Cornish Pasty’s

[Kate Ellery]

I live in an area where many immigrated to in 1860 ~ from Cornwall UK to, work in an very arid / area with no fresh water for 80 kms

The main diet of many of the new ….residents was the Cornish Pasty ….it was traditionally made with the join / rolled edge on the top so miners had a “ handle to hang onto with their dirty hands to eat the pasty , which was at times made as a main meal and a desert all in one package ….so to speak ..desert one end …meat and veggies the other ( the miners would dispose of the top roll after eating the contents, as it would be to dirty to eat )

Al tho mining ceased well over a hundred years ago …the tradition of the pasty has never lost its popularity .

Every other year there is a huge 10 day celebration of the Cornish history with the towns swelling with an estimated 20.000 visitors .( many come from Cornwall UK each and every year )

it been roughly estimated 30. 000 pasties are made and sold in that time

The tradition is very strong about what the contents of the party should be …..no adding veggies that are lingering …..in the fridge …it’s just not the correct …no way …you’d be just about hung at sundown …for even suggesting any other ingredients ….be put into a pasty ….

 

[Ken Anderson]

I grew up in an area where Cornish immigrants came to work in the copper mines - the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where the Upper Peninsula pasty has always been a local favorite, which probably picked up Swedish and Norwegian influences along the way.

 

[Kate Ellery]

Think @John Brunner mentioned he had some sort of connection to Cornish history as well .



Both hubs and My G G Grandparents….are buried in the local cemetery which we were both unaware of till we had our DNA ‘s done
so it’s possible both our GG P knew each other ( they all died around the same time )
The town I live close to , has an extensive family history centre and they even told us the names of the ship our ancestors arrived in South Aust on and dates of arrival in ….Port Adelaide ….a suburb of Adelaide @Ken Anderson

 

[Ken Anderson]

Interesting. Different sides of the world, and we both have a tradition involving the Cornish pasty. I grew up thinking they were strictly an Upper Peninsula thing, and didn't learn until much later that they originated in Cornwall, England.

When I was a kid, they didn't serve them in restaurants, but nearly every family had a pasty recipe. Now, people buy them from bakeries or order them in restaurants.