Cornish pasties and woods cops - first published January 2016.

I've read about Cornish pasties. ( No, dear husband, not those kind of pasties.)  These are meat pies (pasties NOT pastries ) that workers could hold in their hands and eat for a satisfying meal.  

     Having always wanted to try them, I was pleased to find a company in the U.P. that sells and ships them.  Now being a huge fan of Joseph Heywood's Wood Cop books, which are set in

 Michigan's Upper Peninsula, ( the U.P.) I know that at the turn of the last century many miners from Cornwall came to the U.S. and especially the U.P. so it would seem this would be a place that would know what a pasty should be.  

     The box just arrived by FedEx.  It's Thursday, about 1:00 and they were shipped Tuesday.  They were still cold and mostly frozen so I put 11 in the freezer and the 12th in the oven.  

frozen pasty - I didn't say they were pretty

      While I'm waiting on my lunch, let's go back to Joseph Heywood.  If you like things about the  woods and hunting and stuff, and you'd like to read about such things from the prospective of the game  warden...or woods cop...I highly recommend this series.  Lots of action. Lots of great dialog.  Lots of things about a part of the country I used to know nothing about.  He's not written any woods cop books lately and I miss his protagonist, Grady Service. However, he's now published 2 books in the Lute Bapcat series.  These are about the very first wildlife officers in Michigan.  Lute rode with Teddy Roosevelt in Cuba  and he was an orphan.  The latter being how he got his odd name; the former how he got his job.   But I won't spoil that in case you decide to try these.  The first one is.  Red Jacket.  Lute is a man's man. You'll actually come to like  him. 
    I like these books and I don't hunt or fish.  "Outside" is not someplace I want to be.  But a well written book can take me places I've never been, and teach me things I did not know.  I guess that's why I've always loved to read.  And now because of Heywood's books, and those of Steve Hamilton, I've developed a desire to visit the U.P. and eat Cornish pasties.

This was good!  The baking directions say serve with gravy, ketchup,etc.  I used Tabasco sauce and it was really good.  At 14 ounces it was a bit much for lunch so I'm saving half for supper.  Hey.  The better half is off working so I don't get fancy.  The crust was flaky and the filling was tasty...and filling.
Since I'm not selling anything, if you'd like a link to this company, PM  me on facebook or leave your info. in the comments.