R.I.P. Yorkshire Pud.!

Well, I'm Norfik born and bred and my mum and grandmums always made one big Yorkshire which we had with gravy while the veg cooked and the meat rested. It made it very hard for me to eat my greens and lead to many arguments.

Now DH makes wonderful individual Yorkshires. Mine are either really good or like cake.

Lucca

Has anybody mentioned “the only good thing to come out of Lancashire is t’road to Yorkshire ?”

DH mentions that sometimes.
Odd, as he's not a Yorkshireman (nor Lancastrian).

I like Dorset tea (not widely available).

That’s your opinion LadyH ?.....but maybe Lancastrians know the price of everything and the value of nothing!

The white rose rules!

Although I do like a buttered Chorley cake ( so you’re not all bad t’other side of Pennines.)Your fish and chips are inferior,
Obviously.

Coolgran - they are not easy to make. I'm good at cooking most things but these are quite hit and miss and never as good as I've seen elsewhere. Nowadays I only have ready made.

Re the Yorkshire and Lancashire argument, my London in-laws always call them batter puddings, never Yorkshire. My Lancashire DM was a brilliant cook but not good at these and rarely made them. My Yorkshire SIL is also a good cook but I don't like the way she does hers.

My mother cooked for years on a Yorkshire range, and the oven was heated by the coal fire. No thermostat in those days. The Sunday roast was cooked in this oven (rib of beef! Be still, my beating heart!), then shortly before it was ready, the meat juices were poured off and the Yorkshire pudding was cooked in the meat fat in the same tin, with the meat sitting on a rack above it so that the remaining juices could drip down. It was deep, crisp and beyond delicious! When the fire oven finally gave up the ghost, my mother had a gas oven the puddings were never the same again.

Has anybody mentioned “the only good thing to come out of Lancashire is t’road to Yorkshire ?
Lucca No! Because on GN we speak the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. So help me...!
It's a 2-way street ; that's why so many world famous comedians call Lancs home!
OoRoo

Btw; I'm asking Oliver to do eulogies on the "Cornish Pastie", which has even emigrated to OZ and also "Welsh Rabbit"!
Now there's a challenge!
OoRoo

It's a 2-way street ; that's why so many world famous comedians call Lancs home!
Eh now lad, Thees goritall wrong theer!
Peter Kay
Reeves and Mortimer
Charlie Williams
Jason Manford
Lucy Beamont. All from Yorkshire and there are lots more

Oh! Now I am feeling the need for a Yorkshire pud! Rather than getting rid it has made me crave one!

trisher I don’t think you’re right. Peter Kay is Bolton (Lancashire) born and bred, Jason Manford is from Salford (Lancashire), Bob Mortimer is from the north east, Northumberland I imagine. Don’t know about Vic Reeves and Lucy Beaumont, possibly Yorkshire.

Rufus2

Btw; I'm asking Oliver to do eulogies on the "Cornish Pastie", which has even emigrated to OZ and also "Welsh Rabbit"!
Now there's a challenge!
OoRoo

Rarebit

Sorry Luckylegsyou are right about Peter Kay and Jason Manford (Scarborough confused me) but Bob Mortimer is Middlesbrough, Vic Reeves is Leeds, Lucy Beaumont is Hull
I'll go for Rosie Jones as well- one of the few comedians with a disability (but you can counter with Chris Mc Causland)

So Yorshire puds for tonight's meal?

Welsh Rabbit Soup (courtesy of Dr. Google)

"*This classic combination of melted cheese and toasted bread is also called Welsh rarebit — an attempt to dignify the original (and slightly silly) name. For best visual appeal, use an aged yellow Cheddar for the sauce."

Lucca You're right, of course! Looks like I'm still back in the "Silly Rabbit" era!
Not being a cook I think I'll avoid both!
Good Health
OoRoo

Rufus what happened to your ‘Letter from Australia ?? ‘?

Rufus what happened to your ‘Letter from Australia
BlueSky Mothballed! In view of the very sad reports relayed by our various media reporters based in the UK which record that your current Corona surge is almost out of control, I feel uncomfortable with the feeling that it was becoming intrusive, condidering that our VIC. situation has been steadily improving with the number of daily "new cases " now down to single figures', thanks to very strict controls which have been largely observed, apart from the usual Covidiots.!
We recall that when you had a couple of warm days back in the Summer, people rushed to the sea-side and parks, paying scant regard for social distancing and face masks.
Without wishing to appear smug, it seems like it's payback time!
You might be interested in the following extract taken from our week-end newspaper;
"The problem is that the global pandemic changes the narrative of urban life, it erodes the idea of density, the bedrock upon which the creative class is based. Even if a vaccine emerges soon, the threat of another contagion will gnaw away at the back of people's minds. Close-seated cafes, lifts, the cosmopolitan jumble of inner-city life -- all are now regarded as a liability, as a threat!"

Sorry for that, but I thought they are wise words!
Blimey! You might be sending me more bags of mothballs!
Good Health
OoRoo

Yes Rufus things are pretty dire in some places but many are ‘riding the waves’ and still carrying on OK.
Thanks for your thoughts and as you will have seen your messages are missed ???????

Happy memories of slabs of Yorkshire pud made in the roasting tin after the beef has cooked and some juice taken out for the gravy. My mother was an Aberdonian and her pud was the best!

many are ‘riding the waves’
Megs At least you don't have to contend with sharks1 We've had several shark-related deaths lately and I can't imagine a more frightening way to go especially when looking at the "bite-size" chunks they can take out of a surfboard.
Correction! A crocodile attack would be more frightening, although I believe they operate differently by dragging you under, so you may have drowned before finishing up inside
it!
Now what's this got to do with Aberdonian Yorkshire pud!
How frightening! Enjoy lunch!
Good Health
OoRoo

Will this do?
From Cumbria though ....... we have them every Sunday, even with Chicken. I think the family would welcome them with the Christmas turkey too.

As a Yorkshire lass I was gutted when I became gluten intolerant and several carveries told me making decent gluten free Yorkshires was impossible. Well it took a lot of experimenting but my gf Yorkshires are now a thing of towering beauty and taste bloomin grand. It just had to be done.

Did you use cornflour hugshelp? I found it made a fairly decent pud. Have you any photos and tips for other coeliacs?

haven't kept a photo but they are as big or bigger than my normal ones used to be and my recipe is:
2/3 cup cornflour
2/3 cup gram flour
4 med eggs
4 fl oz milk (I use almond milk as I'm lacto intolerant too)
salt, pepper, and a dash of water if it looks a bit thick

that makes 8 in those medium tins that fit four puds in and I cook them in a good hot oven @220 - and make sure tins and fat are really hot

Thanks Rufus2

I was starting to feel a part of GN when up pops a reminder that I don’t belong.