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4 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:I'm sure if we look back we can find proof of that! I know I used to drop the drippings over for her if I did a rib roast or roasted some rib bones.
My grandfather was from Scotland, not England but apparently drippings on bread was a great treat - the usual fare was jam on bread, also known as "a piece." His family lived above a shop and apparently he would stand on the street and yell up "Ma, throw me down an piece and one for Jimmy too."
3 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:I'm sure if we look back we can find proof of that! I know I used to drop the drippings over for her if I did a rib roast or roasted some rib bones.
My grandfather was from Scotland, not England but apparently drippings on bread was a great treat - the usual fare was jam on bread, also known as "a piece." His family lived above a shop and apparently he would stand on the street and yell up "Ma, throw me down and piece and one for Jimmy too."
