I saw a Spitfire flying about 100mts above the motorway.
Near Carlisle. I am on my way to sunny Cornwall for my holidays, so I will definitely be ramming my piehole with the finest Cornish Pasties I can lay my sausage fingers on. Any recommendations?

I hope the Glasto cocks don't mong up my motorway smoothness as it has been plain sailing so far.

What are the best sweets to take on a long car journey? I have Tootie Fruities, foam fruits and cough candy.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:19, 48 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

pasties made by WC Rowe if you can find them
Sherbert lemons are the best sweets.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:21, Reply)

Sherbet Lemons are great with tea.
Especially when the hot tea cracks the seal and you get a massive rush that would have Lou Reed shitting in his pants.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:29, Reply)

you are full of wonderful and useful tips
I have sherbert lemons at home. I'm going to get really stoned and try what you suggest.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:37, Reply)

Brace yourself.
It is one of life's greats.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 12:11, Reply)

Rowes are a good pasty
but if you want a superior pasty you need to find Philps. Best pasties in the world and you can buy frozen ones to take home. They are cheap too. Oh and the mince ones taste even better than the steak which just never happens!

Philps Bakery
1 Foundry Hill
Hayle
Cornwall

01736 753302
( Peej, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 13:00, Reply)

no way
I've been to Philips and find them average at best
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 13:00, Reply)

Did you have a mince or a steak?
Average? Are you mad? I've eaten thousands of pasties and nothing has come close to a Philps. Plus they are massive. Plus its Philps not Philips. Also what were you doing in Hayle, you didn't ask my permission!
( Peej, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 13:08, Reply)

I've had both
and found both to be average. I can't remember what it was about them, but they weren't special. they certainly weren't bad, but not great either

I go to Hayle fairly often as I've done work around there, and frequently stay in St Ives, and surf at Gwithian and such.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 13:38, Reply)

You must have had them on a bad day
They are amazing. Godlike in fact.
( Peej, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 16:07, Reply)

I absolutely love
those tins of boiled sweets you get in garages. You never see them anywhere else. Get the citrusy ones, they're the best.
( Kroney, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:22, Reply)

Smith Kendon? Me too.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:25, Reply)

My nana used to have those with the Pope on
JP2, not Ratzinger
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:27, Reply)

Those are the fuckers
Absolutely awesome.
( Kroney, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:31, Reply)

Is that the Limited Edition ones?
Dusted with PCP.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:37, Reply)

They were what fuelled James Brown's legendary car chase

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:42, Reply)

Certainly not pink shrimps
I can remember throwing up a whole bagful of them on one family holiday.
Never eaten them again.
Any boiled sweets really, foxes galcier or foxes fruit ones are a personal favourite
( M o D, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:22, Reply)

If it a long journey...
...I would suggest some nose-candy.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:27, Reply)

It's a short one
I still recommend some nose-candy.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:29, Reply)

Oh no.
Short journeys are mushrooms. Just be sure to put the SatNav on and leave a note on the dashboard telling you it is not voices in your head.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:31, Reply)

Driving on shrooms is a bit of a rollercoaster ride
Me and my mate Dave downed a mugful each at about 10am one morning, then about 5 mins later went out to his car to drive to the stunning and trippy Wasdale. He sadi he could feel a tickle even before we set off. 20 mins later and the road is like well cooked spaghetti, we, or should I say he, held it together long enough to reach the car park. Whereupon some scuba divers where peeling their wet suits off, which was VERY disconcerting.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:41, Reply)

Haha!
As if that wasn't funny enough I read it as 'peeing in their wetsuits'.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 12:19, Reply)

Sweets don't taste as nice but do last a lot longer up the nose,
sensible advice.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:30, Reply)

It's either that or Tesco Value brand.

