If you’ve not heard of the pie before, I’m not surprised, as I can’t think it features much on peoples ‘to eat’ list these days! 😮. There seems to be quite a few variations about – some have mash on the top, some have a white sauce inside – so it was difficult to be sure ours was ‘authentic’. We kept ours simple, featuring a combination of cauliflower, swede and carrots thickened with oatmeal (weird!) – and with the pastry made, in part, from mashed potato (yes, really!), it sounded like an acquired taste, for sure! 🤔.
With home-grown green-beans helped along with some extra mashed potato and gravy, we were all set to travel back to the 40s!. And with possibly one of our last opportunities to eat outside (the sun had been shining most of the day) and period music courtesy of Amazon, all we needed was sirens and a speech by Churchill to complete the illusion! 🤔
And what of the pie itself? I think honestly, to everyone’s surprise, it was absolutely delicious! Really! We knew it would be ‘OK’ (you can’t go wrong with Ann in the Galley!) but it really did exceed all our expectations! 👍. Well done Mrs P! 😘😘
After the main course, it was for the film – and it was as good as we remember it first time around.
Completing the 1940’s theme, Ann served up ‘Bread & Apple Pudding’ – another wartime favourite – and again, it was delicious.
By the time we hit the Cheese, we headed back to 2024 judging by the amount on offer! Typically, back in the 40s, it was 1 ounce per person per week. Looking at the size of the cheeseboard (and all of us being confirmed ‘cheese monsters’) meant we had enough cheese for about 5 years!
It had been a great evening and the wartime theme worked well. I dropped John & Trish back at theirs just after 10pm. That left Ann to deal with more 21st century matters including emptying the dishwasher! 😉 A great division of labour! 😊
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