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    Quote Originally Posted by Sherwood View Post
    I would say "inedible" is a bit harsh: unappetising, yes! The only reason I knew these were cheap is that I see a lot of local families buying these in bulk. There is a lot of poverty where I live, and I wonder whether there are many other sources of protein as cheap as this.
    What they need is educating properly on how to cook for themselves, using simple fresh ingredients, and how to make their money go furthest, then even £1 for some glorified dog food, such as that produced in tins by 'Fray Bentos', would seem expensive.

    The worst thing the government ever did (I suspect in the name of political correctness) was abolish home economics in schools!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sherwood View Post
    I am surprised that more people do not make their own sausages. A table-top meat mincer is inexpensive but effective and you can buy a complete kit relatively cheaply. It is not difficult to buy natural or synthetic skins. This was you can choose whatever meat or other ingredients you want. The sausage platt takes a while to master, but it is easy enough to twist off and snip each sausage if that is easier.
    Yes absolutely, however when you're already making lots of other things from scratch [and we cook at home constantly], sometimes its good to let a professional take over

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Wow, now that's surprising!

    Me neither, as it's simply not the food culture I was brought up with. It's interesting, however, that you shun it now and seek other styles of food, rather than continue eating it, as is evidenced by other 'Brits' on the food threads here.
    You ate what you were given as a child or you went hungry. Simple as that. My mother was from a poor background so pies and offal was perfectly normal food for her but my father grew up in America so he would not touch any of it, and would sort out his own food.

    He introduced us to charcoal barbequed steak, burgers, KFC, popcorn with salt and melted butter, Chinese food, proper coffee, and so forth, back when those things were still a novelty in the UK.

    Shepherd's pie or hot pot was not really much cop by comparison.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sherwood View Post
    In the case of the standard sausages, I was the human meat reclaimer

    Geoff
    Is that even legal? I thought cannibalism was banned?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    What they need is educating properly on how to cook for themselves, using simple fresh ingredients, and how to make their money go furthest, then even £1 for some glorified dog food, such as that produced in tins by 'Fray Bentos', would seem expensive.

    The worst thing the government ever did (I suspect in the name of political correctness) was abolish home economics in schools!!

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    I live in a small (ex) mining village in Nottinghamshire and most of the families I was referring to are elderly mining families. It is not a rich area. Many of these families grow their own vegetables and have allotments. The problem is not that they make poor nutrition choices, but that it is difficult to buy protein cheaply locally. There are plenty of farm shops around but these are expensive and inaccessible without a car. Public transport is appalling and is getting worse. It requires a change of buses to get into town, and there are only a handful of buses a day and the last connection from town to my village is 4pm!

    A tin of tuna in the local convenience store is about £1.30. For a quid, a FB pie can be heated quickly and offers a substantial protein rich meal portion for two people. The point I am making is that many families buy these things not because they are good, but because they are cheap and convenient. I know several families who make a monthly group expedition into town on the bus and come back by taxi loaded with tinned stuff and non-perishables.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    You ate what you were given as a child or you went hungry. Simple as that. My mother was from a poor background so pies and offal was perfectly normal food for her but my father grew up in America so he would not touch any of it, and would sort out his own food.
    I totally agree with the bit in bold. More kids today should be so disciplined, rather than parents pandering to their every (often ridiculously faddy) whims! Like I said, there's nothing wrong with pies, done well. Did you mum make good pies, then?

    I'm really not into offal, other than the odd few kidneys, in a steak and kidney pie, and that's simply because they enrich the overall flavour, along with the gravy produced. Once done, I could happily pick the kidneys out. I can also eat a small amount of liver, if made with a nice sauce. The french do a good recipe using cream and brandy!

    He introduced us to charcoal barbequed steak, burgers, KFC, popcorn with salt and melted butter, Chinese food, proper coffee, and so forth, back when those things were still a novelty in the UK.
    Interesting... However, burgers have been around in most cities since the 70s (or before), in the form of Wimpy bars. There must've been branches in Liverpool, and IME the good ones were ok, certainly as good as anything produced now by the likes of McDonalds.

    Also, in terms of Chinese food, Liverpool has the oldest Chinatown in Britain, and so proper Chinese food would've been available there even before you were born! Therefore, half-decent burgers and proper Chinese food should've been no stranger to any Liverpudlian of your age.

    As for charcoal-barbecued steak, were there no Berni Inns in Liverpool? For Berni Inns, see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berni_Inn

    They specialised in such steaks, and were very much American influenced!

    Shepherd's pie or hot pot was not really much cop by comparison.
    It is, in its own right, when done well. Depends on your taste preferences, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Is that even legal? I thought cannibalism was banned?
    Don't enquire on the contents of a sausage: you couldn't stomach the answer!

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    burgers have been around in most cities since the 70s (or before), in the form of Wimpy bars

    Yes it was all very exotic. The bizarre red tomato ketchup dispensers and their brown equivalents (don't ask!). Burgers that looked and tasted like beer mats, and a sausage with cuts on one side marketed as: "The Bender".

    Happy days: I think not!

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    Well, the one I used to use in Union St in Glasgow was ok. In what way are the burger offerings today, from the likes of BK or McDonalds, any better?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sherwood View Post
    I live in a small (ex) mining village in Nottinghamshire and most of the families I was referring to are elderly mining families. It is not a rich area. Many of these families grow their own vegetables and have allotments. The problem is not that they make poor nutrition choices, but that it is difficult to buy protein cheaply locally.
    Fair enough. However, there are still supermarkets, and if you know how to cook, you can pick up some great bargains at the meat counter, when stuff is getting near its sell by date and being significantly reduced in price. Plus, you don't have to buy the expensive cuts. Inexpensive cuts of meat, especially when slow-cooked in a casserole, can be incredibly tasty and made to go far.

    Therefore, as I said, it's much more about education, and knowing how to cook, than anything else. Once you have that knowledge, you can judiciously apply it to save you lots of money, and you'll have little need for buying ready meals and other processed food.

    Plus, elderly people have plenty of time on their hands to do some cooking, so there's really no excuse! Not only that, you don't need to eat meat every day.

    As a rule, we all eat far too much. You can make huge pots of nourishing soup for next to nothing, using inexpensive vegetables, fresh herbs (which you can grow in your garden or allotment) and stock, and big bowls of pasta or rice for not much money either, so where there's a will, there's always a way

    The point I am making is that many families buy these things not because they are good, but because they are cheap and convenient. I know several families who make a monthly group expedition into town on the bus and come back by taxi loaded with tinned stuff and non-perishables.
    Sure, but cooking home-made food can be just as cheap, or sometimes cheaper, and when you know how to do it properly, it's ALWAYS better, and healthier!

    The "group expedition" you mention would be better served going to a supermarket to pick up all the reduced bargains on meat and veg (and other things, too), and then using what's bought to cook proper food at home. You could even do a group buy, and split the cost, then help each other cook it all together.

    I've seen that done before, with great success, in small close-knit communities. The main point I'm making here is that there's always a better way of doing something (in this case feeding yourself well), which fits into your budget and lifestyle, if you put your mind to it!

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