Post by cassandra on Apr 3, 2024 5:57:11 GMT
Nellie saying on another thread that Toad--in--the-hole is her favourite comfort food, something I havn't had for many years, set me thinking...
When I thought about my comforting foods, I immediately thought of egg and chips and, as others occurred, I realised they were nearly all potato based and harked back to childhood.
I have never been able to replicate my Gran's delicious Potato "Ash"( It was only years later, I realised it was 'hash' because gran didn't pronounce her aitches) - a thrifty way to make a little meat go a long way.
What I would give to be able to enjoy my Scots Auntie Stella's 'Tatty scones', (potato cakes). All the Aunts made them, but hers were the best.
On the Old Salford facebook threads, we recently discussed sandwich fillings. Sutherlands salmon paste, sold loose by the ounce in a twist of greaseproof paper, was my favourite, tangy and delicious. Once it became sold in pots, and sanitised, it was nothing special.
When we were hard up, it was PanYan butties - no butter or marge - just the pickle, cheap and tasty.
It obviously didn't kill me. I often got tasters when helping Nana to cook - a teaspoonful of condensed milk or golden syrup, a jelly cube, licks of the bowl & spoon after cake making.
