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All Bear All Bear by Paula
Kent
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SueAnn wrote:

Paula . . . PASTIES??  You wanna know what those are in the US??  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:

I surely do now!!!  :crackup:

Over here they are made from shortcrust pastry, filled with yummy things! 

Stuart indulging!
Stuartpasty.jpg

kathytaylor Ruby Mountain Bears
Northern Nevada, USA
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AWWWW, Truly Beautiful, Amazing pictures.

SueAnn Past Time Bears
Double Oak, Texas
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Here ya go, Paula.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasties  A little different from your pasty.

All Bear All Bear by Paula
Kent
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:crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:

Oh my oh my Sue Ann, I know a man who would like those pasties too ... it would be a hard choice for him though!  :crackup:

Here is a brief history of the Cornish pasty ... courtesy of www.cornwall-online.co.uk

"The pasty originally evolved to meet the needs of tin mining, that other great, but now sadly declined, Cornish industry. A hearty meal wrapped in a pastry casing made for a very practical lunch (or "croust" , as they used to call it ) down in the dark and damp tunnels of the mine. Some mines even built huge ovens on the surface to keep the miner's pasties hot until it was time to eat.

Tradition has it that the original pasties contained meat and vegetables in one end and jam or fruit in the other end, in order to give the hard-working men 'two courses'. Cornish housewives also marked their husband's initials on the left-hand side of the pastry casing, in order to avoid confusion at lunchtime. This was particularly useful when a miner wished to save a 'corner' of his pasty until later, or if he wanted to leave a corner for one of the 'Knockers'. The Knockers were the mischievous 'little people' of the mines, who were believed by the miners to cause all manner of misfortune, unless they were placated with a small amount of food, after which they could prove to be a source of good luck."

Summer5 Pawssibles
Loon Lake, Saskatchewan
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Wonderful pics.

I Love Teddies South Florida
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it's so pretty, Paula!

matilda Matilda Huggington-beare
WA
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WOW! it looks like the way I pictured Heaven. :dance:

thumperantiques Newcastle, Ontario
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Paula, your pictures are stunning!  Oh one day I want to see your side of the ocean *sigh*!

                                hugs,

                                Brenda

Laurie Laurie Lou Bears
Norfolk
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It looks a lovely place to visit Paula-I have it on my list of places to visit. bear_original We usually go up north to North Yorkshire for our holidays but being in Norfolk we always seem miles from anywhere and the routes out of Norfolk are so slow. bear_sad
Laurie :hug:

All Bear All Bear by Paula
Kent
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So pleased you've all enjoyed the photos!  It's fun to share them with you ... the world is so big it's good to see what is out there when you can't visit in person!  bear_thumb

bearlysane Melbourne, Australia
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Wonderful :photo: Paula ... great to see you had a relaxing time. Those :photo: certainly make me a little homesick!

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