north or south island?

[anski]

Originally Posted by MrsRose

Haha. The only food/beverage I recognize in this statement is beer.

What is piccalilli?

Here is a recipe Piccalilli Recipe - Allrecipes.com

but like most things home made is always better.

[topcat83]

Originally Posted by MrsRose

What are alpacas?

And what's a lifestyle block? a large section of land? It's sounds nice, cause I'd really like to grow our own vegetables.

Here's a picture of an alpaca - actually our new baby and her mum They're members of the Camelid family, come from Peru, and are smaller versions of llamas.


And a 'lifestyle block' is in effect a small farm - usually just a few acres.

Look at lsb | helping one another - it's a forum just like this one for lifestyle blockers in NZ (and not in direct competition to this forum so I'm allowed to post it )

[topcat83]

Originally Posted by anski

Here is a recipe Piccalilli Recipe - Allrecipes.com

but like most things home made is always better.

...and pork pies must be eaten cold! They're great in a picnic.

[escapedtonz]

Originally Posted by topcat83

...and pork pies must be eaten cold! They're great in a picnic.

Oh yes Melton Mowbray growlers in a picnic yummy!!!

[walshdon]

Even better meat an potato pie on a bread muffin haha

[bdl123]

Haha...walshdon..ur not from Wigan are you!! Pies on a barmcake also known as a Wigan Kebab!!!

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[escapedtonz]

Originally Posted by walshdon

Even better meat an potato pie on a bread muffin haha

Ha ha walshdon it's a barm cake with yer bread muffin 😜

You must be from Yorkshire. Oh but no they say bread cakes me thinks so that puts you from Cheshire maybe ?

Meat n Tata pie on a barm cake = a Wigan kebab which is where I was born n bred. Nothing like a good stable pastry diet for your kids 😜

Must admit had some crackin pies out here in Wellington.

[walshdon]

From Ramsbottom Lancashire

[escapedtonz]

Originally Posted by walshdon

From Ramsbottom Lancashire

I've learnt summat then. Thought all Lancashire folk said barm cake :-)

Nice part of the world Rammy. Golfing buddy/ UK work colleague I've known 25 yrs from there and lives there. Member at Rossendale GC of which I've played many times.
Small world

[topcat83]

Now Mrs Rose will be completely confused by all this talk of peculiar British foodstuffs