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Do You Ever Cook Yourself A ‘School Dinner’?

Then other day, l just fancied a minced beef pie with onion and carrot with shortcrust pastry on top, like we had had school.

I made one and l had it with sweetheart pointy cabbage, mashed potatoes and gravy. It was ever so nice and nostalgic!

Not all school dinners were nice but my favourites were the minced beef pie, and battered cod.

Did you have a favourite school dinner or pudding and do you ever cook something like it at home?

I didn’t like chocolate pudding with pink custard, or spotted dick! Yuk!
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28-02-2021, 11:25 PM
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Jam roly poly with custard, but I have never tried making it. How did you make your sweetheart cabbage?
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28-02-2021, 11:38 PM
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oh and we used to have chocolate pudding with chocolate custard. That was super yummy. Pink custard with it would be sadistic.
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28-02-2021, 11:40 PM
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Roast ..
any pudding
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Originally Posted by Artangel ->
Then other day, l just fancied a minced beef pie with onion and carrot with shortcrust pastry on top, like we had had school.

I made one and l had it with sweetheart pointy cabbage, mashed potatoes and gravy. It was ever so nice and nostalgic!

Not all school dinners were nice but my favourites were the minced beef pie, and battered cod.

Did you have a favourite school dinner or pudding and do you ever cook something like it at home?

I didn’t like chocolate pudding with pink custard, or spotted dick! Yuk!
I used to love that mince beef pie. My mum used to work in kitchens for meals on wheels and she often brought it home if there was some left over.
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28-02-2021, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by AnnieS ->
oh and we used to have chocolate pudding with chocolate custard. That was super yummy. Pink custard with it would be sadistic.
I liked the chocolate custard but preferred the mint.
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I liked the chocolate custard but preferred the mint.
Mint?! You must have gone to the posh school.
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01-03-2021, 12:15 AM
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There was a kind of cheese pie that we had. It was like a flan type thing although not a flan. I've searched for it on the net as wanted to make it but cannot work out what it might be. It was more like a cottage cheese type flavour and maybe it had potatoes inside. I used to love it.

The worst thing they used to give us was lumpy mashed potatoes that were in an ice cream type scoop portion. Only they didn't taste anything like the potatoes we had with a meal at home. They didn't taste of anything at all.
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01-03-2021, 12:25 AM
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I love making pies also. Nice simple pastry. Nothing fancy. I make them in some iron ramakins I have. 8 cm deep and 10 cm in diameter. Everything except chicken. Nice fresh beef, pork, lamb or seafood. I make the pastry and freeze it so I always have plenty to use. When you do this it's easy and quick to just roll some out and make the pie. If I'm on a roll I'll make up to 10 or fifteen pies and freeze them for later. My favourite dessert usually consist of ice cream with fresh (not canned) tropical fruits or sticky date pudding.
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Originally Posted by AnnieS ->
Jam roly poly with custard, but I have never tried making it. How did you make your sweetheart cabbage?

Annie, Are you just joking? It’s what it’s called on the bag!


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