Food, True Brit Style + recipe

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What a great tidbit of information for me. My family is British, and

we moved to the US when I was five. Hence I have always celebrated

Christmas the English way. But we never had turkey, usually ham. My

favorites were sausage rolls, mince tarts, trifle, Christmas pudding

w/whipped cream and as I got older, the Christmas cake. For me the

best memories of Christmas are of my mom making all these wonderful

treats for us.

When I became a vegetarian I thought I was going to miss out on all

of that. But behold I found Gimme Lean. I still make those sausage

rolls (little finger bite sizes), I buy English brand mincemeat

(which, because it's imported has absolutely no suet or other beef

flavoring, unlike the American brand), and same with the Christmas

puddings.

 

So here is how I make my soysage rolls

1 tube of Gimme Lean sausage flavor

1 recipe for 9 " pie crust

 

Divide the dough into 4 equal parts. Keep the dough you're not

working on in the fridge or at least in a cool spot. Roll out one of

the pieces of dough into a rectangle. I believe I make mine about 10 "

long.

 

Cut the Gimme Lean into 4 equal parts. Using some flour, roll out one

of the pieces the same length as your dough. Using your finger, add a

little bit of water one long edge of dough, lay the soysage on the

dough and bring the dry side up and over. Use a fork to press the

seams together. Cut pieces in 1 to 1 1/2 inch sizes.

 

Repeat for remaining dough and soysage.

 

Bake until golden brown. I can't remember if it's 350 or 425; but I

almost always cook everything at 350.

 

Happy Holidays everyone,

Denise

 

 

, The Stewarts <stews9@c...>

wrote:

> Not even vaguely vegetarian, but certainly a good look at what we

veggies

> are rebelling against, and interesting, too, for all interested in

food.

>

> The Worst Meal of the Year

> By ROY STRONG

>

> Published: December 18, 2003

>

> UCH BIRCH, England ............