The English Pork Pie Company, Vermont, USA

[Paul Harding]

just found your page, i am from Stoke-on-Trent, been here for 13 years, cant wait to order a pork pie from you, do you have a price list to send me, the other thing i miss was the great north Staffordshire oatcake, we ate it with all types of savory fillings, egg, bacon,  tomatoes, cheese, Branston, they were only found in the potteries area, and so easy to make, fine ground oatmeal milk water yeast flour,pour the batter onto a  griddle makeing 9-12 thin pancakes, then add your filling of choice,,, yum , lobey, a local  meat stew, also mum made bacon and cheese cake/ pie , it was  a thin pie aprox 1 inch thick  pastry top and bottom, with bacon and cheese ,or even some onion too for the filling cooked cooked on a thick dinner plate in a hot oven till golen brown, the smell was  great, eat hot or cold , or reheat,  made with good English bacon, OF COURSE, NOT WHAT they call  BACON over here, welsh lamb,  belly pork with the skin on, or any pork with the skin on ?, ploughmans lunch,  the Great BRITISH  cheeses, and being a Yorkshire man , i dond need to remind you of fried fish, i ate it when i was in Scarborough, and Whittbey,while camping with my dad near Thornton le Dale, near the moors when the cod was fresh thick and the tast was great and still a cheap meal, but im going back a few years, yea even before V-A-T?,, well i look forward to hereing from you soon  Paul.

[britishpages]

Hi Paul,

We are only the interviewers. Please visit http://www.englishporkpiecompany.com 
 for that companies prices etc.

I just got back from England recently. First thing I had from the Co-Op was a pack of mini pork pies and a slice of Colemans mustard washed down with a cuppa tea. Ah you can't beat it!

Let us know how the pork pies from Vermont was!

All the best.

Nick at BritishPages.org

[Rompinreggie]

Hi,  I just joined your blog, or discussion forum.  I read Pauls entry, and he somewhat sounds like myself.  I was not born in England, but am of strong English, Irish and Welsh decent, so we enjoyed the many treats of UK eats, growing up.  I am on the West Coast of Canada, but that certainly doesn't stop me from making my own pork pies.  I has taken me about 4 years to get it down pat.  I made up a form, bottomless.  I used to try form a pie by hand using a jam jar, whatever, with dismal results.
I have the odd ale with some of the English lads, and I have seen them argue over a pork pie.  I shall try post a photo.  I really don't know what I am doing, but shall try.  Maybe later.  We all enjoy a pie, with pickled silverskin onions, an olde English Cheese that burns your eyes, pickles, HP sauce, and a piece of warm French bread.
I was in England only once, with my dad, for 3 weeks, and after trying different restaurants(pathetic), I gave up and resorted to pubs, a pint of Younger's Mild Bitter, and a pie.  Heaven.  I remember York.  There was a small pub, not far from the river(100'), and they had the best.  Afterwards, we stayed pretty much the rest of the vacation up in the Lake District.  Keswick, Bothel, Skiddaw, places like that.  The pies up there were not as deliscious as York.
I shall return one day, probably with my dear old dad in a jar, and won't miss my pub in York.
Glad I found your blog and forum.
Regards,
Reg
Halfmoon Bay,
British Columbia

[britishpages]

Hi Reg,

Glad you found us and hope we see more posts from you as we continue also.

I found a website (VideoJug.com) that has some really good videos guides on almost anything you want to make, including a Mowbray Pork Pie - see below. I have purchased a tin myself, but not booked in the time to make my own pie as of yet. Hoping to do this maybe for an Easter family function soon.

I made sausage rolls and took them to a Thanksgiving Day meal here in California. My wife said "I hope your feelings aren't hurt if nobody eats them". Well within 2 minutes of coming out of the oven nearly all 50 sausage rolls found new homes of American stomach's.

I never understand how British food is branded as 'bland' here, because anything I make which is British is eaten so quickly by my American friends and family. I guess it makes a change from the US spicy fast food. Although, I do like a slice of pecan pie with ice cream.

BritishPages.

[Rompinreggie]

Good Evening,  I have included a photo of my latest Pork Pie endeavour.  They appear to be over baked, but really arn't, well, maybe by 5 minutes.  I love baking pork pies, although time consuming; 5 pies takes me about a toatal of 4 hours, not all strenuous work, like roofing, or something, but still one is on his/her feet, buzzing around the kitchen, from fridge to sink, to stove, and clean-up is the worst part of the ordeal.  But, it is all worth while, especially the look on the faces of those having a taste.  I used to be lazy, and buy what I thought was lean ground pork shoulder.  Then, I got energetic, and bought a pork shoulder, removed all the fat I could, and cubed the meat, like 3/8"  It made all the difference in the world, and the jelly actually permeates the pie, instead of gelling on top of the meat mixture.  Actually worth the extra effort.
I used to make Cornish Pasties from the same pastry.  The boys at work used to rant and rave.  Precooking the filling is a no no, it was way better done from scratch.  I have found, on the sausage roll, that to par boil/simmer the sausage was not a bad idea, as some of the fat was removed from the sausage, before seeing the pastry and the oven.  I still think the key their is to find the right sausage.
Anyways, back to England; my pal and I have been invited to sail the Agean in a good friends 40' sail boat this summer, or maybe next.  My plan was to fly from Vancouver, Canada, to Manchester, then to Istanbul, Turkey, with a further connection to Bodrum, Turkey.  Does anyone have any advice.  I have a kid sister(52) that lives in Manchester, which is why I chose Manchester vrs. London.  Neither Gatwick or Heathrow turn my crank, but I hear Manchester airport is the worst in the world for being on time?  Any info on travelling about on the Agean seeing the Islands would be great.
Thanks for your time,
Reg

[britishpages]

 UPDATE: This Company has now moved to New York, USA