August 2010 |
Pie Club Meetings 2010 |
Pie Club Meeting Saturday 7th August 2010World Events Terrible floods in Pakistan. Moscow in thick smog fires burn. UFOs spotted in Hebden Bridge. Naomi Campbell on the stand over blood diamonds. BP cap the well. Apparently in was a drop in the ocean. Banks back in profit ITU make profits from dial-ins. Medical volunteers killed in Afghanistan. Harrow Council gives all children halal meat. Sport Football season starts Leeds 1 Derby 2 Leeds beat St Helens (Rugby) Success in European Athletics, biggest ever medal tally. England
hammer Pakistan at Edgbaston. (Cricket) Pies Richard Difficult to mark, not Yorkshire pie suet pastry, tastes of beef. Dire pastry, nice meat. Scottish or Lancashire? Score 4.0/10 Mark Must be freshest pie we’ve had. It wasn’t cooked! Jelly tasteless. Meat peppery but no texture. Kelso pie? Score 5.0/10 Phil Fresh, bulbous shape, think it’s beef. No jelly. Alien pie 6 John Clean looking. Sushi pie – raw. Mincemeat texture. Not porky. Score 6.0/10 Kevin Not a posh pie. Needed colour. Soft pastry. Tasteless jelly. Peppery meat. Granular meat. Tad small (fortunately, said Mark). Yesterday’s pie. Score 7.0/10 Summary Fetcher Kevin Fetch Cissy Green, Haslenden. Price 90p Average 5.5 Pie Meeting Saturday 14th August 2010World Events Oxford County to stop using speed cameras because of reduced funding from government. Will others follow ? Lets hope so. President Obama gives go ahead to Mosque next to 9/11 site. British Armed Forces to be cut Sport David Beckham may not play for England again. Blackpool into Premier League and win first game against Wigan 4 – 0 Pies Phil Good looker, tasty, a bit dry, void between meat and lid. Score 7.0/10 John Well filled, golden pastry, tasty, juicy. Good pie. Score 8.5/10 Peter Good all rounder of a pie. Tasty, crisp and fresh. Score 7.5/10 Mark Crispy pastry, soft on the sides, course granular meat. Lots of spice. Score 9.0/10 Summary Fetcher Mark Fetch Grange’sof Slathwaite Price £1.10 Average 8 Pie Meeting Saturday 28th August 2010World Events Azil Nadir comes back to face the music for the Poly Peck collapse. Chillian miners may be stuck in the mine until Christmas. David Cameron’s wife has a baby in Cornwall. Blair buys 9nth house for 1 million. MI6 man found dead in a holdall in a bath. Bradford riots involving the English Defence League Sports Leeds stuffed by Warring ton 6- 30 at Wembley in Challenge Cup Final. Highest eigth wicket stand in history of test Cricket. Pakistian forced to follow on. Lewis Hamilton second of grid for Belgium GP. Tottemham Hotspur through to European Cup. Pies No one brought the pies so Lindsey Walker stepped in and gave us pie and peas. |