Comments on: homity pie http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/homity-pie/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:41:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Stonehead http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/homity-pie/#comment-995 Stonehead Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:41:29 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=297#comment-995 Sweat a peeled and sliced onion in butter in a large pan. When the onion is translucent, stir in slices of apple (a tart green one works well), a couple of good pinches of caraway seed, and about half a shredded cabbage. Stir well, turn the heat down really low, pop the lid on the pan and leave for 20-30 minutes. Shake from time to time to prevent the cabbage sticking (don't remove the lid and stir or you lose valuable steam). Serve with pork (chops, sausages, roasts etc) and mashed potatoes. This was our dinner tonight, with pork chops. Mmmmm... Sweat a peeled and sliced onion in butter in a large pan. When the onion is translucent, stir in slices of apple (a tart green one works well), a couple of good pinches of caraway seed, and about half a shredded cabbage. Stir well, turn the heat down really low, pop the lid on the pan and leave for 20-30 minutes. Shake from time to time to prevent the cabbage sticking (don’t remove the lid and stir or you lose valuable steam). Serve with pork (chops, sausages, roasts etc) and mashed potatoes.

This was our dinner tonight, with pork chops. Mmmmm…

]]> By: colouritgreen http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/homity-pie/#comment-979 colouritgreen Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:00:27 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=297#comment-979 It's nice when you make sense of these 'oddities' from books etc - Try the homity pie, it is good! Derbyshire is not that close to us, although himself used to work there - nice area. Thanks for the cabbage suggestions - we still have lots of cabbage coming in, but luckily are still enjoying it! It’s nice when you make sense of these ‘oddities’ from books etc – Try the homity pie, it is good!
Derbyshire is not that close to us, although himself used to work there – nice area.
Thanks for the cabbage suggestions – we still have lots of cabbage coming in, but luckily are still enjoying it!

]]> By: australorp http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/homity-pie/#comment-977 australorp Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:23:06 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=297#comment-977 Raw cabbage is deliciously peppery sweet. yum. But I do microwave it with a bit of butter and make a meal with just cornbread, hot and crusty (no flour, no sugar, just yellow cornmeal, egg, salt, buttermilk, baking soda). I also include cabbage in a couple of rice combinations. One is called Hoppin' John (reason unknown to me): sauteed onion and bell pepper with cooked black-eyed peas (canned is good), with chopped cabbage steamed on top of the simmering peas; the whole mixed with cooked rice. Another is cabbage rolls without the rolling: loosely fried ground chuck with onion and bell pepper, canned diced and seasoned tomatoes (italian seasoning), chopped cabbage (again steamed on simmering meat and tomatoes with liquid), the whole mixed with cooked rice. I often now add chopped eggplant, and skip the beef, also can use bulk sausage. I was googling homity pie because it is mentioned in a Stephen Booth mystery I am reading, Scared to Live, set in Derbyshire (?), Bonsall Hollow, Peak District, Matlock Bath, Via Gellia, tufa cottage (also googled). Love being able to find out all these British oddities mentioned in the books I'm reading. from south Louisiana, USA Raw cabbage is deliciously peppery sweet. yum. But I do microwave it with a bit of butter and make a meal with just cornbread, hot and crusty (no flour, no sugar, just yellow cornmeal, egg, salt, buttermilk, baking soda). I also include cabbage in a couple of rice combinations.

One is called Hoppin’ John (reason unknown to me): sauteed onion and bell pepper with cooked black-eyed peas (canned is good), with chopped cabbage steamed on top of the simmering peas; the whole mixed with cooked rice.

Another is cabbage rolls without the rolling: loosely fried ground chuck with onion and bell pepper, canned diced and seasoned tomatoes (italian seasoning), chopped cabbage (again steamed on simmering meat and tomatoes with liquid), the whole mixed with cooked rice. I often now add chopped eggplant, and skip the beef, also can use bulk sausage.

I was googling homity pie because it is mentioned in a Stephen Booth mystery I am reading, Scared to Live, set in Derbyshire (?), Bonsall Hollow, Peak District, Matlock Bath, Via Gellia, tufa cottage (also googled). Love being able to find out all these British oddities mentioned in the books I’m reading.

from south Louisiana, USA

]]> By: colouritgreen http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/homity-pie/#comment-876 colouritgreen Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:37:35 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=297#comment-876 that's funny. I have the new cranks book (well its probably been updated several times since) - and would rather have the old one.. had to make up the recipe from memory of having eaten nice homity pie. seems to work. don't think I'll mention the 'vomity' name to my son though... that’s funny.

I have the new cranks book (well its probably been updated several times since) – and would rather have the old one.. had to make up the recipe from memory of having eaten nice homity pie. seems to work.

don’t think I’ll mention the ‘vomity’ name to my son though…

]]> By: kate http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/homity-pie/#comment-875 kate Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:15:27 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=297#comment-875 I also have the original Cranks book, and use their original Homity pie recipe, the only difference I make one large pie rather than the smaller ones they recommend. It tastes really yummy cold, but now the boys are growing up (as are their appetities) we rarely have any homity left overs. When my eldest son was younger he thought it was called 'Vomity pie' and refused point blank to even try it! Fortunately he has got over that mistaken identity :) I also have the original Cranks book, and use their original Homity pie recipe, the only difference I make one large pie rather than the smaller ones they recommend.

It tastes really yummy cold, but now the boys are growing up (as are their appetities) we rarely have any homity left overs.
When my eldest son was younger he thought it was called ‘Vomity pie’ and refused point blank to even try it!

Fortunately he has got over that mistaken identity :)

]]> By: colouritgreen http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/homity-pie/#comment-868 colouritgreen Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:01:31 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=297#comment-868 as far as I know, grits is a porridge made from coursely ground sweetcorn. But I have never tried it. as far as I know, grits is a porridge made from coursely ground sweetcorn. But I have never tried it.

]]> By: Jon in France http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/homity-pie/#comment-867 Jon in France Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:52:24 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=297#comment-867 So THAT'S what homity pie is. I kept meaning to look it up every time I heard about it but never remembered when I had the WWW in front of me. Don't suppose you know what "grits" are do you? So THAT’S what homity pie is. I kept meaning to look it up every time I heard about it but never remembered when I had the WWW in front of me.

Don’t suppose you know what “grits” are do you?

]]> By: colouritgreen http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/homity-pie/#comment-866 colouritgreen Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:55:10 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=297#comment-866 thanks Sharon thanks Sharon

]]> By: Sharon J http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/homity-pie/#comment-864 Sharon J Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:09:13 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=297#comment-864 Your recipe sounds delicious. I've already printed it off and will definitely be using it some time soon :) Sharon J Your recipe sounds delicious. I’ve already printed it off and will definitely be using it some time soon :)

Sharon J

]]> By: Rosie http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/homity-pie/#comment-862 Rosie Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:00:42 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=297#comment-862 I found this link when our cabbages started to come in thick and fast which you might find useful: http://www.cookitsimply.com/category-0020-01j54.html Also for cabbage just as a side veg I cook it quickly in just a couple of tablespoons of water and a knob of butter - simple and delicious. I found this link when our cabbages started to come in thick and fast which you might find useful:

http://www.cookitsimply.com/category-0020-01j54.html

Also for cabbage just as a side veg I cook it quickly in just a couple of tablespoons of water and a knob of butter – simple and delicious.

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