• Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    But what the wonderfully pedantic Elizabeth David is saying is that this was a common term, even though etymologically incorrect because language evolves, and now it only exists in this form in Guernsey and the U.S.

    Her book is fantastic if you are a bread geek, maybe even if you aren’t , or you’re looking for interesting, often forgotten local breads.

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      8 months ago

      Yeah I have no problem with it being a common term, I just feel the need to point out it’s wrong hah. People say wrong things all the time colloquially, but they know it’s wrong.

      Calling a cottage pie a shepherd’s pie is worse though, along with calling a wind turbine a windmill.

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        8 months ago

        I will make a Windmill Pie and post it tomorrow. It will be very traditional with steak, lamb, kidney, and plenty of wind (I had beans today).

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          8 months ago

          I’m all for that. Make the cheese look like solar panels for added effect.