~Pasty's~

Many times I have written about my variation of a pasty that I

make quite often.. my meat pie. Its almost the same..except

a pasty you can see in that photo I got off the net, its an individual

pie.. and cut in half or even whole..if its cold you can pick them

up and eat them.. These to me are good hot or cold. I ve had

them both ways..When they are cold as leftovers they are, to

me even better, the taste has gotten so blended and mingled

together.. They are very very good.. Its pronounced PASS

TEE... not PASTE TEE.. those are those little covers that go

over a woman's ..finer points lets say :-)

The pasty really came from England. My Grandparents and my

Mother were born there and came here from the UK. My Grandpa

was a miner like his 2 brothers.. For their lunches they took

pasties.. was a good nourishing meal..easy to transport and

VERY easy to eat... The original ones had only meat, potato

and onion then put inside a circle of pie crust and folded in

half and the edges sealed.. My mom always put in a tad of

butter as well.. and if she had it she would put in rutabega..

which is like a turnip...very good..adds a lot of flavor..

When I was in the school band, I think was 9th grade, we decided

to make money we would make pasties and sell them.. We all

trudged around town ..asking everyone to order some..which

we sold HUNDREDS it seemed.. I got stuck peeling the potatoes-

I absolutely refused to do the onions.. :-) But I know by the time it

was all done for the day I felt like I had peeled 50 million potatoes.

The local Roberg's Bakery allowed us to use their ovens to bake

them and the people came there to pick theirs up... Everyone

pitched in.. Of course the Moms did the crusts and cutting up the

ingredients.. and the Dads they worked the ovens lifting the pans

of all the pastys we made... The smell in that bakery that day was

overwhelming . we made enough money selling pastys that week

end to take a band trip to Chicago .. It was well worth all the time

energy and effort we all put into that day...

We started that venture first on Friday nite..Saturday was the day

they were picked up.. We all went there right after school and

started to peel, chop and get all the ingredients ready and the

pasties made so all they had to do in the morning was bake

them.. We had gotten so many orders that the time they had

figured it would take to make them had to be doubled. we sat

on benches and chairs..the potatoes all in huge pails. We used

those easy potato peelers that just skim the peel off very easily.

They didn't want us to do the cutting or slicing of them for fear

they would find blood or worse- fingers in the potatoes.. Some

of the guys of course had to play and start a contest of who could

peel the longest skin at one time.. That was fun to do and it really

kept us busy peeling.. they knew how to keep us going...It was

a fun project lots of work but well worth it..

There is a place on line that makes and ships WONDERFUL

pasty's to you.. I have ordered them before and they are VERY

good.. The site is a very good one.. They have photos from up

there in the UP and all sorts of interesting things at their web

site..Of course its called Pasty Central... Its up in one of the most

beautiful parts of the world..and I have even been there many

years ago.. its a wonderful little town..and the people? well the

people that live in the UP of Michigan are some of the nicest

and friendliest you could ever meet.. If you get hungry and want

to sample what I have talked about so many times.. check out

their website and order you a pasty..but.. if you do.. you HAVE

to promise to think of me when you take a bite out of those wonder

ful things.. They are good.. I do believe they put carrots in theirs..

which you KNOW I don't like..but they do add flavor..I take them

out..no biggie..but go visit them.. its a great site and they have

food I highly recommend.. http://www.pasty.com/index.html

and you can take a mini tour of the UP, one of my very best favorite

places in the world..but then isnt home ALWAYS the best place?

Which is where I am of course..this writing about this food, well

you KNOW what that did..YES.. now Im hungry.. I don't have a

pasty OR meat pie out in my fridge tho..I wish..so.. I will have to

settle for a nice grilled roast beef and Swiss cheese sandwich.
THATS good too.. You know my routine.. now- my GORGEOUS
WEEBLE "nitey nite"

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya..and thanks :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again.....