Re: There was I


"a l l y" <ally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "The Traveller" <no-more@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > They don't make pies here. There are some little cakes, look like a pie
> > and
> > have custard'ish cream in them, served with coffee in the cafes. That's
> > the
> > only form of pie I know of. Pies every day when I'm home. Warm, dripping
> > pies in paper bags, eaten in the front seat of the van, with a view.
> > Heaven.
> > Wish we could bring the van over again but the ferrie route has been all
> > mess up.
> >
> A country without pies! My dog! How can this be? For a Scot this is a
> nightmare scenario. We are weaned on pies in Scotland. We spend our
> childhoods with pie juices dripping down our chins. We grab quick pies
from
> butchers' and bakers' when we're in a hurry. We queue for them at football
> matches. Even the English eat quite a lot of pies (but they're not as good
> as Scotch Pies.)
>
> Do you think the Norwegians would like pies if we introduced them? We
could
> set up a chain of pie shops all across Norway, selling a variety of good
> British pies. It's a new niche market! We could be rich! What d'you think?
> Mutton pies; chicken & mushroom pies; steak & kidney pies; Cornish
pasties;
> Forfar bridies; pies with gravy & mushy peas; apple & blackberry tarts;
> rhubarb pies.... Can't you even get Mr Kipling pies? Dear me... I am
> stunned. ... and making myself hungry thinking about it... Maybe it's time
> for lunch.
>
> ally-pie-in-the-sky

Bout time we were rich. Can you bake? Imagine getting the patent on Pies in
Norway.

Edith, hungry.


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