tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post3942959942750643785..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: "It’s not a takeaway when we do it, say middle class people"Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-13107816290302284302017-07-29T09:09:57.405+01:002017-07-29T09:09:57.405+01:00LF, AFAIK, fish knives and forks date from the tim...LF, AFAIK, fish knives and forks date from the time that ordinary knives were made of steel (not stainless, it hadn't been invented). Iron reacts with certain types of fish to produce an unpleasant taste, so, as fish are soft, special knives made from silver were used with them. Dunno what poor people used, wooden knives perhaps or possibly their fingers. The forks would have already been silver, so I suspect that fish forks are just different to go with the fish knives. All made obsolete by the invention of stainless steel.<br /><br />"Phone for the fish knives, Norman.." probably arises from the use of fish knives by social climbers unaware that the upper classes no longer used them. ISTR from my youth Portobello Road market being stuffed with sets of fish cutlery, those and silver-backed hairbrushes.<br /><br />Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-43884893303292060232017-07-29T09:00:13.136+01:002017-07-29T09:00:13.136+01:00Don't get pork scratchings, either. Or condens...Don't get pork scratchings, either. Or condensed milk which was once thought a great working-class treat. DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-74467839223163433982017-07-28T16:20:25.567+01:002017-07-28T16:20:25.567+01:00Or this:-
https://www.lebonvin.co.uk/index.php/bia...Or this:-<br />https://www.lebonvin.co.uk/index.php/bianco-del-veneto-colle-dei-tigli-lenotti-estate.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwwevLBRCGARIsAKnAJvchmen_cvI65GCB-wcHh2oCuTCg3n5WImHmY1qERfS2a6No5MPeupcaAq_CEALw_wcB<br /><br />Which I can highly recommend.<br /><br /><br /><br />Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-32810459277227437792017-07-28T14:56:16.918+01:002017-07-28T14:56:16.918+01:00MW Would it help if I tell you that I sometimes ha...MW Would it help if I tell you that I sometimes have one of these instead of Chablis?<br />https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=black+sheep+ale&rls=com.microsoft:en-GB:IE-Address&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwii2fuikKzVAhUGKsAKHZx7DyEQ_AUICygC&biw=1280&bih=908#imgrc=u97tD3AGAnolrM:&spf=1501250073107<br />Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-45266782367368494072017-07-28T14:16:57.974+01:002017-07-28T14:16:57.974+01:00Being dead common is usually a reliable guide to t...Being dead common is usually a reliable guide to the correct thing to do, but mushy peas prove otherwise.They appear to be peas long past their first flush of freshness that are then boiled down into ,well,a mush.<br />Northampton was once well-known for them . When a visiting suit invaded our staff canteen,( full of syndicalists, workers control socialists etc), he looked over the counter and squeaked enthusiastically "Oh these are your famous Northampton mushy peas!".<br />To which Beryl, the canteen lady replied, "No these are the ordinary peas!" and entered,not for the first time , into staff folk lore.DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-56353986947105026212017-07-28T14:08:54.471+01:002017-07-28T14:08:54.471+01:00Partial to a Jalfrezi myself.
But, if you are goi...Partial to a Jalfrezi myself.<br /><br />But, if you are going to have a 'chippy' takeaway it has to be chips with two battered sausages and a pot of acid green curry sauce.... sorry, that is the ONLY way to enjoy them.Shineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281261419328886986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-92119778008341002322017-07-28T13:21:39.866+01:002017-07-28T13:21:39.866+01:00L, I think "warming plates in the Aga" t...L, I think "warming plates in the Aga" tips the balance.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-42644299344837429382017-07-28T10:29:19.820+01:002017-07-28T10:29:19.820+01:00Oh Gawd. I (we Mrs L and I) are clearly not down ...Oh Gawd. I (we Mrs L and I) are clearly not down wiv der masses. We very, very rarely have takeaways. And then it's always fish n' chips. Which we eat off plates warmed in the Aga whilst I fetch them (it's a 10 min drive; 20 min round trip plus frying time). Mostly we open a bottle of Chablis or similar, but I do use brown sauce. I do like mushy peas by I prefer samphire. (I think I'd better stop digging now...)Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-78615538996823224352017-07-28T08:44:38.411+01:002017-07-28T08:44:38.411+01:00SB, sounds messy.
