Hope the Welsh contingent are having a good, if somewhat snowy, one. Made this batch of Welsh cakes with my daughter yesterday - a dangerously addictive way to consume quantities of lard. Mmmmm.
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Diolch yn fawr iawn, Kevin & Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus I pawb.
We are indeed having a Saint David’s Snowday as my daughters’ school is closed along with my local train station. My younger daughter is attempting to bake Welsh Cakes for the first time but we do have shop ones as standby. There are also three vases of daffodils around the house.
You’ll all know that we Welsh don’t like to bang on but, if nothing else, we indisputably have the best anthem (this being a particularly wonderful version) and flag in the world ;
Last edited by Ray de Galles; 01-03-2018, 13:18.
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According to Saint David's wiki,
The Monastic Rule of David prescribed that monks...must drink only water and eat only bread with salt and herbs
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I didn't have a Welsh cake until my forties. Made some last night for work - they went down well but to be fair our canteen here is shite.
Celebration St. David's Day dinner for 12 tonight at the local (Nairobi) vegetarian Lebanese restaurant.
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Originally posted by Ray de Galles View PostDiolch yn fawr iawn, Kevin & Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus I pawb.
We are indeed having a Saint David’s Snowday as my daughters’ school is closed along with my local train station. My younger daughter is attempting to bake Welsh Cakes for the first time but we do have shop ones as standby. There are also three vases of daffodils around the house.
You’ll all know that we Welsh don’t like to bang on but, if nothing else, we indisputably have the best anthem (this being a particularly wonderful version) and flag in the world ;
Third at best.
After Russia and France.
(and even then it's a bronze medal play-off with the Germans)
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Originally posted by Ray de Galles View PostI had some Welsh Cakes from Cardiff Indoor Market a while back with lemon curd or coconut in them as opposed to raisins, lush. Though Welsh Cakes are one of the things raisins are good in.
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Diolch yn fawr iawn i bawb. I have been lax on both Welsh cakes and daffodils this year for a variety of reasons including the weather. I did force my children to try and learn "Dydd Dewi Sant Hapus" which is how I have always said it.
Cardiff indoor market is excellent and started my love of indoor markets. Ray and I's mother had a cousin who owned an electrical stall upstairs there and I associate it with faggots, chips, peas and gravy from the cafe rather than Welsh cakes, truth be told.
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Originally posted by Guy Profumo View PostHadaway and shite man.
Third at best.
After Russia and France.
(and even then it's a bronze medal play-off with the Germans)Last edited by Ray de Galles; 01-03-2018, 17:33.
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Whenever I see Welsh cakes (which, admittedly, isn't very often these days), I think of my maternal grandfather's funeral, which took place shortly after Ray Houghton had killed him.
Just after the vicar had finished a eulogy that began with the words "treibeis's maternal grandfather. What can I say about treibeis's maternal grandfather, eh? Well, he loved doing crossword puzzles" and just before the coffin disappeared behind the curtain, Great Aunt Enid, who'd been a bit weepy all day even though she couldn't abide her recently-deceased brother-in-law, wailed, "Our Malcolm! Our Malcolm! I'VE ONLY BEEN AND FORGOT THE BLEDDY WELSH CAKES!"
My sister and I then received a sharp rebuke for "giggling like a pair of bleddy big girl's blouses" from some elderly relative we'd never seen before.
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Originally posted by Benjm View PostMay your dragons sleep soundly in your boilers, this chilly national day.
Welsh cakes are another on the long list of baked goods ruined by dried fruit.
March the first is a clash with bastarding world book day this year. We went with the simple option for that of just printing out a Golden Ticket and sending the boy to school as Charlie Bucket. Roald Dahl was of course Cardiff-born, so that's a neat link for today too.
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Originally posted by treibeis View PostWhenever I see Welsh cakes (which, admittedly, isn't very often these days), I think of my maternal grandfather's funeral, which took place shortly after Ray Houghton had killed him.
Just after the vicar had finished a eulogy that began with the words "treibeis's maternal grandfather. What can I say about treibeis's maternal grandfather, eh? Well, he loved doing crossword puzzles" and just before the coffin disappeared behind the curtain, Great Aunt Enid, who'd been a bit weepy all day even though she couldn't abide her recently-deceased brother-in-law, wailed, "Our Malcolm! Our Malcolm! I'VE ONLY BEEN AND FORGOT THE BLEDDY WELSH CAKES!"
My sister and I then received a sharp rebuke for "giggling like a pair of bleddy big girl's blouses" from some elderly relative we'd never seen before.
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Originally posted by Kevin S View PostHow did Ray Houghton kill your grandfather?
My maternal grandfather was found the following day in bed, fully clothed and still clutching the bottle of whisky, but as dead as dead could be.
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