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15/04/2008, 18:40 sweet 17 Joined on 05/08/2006 charente maritime Posts 2,224 Re: Moyen àge Pads, is it true that they used to put meat at one end of the pasty and custard in the other so that you get your mains and dessert in the one pastry container? I can't quite believe that but a friend from Cornwall when I was at university assured me that that was what they took down the tin mines to eat! If that was true, what must it taste like, the bit in the middle that tasted of both savoury meat and sweet custard???!!!    Report

15/04/2008, 18:56 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,159 Re: Moyen àge It was Jam at one end and meat and potatoe at the other, the thick turned crust at the side  was for them to hold them with, as in the tin mines they would come in contact with arsnic., and could not go to wash there hands so they would eat the pasty and chuck the thick crust after eating, , sad that as its my favorite bit          Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

15/04/2008, 18:58 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,159 Re: Moyen àge  sweet 17 wrote:   If that was true, what must it taste like, the bit in the middle that tasted of both savoury meat and sweet custard???!!! Makes you wonder about mince meat dosnt it.... I beleive that was once a sweet mince ...!! Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

15/04/2008, 19:02 sweet 17 Joined on 05/08/2006 charente maritime Posts 2,224 Re: Moyen àge Yuck!    Report

15/04/2008, 19:18 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,159 Re: Moyen àge I have just come across a english word in my french dictionary which I dont understand ...... Sobersides = bonnet de nuit ????? Whats that all about then ? anyone ?   Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

15/04/2008, 19:33 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot (46) Posts 6,593 Re: Moyen àge bonnet de nuit Clair, a Real Virtual French Person Ma Plus Belle Histoire d'Amour    Report

15/04/2008, 19:44 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,159 Re: Moyen àge Ok  ... that a night cap..... but I have never heard of sobersides ..... me thinks night cap ... could also be a drink . sober side ,...... Mmmmmm how odd Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

15/04/2008, 19:48 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,159 Re: Moyen àge Just looked this up: no mention of a night cap Definitions of sobersides 1. [n] - a serious and sedate individual   Quotes Sorry no example quotes for "sobersides" were found sobersides Synonyms Sorry no alternative words for "sobersides" found   Other infomation on sobersides uSearch results for sobersides WIKIPEDIA results for sobersides amazon results for sobersides ebay results for sobersides Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

15/04/2008, 22:09 TWINKLE Joined on 11/03/2006 Tarn 81 Posts 3,743 Re: Moyen àge  Just Katie wrote: some guy in a suit tried dragging my mate out of a taxi then slapped her around the head.  City life eh?  He's lucky I wasn't there and he's even luckier it wasn't me that he slapped      Report

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