LF, I suspect so.SB, sounds messy.<br /><br />LF, I suspect so.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-34430817131441794132017-07-28T08:44:35.786+01:002017-07-28T08:44:35.786+01:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Q8cVmn-FU 9.21 ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Q8cVmn-FU 9.21 onwards...Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-84439449701558562132017-07-28T08:41:40.530+01:002017-07-28T08:41:40.530+01:00The fish forks is a windup isn't it? BTW Bill...The fish forks is a windup isn't it? BTW Bill Bryson wrote in one of his books that there are no benefits to fish knives compared to normal knives, do you think he is right?L fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274756119129254373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-17002732246976912622017-07-28T08:26:25.178+01:002017-07-28T08:26:25.178+01:00Mark you dip the chips in the mushy peas
Mark you dip the chips in the mushy peas<br />Obligatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721362077146622584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-88024413581089038902017-07-27T20:09:42.824+01:002017-07-27T20:09:42.824+01:00Din, if you're European and use chop sticks, y...Din, if you're European and use chop sticks, you are really middle class.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-40631846942159211512017-07-27T19:06:36.422+01:002017-07-27T19:06:36.422+01:00What about chop sticks , any one here proficient w...What about chop sticks , any one here proficient with them. I used to impress with them back in the day, I can tell you.Dinerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632385731642361211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-34051618998532714022017-07-27T19:04:17.836+01:002017-07-27T19:04:17.836+01:00Din, thinking on, how can you eat mushy peas with ...Din, thinking on, how can you eat mushy peas with your fingers?<br /><br />Din, I've heard that about serviette v napkin as well, but as I don't use them I'm not too fussed.<br /><br />My lad likes kebabs, I'm not that keen.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-57216671670795100452017-07-27T18:50:53.486+01:002017-07-27T18:50:53.486+01:00Any way you must be middle class because you did n...Any way you must be middle class because you did not mention "kebab meat and chips".Dinerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632385731642361211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-23451488140465955132017-07-27T18:43:46.731+01:002017-07-27T18:43:46.731+01:00OK everyone remain calm.
When I was a kid I was t...OK everyone remain calm.<br /><br />When I was a kid I was told that working class people called Napkins serviets<br />to sound "posh" but in fact the posh called them Napkins.Dinerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632385731642361211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-89574870715816368372017-07-27T18:37:58.279+01:002017-07-27T18:37:58.279+01:00AKH, no need, we are not messy eaters.
Din, I'...AKH, no need, we are not messy eaters.<br /><br />Din, I'm European, they are serviettes.<br /><br />Din, you can spike a bit of fish and some chips on the same fork. If God had wanted us to eat with our fingers , he wouldn't have given us cutlery.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-56642061993697788772017-07-27T18:36:16.431+01:002017-07-27T18:36:16.431+01:00Fish and chips is with the fingers. Also best to c...Fish and chips is with the fingers. Also best to consume pieces of battered fish and a chip simultaneously to get the best out of the fish..Dinerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632385731642361211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-29324519914490859432017-07-27T18:32:57.662+01:002017-07-27T18:32:57.662+01:00Serviette Vs Napkin. That old Chestnut.Serviette Vs Napkin. That old Chestnut.Dinerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632385731642361211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-70832742645248467962017-07-27T17:40:19.927+01:002017-07-27T17:40:19.927+01:00"Does that mean we are middle-class?"
P..."Does that mean we are middle-class?"<br /><br />Possibly, although you don't mention napkins. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.com