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Why does this guy remind me of comedian Zoltan Kaszas lmao?
In England now we call this cornedbeef hash.
clack clack
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No skins on mashed potatoes. Let me say it again… No skins on mashed potatoes.
I made this today, and it turned out pretty well. I used instant garlic mashed potatoes and frozen diced onions instead of fresh. I also used chicken stock instead of water when heating up the onions. I didn’t add salt to the meat mixture, but I did add some salt to the gravy, because it was kind of bland. Definitely an altered recipe, but I like it with the additional flavors.
I can guarantee that the saltiness of that dish would have been appreciated by those serving on the front lines, especially if they had anything else to eat with their hot meal. Sh*t on a Shingle can be salty too, but with the bread combined with what ever you have on the side and with a drink, that salty taste gets washed away pretty quick.
My great great grandad Kelly joined up at 14 to keep his older brother company, his brother died in 1915 and he went through to 1918 without a scratch. Hard to imagine experiencing 4 years of industrial slaughter and coming out the other end as an 18 year old lad.
From the best of my Google sleuthing, Gunner Bailey was killed in action as a corporal in Aug 1915.
I've got HP Sauce in my pantry. Love it on some shepards pie.
What’s garchomp doing on the counter?
The more salt one has in one’s diet, the less salty it tastes. If salt is reduced as often occurs now in cooking a small amount of salt is considered salty and the same with sugar. I therefore wonder if this explains the added salt as well as salt lost in sweat as soldiers had a lot of exertion and needed a high calorie diet. Very interesting, Max. I think the Australian Army on the Western Front had the same rations and our troops were adept at scrounging.
I bought your excellent book on cooking throughout the ages.
My wife makes this when we camp. She calls is "Begger's pie." She uses canned corned beef for the salt and juice. It's pretty good
huge thank you. My grandfather was in the Leeds regiment. The tin you show in the scene with Cadburys we still have as it kept his medals together.
I love in Reading in England. The home and factory site of Huntley and Palmers. Didn't expect to hear them get a mention but happy they did. Long gone now but still influential in the road names.
You know for damn sure I'm becoming a cook if any war breaks out
Probably needed the salt for flavor lol. Their tinned food probably wasn't as good as ours today. You can remake food from old recipes but their quality was nothing compared to now.
considering that record keeping was done with paper and typewriter, it's not surprising that people were unable to verify people's ages. Record keeping in some places was probably not the best either.
potato pie ? its a cottage pie or Shepard's pie depending if lamb or beef is used lol
It's not unusual for a similar version of this to be served up from an English kitchen. It is now more commonly known as corn beef hash. Obviously, you don't need to be strict with your ingredients or portions any more but HP sauce is a legal requirement by order of the crown with this dish.
Potato pie is 100% better than WW2 chipped beef
Shoutout to Stockport!
As an Englishman, it warms my heart to see that you love our most treasured sauce… just like our ancestors did we still put HP sauce over anything!
Who would have thought if the GOVERNMENT forced you do get blown up in pieces or die for Land and riches that they would NEVER OWN would want at least some decent food! What a shocker!
Meanwhile mom and dad was dining with delicious food, young boys had to go fight and most likely die and get forgotten!
I hope to god they at least had a good meal before getting turned in to Swiss cheese!
And to the rest of you clowns feel grateful you can sit on smartphones and tablets and enjoy the freedom without someone forcing you to die!