… it
could be for a picnic, a survival kit whilst travelling, part of your
al fresco summer parties or an impromptu get together. In other
words, food that is easily or conveniently carried or moved around.
Some may say that packing a survival kit whilst you're on the move is
not worth the effort. For me, I've been disappointed and ripped off
at Services for poor food and expensive snacks – the coffee has
improved but that's about it! I take a “kit” for a long journey
– 4 hours plus. Similarly if you holiday in the UK and choose a
self catering option, unless you want to spend your holiday in a
supermarket – that you have to search for – the more you think
ahead, even in a small way, the better. Don't get me wrong, I'm not
suggesting you cook up a storm and spend your holiday serving it all,
far from it.
My
plan is that if I'm away for seven days I take the basics,
condiments, staples, breakfast bits, a few treats and the wherewithal
for two meals – ish.
The
ideas and recipes that follow are all portable and suitable for any
of the above occasions!
On
that note - have you ever made a Cornish Pasty?
They've
been around “recently” for about 200 years but history says that
they were with us well before in some form. A Cornish pasty has to
be the ultimate in “portable” food. Cornish tin miners took a
pasty to work every day – it's hard to comprehend that they walked
long distances to the mine, then down the shaft for a long shift. It
was hard, gruelling work and the pasty provided sustenance.
There
are loads of stories and superstitions and golden rules too for the
contents of a pasty and the making of the pastry itself.
It's
difficult to know where to begin – some of the stories are based on
fact, some fiction and others somewhere in between – I'll give it
my best shot and hope you enjoy the read – who knows you might have
a go at making a pasty!
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