February 2010 |
Pie Club Meetings 2010 |
Pie Meeting Saturday 13th February 2010 World Events Big push in Afganistan. Gordon Brown cries on TV. Ex president Clinton has another heart op. BT have biggest pension deficit ever. Greece in trouble will the Euro survive? Sport Winter Olympics begin in Vancouver. Luge competitor dies in practice. City struggle against Stoke 1 – 1 Rugby International France thrash Ireland Scotland beaten by Welsh. Pies Kevin Healy well packed pie, soft thickpastry, lots of jelly in meat, needed more spice, fresh.
Score ??/10 Mark Freshest pie ever had and needed cooking! Doughy pastry, flavoursome meat, needed more spice. Score 5.0/10 Richard Fatty dog meat. Did not like the pastry. Score 4.0/10 Peter Spongy meat blending into the pastry. Soft pastry,well filled needed spice. Score 6.0/10 Summary
Fetcher Peter Fetch Elite Meatsof Harrogate.
Price £1.15
Average 5.7 Pie Meeting Saturday 20th February 2010 World Events Readers Digest folds because of pension liabilities. Mayor of Halifax gave character reference to a man on road rage charge. Rishworth School pupil has designed the new 50p coin. Government had to borrow money in January. We are in the same place as Greece. Barclays make record profits. Flu vaccines useless says new report. Falkland oil upsets Argentina who wants to restrict shipping access. Sport Gold medal for Britain in women’s skeleton bob at Montreal Winter Olympics. Tiger Woods says sorry for affairs to his fans. Presumably he apologised to his wife first. Manchester United beat AC Milan. Pies Peter Soggy pastry,little spice,no taste in jelly,slightly poky meat. Not impressed, uneven meat distribution. Score 4.0/10 Phil Pale,fresh but spongy,tasty pastry.Good meat. Lancashire style pie. Score 7.5/10 John Lancashire type pie. Looked like a volcano.Big,liked it,fresh tasty granular meat. Score 7.0/10 Kevin Lancashire pie? Too pale. Pastry undercooked. Too much jelly. Granular meat. Score 6.5/10 Mark Novel pie,like a tart. Soft pastry,pale and too cold. Lots of tastless jelly. Had some pepper in the meat. Score 6.5 Richard Liked the meat,unusual looking. Sweet pastry. Score 7.0/10 Summary
Fetcher Richard Fetch Guardian recommended pie from A Cheshire pie from JJJ Heathcote of Poynton.
Price £1.20
Average 6.4 Pie Meeting Saturday 27th February 2010 World Events Earthquake near Chile, over 100 dead. Tsunami to hit Hawaii in an hour or so. South America all get behind Argentina about the Falklands oil. Royal Bank of Scotland paying big bonuses even though they lost money. Republican dissidents set of bomb in Newry Northern Ireland. More snow in Scotland. Sport Wayne Bridge refuses John Terry’s handshake. Manchester City beat Chelsea 4 -2 Portsmouth go into administration. Pies Bob Needed brown sauce. Not fresh, crumbly, big void between pastry and meat. Not good, soft pastry. No jelly. Score 5.0/10 Bob Supermarket pie. Monster size, felt like a pillow. Soft thick pastry, little jelly, coarse meat, lacked spice, dry crumbly pastry. Score 5.0/10 Peter Dry,thick and soft pastry. Not much jelly, Meat was lean, too compressed. Score 6.0/10 Mark Big, did need brown sauce, soft pastry, well filled needed pepper. No jelly. Score 6.0/10 Phil Looked good and crisp. Wobbly on picking up. Soft pastry. Enjoyed the firm meat. Score 5.5/10 John Big pie,bring out the Branston, soft pastry. Firm meat, not much flavour. Not fresh. Score 4.5/10 Kevin Big, soft, lots of meat,no jelly no spice, would have been perfect with peas. Not fresh. Liked it. Score 5.5/10 Summary
Fetcher Kevin Fetch Toppings of Ramsbottom
Price 95p Average 5.4 |