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
What is a Zagnut bar.
I remember chocolate flavoured buttons with hundreds and thousands on them they were called rainbow drops if I remember correctly.
Found it - I think you can buy them on line from the info I have just read.
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I'm now embarrassed to say it doesn't hold all my seasonings. I have a low-sided box in the cupboard that has about 15 more, but some are ones I mix up ahead, such as Herbes de Provence, and Indian Spices (oh man is that second one ever good on seared and then oven-fried salmon!). I don't use all of the ones that came with the wooden spice rack.
That is a lovely looking kettle and wow what a clean hob you have on your stove how do you keep it so clean you must never boil over anything on it.
LOTS of nice people & unbelievable cars.
Note the first one? Cool License plate? He is the Republican Chairman of one of our nearby counties. I emailed him a LOT of FR links. He did not know of us.. He does NOW! I hope he will register & participate.
next one is of my friend Dick & myself with his Bentley. I believe it is a 38. I am next shown with the oldest one there today & it was a 1911 Rolls Royce - Silver Ghost, I believe
Last one is of me with the Bentley. It was interesting to be a passenger on the DRIVER’s side & NO seatbelts. That felt VERY strange.
Only posting a couple pix.. I was in hog’s heaven there.. took over 300 pix!
Nicollo.. thought of you for many reasons this day…After the "show off the car/brunch" at the country club we went to one of the mans homes.. HE IS 83.. but looks 60.. has an unbelievable home & a garage that is cleaner than my kitchen ..well almost ANYTHING is cleaner than my kitchen…. But in it were about a dozen cars… I have lots of pix.. but according to my friend the price range for them is ¼ to 2 million dollars.
There is something very funny about a whole web page being devoted to a Zagnut candy bar lover who provides a candy wrapper scanned from June 2004 and gives space for comments.
Wow what wonderful cars I always love going to see the cars in the Vintage displays at local shows. I also like the steam engine section as well.
Thanks dearheart!
Very fine photos, Dolly. I especially like the last one, of you.
Hi Jay.. got any snow yet? flurries here the other day. check out the Bentley /rolls post(#266)
I do work at keeping things from boiling or spilling over. When that doesn't work Fantastik and a quick swipe with the sponge usually do the rest. It's scouring the burner pans that I hate.
I will try to remember THIS when my acquaintances tell me I "need a life" & not to spend so much time w/politics!
Good old scotchbrite we use that at work
Your stove is the same make as mine Hotpoint.
Yes, but I guarantee you that yours is a much, much, much better model than mine.
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