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[petethegreek]

Need to find out how 2 make 'pastichia'.

You know, those cakey thingy things u get at wdding reception?

Anyone?

Someone?

HELP!

[rotate]

Do you mean the good ones or the ones that I use to patch up my stone walls?

If its the building ones you want I'll ask the wife now, if its the others I'll ask the village ladies in the morning.

[petethegreek]

Do you mean the good ones or the ones that I use to patch up my stone walls?

If its the building ones you want I'll ask the wife now, if its the others I'll ask the village ladies in the morning.

Hmmmmmm?

R u sure its not rock cakes ur wife makes?

[rotate]

Do you mean the good ones or the ones that I use to patch up my stone walls?

If its the building ones you want I'll ask the wife now, if its the others I'll ask the village ladies in the morning.

Hmmmmmm?

R u sure its not rock cakes ur wife makes?

Absolutely genuine Cypriot Pastichia made by a genuine Cypriot who can speak five languages and drive like Fangio but who for some reason can never get the oven regulo settings right!

[petethegreek]

Do you mean the good ones or the ones that I use to patch up my stone walls?

If its the building ones you want I'll ask the wife now, if its the others I'll ask the village ladies in the morning.

Hmmmmmm?

R u sure its not rock cakes ur wife makes?

Absolutely genuine Cypriot Pastichia made by a genuine Cypriot who can speak five languages and drive like Fangio but who for some reason can never get the oven regulo settings right!

Its the oven. Get rid of the oven. How do u expect ur missus to cook when u give her a dodgy oven. Shame on u!

[rotate]

Do you mean the good ones or the ones that I use to patch up my stone walls?

If its the building ones you want I'll ask the wife now, if its the others I'll ask the village ladies in the morning.

Hmmmmmm?

R u sure its not rock cakes ur wife makes?

Absolutely genuine Cypriot Pastichia made by a genuine Cypriot who can speak five languages and drive like Fangio but who for some reason can never get the oven regulo settings right!

Its the oven. Get rid of the oven. How do u expect ur missus to cook when u give her a dodgy oven. Shame on u!

Your right! had never considered that the oven is dodgy, come to think of it all the ovens we've had since 1971 have been dodgy. Must be some sort of dodgy electric and gas oven mafia operating in Cyprus and the UK. I'll chuck it out and buy another!

Had a bad day at work. Air con packed up at work so was a little hot under the collar. Asked the girls at work about the recipe for Pastitchia and got the normal glassy eyed blank response and was then told "why do you want to make them, when you can get them from Zorbas". Decided that it was impossible to argue with such good logic and waited until I got home to ask the neighbour's.
Big mistake! at 2 to 4 weddings every week-end the ladies have built up quite sizeable Pastichia collections (do Cypriots ever eat them?) which have now been generously donated to me. Obviously something got lost in between my meaning and their understanding, just as I had been congratulating myself on how good my Greek was. Eventually my wife decided to rescue me from my grammatical error and asked for the recipe, yeah you've guessed it they get them from the pastisserie. Common concensus is that almonds and sometimes iceing sugar are used but Mrs Anna and Mrs Yiannoulla, both of whom are in their eighties will know the recipe. Unfortunately both ladies are in Platres where they like to play cards, but not for money you will understand!

I'm off to have a mug of tea and several pastichia!

[cannedmoose]

Rotate, if you want some, I've still got half my freezer filled up with them from my wedding last September. Not sure why we're keeping them since we gave out tonnes at the wedding... my wife claims it's just in case new people visit... women...

[petethegreek]

Thank you Rotate and Moose (I think) 4 ur efforts but Im still no closer to my answer.

Does it strike u as odd that not only ur good ladies cant help but neither of the females on this forum?

Is pastichia making some greek secret that only a select few know?

This needs some further investigating chaps.

Keep trying pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese.

[cannedmoose]

Nothing on the web, not in english anyway... I think these octogenarian females have the market cornered on this one re

[petethegreek]

Nothing on the web, not in english anyway... I think these octogenarian females have the market cornered on this one re

If the great Moose is stumped then im in trouble!

This must be a 1st 4 u Moose not being able 2 help!