Food & Traditional Knives

Casse-croûte!!!

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I also made a huge pile of “chips” this afternoon. They were really good, but I didn’t attempt to make chip butty. The thought of explaining to my wife why I was putting fries on buttered bread instead of having them with the meal she had prepared, and why I was taking a picture of my pocket knife on said sammidge, just seemed too daunting at the time…
 
Just Tom. said:
Casse-croûte!!!

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I also made a huge pile of “chips” this afternoon. They were really good, but I didn’t attempt to make chip butty. The thought of explaining to my wife why I was putting fries on buttered bread instead of having them with the meal she had prepared, and why I was taking a picture of my pocket knife on said sammidge, just seemed too daunting at the time…
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You'll get used to it! 🤣👍
 
Jack Black said:
When I was a boy, before the supermarkets came along, every other street had a row of small shops - a grocers, butchers, green grocers, hardware store, and a bakery. In the bakery, the missus would be up front serving customers, while the baker baked bread, and all sorts of delicious treats, in the back. There aren't many left like that unfortunately.

One of the things they baked were pikelets, either square, or more usually round. About half the country called them 'crumpets', and when the supermarkets and big bakeries came along, they said 'pikelets' on one side of the packet, and 'crumpets' on the other, but because they were called crumpets in London and south east England, it wasn't long before they were just sold as 'crumpets'.

It's a shame that we've lost the old word, not least since, in Sheffield, 'pikelet' is an affectionate, but mildly derogatory term for someone who is being a bit daft.

Not only did the name change, but the quality began to go downhill, and eventually they were transformed from a delicious snack into something which tasted like cardboard. As a result, I have largely stopped buying 'crumpets', but I saw these square ones in the supermarket, and thought they might taste better. They didn't unfortunately ☹️

One day, when Yorkshire is an independent nation, we will dine on tasty pikelets once again! 😊😉 And in the meantime, I shall try to remember not to buy crumpets, which never taste anywhere near as good as they look! 🙄

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This is what we call piklets.
www.recipetineats.com

Pikelets

Perfect pikelets are easy to make and only take 20 minutes to make. This is a classic recipe that you will be sure to become a family favourite!
www.recipetineats.com www.recipetineats.com

I am not really a fan but my brother loved them growing up. He or Mum would cook them up a lot. My kids have grown up on them & can cook them.
 
mitch13 said:
This is what we call piklets.
www.recipetineats.com

Pikelets

Perfect pikelets are easy to make and only take 20 minutes to make. This is a classic recipe that you will be sure to become a family favourite!
www.recipetineats.com www.recipetineats.com

I am not really a fan but my brother loved them growing up. He or Mum would cook them up a lot. My kids have grown up on them & can cook them.
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Fascinating! Thanks for the link 🙂👍
 
Barman1 said:
Crispy, buttery goodness.:)
I'll certainly make these again.
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So how do you get the little voids (bubbles) to form in the cake? To me this is what a crumpet looks like, but the ones in that article looked just like small pancakes. These almost look like they are only cooked on one side, not flipped.... ??? Enquiring minds....
 
hornetguy said:
So how do you get the little voids (bubbles) to form in the cake? To me this is what a crumpet looks like, but the ones in that article looked just like small pancakes. These almost look like they are only cooked on one side, not flipped.... ??? Enquiring minds....
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It's the yeast batter on a 350 degree griddle.
The bubbles are already in the batter then form the voids in the crumpet as they work their way to the top then pop.
They are not flipped, the heat cooks them from the bottom up.
The browning seen on the top in my breakfast picture is from toasting.
I'm already looking forward to tomorrow morning!:)
 
Just Tom. said:
I find I use mine quite a bit - especially the 2 friction folders, for carving wood, believe it or not. They should be too big and cumbersome (not to mention dangerous), but they just cut so well I find myself reaching for them first when I want to start carving something. The wood handled one originally had a plastic handle too, but I made a more hand-filling one from a piece of olive wood. Here they are with today’s backyard harvest, to keep the “food” theme going:

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Nice harvest!
 
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