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
This is what goes into the Indian spices that I mix up ahead in larger quantities and store in a little glass jar. My favorite way to serve this combination is to pat it over salmon before searing and then oven baking it. Your whole house will smell wonderfully while this is cooking.
1 t. ground cumin
1 t. ground coriander
1/8 t. ground cloves
1/4 t. ground cinnamon
1/2 t. ground saffron or can substitute turmeric
1/2 t. dried thyme
1/2 t. black pepper
1/2 t. fennel seeds, crushed
Indeed we do. I grew up using Brillo to clean the pots and pans.
Phil usually uses them to clean the bottom of his oven in fact I need to get some as there is a very hard bit baked on the bottom of mine and Phil said brillo would get that off.
Sounds wonderful - dad would hate it - he cannot stand any form of Indian or curry flavours or smells but I love them.
My grandmother made curry on cold winter days. Just the thought of it brings back pleasant memories and smells.
yum..
Unfortunately we were inside our local Catholic school running a fall festival. It was a wonderful success, and a great chicken dinner to boot, but it was tough being inside, knowing our gorgeous days are now becoming a precious commodity.
Hmmmmmm....... it was for our parish, and for God! ;)
That looks like the inside of Ted Kennedy's desk drawer
I love the line that Emma Thompson added, in "Sense and Sensibility," when Margaret asked Col. Brandon what India is like. He leaned down and said rather confidentially, "The air is full of spices." Imagine how that would speak to a child's imagination!
I'll take the Johnnie Walker
What a sweetheart you are!
God Bless.
Jay
Indeed - I love cadamon smell not to keen on the clove and too intense cinnamon.
On the negative side, I'm still angry about something that happened last weekend, and what little Freeping time I've spent has been spent on that battle. Sadly, my efforts have been like trying to teach a pig to sing. It doesn't do any good, and it annoys the pig. I've annoyed a pig, but I haven't accomplished anything. Another problem is that I've been sick for much of the week. I think I've been hit by some kind of allergy. I barely got out of bed for two days. I'm now trying to catch up on all kinds of things.
On the positive side, I've had a somewhat active weekend.
On Saturday morning, I went to a parade for a Republican Congressional candidate in a district about a mile or two from my district. My Republican Congressman is safe, but this guy is trying to unseat an incumbent Democrat. The local field coordinator and a supporter got us a place in the parade. The supporter brought a pickup truck with a little trailer. I was late because I was still feeling bad and then couldn't find the place. The others decorated the trailer with campaign stuff and rode along giving away candy. There weren't huge numbers of people watching, but we had a good presence. I arrived just as the parade was starting and walked alongside the trailer taking pictures. I'll send them to the campaign as soon as I get a few free moments to sort them. Afterward, we went to the festival and wore our campaign T-shirts. Again, I think we had a good presence.
I rested for a bit after the parade and festival, but I got into my kayak with about an hour of daylight left. The day was perfect here, and even the last hour felt good to be outside. I paddled just over 4 miles in that hour. I saw a couple of nice birds.
Today, I went to an art show at the public library in a neighboring parish. A friend of mine wanted me to come because a young lady who "meets your impossibly high standards" was supposed to be there. I was not aware that my standards were impossibly high, but my friend tends to say that occasionally. The young lady never came, but some of the pictures were very good. I'm kinda low on wall space anymore, so I didn't seriously consider buying anything.
I have a long week of meetings starting tomorrow, so I'm going to try to get to bed early tonight. I don't know whether I'll be successful. I can tell that the allergies are still hitting me, but I'm not as tired as I was.
Bill
Seeing that Chivas Regal gave me a very unpleasant shiver. I had a relative who drank that stuff like he was a fish and the whole thing left some pretty ugly stuff in its wake.
Bill
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