Just like Mammy used to make

Slow Motion

The coddle thread not only made me hungry but it also made me think. I hail from a family of eleven kids (good catholic parents ) and as such most of the meals my ma used to make were to feed a multitude and of course we all have our favourites and when we come across them now it either sends us wandering down memory lane or we go not as good as me ma's ! So what were / are your favourites ?

For moi it has to be

3) mince / beans / spuds (beans were added to everything to stretch the meal)

2) Cabbage and potatoes (corned beef when it could be afforded)

1) All time fav Sheppards Pie

admiralofthefleet

sometimes we used to have baked beans mixed with mashed potato and bangers on the side but my all time favourite was a big plate of curly cale with fried eggs on top

Tom Dunne

mince, beans and spuds ++

Also, a humongous bucket of porridge in the morning (there are 6 kids in our good Catholic family). She used to leave it stewing, so when the younger ones got to it, it was stuck to the bottom of the saucepan and had to be scraped off. Nothing like burned porridge to start the day.

Staying with the Catholic theme, on Friday we had any fish we wanted, as long as it was smoked haddock.

Slow Motion

tom dunne wrote: »

Staying with the Catholic theme, on Friday we had any fish we wanted, as long as it was smoked haddock.

Yeah forgot about that one

trout

I am a savage, for bacon and cabbage, chicken stew, pot roast or meat loaf

When pa trout was in charge of meal times, he would make sandwiches ... but what a sandwich he would make; Toast, rashers, white pudding, fried egg and cheese (for some reason, pa trout didn't "do" sausages). Served with a side order of chips that were sourced from a friend of his who had a chip van, that we knew only as "Fat John's greasy chip van". Superb stuff.

All time favouritest meal ever has to be ma trout's coddle. It sticks to yer ribs on a cold winters day.

Doctor DooM

My mothers shepards pie. I would kill people for a chance to consume it.

I was amazed when I found a woman who also made a good shepards pie.

I was sold!

Galadriel

My Mam weren't much off a cook so my grandad was the chef; coddle, curly cale with sausages and rashers (burnt to a crisp), Fridays were off course Fish days (mainly fish fingers..haha), Saturday was 'fry day'; sausages, rashers, eggs, pudding, fried tomatotes and fry bread (of course) all fried in the same pan swimmin' in frytex...wasn't one for the Sunday dinners.

P.S. 'tea' every night consisted off bread buttered topped with chedar cheese
and placed under grill until all bubbly

ibh

I actually had my favourite meal that my Mother makes on tuesday. I called to her on my way home from work and she had a big pot of stew for me to take home.. Yummm.. sStew and Chef Brown sauce is my favourite dinner..

Dun laoire

Lads please tell me you've had this.

Burgers (the old granby burgers that were sold seperately) fried and then let simmer in the pan with gravy and onions. Well buttered mashed potato onto the plate then cover it with the gravy and onions and finally on with the burger or two. mmmm.

admiralofthefleet

Dun laoire wrote: »

Lads please tell me you've had this.

Burgers (the old granby burgers that were sold seperately) fried and then let simmer in the pan with gravy and onions. Well buttered mashed potato onto the plate then cover it with the gravy and onions and finally on with the burger or two. mmmm.

hell yeah!, i also love them on toast with pudding sausages hash browns and an egg.

cance

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

sometimes we used to have baked beans mixed with mashed potato and bangers on the side

my missus still makes it for me... YUM!

bit of gravy too and its heaven.

smashey

Stew.

Tom Dunne

smashey wrote: »

Stew.

With YR Sauce.

Slow Motion

SDooM wrote: »

My mothers shepards pie. I would kill people for a chance to consume it.

I was amazed when I found a woman who also made a good shepards pie.

I was sold!

Ditto

Galadriel wrote: »

My Mam weren't much off a cook so my grandad was the chef; coddle, curly cale with sausages and rashers (burnt to a crisp), Fridays were off course Fish days (mainly fish fingers..haha), Saturday was 'fry day'; sausages, rashers, eggs, pudding, fried tomatotes and fry bread (of course) all fried in the same pan swimmin' in frytex...wasn't one for the Sunday dinners.

P.S. 'tea' every night consisted off bread buttered topped with chedar cheese
and placed under grill until all bubbly

I remember that stuff, none of your girly olive oil or any to the other crap

Dun laoire wrote: »

Lads please tell me you've had this.

Burgers (the old granby burgers that were sold seperately) fried and then let simmer in the pan with gravy and onions. Well buttered mashed potato onto the plate then cover it with the gravy and onions and finally on with the burger or two. mmmm.

Hell Yeah !

John Mason

mountains of potato cakes

when i was living away from home, mam always made them for me when i came back

mine never taste as good

ntlbell

the usuall suspects,

Stew
Coddle
shepards Pie (she wasn't great at these)

But bacon and cabbage, to this day...the missus has a pain in her arse eating it at this stage I could eat it 7 days a week and never get bored what a meal

heap of mustard on it too mmm!

ibh

tom dunne wrote: »

With YR Sauce.

