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MillieF Feb 21st 2012 10:25 pm

Re: Pancake Day
 

Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 9914408)

In Leicester we called them cobs :thumbup:

You're from Leicester? That means you don't get cross but mardy! God the years are peeling away, yes many a day I had a cob for lunch.

iaink Feb 22nd 2012 12:35 am

Re: Pancake Day
 

Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 9914169)
You're welcome. But in Canada it's PANCAKES :thumbup:

With Maple Syrup:thumbsup:


One of lifes little luxuries of a weekend morning. With bacon. Yes, that crappy canadian streaky bacon (nice and crisp) that people also love to hate.

mandymoochops Feb 22nd 2012 3:25 am

Re: Pancake Day
 

Originally Posted by MillieF (Post 9914843)
You're from Leicester? That means you don't get cross but mardy! God the years are peeling away, yes many a day I had a cob for lunch.

Thats a word i've not used sinced being in Canada - other people in the UK didn't get it let alone Canadians lol.

From now on I shall use it lots and see if we can get people saying it over here :thumbup:

Piff Poff Feb 22nd 2012 12:04 pm

Re: Pancake Day
 

Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 9915231)
Thats a word i've not used sinced being in Canada - other people in the UK didn't get it let alone Canadians lol.

From now on I shall use it lots and see if we can get people saying it over here :thumbup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp1fQ51YZMM

Souvy Feb 23rd 2012 12:36 am

Re: Pancake Day
 

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 9914987)
With Maple Syrup:thumbsup:


One of lifes little luxuries of a weekend morning. With bacon. Yes, that crappy canadian streaky bacon (nice and crisp) that people also love to hate.

You mean strips of hardened pure fat?

iaink Feb 23rd 2012 12:40 am

Re: Pancake Day
 

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 9916843)
You mean strips of hardened pure fat?

No, (nearly) all the fat comes off, so its strips of hardened bacon flavour if you do it right.

Miss Clinique Feb 24th 2012 1:55 pm

Re: Pancake Day
 

Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 9914408)
Oh put a sock in it woman you're probably confused :rofl:

What does everyone call bread rolls then - thats a definite geographical speciality.

In Leicester we called them cobs :thumbup:

We call them cobs in Birmingham as well.


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