Pie Meeting Saturday 13th February 2010
World Events
Big push in Afganistan.
Gordon Brown cries on TV.
Ex president Clinton has another heart op.
BT have biggest pension deficit ever.
Greece in trouble will the Euro survive?
Sport
Winter Olympics begin in Vancouver. Luge competitor dies in practice.
City struggle against Stoke 1 – 1
Rugby International France thrash Ireland Scotland beaten by Welsh.
Pies
Kevin Healy well packed pie, soft thickpastry, lots of jelly in
meat, needed more spice, fresh.
Score ??/10
Mark Freshest pie ever had and needed cooking! Doughy pastry,
flavoursome meat, needed more spice.
Score 5.0/10
Richard Fatty dog meat. Did not like the pastry.
Score 4.0/10
Peter Spongy meat blending into the pastry. Soft pastry,well
filled needed spice.
Score 6.0/10
Summary
Fetcher Peter
Fetch Elite Meatsof Harrogate.
Price £1.15
Average 5.7
Pie Meeting Saturday 20th February 2010
World Events
Readers Digest folds because of pension liabilities.
Mayor of Halifax gave character reference to a man on road rage charge.
Rishworth School pupil has designed the new 50p coin.
Government had to borrow money in January. We are in the same place as
Greece.
Barclays make record profits.
Flu vaccines useless says new report.
Falkland oil upsets Argentina who wants to restrict shipping access.
Sport
Gold medal for Britain in women’s skeleton bob at Montreal Winter
Olympics.
Tiger Woods says sorry for affairs to his fans. Presumably he apologised
to his wife first.
Manchester United beat AC Milan.
Pies
Peter Soggy pastry,little spice,no taste in jelly,slightly poky
meat. Not impressed, uneven meat distribution.
Score 4.0/10
Phil Pale,fresh but spongy,tasty pastry.Good meat. Lancashire
style pie.
Score 7.5/10
John Lancashire type pie. Looked like a volcano.Big,liked
it,fresh tasty granular meat.
Score 7.0/10
Kevin Lancashire pie? Too pale. Pastry undercooked. Too much
jelly. Granular meat.
Score 6.5/10
Mark Novel pie,like a tart. Soft pastry,pale and too cold. Lots
of tastless jelly. Had some pepper in the meat.
Score 6.5
Richard Liked the meat,unusual looking. Sweet pastry.
Score 7.0/10
Summary
Fetcher Richard
Fetch Guardian recommended pie from A Cheshire pie from JJJ
Heathcote of Poynton.
Price £1.20
Average 6.4
Pie Meeting Saturday 27th February 2010
World Events
Earthquake near Chile, over 100 dead. Tsunami to hit Hawaii in an hour or
so.
South America all get behind Argentina about the Falklands oil.
Royal Bank of Scotland paying big bonuses even though they lost money.
Republican dissidents set of bomb in Newry Northern Ireland.
More snow in Scotland.
Sport
Wayne Bridge refuses John Terry’s handshake.
Manchester City beat Chelsea 4 -2
Portsmouth go into administration.
Pies
Bob Needed brown sauce. Not fresh, crumbly, big void between
pastry and meat. Not good, soft pastry. No jelly.
Score 5.0/10
Bob Supermarket pie. Monster size, felt like a pillow. Soft
thick pastry, little jelly, coarse meat, lacked spice, dry crumbly
pastry.
Score 5.0/10
Peter Dry,thick and soft pastry. Not much jelly, Meat was lean,
too compressed.
Score 6.0/10
Mark Big, did need brown sauce, soft pastry, well filled needed
pepper. No jelly.
Score 6.0/10
Phil Looked good and crisp. Wobbly on picking up. Soft pastry.
Enjoyed the firm meat.
Score 5.5/10
John Big pie,bring out the Branston, soft pastry. Firm meat,
not much flavour. Not fresh.
Score 4.5/10
Kevin Big, soft, lots of meat,no jelly no spice, would have
been perfect with peas. Not fresh. Liked it.
Score 5.5/10
Summary
Fetcher Kevin
Fetch Toppings of Ramsbottom
Price 95p
Average 5.4
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