Pie Meeting Saturday 3rd January 2015
World Events
36 killed in Shanghai after fake money in the streets caused a stamped.
Prince Andrew alleged to be involved in sex scandal involving young girls.
Airplane blown off runway on Stonaway.
Sport
Steven Gerrard to leave Liverpool after 17 years.
Tottenham beat Chelsea 5-3. Chelsea hang onto leadership of Premiership on goal difference.
Ladies Oxford vs Cambridge boat race to be held on the same day as the men’s.
Pies
Howard Small pie, well baked with crispy pastry that was soggy in parts. Coarse meat lacked flavour. Lot of jelly.
Score 5.0/10
Tim Does not look fresh, and does not taste fresh. Well filled with even jelly. No spice and not much salt. Pork tasted off!
Score 2.0/10
Kevin Big pie! Short pastry, lardy on the bottom. Full to the brim with meat. Not spicy but tasty meat. Fresh and I enjoyed it.
Score 8.0/10
Peter Average sized pie! Do we all need glasses? Three different size estimates. Fresh crisp pastry and tasty meat.
Score 7.0/10
Mark Average size and packed with meat. Gaps filled with jelly. Needed more pepper.
Score 8.0/10
Summary
Fetcher Mark
Fetch Hopkins of Birkenshaw
Price £1.30
Average 6.0 ( would of course been a lot higher but for Landlord Tim’s lack of taste buds)
Pie Meeting Saturday 10th January 2015
World Events
Terrorist attacks in Paris . 12 dead at Charlie Hebdon satirical magazine team. Further deaths in Jewish quarter.
Tesco cancel plans to build 50 new stores, and will close over 40.
World’s biggest container ship docked at Felixstowe.
Boris and Cameron in Halifax – election fever already.
Fastest wind ever in Stornoway – 113 miles an hour.
A&E departments in crisis. Circle walks away.
Sport
Graham Taylor (footballers’ union chief) in hot water for comparing convicted rapist with Hillsborough situation.
Huddersfield Town win today. Halifax win in FA trophy round.
Pies
Richard Oval shape - is it a Lancashire pie? Soggy pastry – has the jelly soaked in? Very nice meat, very spicey, compact. Nice size. Liked it.
Score 7.5/10
Pete Oval. Reminiscent of Holts of Halifax. Soft pastry Well filled, peppery. Enjoyed it.
Score 8.0/10
Kevin A pie from the past. Holt look- a –like. Soft, doughy, tasteless pastry. Excellent jelly, lovely peppery meant. Would have been a great pie but for the pastry.
Score 7.0/10
Mark Like a Waites’ pie. Soft pastry. Bit cold. Liberal amounts of jelly. Bland meat in my pie. Alright pie.
Score 5.5/10
Tim “Hell, it’s got some pepper in it” Left without scoring. Howard says he would have given it.
Score 7.0/10
Howard Unusual shaped pie. Soggy pastry. Well filled. Plenty of tasty jelly. Tasty meat, but too fine for me. Plenty of after burn.
Score 7.0/10
Summary
Fetcher Howard
Fetch Waites, hebden bridge.
Price £1.20
Average
Pie Meeting Saturday 17th January 2015
World Events
Belgium Police shoot Islamists who were targeting Police.
Southampton ship that ran aground now being pumped out.
Beagle has landed on Mars and they have just found it.
Prince Andrew and Ghislane Maxwell in underage sex scandal.
Petrol down again to £1.05p
Sport
El Capitan in Yosemite California free climbed for the first time.
Lisa Yarald won second race in Skeleton Bob sleigh.
Bradford City beat Milwall 4-0 in FA Cup and face Chelsea in next round.
Pies
Tim Fresh as a daisy. Looked like it had been dropped since meat on one side. No after burn or spice. Pastry alright. 7
Howard Well presented pie. Pastry fresh but too much of it. Quite a bit of jelly but not much taste to it. Meat coarse but greasy.No spice or afterburn. Bland. 6
Mark Shallow pie. Lovely pastry, sweet and nutty. Nice succulent meat.
Score 8.5/10
Kevin Rustic looking pie. Fresh pastry. No jelly. Well filled. Bland taste.
Score 6.5/10
Peter Fresh and crisp pastry. Succulent meat. Enjoyed it.
Score 8.0/10
Fetcher Oliver is absent. Ave 7.2 95p from Lockwoods of Halifax.
Summary
Fetcher Oliver
Fetch Lockwoods of Halifax
Price ??
Average 7.2
Pie Meeting Saturday 24th January 2015
World Events
Deirdre from Coronation street died at age 60.
Leon Brittan died at 75.
King of Saudi Arabia died at 90.
First heavy snow of the Winter.
UKIP candidate says benefit claimants should not be allowed to drive.
Scottish nurse released from Hospital after recovering from Ebola.
Sport
Man Utd draw 0-0 against Cambridge only survivors of the top Premiership Clubs in FA Cup.
Bradford beat Chelsea 4-2 at Chelsea after being 2–0 down.
Man City lose 2 – 0 against Middlebough.
Southhampton lose against Crystal Palace 2-3.
Pies
Peter Big pie with dark, crisp pastry. Well filled with tasty spicy meat. A nice pie.
Score 8.0/10
Howard Large pie very pale ( half were light and half dark) Well filled with meat,quite a bit of jelly,coarse meat Peter ( guest)
The overcooked dark pie had crunchy pastry but not a lot of jelly. The pale pie was lardy. Meat of the dark one was spicy.
Score 8.0/10 for the dark one 5.0/10 for the light one.
Julie (Guest)
Dark pie was well filled with crispy pastry. Meat was bland and not enough jelly.
Score 7.0/10 Paler pie was bland lardy and soggy pastry 6.0/10
Mark Dark pie only, Nice crispy pastry quite thin and well packed with meat. No room for jelly. Nice meat but a bit creasy. Not very spicy but good afteburn.
Score 7.5/10
Summary
Fetcher Mark
Fetch Slitheroe Bridge in Ripponden.
Price £1.30
Average 6.9
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