Most POSITIVE things about the UK today?

[Carakeel]

To set the balance - what do you love most about the UK and what are this country's best features?

[spurslady]

Sorry whiffey I just re read your your answer, I really should do that before posting my answers, Are you anywhere near Shrewsbury?

[Carakeel]

What about Bramley Apple Pie & Custard or Clotted Cream guys??? Now, that is truly a great British tradition!!!! YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

[spurslady]

I have just done it again!!!

is this the place you mean whiffey? if it is it look very nice
http://www.wyevalley.fsworld.co.uk/mordiford.h tm

[B00]

Oh yummmmmmmmmmm, clotted cream scones, im almost drooling!
We onto my fave topic now............food!

toad in the hole
Yorkshire pudds
Jam sponge & custard
Sunday roasts
fruit pies, cept whinberry (sp?), it makes my mouth go all shrivelly, too tart.
Chippies
Battered cod
Mushy peas
beans
branston pickle
marmite
hob nobs
spotted dick (stoppit!) & custard

scuse me....must go wipe up spittle now..............

[whiffey]

lol spurslady, not THAT Mordiford.

What have you just done again ? Open the windows and lay out tissues while there is still time !

[spurslady]

Cornish clooted cream onfruit scones with homemade strawberry jam,

Cornish pasties from the 'Old Pastie Shop' in Looe.

The harbour in Looe and the Banjo pier, the whole of Polperro

http://images.google.co.uk/images?sourceid=nav client&aq=polperro&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2006 -12,GGLG:en&q=polperro&sa=N&tab=wi

Just look at these pictures the place is magical, there isnt much to do there but just looking around the place is enough.

[RATTER15]

Mushy peas!!!! gross but im with you on the rest

[RATTER15]

Cornwall has a great coastline but I prefer my home in glorious Devon.

[Carakeel]

Oh dear BOO, please explain to our new friend from florida what "spotted dick" is? He/she is going to think we are right perverts otherwise! LOL!!!

[Carakeel]

Wardy, that sounds delicious!!! Where in Marazion did you get them?

[RATTER15]

Spotted dick is pure heaven with good custard!!

[B00]

hehe Carakeel ;-)

Oooooo forgot one- bread and butter pudding.

[floridian]

I do know what spotted dick is its great but not so good for my figure .But tell me why do you eat so little fish over here ,its hard to find except for cod plaice or tasteless salmon.Your bangers and mash is good and no one does roast beef with pudding like you do

[spurslady]

Spotted dick is lovely but it does sound like something you would find at the local STD clinic, I wonder if they serve it in the canteens there?

[spurslady]

Steamed syrup pudding with custard, Beef casserole, A big bowl of stew, yum Winter comfort food. Mashed potato,

How long until someone says we should be writing this in Food & Drink?

[RATTER15]

Whilst we do eat a fair amount of fish, we don't eat as much as on the continent, I love fresh fish but would not touch the mush they sell in fish and chip shops.
Fish is also very expensive compared to many other meats.