Category: Britain

Favorite British Pies

British pies are quite unique to the tastes of the citizens and usually not that easy on the arteries.  For instance a favorite traditional pie is a pork pie which consists of pork and pork jelly in a lard crust. It is normally eaten cold with tea.   Pork and Kidney Pies are a mixture of pork, kidneys, mushrooms, onions and beef stock. The mixture […]

The British Tea Cozy

The British tea cozy (or tea cozy) as it is known in Americas basically a coverlet for a teapot that is traditionally made of wool or cloth but in modern times might be made of other types of fabrics or materials as well.  The job of a tea cozy is to keep the teapot warm while the tea bag is brewing inside the pot.   […]