Pasty Time

Magicman · August 22, 2012, 01:25:55 PM

OK, the Pig Roast is all about eating, so eating the local food is part of the trip. While visiting the Masonic Lodge in Harrison, I found out the the Masons there make and sell Pasties as their fundraiser to sponsor their scholarship program. They sell beef and chicken Pasties, so we bought both, and filled the freezer in the RV.

Pasties are a meat pie similar to Pot Pies, but are folded over, instead of a pie shell and top. Along with the meat, there is diced potato, carrot, and rutabaga. Well, I do not care for "rutabegger", but that is just part of Pasties, so I just eat it all, and it is very good.

Fresh out of the oven.

OK, so I like gravy with my Pasty.

This picture is without a flash and shows the ingredients very well.

clww · August 22, 2012, 01:28:44 PM

Looks great on that new counter top, Lynn.

Magicman · August 22, 2012, 01:32:37 PM

That brought an instant smile on my face.

Due to some gentle persuasion, I edited and removed the "ie" and replaced it with a "y".

Norm · August 22, 2012, 02:08:41 PM

Looks pretty darn good to me too!

I'd eat gravy on everything if I could....stupid calories. :D

chevytaHOE5674 · August 22, 2012, 03:54:40 PM

I can tell you were introduced to them south of the bridge as gravy is a troll thing :D. Most Yoopers eat them plain or with catsup. Thursday night is our "traditional" pasty night around here, so I can tell you what is for dinner tomorrow.

Buck · August 22, 2012, 04:03:13 PM

Those look good!

Ironwood · August 22, 2012, 05:44:53 PM

I am still teasing my wife on the "ie", y thing......and I still pronounce it MY way ;D

Ironwood

Chris Burchfield · August 22, 2012, 06:50:38 PM

Norm, gravy is the food of life. Coffee is for those who need it thinned out a bit. :D :D :D

sandhills · August 22, 2012, 11:18:40 PM

Magic that looks great! But, uhm, I don't see the grits ???

LeeB · August 23, 2012, 01:54:53 AM

And here I thought a pasty was something from the old burlesque days. :D

Dodgy Loner · August 23, 2012, 06:40:44 PM

Quote from: LeeB on August 23, 2012, 01:54:53 AM
And here I thought a pasty was something from the old burlesque days. :D

Shortly after crossing into the U.P. during our recent trip through Michigan, we saw a sign at a gas station that said "Gram's Pasties". Dad and I were both pretty sure we didn't want to stop there :D

We did drop by a pasty joint in Munising and it was not bad. I still prefer a plain ole chicken pot pie, though

Shotgun · August 23, 2012, 06:45:20 PM

Dodgy

You need to get a good pasty. Not all pasties are good pasties.

Norm

chevytaHOE5674 · August 23, 2012, 07:27:34 PM

Quote from: Shotgun on August 23, 2012, 06:45:20 PM
Not all pasties are good pasties.

Norm

Ain't that the truth. And a "good" pasty is all up to the individual eater. Some like a bland pasty and some like one with a little more spice and kick to it. There is differences in the crust, some are dry and flaky others are moist and firm.

Personally if your in the western UP there is no better pasty then one from Henry's Inn in Rockland, Mi. But others find them too spicy, theres also a pasty joint in Iron River, Mi that has a decent pasty tho it is on the blander side of the scale.

Norm · August 23, 2012, 07:33:22 PM

That's interesting you eat them with ketchup. Maybe even above gravy I like ketchup on almost everything!

LOGDOG · August 23, 2012, 08:28:43 PM

Yep those pasties look pretty good. I like ketchup on mine vs. gravy but I wouldn't turn my nose up at gravy either. I saw something the other day that some here may be interested in. It's a folding tool for making empanadas. Empanadas are basically just like a pasty. Mom used to make big batches of pasties and freeze them on cookie sheets so that all we had to do is put however many we needed for dinner on a cookie sheet in the oven and then maybe some sides. This folder would come in handy if you wanted to make up a big batch.

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=10498.0
Reply #9.

Down here we have Natchitoches Meat Pies. You can Google it. I'm friends with the owner of the company. It's a spicier version of the pasty with a finer grind of meat and no big chinks of vegetables. I'll take a pasty over a meat pie any day but that's probably my WI heritage showing through.

Jeff · August 23, 2012, 08:41:17 PM

I actually don't care for those Harrison Pasties. One year we did have honest to goodness western U.P. pasties here at the pig roast on the Friday night before. Chet and the Wax Lady sent them down. I can guarantee, they know what a good pasty is.

I'd heard that in the west end, in the mining communities, that a good pasty crust was one that could be caught intact when dropped down a 100 foot shaft so it could then be heated on a shovel.

Bill Gaiche · August 23, 2012, 08:53:21 PM

Looks good MM. Did we ever get an update on the kitchen project? bg

Bill Gaiche · August 23, 2012, 09:06:42 PM

Never mind MM about the follow up. I just spotted it. Looks great. Man those bisquits,eggs, bacon, sausage and grits are really gona be good comming from that new makeover. bg

DR Buck · August 23, 2012, 09:08:09 PM

Quote from: Dodgy Loner on August 23, 2012, 06:40:44 PM
Quote from: LeeB on August 23, 2012, 01:54:53 AM
And here I thought a pasty was something from the old burlesque days. :D

Shortly after crossing into the U.P. during our recent trip through Michigan, we saw a sign at a gas station that said "Gram's Pasties". Dad and I were both pretty sure we didn't want to stop there :D

We did drop by a pasty joint in Munising and it was not bad. I still prefer a plain ole chicken pot pie, though

I agree with your thinking. I opened this thread expecting to read something similar to the lunchtime trips we made to the base club when I was on active duty in the early 70s.

Dodgy Loner · August 23, 2012, 09:14:13 PM

Quote from: Shotgun on August 23, 2012, 06:45:20 PM
Dodgy

You need to get a good pasty. Not all pasties are good pasties.

Norm

We ate at Muldoon's, which was highly rated, but that was probably by a bunch of tourists, so who knows if the locals actually eat there. I would prefer a spicier pasty - the ones we had were pretty bland. I shoulda used ketchup!

tyb525 · August 23, 2012, 09:41:52 PM

Mmm boy that looks good with the gravy!! Never had one but I do love pot pies

chevytaHOE5674 · August 23, 2012, 09:43:10 PM

Quote from: Jeff on August 23, 2012, 08:41:17 PM
I'd heard that in the west end, in the mining communities, that a good pasty crust was one that could be caught intact when dropped down a 100 foot shaft so it could then be heated on a shovel.

I've heard that too, and unfortunately many of the pasty's that you buy wouldn't hold up to being dropped 10 feet let alone 100.

WDH · August 23, 2012, 09:51:48 PM

I have had the meat pies in Natichitoches, LA and I have had meat pies in Tumut, Austraila. Now, it will soon be time for me to have a UP pasty (pastie). That is on the agenda post-Pig Roast next year. A man has to experience life.

Jeff · August 23, 2012, 10:20:16 PM

Quote from: WDH on August 23, 2012, 09:51:48 PM
I have had the meat pies in Natichitoches, LA and I have had meat pies in Tumut, Austraila. Now, it will soon be time for me to have a UP pasty (pastie). That is on the agenda post-Pig Roast next year. A man has to experience life.

Its about time! Are you going with me to the cabin for a day or two or three?