In Praise of Fray Bentos

[classic33]

50 Shades of Fray.....LOL

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I've a few of the Steak and Ale.

 

[Dirk]

I've a few of the Steak and Ale.

A few? Do you collect them?

 

[classic33]

A few? Do you collect them?

Only for the purpose of eating!

 

[AndyRM]

I had a steak and ale pie from a local eatery today, Evan's Bistro (well worth checking out local types, or visitors).

£8.95 for a pie stuffed with meat to the lid, superbly puffed pastry, 147 peas and a small lake of gravy.

So while it lost on price it contained approximately 1,000,000 times more flavour and meat.

This shambles of a thread should be locked.

 

[Dirk]

I would refuse to pay £8.95 for a pie that came with a puff pastry lid. It would have to be a full short crust pastry covering to be called a proper pie at that price.
If I wanted puff pastry, I'd save £7.95 and have a whole FB pie to myself.

 

[classic33]

[QUOTE 5154810, member: 259"]No steak and kidney?[/QUOTE]
Not in "Deep Fill".

 

[classic33]

I had a steak and ale pie from a local eatery today, Evan's Bistro (well worth checking out local types, or visitors).

£8.95 for a pie stuffed with meat to the lid, superbly puffed pastry, 147 peas and a small lake of gravy.

So while it lost on price it contained approximately 1,000,000 times more flavour and meat.

This shambles of a thread should be locked.

I'll let the owner, Brian, know.

 

[classic33]

[QUOTE 5154990, member: 259"]What's that all about?[/QUOTE]
Slightly heavier pies

 

[classic33]

[QUOTE 5155004, member: 259"]But with no kidney?[/QUOTE]
No kidney.

 

[AndyRM]

I would refuse to pay £8.95 for a pie that came with a puff pastry lid. It would have to be a full short crust pastry covering to be called a proper pie at that price.
If I wanted puff pastry, I'd save £7.95 and have a whole FB pie to myself.

I've just been told by SophRM that it was, in fact, shortcrust pastry, and that "if you're going to chat pish about pies on a bloody cycling forum at least get your story straight. Tell them I thought that Fray Bentos thing you ate looked like cheap cat food too."

 

[Dirk]

I've just been told by SophRM that it was, in fact, shortcrust pastry, and that "if you're going to chat pish about pies on a bloody cycling forum at least get your story straight. Tell them I thought that Fray Bentos thing you ate looked like cheap cat food too."

 

[Dirk]

[QUOTE 5155057, member: 43827"]After clearing out my late father's pantry we found a Fray Bentos pie more than five years after its sell by date.

I was tempted, but my wife decided discretion was the better part of valour.[/QUOTE]
Chicken......

 

[classic33]

I had a steak and ale pie from a local eatery today, Evan's Bistro (well worth checking out local types, or visitors).

£8.95 for a pie stuffed with meat to the lid, superbly puffed pastry, 147 peas and a small lake of gravy.

So while it lost on price it contained approximately 1,000,000 times more flavour and meat.

This shambles of a thread should be locked.

Shortcrust puffed pastry.

 

[classic33]

Chicken......

Filling, not mushroom left

 

[Dirk]

[QUOTE 5155063, member: 43827"]No, steak & kidney! [/QUOTE]
Boom, boom!