tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27523184.post7280771532566899284..comments2024-01-04T20:25:07.782+00:00Comments on Retirement Rocks: Please Sir, I Want Some More........Silverbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05291532400330204120noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27523184.post-63756560698454937642009-02-27T23:39:00.000+00:002009-02-27T23:39:00.000+00:00Aaah ... I used to love good porridge! With a litt...Aaah ... I used to love good porridge! With a little brown sugar on top and a bit of cold milk to bring the temperature down to edible. Mmmmm!<BR/><BR/>I do like potato pancakes, too, which look exactly the same as the potato bread in the picture. I think one of the problems these days is the variety of potato they use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27523184.post-10301320008699747052009-02-27T21:26:00.000+00:002009-02-27T21:26:00.000+00:00My school was/is in N. Ireland, Dylan, and Ulster/...My school was/is in N. Ireland, Dylan, and Ulster/Irish potato bread is called fadge. One of many words which I think are unique to the region.Silverbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291532400330204120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27523184.post-14112796204325160112009-02-27T19:58:00.000+00:002009-02-27T19:58:00.000+00:00That is the first time I have ever in my life seen...That is the first time I have ever in my life seen the word 'fadge'. Was that your school's made-up name for potato bread, or do folk on the wrong side of the Pennines actually call it that?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27523184.post-30111128178407985922009-02-26T18:37:00.000+00:002009-02-26T18:37:00.000+00:00All that school-dinner table-leader stuff was, and...All that school-dinner table-leader stuff was, and is, a complete mystery to me as I lived so near the school that I always came home for lunch (the Meal Formerly Known as Dinner). I love porridge though and I love potato bread too but I'd never heard the term "fadge" until I heard you use it. I always enjoy these stories from your past, more please.Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469075813149239051noreply@blogger.com