Pork Pie Club 1 September 2007-

World Events

Prison Warders strike without warning.

10 anniversary of Princess Diana’s death.

Moorcock Inn of Norland, near Halifax  closed for good?

Forest fires in Greece kill over 60. Arson suspected

Mandy McCann’s parents to sue Portuguese newspaper for libel.

General Jackson of British Forces said USA cocked up Iraq

Cigarettes are to have pictures of cancer on packets.

Sport

First British women to win medal in 400 meters at world championships

England team ravaged by injury.

Lewis Hamilton has puncture in last Grand Prix

Pies

Peter -  Soft soggy pastry, big and pale. Tasty porky meat.  6.5

Richard – Fresh, nice pastry crispy pastry ,succulent meat,lacked jelly,too salty 7.5

Phil – Pale and bottom soft, thin top.Salty meat and liked it  8

John – Large and pale and soggy pastry. Well filled with course meat. Salty. 7

Kevin – Pale,soft undercooked pastry. Moist meat, too salty.6.5

Tim  -   Frankfurter meat, soggy pastry, well filled,  6

Bob – Too much salt. Crunchy pastry, well filled, fresh, too salty. 9

Mrs Knight’s of Marsden, near Huddersfield.  90p each  Average 7.

8 Sept.

World Events

Maddy McCann – mother and father  accused of being a suspect..

Pavarotti died of cancer of pancreas at 71 buried today

Jane Thompson Yorkshire cancer sufferer who raised 1.5 million for charity died at age 41

Fastest train journey from Paris to London on Eurostar – 186 mph in UK and over 200 in France

Bin Ladin emerges after 6 years on video with dyed beard.

50% of population are savaholics

Sport

England win at Cricket, Rugby and Football!

Blackburn Rovers beat Manchester City 1 to 0

Leeds win 5 games in a row and have  0 points because they went bust last year

Pies

            Mark – Fresh, not much jelly well packed with meat. 7.5

Kevin – Short crispy pastry,fresh, no jelly but moist meat. A good quality Andrew Jones pie     8.5                                                                                                                        

Bruce -Greasy pie, fresh,crisp, short and crunchy pastry. Well filled, tasty meat filling,good pie perhaps a little more spice needed.          7

Peter – Fresh,well filled, tasty, succulent, good husbandry, 9 yes I was the fetcher !  8.5

Price 90p   Source - Andrew Jones of Marsh, Huddersfield Average = 7.8

22 Sept 07

World Events

Kevin and Peter lose on Northern Rock. Shall we buy more?

Pensioner locked in loo overnight in Pickering.

Thailand plane crash  80 + dead

Colin McCraie Champion rally driver dies in helicopter crash.

Steve Fossett adventurer and friend of Richard Branson dies in plane crash in Nevada.

American had to go to hospital and so fat they needed a fork lift and a flat bed truck to get him there.

Mad Brian, pie club guest member in the 80’s, has died at age 68 years.

Sport

Mourino ( the special one ) sacked from Chelsea with at least £10 m.

  Rugby – Wigan beat Bradford 31 to 30 after being down 6 to 30.

USA ladies beat England 3 – 0

Pies

 Phil

Good looker, well glazed, fresh. More pepper would have been nice. 8

John

Dry pastry with hard top. firm meat. Golf ball meat ! Porky, quite a few voids where there should be meat.                                                                       7

Kevin

Bonny pie, nutty pastry, full and compact meat, moist, fresh, not much jelly,                                                                                                    8

Bob

Not fresh, hard crust nearly cut my mouth. No jelly. Gaps between meat and pastry.                                                                                        4

Peter

Attractive, fresh, hard crisp pastry,compact meat. Tasty,porky, not too much jelly. A good solid pie                                                               8

Mark

Nice looker, well glazed. Pastry very crisp. Packed full of meat.Bit of jelly and enjoyed it.                                                                       7.5

Source = Warmsley’s of Ramsbottom,  65p each.             Average  = 6.8

Pies 28 Sept.  2007

World Events

Blue tongue disease affects cattle in U.K. Can we believe our politicians that it does no harm?

Burma military regime cracks down on civil unrest, a number have been killed. Will democracy come?

Labour Party conference – election fever in the air. Will it be this Autumn? We say May 2008!

Two babies born this week, one at 17 Lbs and  the other 8 ozs

New highway code –should not smoke now in a car.

Sport

England beat Tonga in World Rugby

Bob is not here so no more sport!

Pies

Fred –nicest pie I have had for a while. Spicy, good tasty meat, pastry a little soggy. 8.5

Bruce – Fresh, crisp thick pastry, plenty of jelly, course meat, tasty but neaded a little more spice. 8

Peter – Soggy pastry, uneven distributed meat. Every day pie, salty nothing to shout about pie 6

John – Confectioners pie, nice to look at. Well glazed. Course meat, lot of jelly. Salty.7.5

Phil – Fresh,  slightly soggy pastry. Nice favoursome meat, thin pastry. 8

Cryers of Oven.den, Halifax  80p Average mark = 7.6