Simple food pleasures

[JamieM]

I knocked this up this morning, a bit of luxurious breakfast, I usually have this about once a month a firm favourite with my Wife, toasted muffins with cream cheese topped with scrambled eggs and smoked Salmon.

 

[Northam Saint]

That reminds me of its brother product Black Treacle. Haven't had any for years but school dinners were often suet pudding with black treacle and I understand that expert cooks coat gammon or ham shanks with black treacle.


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Love both tins.

 

[jeepie]

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Or otherwise known as light treacle, a major ingredient in Treacle Tart, delicious served hot with custard.

Delicious on porridge too!

 

[Rufusdog]

Love crepes, but American-style pancakes…barf. Having said that, I’m having for breakfast a grilled cheese sandwich on sourdough rye bread with shaved Italian ham and sauerkraut between two slices of havarti cheese. It’s all in the pallet of the consumer.

 

[TobyC]

Real maple syrup is the only way to go! Canada even has it in cans, along with their maple leaf jars.

 

[TobyC]

And then there's Blackstrap Molasses;

 

[Chris]

I didn't know golden syrup was a thing on its own, rather than something used by the food industry as an ingredient to dilute honey and such. Only had stuff like jam or cottage cheese with a bit of sugar with my pancakes, when I was a kid. Maybe because I've never had American-style pancakes, only crepes. My current favourite filling for those is grated/pureed apples with ground white poppy seeds and raisins or chopped dates or prunes.

To me pancake means crepe. Golden syrup was a popular topping when I was growing up, now I prefer lemon juice and sugar.

 

[slapo]

To me pancake means crepe.

It's the same for me.
One of my grandma used to make something that's similar to Japanese hotcakes, but didn't call it pancakes or hotcakes. I think I always had those with jam.

 

[R181]

To me pancake means crepe.

Growing up I never knew anyone who made crepes just pancakes or Finnish pancakes which were a little thinner.

Bob

 

[R181]

And then there's Blackstrap Molasses;

Now that goes well with Newfie Toutons.

Touton - Wikipedia

Bob

 

[Holyzeus]

To combine two that have already been mentioned, toast, butter, Marmite and mature Cheddar

Others would be chip shop chips with loads of vinegar and a proper warm, buttery French croissant fresh from a bakery (will be waiting a while for one of these)

Another vote for cheese and good bread. Very fond of a white stilton, also strong cheddar, brie and camembert.

Marmite is essential, and unsalted butter every time.

steve

Marmite should be considered one of the main food groups. Excellent with cheese

 

[Vacumatic]

Marmite should be considered one of the main food groups. Excellent with cheese

Someone who knows more about food than I do told me that Marmite goes best with eggs, scrambled eggs on top of brown toast with marmite. His suggestion for cheese on toast was to have Worcestershire Sauce sprinkled (if that is the right word) on the top.

This thread is deadly, I read the suggestions and want to try them all.

 

[Rufusdog]

Now that goes well with Newfie Toutons.

Touton - Wikipedia

Bob

How about instead of straight molasses try Molasses Coady:

Boil for 10 minutes: 1cup molasses, 1/4 cup water, 3 Tbsp butter and 1 Tbsp vinegar

 

[MPF9]

I like the usual:- Cheese onion sandwich, Peanut butter on Toast. But my deluxe favourite has to be what I had today.
Had to go to proper Fish Shop.
Undyed Smoked Haddock on White Bread Sandwich

 

[Vacumatic]

How about instead of straight molasses try Molasses Coady:

Boil for 10 minutes: 1cup molasses, 1/4 cup water, 3 Tbsp butter and 1 Tbsp vinegar

I am not a good cook, apart from desserts I am not sure what I would do with molasses, not sure I have had black treacle since I was a boy.

I do know that old style farmers fed molasses to their cattle as a winter feed, perhaps treat rather than feed and the cows used to lick their lips for hours afterwards. I had a short time in Verona in northern Italy and was delighted when an italian girl agreed to have dinner with my at my apartment. For starters I made corn on the cob and when I put it in front of her she had a look of horror on her face, her english and my italian were not good enough to translate this look of horror. She didn't each much of the corn. A few weeks later she confided that she wondered what the hell she had come to, in Italy they only gave corn on the cob to cattle and pigs.