October 2008 Print
Pie Club Meetings 2008

Pies 4 Oct

 

World Events

 

USA 700,000 $ financial rescue goes through the Senate.

 

Prince of Darkness – Peter Mandelson back in Government

 

Steve Fosset’s plane found.

 

OJ Simpson guilty of theft.

 

Woman with MS wants clarification in the High Court on assisted suicide.

 

Ian Blair London’s Police Commissioner goes after Major Johnson lost confidence in him.

 

Sport

 

Man United win in Europe.

 

15 year boy to play for Barnsley

 

Jo Kinear managing Newcastle and utters 46 expletives in 6 min. interview.

 

Pies

 

David (guest)

 

Not enough salt, enjoyed it though.   7.5

 

Kevin

 

Soggy bottom,salty,lots of jelly,full,firm,crispy top. Too small. Liked it. 8.5

 

John

 

Nice sunburnt colour,cold, well filled,salty course meat. Lacked pepper. Pastry crunchy in places   7.5

 

Richard

 

Shallow,tarty looking,cold,bland,lardy,fatty,jelly on one side     6

 

Phil

 

Right size of pie,fresh,good meat. Good amount of jelly   8

 

Peter

 

A weight watchers pie. Crisp pastry in parts. Bland meat in need of spice. Too cold. Jelly all on one side.    7

 

Mark

 

Fresh, needed more pepper, small but perfectly formed. Crispy pastry,nice colour.

 

From Warmsley of Ramsbottom   70p




11 Oct 2008-10-11

 

 

World Events

 

 

Financial Armagenon. Where will it end?

 

John gets knocked off is bike.

 

Calderdale Council get out of IceBanke in time.

 

Sarah Palin Vice President candidate sacked police chief who would not sack policeman was estranged husband of her sister.

 

USA remove North Koria from terrorist list.

 

 

 

 

 

Sport

 

England beat Kazakhstan 5 -1 England Rugby League beat Wales 74 -nil

 

 

Timeform owner Reg Griffen dies at 79

 

 

Pies

 

 

Tim

 

Lardy pastry, salty, pretty good pie 8

 

Mark

 

Soft pastry, bit of jelly,smell of meat good. Needed more pepper.  7.5

 

Peter

 

Good looking, fresh, pastry too short and fatty, some grizzle,little bland  6.5

 

John

 

Uniform looking pie, well filled, pastry was short and lardy inner,heavy pie,no jelly but moist   8

 

Netty

 

 

 

Pastry too thick, soggy bottom, lardy, meat firm, needed more pepper. 7

 

 

 

Todd’s of Scirket Green – Andrew Jones  £1



25 Oct 08

 

 

World Events

 

Mandelson, Osbourne,Rothchild and Russian Gangster in trouble over alledged funds for Tory party and inappropriate dealing.

 

Stock market going lower still, pound falling fast.

 

Ryan Air cancel 70 flights a week to Valencia, Spain

 

Barnsley BS absorbed by Yorkshire BS.

 

Sport

 

Hull City joint top of Premier league. Beat West Brom.

 

Andy Murray in another Tennis final

 

Ricky Hatton is fighting in Nov and needs to give the booze.

 

Pies

 

Phil

 

Very fresh, moist ,lovely pork and jelly.  8

 

John

 

Burnt pastry, void in pie. Flavoursome jelly. Meat not mixed properly some peppery some bland  6.5

 

 

Kev

 

Lovely fresh pie,pasty a little overcooked. Not filled to the top. Lovely jelly. Nice meat. 8.5

 

Peter

 

Very fresh,tasty, lovely jelly, A little burnt but I liked it. Peppery .A cracking pie 9

 

 

Average 8. From Michael Thewlis of Golgar