Aylesbury, England - Page 21

Sundae · 08-17-2011, 06:53 AM

More stalls.

The bag stall, and the bird feed/ dried pulses & seeds stall.
The stallholder on the latter noticed me taking the pic and insisted on posing. He asked me what I wanted the photo for and I lied. Why do I do that? I said, "Oh just for an assignment" hoping he would think I was taking evening classes or something. It just seemed easier than saying, "Oh I log onto a website where most of the participants have never been to England and I like to share photos with them".

Still, at least I didn't lie and tell him he was going to be famous...

Sundae · 08-17-2011, 06:56 AM

Flowers and clothes.

Sundae · 08-17-2011, 06:58 AM

The bread stall, where you would expect to find yummy mummies, but in fact it gets it's share of old giffers because there is no bakery in Aylesbury now. There were at least three when I was growing up.

And a travel agent's window - with reflections.
We're at the top of the High Street now.

Sundae · 08-17-2011, 07:02 AM

Shops at the top of the High Street.
And the Jacket Potato trailer (potatoes baked in their jackets ie skins)
Smells divine.
Although it's called Just Jackets, like any potato outlet there are a variety of fillings available. Standard classics are baked beans and/ or cheese, tuna mayo, coleslaw (at least in Leicester) and chilli.

grynch · 08-17-2011, 07:23 AM

mrs. and I had jacket potato's with chili a couple of nights ago ! ( and then last night I had the leftover chili the proper way.. with rice and cornbread :P )

Sundae · 08-17-2011, 09:38 AM

My introduction to cornbread came from Ass Kickin Corn Bread packet mix.
I'd read lots of American fiction, but not been there, so I was delighted to find an American mail-order store in England (in pre-internet days this was pure chance) that supplied things which puzzled me.

I made it, I loved it, I craved it.

More recently I got a recipe from the Cellar and have used it more than once.
The first time was just too bland, I forgot that the one I was used to was highly flavoured.
I've adapted the recipe to my taste since.

Turns out my fave is Aunt Jemima's Easy Mix, which surely makes me hellbound. I either have to travel 20 miles or pay postage for it. It's cheaper to make it, but only if I already have polenta in the house.

I do love me some cornbread!

grynch · 08-17-2011, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

I do love me some cornbread!

try mixing it up abit... finely chop some red peppers into the batter ( jalapenos' if your of that persuasion )

or abit of maple syrup

Sundae · 08-17-2011, 09:54 AM

Oh I always jazz it up if I make it now.
My fave is cheese & Italian herbs, but that hardly makes it a low fat side.
Mostly because the 'rents aren't convinced by cornbread, so I have to eat most of it myself!

I 've made cornbread mini-muffins for the staffroom and they've gone down a treat.
Well, not as quickly as anything chocolate. Nothing is ever eaten as quickly as something with chocolate in, at my school.

Still, anything edible rasises my profile

infinite monkey · 08-17-2011, 09:56 AM

I was just with some friends who had put banana peppers in some cornbread and some jalapenos in another batch. I don't like peppers, but they really enjoyed them.

I like corn in my cornbread. And cornbread casserole is the YUM.

grynch · 08-17-2011, 09:58 AM

OK... I know you're on a diet now but how do you feel about deep fried?

corn fritters............ pretty much the same mix as cornbread... little more flour, bit of baking powder and a tin of corn ... tablespoon at a time into the chip pan.. drizzle with honey.

ohhhh... .... thats got me going now... *L*

Sundae · 08-17-2011, 10:02 AM

Infi, I know banana peppers have nothing to do with bananas, but I still cringe reading it

Jalapenos in cornbread - esp with herbs and cheese - YUM!

I have no facility to deep fry anything, and I can't say it really appeals to me either.
I has 2 x doughnuts when we were in Great Yarmouth. Yumyum, hot doughnuts from a bag. But that's about it.

Big Sarge · 08-17-2011, 12:12 PM

Mexican cornbread is da bomb. Try it sometime. BTW, I love the pics.

Sundae · 08-17-2011, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Sarge

BTW, I love the pics.

Thanks darling.

Gravdigr · 08-17-2011, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

Standard classics are baked beans and/ or cheese, tuna mayo, coleslaw (at least in Leicester) and chilli.

I thought I was the only person on earth who put baked beans on his baked potato. Not too hip on the tuna mayo (whatever that may be, never heard of it, prolly explains itself, tho), but might try cole slaw on mah tater.

Sundae · 08-17-2011, 02:32 PM

99% of baked beans here come in tins.

