Voldy Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I remember the 'Pikelet-man' used to come round with his large basket and ringing his hand bell in the 40's, you had to be quick before he sold out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natonstan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 God I miss dripping, my grandparents still eat it often, I'm now 22 but I grew up on it thanks to my grandparents...now I live in America so they wouldn't have a clue what it is here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptoad Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 My other half swears that her doctor's waiting room has a small cafe in it that sells bread/toast and dripping. Thinking about it, we should ask the mods to delete this thread, before some hipster whizz-kid sees it and decides to open a dripping restaurant. Can you imagine it? A smear of dripping on a 2"x2" piece of artisan bread served in a steel worker's boot £25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 My other half swears that her doctor's waiting room has a small cafe in it that sells bread/toast and dripping. Thinking about it, we should ask the mods to delete this thread, before some hipster whizz-kid sees it and decides to open a dripping restaurant. Can you imagine it? A smear of dripping on a 2"x2" piece of artisan bread served in a steel worker's boot £25. 'Steel Worker's Boot' ? That's a great name for Sheffield pub, or a cocktail !..... (Sheffield pubs... remember them ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishall Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Can anyone remember mutton dripping? Used to eat mutton often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trastrick Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I remember the 'Pikelet-man' used to come round with his large basket and ringing his hand bell in the 40's, you had to be quick before he sold out! Pikelets were a thin concoction you spread with whatever. Then there were the other smaller thicker things you could buy at the same time. I think they are called crumpets here, but what the hell did we used to call them? Please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TORONTONY Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Pikelets were a thin concoction you spread with whatever. Then there were the other smaller thicker things you could buy at the same time. I think they are called crumpets here, but what the hell did we used to call them? Please? The smaller thicker ones were the pikelets, the bigger diameter , thinner one's were Oatcakes, if my memory serves me correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voldy Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Yes TORONTONY I agree with your description, at least that was my parents understanding also, both of them Sheffield born and bred in the first half of the 20th century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) The smaller thicker ones were the pikelets, the bigger diameter , thinner one's were Oatcakes, if my memory serves me correctly. Yes Mr.T. I think Oatcakes had slightly somewhat different ingredients to 'Pikelets' and they could be at 'toasting' fork length on an open fire but the oatcakes with difficulty as they were floppier and perhaps a 7" diameter? Edited April 1, 2016 by stpetre Add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trastrick Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 The smaller thicker ones were the pikelets, the bigger diameter , thinner one's were Oatcakes, if my memory serves me correctly. Thanks, but I'm sure we had another name for them. Any Heeley Duffems here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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