Would this be Bowkett's on the Wolverhampton Road? I lived not far away until my move to Cardiff (mom still lives there), but have to say I never tried their faggots, only their "world champion sausages". Vanessa (Cardiff) -----Original Message----- From: famhist@dsl.pipex.com [mailto:famhist@dsl.pipex.com] Sent: 28 April 2006 16:40 To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [B.C.] OFF TOPIC:Haggis On 28 Apr, snape@cix.co.uk <snape@cix.co.uk> wrote: > At the risk of bringing the theme on topic - the closest Black Country > equivalent to haggis would be faggotts or savoury ducks. (Is the term > "savoury duck" used in the BC or is it a Potteries expression?). > Roughly similar ingredients to haggis but without the oatmeal. And much tastier. Savoury Ducks are found in the north - I certainly used to find them in Yorkshire. Not as nice as faggots! > The ingredients (most of which, nowadays, many people would throw > away) are stuffed into an abdominal membrane called "caul" rather than > into a sheep's stomach. My grandmother used to call this "kell". > A relative of mine who is now in his eighties, in Hallam Street, West > Bromwich, still makes a batch of these occasionally. Would you like my mother's recipe, still in use until her death 5 years ago? I really must get round to making another batch of faggots! It was Bowkett's that spoiled me, their faggots tasted just like home made that I used to go there and not make my own. > Ron S > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: john/tina edwards jedwards14@neo.rr.com > Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:22:26 -0400 > To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [B.C.] OFF TOPIC:Haggis > I apologize for being off topic. You can send me answers off list but > I have to ask.On a other list I'm on there is the question of: 101 > Things to do with Haggis. First off do people really eat this?! It > just doesn't sound very ummmm good. Also what would you do with it? > Some suggestions have been doorstop,cat food,dog food, and so on. > Again you can answer off list at jedwards14@neo.rr.com > Thanks all for reading this Tina in Ohio > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== The B.C. List Admin is Dave > Ogden :- d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- > d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk -- Chris Ramsbottom researching: BARRATT, DANCER, FELLOWS, GOODES, ROBINSON, TUCKLEY, WHEWAY MAHER all in and around Birmingham/Smethwick, 1850 to present day ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.5/322 - Release Date: 22/04/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date: 28/04/2006

On 28 Apr, Vanessa Morgan <Vanessa.Morgan1@btinternet.com> wrote: > Would this be Bowkett's on the Wolverhampton Road? I lived not far away > until my move to Cardiff (mom still lives there), but have to say I never > tried their faggots, only their "world champion sausages". It would indeed! And their sausages are indeed world class! > Vanessa (Cardiff) > -----Original Message----- > From: famhist@dsl.pipex.com [mailto:famhist@dsl.pipex.com] > Sent: 28 April 2006 16:40 > To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [B.C.] OFF TOPIC:Haggis > On 28 Apr, snape@cix.co.uk <snape@cix.co.uk> wrote: > > At the risk of bringing the theme on topic - the closest Black Country > > equivalent to haggis would be faggotts or savoury ducks. (Is the term > > "savoury duck" used in the BC or is it a Potteries expression?). > > Roughly similar ingredients to haggis but without the oatmeal. And much > tastier. > Savoury Ducks are found in the north - I certainly used to find them in > Yorkshire. Not as nice as faggots! > > > The ingredients (most of which, nowadays, many people would throw > > away) are stuffed into an abdominal membrane called "caul" rather than > > into a sheep's stomach. My grandmother used to call this "kell". > > A relative of mine who is now in his eighties, in Hallam Street, West > > Bromwich, still makes a batch of these occasionally. > Would you like my mother's recipe, still in use until her death 5 years ago? > I really must get round to making another batch of faggots! It was Bowkett's > that spoiled me, their faggots tasted just like home made that I used to go > there and not make my own. > > Ron S > > Original Message: > > ----------------- > > From: john/tina edwards jedwards14@neo.rr.com > > Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:22:26 -0400 > > To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [B.C.] OFF TOPIC:Haggis > > I apologize for being off topic. You can send me answers off list but > > I have to ask.On a other list I'm on there is the question of: 101 > > Things to do with Haggis. First off do people really eat this?! It > > just doesn't sound very ummmm good. Also what would you do with it? > > Some suggestions have been doorstop,cat food,dog food, and so on. > > Again you can answer off list at jedwards14@neo.rr.com > > Thanks all for reading this Tina in Ohio > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== The B.C. List Admin is Dave > > Ogden :- d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > > http://mail2web.com/ . > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > > The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- > > d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk > -- > Chris Ramsbottom > researching: > BARRATT, DANCER, FELLOWS, GOODES, ROBINSON, TUCKLEY, WHEWAY > MAHER > all in and around Birmingham/Smethwick, 1850 to present day > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- > d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.5/322 - Release Date: 22/04/2006 > -- Chris Ramsbottom researching: BARRATT, DANCER, FELLOWS, GOODES, ROBINSON, TUCKLEY, WHEWAY MAHER all in and around Birmingham/Smethwick, 1850 to present day