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give over now - it's too cold to go to the takeaway and I can't think what I've got to eat - am now absolutely ravenous!!

Oh Jenny :):) Mommylonglegs

That sounds absolutely mouth watering :):)

Firstly Gravy is not healthy. Lol.

Why not boil some lovely new potatoes, veg of your choice, and make a lovely homemade parsley sauce with just a little butter to top of your gammon. We have it at least once a month.

Jenny x

jennifer you could serve the sauce separately so your OH doesn't have to have any.

Ann
Glos

Lol Colin, as you know I am an ex Midland girl. Plus an ex landlady that did loads of cooking in loads of Midlands pubs.

But times change and I am a little old fashiond now.
As I moved further north i could not understand why folks expected a Yorkshire Pud when they had any meat.
Trying to budget, I felt if you had Sage and Onion stuffing with your Chicken and Tyme and Parsley with Lamb you did not get Yorkshire Pud. I was bought up to belive that you only had Yorkies when you had Beef.

But I must admit my OH has mint sauce with whatever our joint is and 18yrs old has Cranberry Sauce with every cooked dinner.

Jenny

Jenny :):)

I think Ive put on half a stone thinking about the food on here today :):) Us southerners are becoming more and more Yorkshire pud eaters since Aunt Bessies arrived to, mind you I dont think you could beat good old fashioned home made ones :)
Im also another who likes mint sauce with roast potatoes, dosent matter what meat it is really :):)

Gammon,roast lemon garlic potatoes and cauliflour cheese ??

I love that mix you can add garden peas as well as an extra veg

Malc. sounds so lovelly............ummmmmm.

Apricots instead of pineapple,
Ros

Our ham/gammon I simmer slowly in the preserving pan (usually just fits) and then about 40 minutes before cooked. I remove - (saving the lovely stock for vegetable soup), skin, criss-cross with sharp knife, sprinkle with mixed spice and then brush in with honey. piece each 'diamond' with a clove. Finish cooking in oven and enjoy.

The first meal off the ham - my lot always want the same, ham, egg and chips! Also serve with mustard or a pepper sauce, potatoes (cooked anyway), roast veg or steamed veg. - whatever takes your fancy. Serve cold with various types of pickles, salad, beetroot, lots of crusty bread/rolls. Not a bit ever goes to waste!

Colin, after many many years I have even got my southerner OH eating and enjoying black pudding!

However traditionally Yorkshires should be eaten as a first course with lots of gravy.

Scalloped potatoes and tinned corn!

As I have mucked up on my "Christmas Recipe" thread, I can't remember if scalloped potatoes are eaten over there :(

Scalloped Potato Recipe:

6 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
4 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 1/2 cups milk
1 small onion, finely chopped

Preheat oven to 325ºF.

Heat 3 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan over low heat until melted. Blend in flour, salt and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Gradually stir in milk, 1/2 cup at a time. Heat to boiling. Boil and stir 1 minute.

Arrange potatoes in greased 2 quart casserole in 3 layers, topping each layer with part of the chopped onions and 1/3 of the sauce. Dot the top with the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter, broken into little pieces.

Cover and bake until potatoes are tender, about 60-70 minutes. Let stand 5 to 10 minute before serving.

Serves 6

Pack it in, Deb, I am drooling lol
Will be keeping these tips and recipes, it all sounds lovely.
Lizx

I think gammons are extinct over here - the early settlers shot them all!

WTH is a gammon??

Gammon is bacon. Can be bought as a joint or in slices, thicker than a rasher of bacon and usually round.

Gammon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gammon is a particular cut of bacon.

Gammon is also a verb, (gammoning), now falling out of use, which means to trick someone or pretend. In Australian Aboriginal English it is used by some people in this sense, with the more broad meaning of joking.
Gammon is a nautical term for the rope lashing or iron hardware to attach masts to a boat or ship.
Gammon is also a synonym for Shelta, the cant language of the Irish Gypsies.
Gammon is also a victory in backgammon reached before the loser has succeeded in removing a single piece.
Gammon Construction is a construction company in Hong Kong, actively participates in various projects in Hong Kong, China and Southeast Asia.
Gammon India Ltd. is a leading construction company in India. Gammon India Ltd
The SA-5 'Gammon' is the NATO designation for the Russian S-200 'Volga' surface-to-air missile system.
The Gammon bomb was a type of grenade used by the United Kingdom
The Gammon Cup is a Georgia vs North Carolina tradition every spring.


So now you know Mick!
x

Well! - now I know far more about gammon than I ever wanted to know! - lol

Makes a change from goat curry eh?lol

If you google Gammon there is a Delia Smith recipe with black treacle involved - sounds wonderful.
Lizx

gammon joint in pan with a few peppercorns, rough cut carrot, celery stick, a bay leaf cover with some water and juice and grated rind of 1 orange. boil up for about an hour. remove from pan, score fat and smear with marmalade. bake in the oven for another 1 - 1.5 hrs. serve with mashed spuds or new spuds and pease pudding and carrots/cabbage.
yum, yum