ploughman's lunch

songbird

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Jun 23, 2019, 12:39:38 PM6/23/19

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what's in yours?

songbird

Janet

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Jun 23, 2019, 12:56:40 PM6/23/19

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In article <vim4uf-...@anthive.com>, song...@anthive.com says...
>
> what's in yours?

Bread, cheese, pickled onion and/or chutney, and beer or cider.

Janet UK

GM

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Jun 23, 2019, 1:23:14 PM6/23/19

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songbird wrote:

> what's in yours?

Today, it's a big tossed salad, a BBQ p0rk sammich, and red razberries w/vanilla yogurt for the pud...

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itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Jun 23, 2019, 3:16:12 PM6/23/19

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On Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 11:39:38 AM UTC-5, songbird wrote:
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> what's in yours?
>

Nothing.

penm...@aol.com

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Jun 23, 2019, 5:57:08 PM6/23/19

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On June 23, 2019 songbird wrote:
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> what's in yours?

A zoftig kasha k'nish with Gulden's spicy brown and a Dr. Brown's
Cel-Ray

Julie Bove

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Jun 23, 2019, 8:17:00 PM6/23/19

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"songbird" <song...@anthive.com> wrote in message
news:vim4uf-...@anthive.com...
> what's in yours?

An apple, a piece of cheese and a bun.

penm...@aol.com

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Jun 23, 2019, 9:07:38 PM6/23/19

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Grab the gardeners buns! LOL

Gary

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Jun 24, 2019, 6:41:24 AM6/24/19

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He was asking about a "ploughman's lunch," not a regular lunch.

I've never had one unless this counts:
- tasty crackers (not plain ones)
- sliced sharp cheddar
- sliced apples

I like that occasionally.

penm...@aol.com

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Jun 24, 2019, 9:10:34 AM6/24/19

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A ploughman's lunch was typically a filled pastry but could consist of
anything that's easily carried by workmen and needs no
refrigeration... a k'nish qualifies.

songbird

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Jun 24, 2019, 7:15:41 PM6/24/19

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i came across the term when looking for something
else and thought it was interesting as i'd not
heard of it as a specific dish or tradition before.

crusty bread, cheese, pickled onions (i was reading
about onions), and ale. sounds pretty good to me.

songbird

graham

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Jun 25, 2019, 12:24:35 AM6/25/19

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For me it's just the 1st 3. Chutney ruins it IMO and these days pubs
seem to think that adding salad is OK. It bloody well isn't!!!

Cindy Hamilton

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Jun 25, 2019, 6:10:05 AM6/25/19

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Is it possible they're responding customer desire for a more well-rounded
meal?

Cindy Hamilton

graham

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Jun 25, 2019, 8:34:52 AM6/25/19

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I think so. However, pickles and salad just don't go together. Bread, a
piece of strong cheddar and a couple of pickled onions, with a pint of
beer, is a simple and classic combination.

Cindy Hamilton

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Jun 25, 2019, 10:49:29 AM6/25/19

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On Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 8:34:52 AM UTC-4, graham wrote:
> On 2019-06-25 4:10 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 12:24:35 AM UTC-4, graham wrote:
> >> On 2019-06-23 10:56 a.m., Janet wrote:
> >>> In article <vim4uf-...@anthive.com>, song...@anthive.com says...
> >>>>
> >>>> what's in yours?
> >>>
> >>> Bread, cheese, pickled onion and/or chutney, and beer or cider.
> >>>
> >>> Janet UK
> >>>
> >> For me it's just the 1st 3. Chutney ruins it IMO and these days pubs
> >> seem to think that adding salad is OK. It bloody well isn't!!!
> >
> > Is it possible they're responding customer desire for a more well-rounded
> > meal?
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> I think so. However, pickles and salad just don't go together.

Eat the salad first, then start in on everything else.

> Bread, a
> piece of strong cheddar and a couple of pickled onions, with a pint of
> beer, is a simple and classic combination.

But not, I fear, sufficient. If I have a lunch that lacks
vegetables, it is simply unsatisfying.

Cindy Hamilton

cshenk

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Jun 25, 2019, 5:42:02 PM6/25/19

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I believe you will find it is essentially any hearty home made type of
food you could take to the field with you in a bag or a 'lunch pail'
(which wasn't really a pail).

Hard boiled eggs would have been part of it if the chickens were laying
enough. Cured sausage might have been in there or a cured bit of salt
pork.

Julian Macassey

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Jun 25, 2019, 6:23:55 PM6/25/19

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A couple of pickled onions are vegetables.

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Cindy Hamilton

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Jun 26, 2019, 5:47:45 AM6/26/19

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On Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 6:23:55 PM UTC-4, Julian Macassey wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Jun 2019 07:49:25 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton <angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > On Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 8:34:52 AM UTC-4, graham wrote:
> >
> >> Bread, a
> >> piece of strong cheddar and a couple of pickled onions, with a pint of
> >> beer, is a simple and classic combination.
> >
> > But not, I fear, sufficient. If I have a lunch that lacks
> > vegetables, it is simply unsatisfying.
>
> A couple of pickled onions are vegetables.

Not nearly enough vegetables. If half (or more) of the meal
isn't vegetables, that's not enough for me.

Cindy Hamilton