Lewis's Department Store

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 10:21 pm

fevlad wrote: chameleon wrote: fevlad wrote: Si wrote: Go on then...what's a "scuffler?" it's a kind of bread cakecommon in the pontefract/featherstone/wakefield area.usually triangular light and yeasty-the italians nicked it and called it a ciabattaperfect for having:potted dog, corned beef, drippin, flourescent orange cheese,chips.the next best thing is the morning rolls they have in Scotland. That's a new one on me even though I've visited the area quite a bit over the lkast few years, sounds like a very local thing, as far as terminology goes, did you live in Ponte Fevlad? no: I lived in fev My dad who before he had to give up because of dermatitis was a time served baker, he worked at firm called Ramsdens in Outwood and he used to call them scufflers. So it must be a Wakey thing too. Ramsdens used to deliver to shops in the old Wakefield Urban District.In Morley when I was a kid they were "plain teacakes" if they were small, if they were bigger they were "breadcakes." Teacakes with fruit were currant teacakes. I spend a lot of time in Lancashire these days. The small ones are "barms" and the big ones "bin lids" in Lancashire.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 10:32 pm

Trojan wrote: fevlad wrote: chameleon wrote: fevlad wrote: Si wrote: Go on then...what's a "scuffler?" it's a kind of bread cakecommon in the pontefract/featherstone/wakefield area.usually triangular light and yeasty-the italians nicked it and called it a ciabattaperfect for having:potted dog, corned beef, drippin, flourescent orange cheese,chips.the next best thing is the morning rolls they have in Scotland. That's a new one on me even though I've visited the area quite a bit over the lkast few years, sounds like a very local thing, as far as terminology goes, did you live in Ponte Fevlad? no: I lived in fev My dad who before he had to give up because of dermatitis was a time served baker, he worked at firm called Ramsdens in Outwood and he used to call them scufflers. So it must be a Wakey thing too. Ramsdens used to deliver to shops in the old Wakefield Urban District.In Morley when I was a kid they were "plain teacakes" if they were small, if they were bigger they were "breadcakes." Teacakes with fruit were currant teacakes. I spend a lot of time in Lancashire these days. The small ones are "barms" and the big ones "bin lids" in Lancashire. a plain teacake was a completely different beast to a scuffleris a bread cake the same as an oven bottom cake? Now those I like.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Wed 26 Mar, 2008 12:03 am

You can get scufflers up here in the north east. As well as stotties of course.What about large newcakes? A rather big breadcake.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Wed 26 Mar, 2008 12:54 am

Geordie-exile wrote: You can get scufflers up here in the north east. As well as stotties of course.What about large newcakes? A rather big breadcake. What about a ham sarnie with pease pudden on - the only place I've seen that in the uK is in the Chester le Street area.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Wed 26 Mar, 2008 12:57 am

Oh aye you can get that in any decent sarnie shop here. And all the supermarkets have pease pudding next to the cold meats at the deli. It's yeuch.

zip55 · Post by **zip55** » Wed 26 Mar, 2008 12:57 am

What about potato cakes? You used to be able to get them in the markets.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Wed 26 Mar, 2008 8:49 am

zip55 wrote: What about potato cakes? You used to be able to get them in the markets. there was a stall that siold only irish stuffthey had potato cakes, potato farls, potato scones-they all tasted the same to me.They did belting soda bread.some interesting stalls have sprung up on the market in the past couple of years. It's a shame the irish stall has disappeared thoigh.

Si · Post by Si » Wed 26 Mar, 2008 9:24 am

Geordie-exile wrote: You can get scufflers up here in the north east. As well as stotties of course.What about large newcakes? A rather big breadcake. Didn't they used to be called yestie-cakes?Scufflers sound nice. I also like Irish soda bread, white or brown.Bringing things back on thread - did Lewis's sell all these?!!!

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Wed 26 Mar, 2008 9:28 am

Si wrote: Geordie-exile wrote: You can get scufflers up here in the north east. As well as stotties of course.What about large newcakes? A rather big breadcake. Didn't they used to be called yestie-cakes?Scufflers sound nice. I also like Irish soda bread, white or brown.Bringing things back on thread - did Lewis's sell all these?!!! Probably not. The first time I saw papdums on sale in a shop was in Lewis's food hall, they were in a flat tin. They also used to sell Dutch Honey Cake - I always wanted to buy some but my Morley puritanical streak stopped me

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 26 Mar, 2008 10:40 am

Looking back over this and the earlier thread featuring Lewis's, I think, aside from Santa and Muffin, my eduring memory is that almost anything for everyday life could be purchased there, tiles to tables, curtains to carpets, general hardware, toys, hairdressing and cafe/restaurant, the food hall, of course, china and cutlery, clothing and footware, little if anything of questionable quality - all under one roof.Not something many stores can boast nowadays.