Pie Meeting Saturday 13^th November 2010
   

World events

Chinese vase gets £51.6 million at auction in London, It came from a house clearance.

Student riots against university fees rise up to £9000 per year.

Prefab in Sowerby Bridge demolished by falling tree. Resident slept through and was woken up by Policeman.

Burmese government release political prisoner who name we do not know but has been held for 20 years and is head of opposition party.

Sport

England win Australia at rugby.

Newew Zealand beat Scotland.

Man City have 3 nil nil draws in a row.

Pakistani cricketer seeks asylum in Britain after death threats for refusing to throw a match.

Pies

No pies today. 10 out of 10 for the Scotch eggs provided by the Bridge Inn.

Pie Meeting Saturday 20^th November 2010

World Events

Royal wedding announced. Prince William and kate to marry in 2011.

Ireland accept the bale out from the EU.

Lord Young resigned after saying many have never had it so good.

Children in need made £18 million.

New Zealand miners stuck in a mine.

Sport

England lose 2 -1 to France.

Halifax Town lose first home game in 2 years.

Audley Harrison loses to David Hayes in 3 rounds for heavy weight world championship.

F1 World Champion is Vettel.

Pies

Bruce   Good looker, fresh, well glazed,bakers style tasty pasty, not much jelly,meat like spam ,lacked spice.Well filled and quite nice pie.

Score   7.5/10

Phil   Nice looking pie, well filled chewy pastry. Lacked salt and pepper.

Score   7.5/10

Mark   Crispy castalations, sticky pastry, no jelly, meat like sausage meat.Spicy, yesterdays pie.

Score   6.5/10

David (Guest)   Good shaped pie. Looked interesting. Enjoyed it. Not much jelly, thin pastry.

Score   7.0/10

John Thin pastry, crispy but soggy on the inside. Spamy meat. Full of flavour. Lacked jelly. Fresh. Uniform looking pies.

Score   7.0/10

Kevin   Pastry was soft, bland, no jelly, firm well packed pie. Lacked spice.

Score   7.5/10

Peter   It has all been said. Inoffensive pie that needed more spice and more granulary meat.

Score   7.0/10

Chris   Well glazed. Needed more spice, not enough jelly.

Score   7.0/10

Richard   Flattered to deceive. All fur coat and no knickers.

Score   8.0/10

Summary

Fetcher   Richard

Fetch   Weegman's of Otley.

Price   £1

Average   7.2

Pie Meeting Saturday 27^th November 2010

World Events

Bernard Matthews has died.

Sarah Palin thinks North Korea is an ally of the USA.

Obama gets a mouthful in basketball match.

Royal wedding bank holiday.

Barnsley butchers banned from Yorkshire pork pie championship,
organisers thought they were in East Midlands.

Worst early start for winter for 17 years.

Ireland bailed out by us and EU.

Captain of Submarine stuck on Skye is relieved of command.

Sport

Aussies beating England in first test.

Scottish Premier refs. On strike.

Man U put 7 past Blackburn.

All Blacks beat Wales.

Pies

Phil   Unique individually wrapped, good appearance well filled needed more jelly   8

John   Uniquely wrapped  Lancashire pastry crunchy castellation full of compact meat like a golf ball lacked jelly needed more seasoning. Hard to define age cause of wrapping.

Score   8.0/10

Kevin   Wolf in sheeps clothing  better than expected, pale crunchy pastry well filled granular meat well seasoned needed more jelly.

Score   8.0/10

Pete   Girly pie wrapped up uniform better if pastry were crisper, more spice more balanced jelly not a good pie.

Score   6.0/10

Bruce   Presentation first class individually wrapped but made pastry soft. Pastry was dry and needed more jelly,  compact needed more spice quite enjoyed it.

Score   7.0/10

Fred   Looked like a bakers pie soggy pastry, enjoyed meat, ignored pastry but good nice granular meat.

Score   7.0/10

Mark   Good meat, coarse granular texture needed more spice, soft pastry, crispier castellations jelly was stiff and tasteless

Score   7.0/10

Summary

Fetcher   Mark

Fetch   Firth. High street Boston Spa Wetherby

Price   90p

Average  7.3