Yummy yummy pasties

[John Coloccia]

I made some pasties last night. I didn't have any rutabaga, or potatoes. I also didn't have any beef. I did have onions, ground turkey and carrots, though (carrots, I know...not very Cornish is it?).

Hey, who's got a great recipe for pasties? I'm new to this. I had my first one last year when I was on the Upper Peninsula and I just kind of make it from memory. Now I'm addicted.

[Rich Engelhardt]

{blush}
First time I ran across em was in the movie The Graduate.

Are you sure of the spelling on this?
I'm not finding anythng online except.....well....

[John Coloccia]

OMG

Lookup "Pasty", pasties being the plural. ROFL.

This is why people have such a hard time with English. What an awful language! Used in my context, the 'a' in pasty is as in 'cat', not a long 'a' sound.

[John Coloccia]

On a side note, I guess it's pretty obvious who's a turtle and who's not! (let's see how many obscure references we can fit into one thread, shall we).

[Jay Jolliffe]

The origins of the pasty are largely unknown, although it is generally accepted that the modern form of the pasty originated in Cornwall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall). Tradition claims that the pasty was originally made as lunch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch) ('croust' or 'crib' in the Cornish language (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_language)) for Cornish tin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin) miners (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miner) who were unable to return to the surface to eat. The story goes that, covered in dirt from head to foot (including some arsenic often found with tin), they could hold the pasty by the folded crust and eat the rest without touching it, discarding the dirty pastry. The pastry they threw away was supposed to appease the knockers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker_%28folklore%29), capricious spirits in the mines who might otherwise lead miners into danger. Pasties were also popular with farmers and labourers, particularly in the North East of England, also a mining region.

[Bill Cunningham]

I opened this thread with great expectations.. But had them dashed...:D

[Belinda Barfield]

John, I cannot help you with a recipe but once you find a good one you might consider taking your culinary skills a step further by mastering the Pie Floater. This is an Australian dish that consists of a meat pie floating in a bowl of pea soup. The Pie Floater is also well known for having been sold by Cut Me Own Throat Dibbler on the Discworld. C.M.O.T.'s given name is actually Go-Fair. Mr. Dibbler and the Discworld are the creations of author Terry Pratchett. I thoroughly enjoy Mr. Pratchett's books, particularly Nanny Ogg's Cookbook which includes recipes for such delights as Mrs. Whitlow's Artery Hardening Hogswatch Pie, Wow-Wow Sauce, Strawberry Wobbler, and Bloody Stupid Johnson's Individual Fruit Pie.

[Bob Rossi]

You might have luck on this site: http://www.pasty.com/
I may have my mom's recipe at home, I'll take a look after work.

[David Weaver]

I opened this thread with great expectations.. But had them dashed...:D

As did I. I think heading toward a seedy part of town is probably the best way to get advice on pasties.

[Mike Archambeau]

Here you go buddy. We too love the pasties. Learned about them up in the UP just like you. I am a native Michigander.

http://kenanderson.net/pasties/up.html

Ought to be able to try them all and report back with your fav. With the winter weather in CT acting more like that in the UP, pasties sound better than ever.

Do you know about Pasty Central?

http://www.pasty.com/

[Bob Turkovich]

I'm surprised that none of the Yoopers who frequent the creek have responded yet. Being a "fudgie", I don't have the background to provide a decent recipe.

That being said, when I was a youngster, my mother used to make them all the time - also had them often at the school cafeteria. We were taught they were a custom with the copper/iron miners in the Keweenaw Peninsula in the UP. However - to Jay's point - we lived with my maternal grandparents who were from Northeast England which probably explains how she got her recipe.

[Ron Hartl]

I opened this thread with great expectations.. But had them dashed...:D

me too Bill!

[Chris Walls]

I live in the western U P and we can find a good pasty at any grocery , bakery or restaurant. And Mike is right you really ought to check out Pasty .com , the pictures alone are worth the visit.

Chris

[John Coloccia]

I just used our last little bit of dough to make a pizza tonight. Next week, I will surely make some pasties based on the links here, and maybe even post some pictures. :)

The way we ended up in the UP is interesting. When we got married, we had so many friends and relative from Europe (Ellen's from Finland and friends from Switzerland...my Italian relatives didn't show, but they sent cash) that it would have been absolutely crummy to just up and take off on a honeymoon right after the wedding, so we never really had a honeymoon. On our first anniversary, we left our dog with a friend, hopped in the car and just started driving. We had absolutely no plan whatsoever. We ended up in Lancaster, PA, Kentucky, Ohio (checked out one of my wife's old childhoods home...at least tried to find it), and somewhere along the way found that the UP had a large Finnish population. Instead of exploring Canada, we ended up in the UP and had many pasties :). We eventually made it into Canada, and figured out how much better the ketchup was up there....no corn syrup. Then meandered our way back home :) We did 3300 miles and it was one of the best times we'd had. I think we'll do it again this year. There's no telling where we'll end up, but I hope to make it back to the UP to check out the weird lights at that lake (that I can't quite remember the name of right now, but I'm sure we'll figure it out).

[Chris Walls]

John

I think you are referring to the Paulding Light. A couple of miles south of Paulding off of hwy 45 , west on Robins Pond Road to the end of the road ( dead end ) about 2 miles or so. I've seen it. It's there just about every night. Either it is something strange or someone is playing a joke every night for the past 50 years or so. I think if you googgle " Paulding Light " you might come with something. Enjoy your trip, lots to see in the U P.