Jock Pies
 

For ex-kipper fleet ex-ISK suffering from jock piewithdrawal symptoms, Aldi next week will be selling them 44.5p each.

The price is frightening, if they can sell them for less than 50p, what was in them over 30 years ago, apart from mice and brilliant pads?

Dunno what was in those but the pre-packaged NAAFI pies always worried me. "Meat" was in the cheaper pie and you had to pay extra for one that said "steak" on the wrapper. They didn't say what "meat" was.

Farm Foods stock them regularly. They also have Hollands pies and puddings, 4 in a bag. Three bags for a fiver.

Even worse are the current crop of pies and pasties found in the dreaded White Box. Especially the 'D-Shaped Pastie'. So underconfident are those that make it that they only describe it's shape rather than what might lurk inside it! (Don't get me started on the 'Vegetable Lattice' :uhoh:)

'Steak' pies could be considered 'southern', hence are probably from cheap cuts of beefsteak.

Whereas 'meat' pies are probably 'northern', containing nothing but horns, ears, tails, testicles, hooves and ar$eholes.

Genuine Jock pies should at least have lamb or mutton mince in them - did you mean 'mice' or 'mince', PN...:\ But they also oozed so much lard that they would probably explode if exposed to 100% oxygen...:eek:

Good Lord! No wonder my ancestors immigrated the New World, and for the of me one can hardly find an "English" restaurant outside GB.

Enjoy your comfort food.

BEagle, for once I meant MOUSE as at least one was recorded.

I can feel my arteries hardening just reading this. That said, Fraser Bros on the High Street in Forres did a good Jock pie that was infused with extra lard.

Greggs do them and I think M&S used too

BTW see

Pierate - Pie Reviews: What Makes The Best Scotch Pie?

The Scotch Pie Club

However, unfortunately since the old ticker through a wobbly, pies are off the menu

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Murdochs Butchers & Fraser Bros in Forres are currently viing for the World Jock Pie Champion, I must say Murdochs Jock Pies are awesome.:D

Always good to soak up the booze and luckily available hot from the baker's oven just as the Mosset 'night-club' finished (or Jo Spanners for those sampling the bright lights of Elgin!). Think the bakers used to enjoy seeing what the lasses were wearing while they queued up for their pies (no comment needed from any Air Engs....)

Both pies were on sale further south than where you were based though, Beagle.

In W. Germany, too.

Aussie Pies come top for disgusting smell though.

Redolent of horse farts and latrine canvas.

Deep frozen they make good clay pigeon substitutes.

Largs in the seventies - returning from late trip - stop by Anderson's Bakery for a couple of freshly baked pies to ensure a welcome home.
Local pubs and restaurants complained to the licensing committee because Anderson's retail licence didn't extend to midnight :*

ISTR a certain 120 Crew using them as practice DCs' on the towed target in the Moray Firth. 50/50, No Line!

Morrison's supermarkets sell scotch pies baked in-house and very nice to.

ShyTorque said Sir Terry Pratchett's character "Cut My Own Throat" Dibbler stocked "meat" pies and the much more expensive "named meat" pies...

The excellent Jockistani chip shop close to Leuchars always used to ensure that their 'scotch pies' were served piping hot....

...by the simple expedient of dunking them in the deep fat fryer for a few moments!

:hmm: