pastry

[Lusciouslush]

Such an interesting thread........who knew.....?!?!

Squirrels anyone..........???!?

[Lusciouslush]

can't think of the word - yes that's it - pelt...

Nooooooooooooooooooo - foggy day in Lush Towers - I meant to say..... 'Shot'....

[Gruney]

can't think of the word - yes that's it - pelt.

Pellets? That's what we called them.

[miss mouse]

Back in the day when Ma kept a ‘house goat’ it was just a case of walking Marsha a few hundred yards up the lane to visit the Misses Bamfields’ big hairy black billy.

Do they have to have a kid every year to keep up milk production?

[herbidacious]

Ha! You wouldn't understand why this thread was called 'pastry' if you went straight to page 3 of it!

I have had rabbit, but not for at least 45 years.

[miss mouse]

I am certain goats and rabbits and probably chickens take a keen interest in pastry.

Did someone ask about yoghurt pastry? I have used this recipe for a galette and it was very good except it doesn't look as though the yoghurt was used.

Pastry
110gm butter
185 gm plain flour
60 gm yog ( ! !! didn’t use)
50 ml cold water

More butter than I usually use.

[Suffs]

Back in the day when Ma kept a ‘house goat’ it was just a case of walking Marsha a few hundred yards up the lane to visit the Misses Bamfields’ big hairy black billy.

Do they have to have a kid every year to keep up milk production?

Most breeds of goats do yes … occasionally you’ll come across one that will stay in milk for longer (but it’ll be a reduced yield and probably poorer quality milk) but generally they need to be bred each year to produce a useful amount of milk.

There have been some strains of dairy goats developed that’ll milk a bit longer … however in my experience, most goat dairies are looking for good quality milk with a high percentage of milk solids in order to make cheese and yoghurt, and the quality of milk usually drops with extended lactations.

[scullion]

and some (golden guernseys) can be maiden milkers so don't really have to be taken to the billy.

[Ameew]

I’ve never tried goat at all . Not readily available down in Devon , though definitely would try it . I think if you’re a meat eater , you’ve got to give it a go .
Rabbits nice , but it’s not something I’d go out again and buy particularly .

[Badger's Mate]

Tandoori rabbit is nice

[Badger's Mate]

You don’t see farmed rabbits for sale nowadays. Years ago, when I lived with my dad, we used to have a different roast each Sunday; every 6 weeks or so we’d have rabbit roasted with pork strips and served with stuffing . Wild rabbits, being smaller and gamier, lend themselves to stews and (returning to topic ) pies. Slow cooking them first ensures they’re tender but the bones need attention as the ribs and kneecaps can be dentally lethal. Squiggles are quite fiddly in that regard.

[Suffs]

and some (golden guernseys) can be maiden milkers so don't really have to be taken to the billy.

They can … all goat breeds can … it’s probably happens a bit more often with GGs because of the small gene pool on the island from where they originated … I acquired one (a rescue) … it’s due to a hormone imbalance … (and can also occur in cattle, horses, sheep etc … even humans) but they don’t really produce enough for a commercial dairy and the lactation period is usually quite short. Ok perhaps for a small family but most goat keepers will try to breed from a maiden milker for an improved yield … however because of the hormone imbalance maiden milkers can be quite difficult to get into kid so it’s not really a trait to be desired.

[Lusciouslush]

I am certain goats and rabbits and probably chickens take a keen interest in pastry.

They most definitely do........!! Rabbits in particular are very skilled pastry makers & have won many awards, chickens fuss too much when making pastry so it ends up on the hard side but still very acceptable. Goats on the other hand, don't have enough patience at all & produce very poor pastry.

[scullion]

i knew a duck that was excellent at making pastry (- well, that's what my grandfather used to call my grandmother...).

[mistakened]

You don’t see farmed rabbits for sale nowadays

We can get rabbit in Cyprus, some people, especially out in the country keep them for the pot. Rabbit Stifado with Lemon is excellent.
To return to the subject of pastry, I think that my problem with pastry may be the flour, I shall retyrn to my original brand not a supermarket own brand

Moira

[Stokey Sue]

When I was a student, supermarkets sold frozen blocks of Chinese tame rabbit, I think everyone tried it once because cheap, but mostly it ended up as pet food. May have put a few people off rabbit

[Lusciouslush]

i knew a duck that was excellent at making pastry (- well, that's what my grandfather used to call my grandmother...).

Would that be around Staffordshire area? Duck(s)...Duckie....m'duck...... very much the vernacular around there.........

[WWordsworth]

And here...
Standard greeting is Ey up me duck.

As an immigrant I had to ask what it meant.

[scullion]

no, eastender!