< She also used to drain off some of the gravy after stewing and before filling the casserole because she said it was better to have a "bit extra on the side".> My mum used 'scrag end of mutton' for her hot-pot and she used to give me a cup of the strained off gravy. She used to call it beef tea and said it was good for me! Whether or not it was 'good for me' and I loved it and I used to love getting the soggy part of the pastry which was full of gravy. I can't make a hot pot/tatty pie like my mum. :o( Thanks to all for the lovely memories. Pauline K in Oz PS. Anybody know why we northerners use the possessive 'our' for our siblings? The locals here find it hilarious, but don't understand it. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.20/95 - Release Date: 9/09/2005

Goodness, I almost forgot about that... Nannie used to talk about Our Edith, a cousin of my mother's. I thought it was part of her name until Our Will came up in conversation. You all have me missing my grandmother something fierce, she was one of a kind. Told a good tale, too. Good people should live to be 200 or more years old.... Sally in TN, USA > Pauline K in Oz > PS. Anybody know why we northerners use the possessive 'our' for our > siblings? The locals here find it hilarious, but don't understand it.