Just like Mammy used to make

Slow Motion · 19-10-2007 03:11PM #1

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 · 19-10-2007 03:14PM

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 · 19-10-2007 03:17PM

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 · 19-10-2007 03:19PM

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 · 19-10-2007 03:21PM

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 · 19-10-2007 03:22PM

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 · 19-10-2007 03:26PM

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 · 19-10-2007 03:27PM

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 · 19-10-2007 03:30PM

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 · 19-10-2007 03:32PM

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 · 19-10-2007 03:34PM

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 · 19-10-2007 03:35PM

Stew.

Tom Dunne · 19-10-2007 03:49PM

smashey wrote: »

Stew.

With YR Sauce.

Slow Motion · 19-10-2007 04:04PM

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 · 19-10-2007 04:38PM

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 · 19-10-2007 04:55PM

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 · 19-10-2007 04:58PM

tom dunne wrote: »

With YR Sauce.

Chef sauce....

Tzetze · 19-10-2007 05:06PM

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 · 19-10-2007 05:19PM

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 · 19-10-2007 05:27PM

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 · 19-10-2007 07:42PM

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 · 19-10-2007 08:33PM

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 · 19-10-2007 08:40PM

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

watna · 19-10-2007 09:02PM

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 · 19-10-2007 09:55PM

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 · 19-10-2007 10:01PM

here ya go riggs

Jesus Wept · 19-10-2007 10:13PM

pretty-in-pink wrote: »

here ya go riggs

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

jester77 · 19-10-2007 10:20PM

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 · 19-10-2007 10:23PM

Couldn't find any. Photoshoppage may be needed

The Hill Billy · 20-10-2007 09:57AM

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 · 20-10-2007 10:57AM

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.....

Just like Mammy used to make

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