Chef sauce....

Tzetze

Toad in the hole with mash, followed with apple or rhubarb crumble.

Hmm, think a visit to me Mum is in order very soon.

5starpool

Bacon and cabbage and stew, either chicken or beef. When beef, my mother used to thicken up mine with gravy as that's how I liked it. Only bad point was the hlf bag of barley she used to put in with the stews. Whenever I go home now, on Saturdays it is still always bacon and cabbage as she knows I can't be arsed to make it myself.

Tom Dunne

5starpool wrote: »

Only bad point was the hlf bag of barley she used to put in with the stews.

Ah yes! I remember that stuff.

What did they call it - Soup Mix. Like a bag of white ball bearings that went into pretty much everything that went in a pot.

pretty-in-pink

Omelettes prob won't cut it.(here but they rock)

Roast chicken, and mince with spuds. We didn't have beans with ours.

Oh semolina, bread and butter pudding and ice-cream.

slavetothegrind

mince and onions stewed with bisto over mashed spuds....
Loved it then as now!

For some reason we had salad on sunday. Nothing like the arsey fancy stuff of today! Lettuce leaves, tomatoes, boiled egg, beetroot from the jar, and chef salad cream. Oh and if we were lucky a slice of ham.
My brother used to drink the beetroot from the jar:eek:he is still alive and has normal skintone!!!!

Loved going to the granny's, fresh milk. From cow through linen cloth to fridge then glass and down the hatch.MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!
Probably couldn't drink it now i am so used to the watery stuff in cartons!

Great thread.:D

Oh yeah semolina, prettyinpink, good one! We were more of a tapioca house!
Haven't had that in years now! Off to tescos we go......check beer stock......

pretty-in-pink

beer and semolina at mine? Il leave ya sleep on the comfy beanbag, you bring the drink....I'l even cook!

watna

joeclif wrote: »

My brother used to drink the beetroot from the jar:eek:he is still alive and has normal skintone!!!!

......

Once, when I was about 2, I'd been at my granny's all day and my mum collected me. When I got home she went to change my nappy or something and I had purple poo! She rang my granny in a panic and it turned out I'd eaten a whole jar of chef beetroot! and i still it to this day!

I'd vote my mum's stew with red wine (beef bourguinon), Sunday roast beef with green beans, gravy, numerous types of potatoes ( including her speciality "hedgehogs, potatoes halved and roasted so the look like spineless hedgehogs) creamy gratin potaotes and egg custard. These are the things she makes best, bless her!

Jesus Wept

watna wrote: »

Once, when I was about 2, I'd been at my granny's all day and my mum collected me. When I got home she went to change my nappy or something and I had purple poo! She rang my granny in a panic and it turned out I'd eaten a whole jar of chef beetroot! and i still it to this day!

I'd vote my mum's stew with red wine (beef bourguinon), Sunday roast beef with green beans, gravy, numerous types of potatoes ( including her speciality "hedgehogs, potatoes halved and roasted so the look like spineless hedgehogs) creamy gratin potaotes and egg custard. These are the things she makes best, bless her!

Sometimes you can know too much about someone.

Need trick though, never heard that before.....

Why aren't there any pictures of purple poo or red/pink urine on the internet? This is the internet ffs. What's going on.

pretty-in-pink

here ya go riggs

Jesus Wept

pretty-in-pink wrote: »

here ya go riggs

Thanks PIP, the poop would be more impressive but still, good work!

jester77

My mum's cold remedy was just the best when I was a kid, hot Paddy served in bed She called it punch, didn't even realise it was Whisky... oh the innocence of youth

pretty-in-pink

Couldn't find any. Photoshoppage may be needed

The Hill Billy

Favourite meals cooked by Mama Billy & Nana Billy:

Roasted stuffed beef heart
Steak & kidney stew
Coddle
Roast beef (especially whole joints of sirloin)
Crubeens
Oxtail stew
Baked liver & bacon with stuffing

Coming from generations of butchers & cattlemen - I was privileged as a child to have eaten every edible part of the beast (with the exception of the eyeballs) by the time I was seven.

slavetothegrind

You lucky son of a gun hill billy!

I was served up some bulls testicles in Tunisia many years ago, was completely ignorant of the fact and chomped away like a good 'un!

My three compadres were less ignorant and much amused.

Tasted fine!

Was not worth a life time of not being capable of denying that i lick, eat and suck balls though.....

bowsie casey

What about colcannon ? Just right this time of year !

...and for dessert, oh god! Nuthin' like a bit of mammy's bread n butter pudding. Although she never seems to make it any more.

The Hill Billy

joeclif wrote: »

You lucky son of a gun hill billy!