All supermarkets and many other companies have their own take on it; they are ubiquitous. Heinz is seen as the British staple, and if you holiday in coastal Spain you will often see cafes stating that they only serve Heinz beans.

I refuse to have cold toppings on my hot potato.
It's a personal issue.
But yes, tuna mayo is tinned tuna with mayonnaise. Sometimes with sweetcorn, sometimes with onion, mostly just tuna & mayo.

08-17-2011, 06:53 AM	#301
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	More stalls. The bag stall, and the bird feed/ dried pulses & seeds stall. The stallholder on the latter noticed me taking the pic and insisted on posing. He asked me what I wanted the photo for and I lied. Why do I do that? I said, "Oh just for an assignment" hoping he would think I was taking evening classes or something. It just seemed easier than saying, "Oh I log onto a website where most of the participants have never been to England and I like to share photos with them". Still, at least I didn't lie and tell him he was going to be famous... Attached Images

08-17-2011, 06:56 AM	#302
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Flowers and clothes. Attached Images

08-17-2011, 06:58 AM	#303
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	The bread stall, where you would expect to find yummy mummies, but in fact it gets it's share of old giffers because there is no bakery in Aylesbury now. There were at least three when I was growing up. And a travel agent's window - with reflections. We're at the top of the High Street now. Attached Images

08-17-2011, 07:02 AM	#304
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Shops at the top of the High Street. And the Jacket Potato trailer (potatoes baked in their jackets ie skins) Smells divine. Although it's called Just Jackets, like any potato outlet there are a variety of fillings available. Standard classics are baked beans and/ or cheese, tuna mayo, coleslaw (at least in Leicester) and chilli. Attached Images

08-17-2011, 12:12 PM	#312
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Mexican cornbread is da bomb. Try it sometime. BTW, I love the pics. __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

08-17-2011, 07:23 AM	#305
grynch the big Cheese Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Switzerland Posts: 390	mrs. and I had jacket potato's with chili a couple of nights ago ! ( and then last night I had the leftover chili the proper way.. with rice and cornbread :P )

08-17-2011, 09:38 AM	#306
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My introduction to cornbread came from Ass Kickin Corn Bread packet mix. I'd read lots of American fiction, but not been there, so I was delighted to find an American mail-order store in England (in pre-internet days this was pure chance) that supplied things which puzzled me. I made it, I loved it, I craved it. More recently I got a recipe from the Cellar and have used it more than once. The first time was just too bland, I forgot that the one I was used to was highly flavoured. I've adapted the recipe to my taste since. Turns out my fave is Aunt Jemima's Easy Mix, which surely makes me hellbound. I either have to travel 20 miles or pay postage for it. It's cheaper to make it, but only if I already have polenta in the house. I do love me some cornbread!

08-17-2011, 09:54 AM	#308
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh I always jazz it up if I make it now. My fave is cheese & Italian herbs, but that hardly makes it a low fat side. Mostly because the 'rents aren't convinced by cornbread, so I have to eat most of it myself! I 've made cornbread mini-muffins for the staffroom and they've gone down a treat. Well, not as quickly as anything chocolate. Nothing is ever eaten as quickly as something with chocolate in, at my school. Still, anything edible rasises my profile

08-17-2011, 09:56 AM	#309
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I was just with some friends who had put banana peppers in some cornbread and some jalapenos in another batch. I don't like peppers, but they really enjoyed them. I like corn in my cornbread. And cornbread casserole is the YUM.

08-17-2011, 09:58 AM	#310
grynch the big Cheese Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Switzerland Posts: 390	OK... I know you're on a diet now but how do you feel about deep fried? corn fritters............ pretty much the same mix as cornbread... little more flour, bit of baking powder and a tin of corn ... tablespoon at a time into the chip pan.. drizzle with honey. ohhhh... .... thats got me going now... L

08-17-2011, 10:02 AM	#311
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Infi, I know banana peppers have nothing to do with bananas, but I still cringe reading it Jalapenos in cornbread - esp with herbs and cheese - YUM! I have no facility to deep fry anything, and I can't say it really appeals to me either. I has 2 x doughnuts when we were in Great Yarmouth. Yumyum, hot doughnuts from a bag. But that's about it.

08-17-2011, 02:32 PM	#315
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	99% of baked beans here come in tins. All supermarkets and many other companies have their own take on it; they are ubiquitous. Heinz is seen as the British staple, and if you holiday in coastal Spain you will often see cafes stating that they only serve Heinz beans. I refuse to have cold toppings on my hot potato. It's a personal issue. But yes, tuna mayo is tinned tuna with mayonnaise. Sometimes with sweetcorn, sometimes with onion, mostly just tuna & mayo. Attached Images

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