Dinner vs. Supper - Page 4

Radar · 07-28-2009, 11:46 AM

Chow always reminds me of chipped beef on toast..... S.O.S.

monster · 07-28-2009, 11:52 AM

reminds me of a small yappy dog. Best eaten BBQd.

Shawnee123 · 07-28-2009, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radar

Chow always reminds me of chipped beef on toast..... S.O.S.

This was my favorite meal when I was a kid. I always asked mom to make it for my birthday.

Glinda · 07-28-2009, 12:11 PM

Yum SOS. I still make it. I've even ordered it in a restaurant (the original Hamburger Mary's in SF), if you can believe that.

And it was gooood.

Shawnee123 · 07-28-2009, 12:17 PM

Stouffer's makes an awesome frozen version. Toast not included.

Madman · 07-28-2009, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pensive Monkey

Sorry. I suppose I should have put this in the Food & Drink section.

Don't be sorry. Just tell them that you're my friend and they'll understand.

Dinner vs Supper.

Hmmm....

I suppose, after great consideration...

"Dinner" is my favorite choice of the two.

Also...

It is the last meal of the day. Not to be confused with "the last supper." Oh wait! The Last Supper?

On further consideration... "supper" is now my choice.

That is all.

OnyxCougar · 07-29-2009, 09:44 AM

For me it was:

Breakfast, Lunch, Tea, Dinner.

For my current husband, it is: Breakfast, Dinner, Supper.

But he's from Michigan and is weird. Don't listen to him.

monster · 07-29-2009, 10:39 AM

We should all just cut the pretence and call them cake, cake and cake.

Shawnee123 · 07-29-2009, 10:47 AM

Why, do you like cake?

(See what I did thar?)

Wily Canuck · 07-30-2009, 05:35 AM

In Germany its easy, 'Mittag essen' means midday eat, 'abent brot' means evening bread, -and Frühstuck means 'early bit'
'a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds' Emerson (I like the word Hobgoblin)

Queen of the Ryche · 07-30-2009, 12:47 PM

Cherry, are scones passe too? Common here with lemon curd or creme freche at "tea" -

Sundae · 07-30-2009, 03:21 PM

Scones mostly transcend class - their German and Scottish origins mean they're acceptable to Royal Family

They're served as part of High Tea - a Yorkshire meal.
Also Cream Tea (served with clotted cream and jam) which is a Devon/ Cornwall meal.
Both are farmhouse traditions and really just afternoon tea, to fit in between luncheon and dinner. I bet they were for the farmwives, who'd been up earlier than the farmers to fix their breakfasts.

In modern times, if you scoff enough, you skip dinner and go on to supper - which is always nicer anyway.

They're easy enough to make - and so scrummy - that they are countrywide.
Outside of hotels/ tearooms they are still usually eaten mid-afternoon with a beverage of choice. With butter and/or jam, and cream only as a treat. Lemon curd I am aware of, but never as a scone topping. But like toast - you find what suits you

Accepted variations - plain, fruited and cheese.

Cheese is my favourite - nom nom. Not generally served in hotels, and never spread with cream or jam!
Marks & Spencers sell really good ones separately. When Mum & Dad are away I'll get one for Grandad. I'll usually find half of one slice in the bin (means he's eaten 3/4) but I know he loves it.

As most things in England, there isn't any really proper way of doing things because we're a diverse nation. Unless you are talking the Upper Class. Their rules are (or were) rigid, and by design. Social disgrace was easy to come by and the education to avoid it was long and expensive. And honestly, their rules would make the average Brit (and American?) cringe. No please and thank you for example. No acknowledgement of service. No tips. And no bloody outsiders, down to the fourth or fifth generation.

Don't aspire, I say. Nicer down here - we'll warm the pot for you.

Aliantha · 07-30-2009, 05:38 PM

Scones with cheese and teacle or golden syrup are Yummo! Specially if you also slather them with butter.

monster · 07-31-2009, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Scones mostly transcend class.

only if you pronounce it properly

Does your scone rhyme with gone or groan, SG?

DanaC · 08-02-2009, 05:57 AM

Well mine rhymes with groan :P

07-28-2009, 11:46 AM	#46
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Chow always reminds me of chipped beef on toast..... S.O.S. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

07-28-2009, 11:52 AM	#47
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	reminds me of a small yappy dog. Best eaten BBQd. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-28-2009, 12:17 PM	#50
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Stouffer's makes an awesome frozen version. Toast not included. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-29-2009, 09:44 AM	#52
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	For me it was: Breakfast, Lunch, Tea, Dinner. For my current husband, it is: Breakfast, Dinner, Supper. But he's from Michigan and is weird. Don't listen to him. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

07-29-2009, 10:39 AM	#53
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	We should all just cut the pretence and call them cake, cake and cake. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-28-2009, 12:11 PM	#49
Glinda Fucktard Resistance League Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 1.14 acres of heaven Posts: 1,512	Yum SOS. I still make it. I've even ordered it in a restaurant (the original Hamburger Mary's in SF), if you can believe that. And it was gooood.

07-29-2009, 10:47 AM	#54
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Why, do you like cake? (See what I did thar?) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-30-2009, 05:35 AM	#55
Wily Canuck Kinda New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3	In Germany its easy, 'Mittag essen' means midday eat, 'abent brot' means evening bread, -and Frühstuck means 'early bit' 'a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds' Emerson (I like the word Hobgoblin)

07-30-2009, 12:47 PM	#56
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	Cherry, are scones passe too? Common here with lemon curd or creme freche at "tea" - __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

07-30-2009, 03:21 PM	#57
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Scones mostly transcend class - their German and Scottish origins mean they're acceptable to Royal Family They're served as part of High Tea - a Yorkshire meal. Also Cream Tea (served with clotted cream and jam) which is a Devon/ Cornwall meal. Both are farmhouse traditions and really just afternoon tea, to fit in between luncheon and dinner. I bet they were for the farmwives, who'd been up earlier than the farmers to fix their breakfasts. In modern times, if you scoff enough, you skip dinner and go on to supper - which is always nicer anyway. They're easy enough to make - and so scrummy - that they are countrywide. Outside of hotels/ tearooms they are still usually eaten mid-afternoon with a beverage of choice. With butter and/or jam, and cream only as a treat. Lemon curd I am aware of, but never as a scone topping. But like toast - you find what suits you Accepted variations - plain, fruited and cheese. Cheese is my favourite - nom nom. Not generally served in hotels, and never spread with cream or jam! Marks & Spencers sell really good ones separately. When Mum & Dad are away I'll get one for Grandad. I'll usually find half of one slice in the bin (means he's eaten 3/4) but I know he loves it. As most things in England, there isn't any really proper way of doing things because we're a diverse nation. Unless you are talking the Upper Class. Their rules are (or were) rigid, and by design. Social disgrace was easy to come by and the education to avoid it was long and expensive. And honestly, their rules would make the average Brit (and American?) cringe. No please and thank you for example. No acknowledgement of service. No tips. And no bloody outsiders, down to the fourth or fifth generation. Don't aspire, I say. Nicer down here - we'll warm the pot for you.

07-30-2009, 05:38 PM	#58
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Scones with cheese and teacle or golden syrup are Yummo! Specially if you also slather them with butter. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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