Did anyone ever hear of "Pasties"

I had one once, wondering if they are from a German Decent, 'cause I had them in Wisconsin a couple of summers ago.

[mudbug]

What kind did you have? Chicken?

It appears there are a few different "pasties"

German http://cs-people.bu.edu/akatlas/Feas...17_95_doc.html


Cornish Pasties (famous in the UP of Michigan) http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOO...-pies-msg.text


Mushroom Pasties http://www.godecookery.com/friends/frec55.htm


Flank Steak http://food4.epicurious.com/HyperNew...00/97/2/1.html

[momoreg]

Pasties are of English origin. The most famous are probably Cornish pasties, which are meat, onions and potatoes, wrapped in a short crust.

[Chef David Simpson]

Good for catering. Use them alot. English not German.

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I surrrrrrfed the web and boy did I find a lot about pasties. I got some good recipes that I will have to give a whirl. It is definitely from English origin and the main pasties came from Cornish kitchens!

BlueRibbon:

There's a lot of difference between PASTies and PASTEties. I guess that's what you found out, eh?

Pasties are Scottish in origin and the Scottish coal miners took them into the deep mines for their lunch. I love them.

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[shroomgirl]

cubed meat with trunips or rutabeggas in a pastry are good too....

Aren't they used in stripper bars too with tassels?

Alittle egg wash on either to hold them together.....or on.

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Shroom:

I like my pasties with turnips or rutabagas too. My first encounter with PASTies was in the UP of Michigan. Great!

My first encounter with PASTEties was in Nawlins on Bourbon Street.

on the egg wash.

Well, all the recipes I found said to use turnips or rutabegas. Me being a novice at both, decided to buy one of each and add them in the mix of things.

[Nick.Shu]

so my assumption is that we are referring to:

Pasties: i.e. cornish pasties (english) rather than,

Pastizzi: by example, meditteranean or from my view, maltese pastizzi.

[Greg]

If blueribbon first had them in Wisconsin, it's probably the Cornish version. The area was held by the British from 1763-1809; maybe it's a holdover from then.
What exactly makes them different, by the way? Other than spelling, that is.

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[Mezzaluna]

You are correct about the pasties being Cornish and part of Wisconsin cuisine. In the 1800s a large number of Cornish miners came here to work around Mineral Point west of Madison. There are lots of little villages with this history, and one historic spot called Shake Rag (the miners' wives shook rags to call the men home, or some such legend). Pasties are easily found in this state in most supermarkets in the frozen or deli departments. Sometimes they are served with gravy. Not all of them contain rutabagas or turnips, but all that I've eaten contain potatoes if not other root vegetables. They are very filling and are probably one of the reasons Wisconsinites are among the heftiest of Americans!

[Greg]

I don't think all the beer, brats and cheese are helping us any, either.

or the Frozen Custard or Curds or the fish fries! My husband is from Stonebank, WI. and boy do we love that squeaky cheese!

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