan to go to a bakery tomorrow. A real, Scottish one. Tell me what you would have, and live vicariously through me. Roll on square sausage? Scotch pie? Hit me with it. Yeah a decent Scotch Pie would be perfect. I found a "Scottish" butchers in Sydney and tried their pies and black pudding but they just didn't quite taste the same. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 7 hours ago, scottsdad said: To the P & B expats. I plan to go to a bakery tomorrow. A real, Scottish one. Tell me what you would have, and live vicariously through me. Roll on square sausage? Scotch pie? Hit me with it. Nothing from the baker but could you nip next door to the chipper and get me a white pudding supper? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 7 hours ago, scottsdad said: Having grown up in Alloa, I'm happy to report that I'm visiting my mum there tomorrow (as I do every Saturday). Aitken's it is. Raads has moved to new premises. Opposite the TSB. Used to frequent there on a weekend evening after drinking in Tree Tops. The best kebabs I ever had. Now, it's out of your way a bit, but a chicken fried rice from Fung Yei on the Drip Road in the Rap Tap would be splendid also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 @scottsdad can I get a butchers steak pie a rack of lorne and Scottish Plain loaf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 5 hours ago, Swarley said: Yeah a decent Scotch Pie would be perfect. I found a "Scottish" butchers in Sydney and tried their pies and black pudding but they just didn't quite taste the same. They probably ruined the pie by putting some meat in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 13 hours ago, scottsdad said: To the P & B expats. I plan to go to a bakery tomorrow. A real, Scottish one. Tell me what you would have, and live vicariously through me. Roll on square sausage? Scotch pie? Hit me with it. You keep up with this patter and I'll hit you with a baseball bat 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 13 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said: You keep up with this patter and I'll hit you with a baseball bat I wonder what proportion of people who own a baseball bat also own a baseball. 5%? 10%? Do you have one, Bert? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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