[Rose in RoseBear]

I'm a San Antonio girl; my husband is from the U.P.

The first time I tried to make pasties (from my non-cooking M-I-L's recipe, save me), I mixed up the potatoes and the hamburger, and it seemed so bland ... so I added whole-kernel corn, and chili powder, and garlic.

You'd've thought I put nails in the durn things. He cou;dn't wait to get back up there and get one of the authentic ones! And poured ketchup all over it!

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

And poured ketchup all over it!

Mmmmmm... you're making me hungry!

[Catspaw]

The first time I tried to make pasties (from my non-cooking M-I-L's recipe, save me), I mixed up the potatoes and the hamburger, and it seemed so bland ... so I added whole-kernel corn, and chili powder, and garlic.

OMG! Corn, chili powder & garlic in a PASTY? Talk about some weird cross-cultural culinary disaster.

BTW, when Yoopers migrate down south (Green Bay), they can find pasties in every supermarket. I love 'em myself, but NOT with corn, chili powder & garlic. My hubby loves 'em with ketchup, I like 'em plain or with brown gravy.