Posted on 10/13/2006 4:31:20 PM PDT by snugs
Winston Churchill famously said that American and Britain were 2 countries divided by a common language nor more so is this true than when it comes to food. We can eat the same sort of things but at completely different times of the day and serve it with completely different type of food.
A dessert in Britain is often looked upon as a breakfast dish in America.
American cookies are similar to British biscuits, American biscuits are similar to British sconces.
What is called a grill in England is a broiler in America.
A stove is a cooker and a cook book is a cookery book in England.
I thought it might be interesting to look at foods and confectionery that are identified with both countries, where they overlap, where they are different and personal tastes and traditions that have over the years shaped what we eat and when.
I posed the following questions to some American freepers and the following graphics reflect their answers.
1) What would you consider to be typical English food
2) What would you consider to be a typical English meal
3) What sweets (candies) do you identify with England
4) What would you consider to be typical American food
5) Would you consider to be a typical American meal
6) What candies do you consider are American
I have also compiled graphics from an English point of view regarding the above points.
Come and take a look at the food remember favourites from yesteryear and add your own thoughts and tastes. Lets make this an interesting, fun thread full of great memories of the past and present and that friendly homely feeling that familiar food conquers up. The memories and warm feelings of giving and sharing with the festivities that go with it or simply the pleasure of well cooked meal at the end of a busy and tiring day.
Food is also associated with different seasons and events such as Easter, Thanksgiving (US) Bonfire Night (UK) Christmas, New Year and of course birthdays and family traditions.
These events for singles can be fun time when they get drawn into a larger group plus made to feel part of a family but on the other hand often it can be the reverse. Christmas, New Year and Easter and of course for Americans Thanksgiving can be very lonely times for singles not fitting into any particular group and also sad for those who in the past have been part of family groups at these particular times of the year.
Below are Dolly's thoughts on this very point
I have wondered if the fish markets reduced the price of fish on Fridays, knowing the Catholics were going to be buying, and everyone got a deal that way. I was raised Episcopalian, where there was no injunction to eat fish on Fridays, and we often had fish on Fridays. My public school cafeteria served fish on Fridays when I was in grade school.
Row 1: mostly hamburgers
Row 2: Pizza, ?, ?, prawns? over rice, grilled steak and sausage (we say "grilled" if using the barbecue)
Row 3: (already named), (already named), chicken and cheese "burger"?, Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC again
Row 4: Strawberry shortcake *YUM*, pumpkin pie?, can't see it well enough, hot dog and bun, pizza
Row 5: Probably key lime pie, maybe cheesecake with actual cake layer topped with chocolate, maybe a mince pie, ice cream Sundae
Row 6: maybe lemon pie with nut topping, assorted ice creams with wafer cookie, same thing w/o the wafer, some kind of cream pie with strawberry topping, apple pie with ice cream
Caraway seeds are so delicious, they should be in their own food group to afford them proper recognition. ;-)
Did you know they are from the carrot family? (Seriously.)
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I use vegetable oil, just like grandma used to do it.
Good & Plenty's are my mom's favorite licorice candy.
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I love good N plenty also...haven't had them for a LONG time.. can now get them in the "bins" at bulk stores..
I need to pay more attention to taglines.. I am hit & miss at noting them
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I was wondering the other day how popular cookbooks are for young people with so much available on line. I still LOVE & buy cookbooks.. like the pix & ability to read them anywhere
another terms used in midwest is EFFICIENCY APPT.. one multipurpose room w/bath & closet being only doors to someplace "else" in place
I see the Good 'n' Plenty photo vanished, to be replaced by a Nastygram about not hotlinking. How is one supposed to know THAT before posting?
I'm getting hungry for black licorice with a candy coating. ;-)
Unfortunately, the red licorice (we call them Red Vines, Eleanor) give me really baddd migraines.
your good/plenty image is still up for me.. and I just saved it .. for "who knows what" but we pack rats save everything.
I can see why. That's exactly what they are.
I sent you a photo of half of my kitchen, via regular Email. It shows the stove top (hob) that we were discussing recently.
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