Anglophile Friday - Favorite Photos of England

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Milk bottle outside a door in Askrigg

on a rainy day in North Yorkshire

I've decided that although most of my England photos have already been used in my blog posts, I have some newer readers who may not have seen them. And of course, going through my photos again brings back wonderful memories of the great times we had visiting England. So yes, this is probably an entirely selfish motive. But anyway, Fridays, at least for a while, will be designated as 'Anglophile Friday - Favorite Photos of England' here on Cranberry Morning. One by one, my favorite England photos will be shown here. I  hope I won't be the only one enjoying them. Thanks for indulging me. :-)

The photo above was taken in 2004. I wonder if milk is still delivered to the door in Askrigg. I hope so.

Well...

Since I started this blog post, I have found out that yes, indeed, milk is still delivered to the door.

From the website of Stony End Luxury Bed and Breakfast Accommodation, this line:

'Our milk comes from Allen Kirkbride in Askrigg, he milks his own cows and delivers our milk daily.'

And in case you'd like to see their menu (I couldn't help browsing their website,) here it is.

Main Courses

Yorkshire Dales Breakfast
Baked Egg in Mushroom Tartlet with Blue Wensleydale Cheese
Devilled Lambs Kidneys with Grilled Tomatoes
Scrambled Egg & Home Oak Smoked Trout
Home Oak Smoked Trout with Boiled Egg and Capers
Eggs Benedict with Smoked Trout or Ham
Home Oak Smoked Trout Kedgeree
Oak Smoked Haddock & Poached Eggs
Dales Trout Fillet in Oatmeal with Creamed Horseradish
Dales Trout Fishcake served with Bacon, Grilled Tomato and a spicy Tomato Sauce
Locally Smoked Kippers with Grilled Tomato
Wensleydale Cheese with Grapes & Celery, Stoney End Apple Chutney & Oaten Biscuits
Two Boiled Eggs with Marmite Soldiers
We also offer Omelettes with a filling of your choice

(Kevin loves English breakfasts!)

I thought Marmite sounded like a type of plastic, but happy to find out that it is some sort of yeast food item that one evidently spreads on toast. Toast 'soldiers,' that is, aka toast sticks.  So then I had to browse the internet to show you  a photo of toast soldiers.  Here's one from ifood.tv -

 Ewwwwwww!!!

I can tell you right now, before I've even tasted Marmite, that I prefer my toast soldiers with Marmite, rather than runny egg yolk. Check this out, the Marmite website. It'll give you a better idea of how people in the UK feel about Marmite. Who knew!

And now (looking back at that menu) I can see that this is going to lead me to another post about the Wensleydale Creamery. It's a fabulous place with amazing cheeses. But then, how could you not like something that has the Wallace and Gromit seal of approval?  

But that's for another time.

'Say cheese, Gromit.'

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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