A couple of years ago we had family over from Belfast and Glasgow (stayed in hotels our house is tiny!), as always, we brought out a big pot of bread sauce. All 6 extra guests couldn't believe what they were seeing. Never heard of it, didnt really like it but were polite enough to say yum

Hope I'm correct in "assuming" a lot of you on this forum are north of Watford, I'm in the very deep south. Just wondering is bread sauce with Turkey at Christmas a thing in the north of England? or have you never heard of it until now? 

Hoping this thread is not patronising?

 

 

 

5 hours ago, Happy Feet said:

Just for the fun side side of things tasteful , instead of Cranberry sauce with your Turkey as anyone ever tried Winberrey or chuckleberry sauce , both red and very nice , I think they're possibly the same berry that grow wild in places like the moorlands of Shrewsbury , ie The Stiperstones , very nice .

Only really familiar with The Stiperstones from Malcolm Saville's  "Lone Pine" series along with the Long Mynd.

I do recall an outcrop called "Cranberry Rock" though and a quick 'google' has lead me to a whole new bunch of berries to investigate , as well as rekindling memories of some great reading , off to find the books again now , thanks for the memory jog ... 

https://www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/autumn-berries

As a family none of us particularly "like" turkey (we don't mind it), but if it weren't for tradition, cranberry and of course bread sauce, we wouldn't even bother with a turkey.

Anybody never had bread sauce/heard of it that "may" give it a go this year? - if so, forget home-made, buy a ready-made luxury one for £2.

PS "Moving into Summer" did you say Twoshoes? You ARE the Optimist!😅

All our Xmas plans have been postponed, not for any bad reasons , so just the 2 of us decided we're not going to bother with a Turkey and all the trimmings , gone for a Rib roast with YPs and a winter roast instead, cheese board & yes Xmas pudding creme brulee 1 big one to share , so no bread sauce for us this year 😭

Edited December 23, 20231 yr by Happy Feet

So then,

Who's never heard of bread sauce that tried bread sauce this Christmas. Anybody?

😀

Nope , but the Rib roast has finally been used up , Rib roast on Xmas day , Cold sandwiches with horseradish last night and the grand finally Chinese beef curry etc and the dogs , "Frankie & Koko ", got all the leftovers plus all the winter roast we couldn't manage , not a morsel wasted , and the Kids are now coming for the New Year instead , you should have seen the look on the faces of the dogs when we told them the good news , lol.

9 hours ago, Happy Feet said:

Nope , but the Rib roast has finally been used up , Rib roast on Xmas day , Cold sandwiches with horseradish last night and the grand finally Chinese beef curry etc and the dogs , "Frankie & Koko ", got all the leftovers plus all the winter roast we couldn't manage , not a morsel wasted , and the Kids are now coming for the New Year instead , you should have seen the look on the faces of the dogs when we told them the good news , lol.

Ha ha like wise, glad it went well Dave, at least your dogs have cool "dog" names our two are called Honey Bear and Cookie monster - named by the children of course!