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:31, Reply)

Travel sweets of course
they have instructions on the tin.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:29, Reply)

What? "Open tin, place in mouth, enjoy?". Which are I suppose are the same instructions for fellating Robocop.
( Labmonkey last thought about having another coffee on, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:40, Reply)

For some reason I have never liked Cornish pasties.
I have tried them again periodically to make sure I still feel that way, but in the scotch egg/pork pie/sausage roll etc domain that is the natural habitat of the pasty, I find they hold the least appeal. There’s nothing in them I don’t like, so I think it might just the proportions of the ingredients. I have tried so-called top end ones too, I am not basing my aversion wholly on the likes of Ginsters…

More exciting news and views coming up soon. This is fucking internet PLATINUM.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:42, Reply)

so-called top end ones are invariably shit in my experience
best pasty I've had comes from the hot counter at my local Sainsburys.

don't bother with any of this award-winning bollocks.

I think this weekend might be the time for me to make some Scotch Onions
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:47, Reply)

OK, I'll bite
Pray tell what are Scotch onions?
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:49, Reply)

Onion, covered in sausage meat and breadcrumbs?
Just a guess.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:56, Reply)

I came up with the idea years ago
and have never done it.

I'm not a fan of hard-boiled eggs, so I thought that I'd make a scotch egg, but with onion in the middle. I intend to try one variety whereby I roast a some shallots, then wrap them in sausagemeat and breadcrumb and then roast again, and one which uses a pickled onion, wrapped in sausagemeat and then roasted.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:56, Reply)

They sound superb
Courier me a dozen of those bad boys.

What is it with Birmingham and traffic jams....the place is a nightmare
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 12:08, Reply)

I'll let you know how I get on
I've not tried them yet. can't imagine it will be difficult though
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 12:10, Reply)

They're onion bhajis
made of grated haggis and whisky
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:51, Reply)

We've moved into Iridium territory now mate.
Brace yourself!
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:48, Reply)

Cornish Pasties are vile because of the swede.
Ingmar Bergman spunks in them.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 12:10, Reply)

I'm now doing that thing of supressing audible laughter, but failing to stop my shoulders from undulating with mirth.

(Cave Duck, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 12:38, Reply)

Lips curled back showing 7 octaves of teeth?
You are Ted Heath.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 25 Jun 2010, 12:43, Reply)

and here's the free Morning Cloud that you forgot to claim.

(Cave Duck, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 12:52, Reply)

- and complementary lion cub
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 25 Jun 2010, 12:55, Reply)

Cornish Pasties
had a rather nice beef and ale variant last week and on Tuesday scoffed the beef and stilton ones - both were very good and purchased from a bakery in Bude - the wrapping said something like "Tin Miners pasty" or some other such unbelievable twaddle.it's the shop at the top of the hill not the one at the bottom if that is any help!
Best sweets? Fruit pastilles or jelly babies.or Opal Fruits....

EDIT: whilst we are on the topic, don't, under any circumstances, stop at "The Northey" near Corsham uinless you want an empty wallet and a very disappointing beer and sandwich experience...
(Purpledoris I've got afeckin' job, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:58, Reply)

I know the shop
it's not bad
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:59, Reply)

Caff opposite, on the corner, does good breakfasts.

( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 25 Jun 2010, 12:51, Reply)

But
I am back in Bedfordshire now - if only I had known before I left.....
(Purpledoris I've got afeckin' job, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 14:47, Reply)

Is it true that pasties used to have a meat side and a sweet side?
So it was a meal in one.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 12:02, Reply)

That would be
the famous Bedfordshire Clanger...
(Purpledoris I've got afeckin' job, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 12:23, Reply)

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sometimes they would make them half apple. The crust wouldn't be eaten as you held it by the crust and as you were down a mine you would be filthy. The crusts were thrown down the mine to appease the Knockers who legend has it look after the miner by knocking when danger is near.
( Peej, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 13:03, Reply)

I like knockers.

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 13:06, Reply)

BAN REQUEST!

( Peej, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 13:07, Reply)