Grandma's cooking

[Nibble]

I recently spent a few days with my dear Grandma, outstanding woman and still going very strong at 92, still does aquarobics, drives etc. This was 48 hrs cooking by her:

Roast pork, red cabbage and vinegar, mash, mushroom gravy.

2 bacon, 2 banger, 2 egg, black pudding, tomato, 2 slices of Holy Ghost.

Corned beef hash, mash, peas, gravy

Steak and kidney suet pudding, mash, swede, cabbages, carrots gravy

Custard tart, custard

2 bacon, 2 sausage, 2 egg, black pudding, fried slice.

Together with copious cups of tea and lemon drizzle cake.

My God! I'm still waiting for the shit to arrive, it's been 3 days. It's utterly remarkable how anyone could eat like that daily, as I say she is 91, slim and strong as a ox.

How did people do it?

 

[daveinprague]

I just spent a week with mine. Also 92. Lived in terror all week expecting the dreaded words 'ive a nice neck of lamb for supper'...shes frail as well. Supper? Im still recovering from breakfast! No clue how they do it.

 

[Nibble]

I just spent a week with mine. Also 92. Lived in terror all week expecting the dreaded words 'ive a nice neck of lamb for supper'...shes frail as well. Supper? Im still recovering from breakfast! No clue how they do it.

Ha! I hear you, discussing what you want for that night's dinner over breakfast! Bless them all!

 

[Rogero]

I recently spent a few days with my dear Grandma, outstanding woman and still going very strong at 92, still does aquarobics, drives etc. This was 48 hrs cooking by her:

Roast pork, red cabbage and vinegar, mash, mushroom gravy.

2 bacon, 2 banger, 2 egg, black pudding, tomato, 2 slices of Holy Ghost.

Corned beef hash, mash, peas, gravy

Steak and kidney suet pudding, mash, swede, cabbages, carrots gravy

Custard tart, custard

2 bacon, 2 sausage, 2 egg, black pudding, fried slice.

Together with copious cups of tea and lemon drizzle cake.

My God! I'm still waiting for the shit to arrive, it's been 3 days. It's utterly remarkable how anyone could eat like that daily, as I say she is 91, slim and strong as a ox.

How did people do it?

It's all in the jeans.!

 

[Wellesley]

I thought this was going to be a thread about the crematorium.

 

[Biscuit]

Grandma's always take an inexplicable joy in feeding their grandchildren huge meals.

My nan was an amazing cook, and thankfully passed on all she knew to my auntie. Although nothing's ever come close to her hungarian goulash!

 

[Hillian1]

I have vivid memories of being force fed Beef Dripping sandwiches.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I can't recall my grandparents eating anything too horrendous (thinking back to the tripe thread here). I do recall my granny made epic roast dinners. Her roast potatoes have never been bettered in my lifetime by any restaurant. Or by me.

Cruelly, she developed Alzheimer's in her final years, and when that kicked in, the once-anticipated roasts became more of a guessing game as to which food flavouring she'd put into the gravy, and which elements of the meal would actually be cooked and which weren't.

I prefer to look back at all the good days

 

[Nibble]

I can't recall my grandparents eating anything too horrendous (thinking back to the tripe thread here). I do recall my granny made epic roast dinners. Her roast potatoes have never been bettered in my lifetime by any restaurant. Or by me.

Cruelly, she developed Alzheimer's in her final years, and when that kicked in, the once-anticipated roasts became more of a guessing game as to which food flavouring she'd put into the gravy, and which elements of the meal would actually be cooked and which weren't.

I prefer to look back at all the good days

Roast roulette. Poor thing!

 

[Wrong-Direction]

She obviously doesn't follow the Albion, it takes years off you!

 

[daveinprague]

I have vivid memories of being force fed Beef Dripping sandwiches.

We used to get it when we got to school in N.London in the distant past...I used to love as I remember, but just couldnt now...

 

[sydney]

I recently spent a few days with my dear Grandma, outstanding woman and still going very strong at 92, still does aquarobics, drives etc. This was 48 hrs cooking by her:

Roast pork, red cabbage and vinegar, mash, mushroom gravy.

2 bacon, 2 banger, 2 egg, black pudding, tomato, 2 slices of Holy Ghost.