Darn tootin'! Mind you, my high-protein diet has probably left me with a large amount of impacted faeces & a propensity towards colon cancer in the future. To mitigate against this I try & flush my system regularly with pints of stout. Not sure if it is work, but what the hell - if it is in the interests of my health & longevity I'll stick with it.

Maple

hmmmm good auld Mammy dinners.

Coddle. It rocks.
Chicken stew.
Mince, peas and mashed spuds.
Stuffed lambs heart - delicious.
bacon & cabbage with mashed spuds.

Anyone else make Rich Tea biscuit sandwiches? Not on bread obviously but you butter the biscuits, then slap a bit of strawberry jam on them. Delicious.

Jesus Wept

maple wrote: »

hmmmm good auld Mammy dinners.

Coddle. It rocks.
Chicken stew.
Mince, peas and mashed spuds.
Stuffed lambs heart - delicious.
bacon & cabbage with mashed spuds.

Anyone else make Rich Tea biscuit sandwiches? Not on bread obviously but you butter the biscuits, then slap a bit of strawberry jam on them. Delicious.

Yea, my sister decided she was going to be a vegetarian in her teens. :rolleyes:

She didn't like vegetables though, so her food intake consisted mostly of digestive biscuits with butter on them.

Vegeta

The-Rigger wrote: »

She didn't like vegetables though, so her food intake consisted mostly of digestive biscuits with butter on them.

Legend

I used to have a cup the size of a cereal bowl and have a packet of rich tea for lunch everyday. Used to dip them 4 at a go into the tea. man I want them so so bad right about now

My Mam makes a mean lasagne and as i still live at home I get the full benefits of this

slavetothegrind

Lincoln are the biccies to butter and sandwich! or am i confuddled again...darn beer....and semolina.....

Thanks for the offer PinP but on this diet i cannot stray too far in case of emergencies.....

sandyg

My mam makes a fab steak and kidney pie (with homemade pastry). Another is homemade soup, bread and butter pudding, and my favourite of all - xmas pudding and xmas cake. Getting hungry just thinking about it!!:D

Slow Motion

joeclif wrote: »

Lincoln are the biccies to butter and sandwich! or am i confuddled again...darn beer....and semolina.....

Thanks for the offer PinP but on this diet i cannot stray too far in case of emergencies.....

I'm sorry but that sounds just a little too close to salmonella for me

slavetothegrind

Slow Motion wrote: »

I'm sorry but that sounds just a little too close to salmonella for me

True brother but get the wimmins to cook it, add sugar willy nilly and consume.
You will enjoy brother, libation and semolina...MMMMMMMMM

Tapioca is also an option, working class caviar i say! Coz i can. Not that it is or anything....

pretty-in-pink

Semolina....oh yum. So yum. Damn it, I'm going to have to make it. I've vanilla sugar to go with it. Or brown if ya prefer.

I make the best roat spuds in the world. Official. No kids though......so I randomly cook food (lasange, roast, brownies, etc etc) for people.

Pancakes! Oh I love pancakes. This forum will make me fat.....

20 Times 20 Times

I cant believe no one has mentioned this yet , but my Mam's lasanage is a big winner for me i would even go as far as eat the Whole tray myself

another winner for me is mash potatoes , beans enter(meat , fish here).

Also who can go wrong with the mothers sunday roast , served with yorkshire puddings MMMMMHHHHH !

Jesus Wept

Sarge wrote: »

I cant believe no one has mentioned this yet , but my Mam's lasanage is a big winner for me i would even go as far as eat the Whole tray myself

another winner for me is mash potatoes , beans enter(meat , fish here).

Also who can go wrong with the mothers sunday roast , served with yorkshire puddings MMMMMHHHHH !

that sh1t might fly in Yorkshire, but not around here!

Maple

Semolina? :eek:Oh the horror of it. Disgusting stuff.

Jelly and ice cream is your only man.

jackal

Hunks of bread, toasted over the fire and a bit of butter!
Not sure how safe it was, but it tasted feckin gorgeous...
Chicken casserole with pastry casing or topping.
Proper fry (pre-cholesterol) with potato bread, last nights left over potatoes fried, beans, toast, tomatoes, and every part of pig we could find.

pretty-in-pink

Drool.....

Lasange has been mentioned, its yummy. Yorkshire puddings are lovely. As is souffle. (sp??)

Fries,ftw, also fire toast rocks, so does fire marshmallows. and anything cooked over a campfire.

Beans on hot buttery toast

Maple

Soda bread with loads of butter. Delicious.

**dribbles on self**

Jesus Wept

maple wrote: »

Soda bread with loads of butter. Delicious.

**dribbles on self**

*gets one of maples bibs.

Maple

The-Rigger wrote: »

*gets one of maples bibs.

Its so delicious that i don't even care!

20 Times 20 Times

When i was sick , me Mam used to bring me flat 7up and toast. Was so yummy. I'm a simple guy to please.