Gary is correct on the pron. and explanation of the pasty. The best
ones are from a small restaurant in Virginia, MN on "da range" as they
say.
I understood these delectable treats actually started with the Welsh
miners - something along the lines of the movie "How Green Was My Valley"
(did I get the title correct?). And its been 32 years since I was in
Virginia to eat one. The impression lasts....
Steph T
Gary Schiltz wrote:
You haven't lived until you've eaten a pasty (pronounced PAST EE, and
not to be confused withthe minimalist apparel worn by certain
"entertainers", so I've been told) on a -20 degree winter day in the
upper great lakes region. One of the main ingredients is, of course,
rutabaga. A pasty is sort of like a pot pie, folded over into a half
moon shape. I've been told they originated with the miners of the
region, as they were a complete meal that was easy to carry down into
the mines. Some references: www.pastys.com
<http://www.pastys.com>, www.hu.mtu.edu/vup/pasty/recipes.htm
<http://www.hu.mtu.edu/vup/pasty/recipes.htm>. Mmm, make mine with
gravy, eh?!
;; Gary
On Mar 28, 2009, at 6:20 PM, Nicholas Thompson wrote:
Pamela,
have never eaten a rutabaga. I have stood at the produce in Whole
Foods and admired their fortitude, but i have actually never even
knowingly MET a person who has consmued a rutabaga.
Are you prepared to introduce me to rutabaga's. A way of cooking them
that makes them taste like pancakes with maple syrup, perhaps.
N
Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology,
Clark University (nthomp...@clarku.edu <mailto:nthomp...@clarku.edu>)
http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
<http://home.earthlink.net/%7Enickthompson/naturaldesigns/>
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