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[green genie]

Stop at Gloucester services on way to Brizzle for the posh farm shop sausage rolls. Different class. Ridiculous prices but different class 

[ZiggyStardust]

16 hours ago, Sweep said:

What actually is the difference between a pie and a pasty? 

Old man told me a pie had two pieces of pastry, joined together, whilst a pastie was a sigle piece of pastry, folded together.

He may have been talking shite though.

[Traf]

2 hours ago, green genie said:

Stop at Gloucester services on way to Brizzle for the posh farm shop sausage rolls. Different class. Ridiculous prices but different class 

Yeah, same owners as Tebay.

[Leyther_Matt]

2 hours ago, ZiggyStardust said:

Old man told me a pie had two pieces of pastry, joined together, whilst a pastie was a sigle piece of pastry, folded together.

He may have been talking shite though.

Sounds pretty reasonable to me

Edited December 6, 2024 by Leyther_Matt

[little whitt]

8 hours ago, Zico said:

They've just opened a Greggs drive through near me, might go for lunch and do a taste test

one near me 24hr

Everything is bastard Cold 

unless you want a Bacon  or  Saug  Barm 

[little whitt]

8 hours ago, green genie said:

Stop at Gloucester services on way to Brizzle for the posh farm shop sausage rolls. Different class. Ridiculous prices but different class 

Breakfast are Amazing there Too

[frank_spencer]

22 hours ago, Sweep said:

I'm not sure price comes into it, you can pay loads or little for both  - I'm assume there is absolutely no difference, other than shape

Cornish pasties are massive, so yes, one pasty can be enough  -  if you're talking about those dogshit Carrs efforts, then no, you need about 3 of them

Had a Cornish pasty from Genie's neck of the woods once fucking thing could've fed a family of 4

 

[Sweep]

15 minutes ago, little whitt said:

one near me 24hr

Everything is bastard Cold 

unless you want a Bacon  or  Saug  Barm 

Gregs aren't allowed to sell hot food, that's how they keep the prices so low, as you have to pay VAT on hot food. If you get stuff that's just come out of the oven, then you do get hot, but that's all about luck/timing

 

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As there’s a tax which charges value-added tax (VAT) for hot takeaway food but not for food served cold or cool down, the bakery chain decided to bake fresh, and store for sale throughout the day.

A statement from Greggs explains: "We sell savouries that are freshly baked in our shop ovens, then put on a shelf to cool.

"We don't keep them in a heated environment, use heat-retaining packaging, or market them as hot because of this. 

 

[Sweep]

16 minutes ago, frank_spencer said:

Had a Cornish pasty from Genie's neck of the woods once fucking thing could've fed a family of 4

 

yep, it's weird as proper Cornish pasties are always whopping, but for some reason Northern ones are always minuscule (especially Carrs, who make the smallest pasties in the world)

[Tonge moor green jacket]

10 hours ago, Sweep said:

In my top five definitely, and I really have eaten some grim foodstuffs in my life. Liver can get in the bin as well

Liver is devil's food.

Kidney is decent though. Just cut out the tough bit.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

4 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Sounds pretty reasonable to me

I'll second that.

[Dr Faustus]

there was an old dear in Trafford Costco tother week, apparently one day only, but she was knocking out samples of different rolls and pies she made herself and was selling them frozen in boxes

sublime!!

one day between xmas and new year sorted with a little buffet; pastries, cheeses, whatever gammon left, and a fuck off bottle of port 

 

[Casino]

6 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Sounds pretty reasonable to me

Gotta say, id expect a wiganer to know

[Dr Faustus]

1 hour ago, Dr Faustus said:

there was an old dear in Trafford Costco tother week, apparently one day only, but she was knocking out samples of different rolls and pies she made herself and was selling them frozen in boxes

sublime!!

one day between xmas and new year sorted with a little buffet; pastries, cheeses, whatever gammon left, and a fuck off bottle of port 

 

https://www.theoriginalbaker.co.uk/pages/the-original-baker-origin-story
 

just checked the freezer… honestly recommended having them in- think it was about £20 for 10/11 items

[FrancisFogarty]

Been in the town centre today. That pound shop (World of Quid or whatever) is closed, WH Smith is closing  so that row behind the cenotaph now has that trainer shop, the bank and a couple of pop up/charity shops as far as I can make out.

The councilors can now stand at the town hall windows having a brew and jingling their change and looking out on what they have done.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Isn't that row going as part of the redevelopment?

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

3 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Isn't that row going as part of the redevelopment?

Yes

[crawshawbooth]

As a rule i dont "SHOP"

went into Bury  today because Bolton has no shops

bit of a revelation

ok some shops have gone but the Market , Millgate and the new posh bit was busy

Got to ask?

Which council got it right?

[bolty58]

4 hours ago, crawshawbooth said:

As a rule i dont "SHOP"

went into Bury  today because Bolton has no shops

bit of a revelation

ok some shops have gone but the Market , Millgate and the new posh bit was busy

Got to ask?

Which council got it right?

A learned individual into major construction I met through this site explained this to me some years ago. Developers approached a number of towns in the NW offering to completely modernise in return for long term lease arrangements. Bury accepted, Bolton didn't. He advised that the, errrr, Asian heritage gentlemen and ladies on the Bolton council voted against to protect 'their people' and their hold on town centre sites.

I can't comment on the veracity of this advice but, as one who visits infrequently, the degradation has been stark. Looking at the make up of the 'outlets' which remain, albeit fewer and further between, the explanation looks a sound one to me.

We should twin with Islamabad.

[MancWanderer]

On 01/12/2024 at 13:58, FrancisFogarty said:

We used to call in Hunters when we'd taken a swim group to the Jubile pool. I seem to remember they did cheese (and onion ?) potato cakes which were great.

Wow!! Tried the cheese and onion potato cake the other day. Great recommendation

[tomski]

Shopping is still for woofers 

[Traf]

1 hour ago, tomski said:

Shopping is still for woofers 

@Big E says he'll meet you on Middlebrook as usual later.

[frank_spencer]

3 hours ago, bolty58 said:

A learned individual into major construction I met through this site explained this to me some years ago. Developers approached a number of towns in the NW offering to completely modernise in return for long term lease arrangements. Bury accepted, Bolton didn't. He advised that the, errrr, Asian heritage gentlemen and ladies on the Bolton council voted against to protect 'their people' and their hold on town centre sites.

I can't comment on the veracity of this advice but, as one who visits infrequently, the degradation has been stark. Looking at the make up of the 'outlets' which remain, albeit fewer and further between, the explanation looks a sound one to me.

We should twin with Islamabad.

Utter bullshit.

Bury took the money and let the developers do what they wanted, Bolton was trying to coordinate developments across the whole town. Then the recession happened and no developers were spending anything.

There was no town centre sites to hold on to for those of any heritage.

 

[FrancisFogarty]

13 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Isn't that row going as part of the redevelopment?

All of that from there down to Manchester Road I’ve heard.

[tomski]

1 hour ago, Traf said:

@Big E says he'll meet you on Middlebrook as usual later.

He will and I won’t turn up as usual 😂