Corned beef hash, mash, peas, gravy

Steak and kidney suet pudding, mash, swede, cabbages, carrots gravy

Custard tart, custard

2 bacon, 2 sausage, 2 egg, black pudding, fried slice.

Together with copious cups of tea and lemon drizzle cake.

My God! I'm still waiting for the shit to arrive, it's been 3 days. It's utterly remarkable how anyone could eat like that daily, as I say she is 91, slim and strong as a ox.

How did people do it?

probably worked hard and walked everywhere , non smoker ,light drinker and has remains active with a positive outlook on life..?

does she like leather gear...

 

[Vegas Seagull]

I thought this was going to be a thread about the crematorium.

As you're on the subject, anyone recommend a good 'will writer' in central Brighton (not for me!)

 

[Nibble]

probably worked hard and walked everywhere , non smoker ,light drinker and has remains active with a positive outlook on life..?

does she like leather gear...

Ha! Yes.

 

[BensGrandad]

When I went to Holy Trinity School in Worthing my gran lived just down the road in Howard St so I visited every lunch/school dinner time and every day she made a suet pudding to go with the meat and veg or as a dessert covered in jam or syrup. It was fabulous, that and her baked suet puddings which she taught my wife to make.

During the winter she insisted I stop off on the way to school and she did me a slice of fried bread saying that kept the colds and germs off of my chest irrespective of having had porridge for breakfast at home.

 

[Nibble]

When I went to Holy Trinity School in Worthing my gran lived just down the road in Howard St so I visited every lunch/school dinner time and every day she made a suet pudding to go with the meat and veg or as a dessert covered in jam or syrup. It was fabulous, that and her baked suet puddings which she taught my wife to make.

During the winter she insisted I stop off on the way to school and she did me a slice of fried bread saying that kept the colds and germs off of my chest irrespective of having had porridge for breakfast at home.

Sounds rather lovely.

 

[skipper734]

When I went to Holy Trinity School in Worthing my gran lived just down the road in Howard St so I visited every lunch/school dinner time and every day she made a suet pudding to go with the meat and veg or as a dessert covered in jam or syrup. It was fabulous, that and her baked suet puddings which she taught my wife to make.

During the winter she insisted I stop off on the way to school and she did me a slice of fried bread saying that kept the colds and germs off of my chest irrespective of having had porridge for breakfast at home.

Suet pudding with the roast, was the norm in my Grandma's and my Mums house. Fried in the roasting tin with the joint and meat juices. Both my Mum's and Dad'd family are Brighton or Sussex back many generations, so where it comes from I have no idea nor did they. When you ask in different parts of the country people look at you a bit strange, it appears to be a culinary delight that most people have not heard of.
Have to go now just writing and thinking about it as set me off dribbling again'

 

[Norman Potting]

This thread brings back fond memories of Mrs.P's wee Scottish Grannie. I think on the first time I met her she produced tea and home made cake 30' prior to a full on roast dinner because she was worried I might be hungry.
Five children, a life of hard work in nursing (for which she got an MBE) and she lived pretty independently possessing a full set of marbles until shortly before her passing at 93 bless her.

 

[El Sid]

My grandma was one of the finest exponents of suet I have ever met.
Bacon roll, steak and kidney pudding, jam roly poly and treacle suet pudding all boiled in muslin cloth.

Trouble was she always had a fag hanging from her mouth and often dropped her ash in the gravy or custard.

 

[JCL - the new kid in town]

I recently spent a few days with my dear Grandma, outstanding woman and still going very strong at 92, still does aquarobics, drives etc. This was 48 hrs cooking by her:

Roast pork, red cabbage and vinegar, mash, mushroom gravy.

2 bacon, 2 banger, 2 egg, black pudding, tomato, 2 slices of Holy Ghost.

Corned beef hash, mash, peas, gravy

Steak and kidney suet pudding, mash, swede, cabbages, carrots gravy

Custard tart, custard

2 bacon, 2 sausage, 2 egg, black pudding, fried slice.

Together with copious cups of tea and lemon drizzle cake.

My God! I'm still waiting for the shit to arrive, it's been 3 days. It's utterly remarkable how anyone could eat like that daily, as I say she is 91, slim and strong as a ox.

How did people do it?

Sounds great, If you need a substitute for your next visit....