Fifty Plus (50+) - Is meat an acceptable substitute for pie? (ride report w/pics)

Went for a ride in the Green River Valley today.

Tried to be loyal to the spirit of this 50+ forum by stopping at a bakery for a cinnamon roll, but didn't get a picture of it. However, later in the ride I ran across this country meat market...

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...so I got a beef chimichanga for lunch, a bunch of home made sausages to grill for dinner tonight, and, of course, some meat Pet Treats for the dogs. So, sorry, no shot of pie, but I thought this might do.

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My big shock of the ride was to run into snow. It was about 39 degrees but warming up when I left, I climbed a bit but had no idea I would climb high enough to run into snow (according to Google Earth, this spot is still less than 1,000 feet elevation):

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I've posted the shot from this bridge over the Green River Gorge before...

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Cattle grazing in the snow...

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Strangest sight: a High Security Christmas Tree Farm. This was in a vallley full of horse farms, plenty of $$$ horses wandering around. But the only security was at the Christmas tree farm...

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I've eaten meat more often on rides than pie. As I've written before, when out on a longer (30+ mile) ride, I like to stop and have a burger.

Thanks for the photos!

I think that security will be quite useful on the first December on which those trees are big enough for people's living rooms. Picture rednecks with saws at night.

Thanks for the photos!

I think that security will be quite useful on the first December on which those trees are big enough for people's living rooms. Picture rednecks with saws at night.

Or drunk college kids;)

I have seen some sausage and hot dogs in production.
Pie for me please.

Nice pics... and I like that bag on your scoot... what is it?

Nice scenery aside from that hideous nuclear green meat market.

Well, with the exception of that white !#$#@!! on the ground, that looks like a beautiful place to ride. I can hear the water rushing over the rocks! Peaceful.

Have you tried the elk?

Nice pics... and I like that bag on your scoot... what is it?

It's a Carradice - I forget which model, I think the Pendle.

Boy, we (most of us) ride in beautiful places. Thanks for posting. I think the pet treats look pretty good. They ought to warm up nicely in your jersey pocket on a long ride. Easy to eat while you're pedaling!:lol:

When I was in Washington in the fall of '07, I was driving down Whidbey Island to catch the ferry to Port Townsend. Beautiful drive. Around Oak Harbor, I came across a restaurant that had a large sign promoting their oyster burgers. Being that I love to sample regional fare, I stopped to try one. The entire parking lot was covering in crushed oyster shells. The burger patties were 2/3rds beef and 1/3rd fresh oysters. Can't say it was the tastiest thing I've ever eaten, but it was different and very distinctive.

I'm sure if I came across the same meat market that you did, that I would go home with a few treats. As it is, there is an organic meat market just 2 mles from my house that carries buffalo and elk (and other meats), so I do occasionally indulge.

We are big on savoury pies over here. The "Old" standby of sausage rolls and steak and kidney pies still takes a lot of beating but cornish pasties must rate amongst the best. Meat and veg with carbo-hydrates all in one meal

Nothing like a steak on the grill after a long ride.............or blueberry pie with a little vanilla ice cream............or an ice cold beer...........and so on.

I think the pet treats look pretty good. They ought to warm up nicely in your jersey pocket on a long ride. Easy to eat while you're pedaling!:lol:

I took a close look at the Pet Treats last night. I figured out (duh!) that they aren't really a separate product, they appear to be just "factory seconds." They are the same spiced meat sticks that they sell for humans, except they are a little misshapen one way or another -- too short, too long, funky casing, whatever.

I had just a little taste of one to confirm my suspicion, then had an unexplainable urge to go pee on a tree.

That was yesterday or Saturday?? Wow. I wouldn't have expected snow down there either. It rained and was a little cool up in Burien, but it wasn't snowing.

That little meat shop is pretty nice. I've purchased from there. I like a little protein on my rides more than I like sweets. You had the sweets covered, though, earlier, eh?

Looks like you had a nice ride. It looks like the river's running fast and high.

We are big on savoury pies over here. The "Old" standby of sausage rolls and steak and kidney pies still takes a lot of beating but cornish pasties must rate amongst the best. Meat and veg with carbo-hydrates all in one meal

I'm with my compatriate, on this and on most other subjects

Steak and kiddely pie. Why the 'either/or'?

Oh, and, anyone been in a football (soccer) stadium when the crowd unites in a chant directed at a possibly 75 kilo soccer athlete - "Who ate all the Pies - you fat b*st*rd, you fat b*st*rd" - I mean, it's inexcusable, it's unfair and incorrect, but golly it's funny

really like the pictures

We are big on savoury pies over here. The "Old" standby of sausage rolls and steak and kidney pies still takes a lot of beating but cornish pasties must rate amongst the best. Meat and veg with carbo-hydrates all in one meal

You can get cornish pasties at many places around here. The town of Mineral Point, WI was settled by miners from Cornwall, England. Many of the buildings still standing today were made by them out of cut stone. The miners ate the pasties, which are very high in calories (and cholesterol) when working down in the lead mines. They become somewhat popular around here. You can get them at almost any restaurant in Mineral Point, at bakeries around the region, and even frozen at several grocery stores.

I eat a pasty every time I visit Mineral Point. And I have a frozen one in my freezer at home right now.

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I took a close look at the Pet Treats last night. I figured out (duh!) that they aren't really a separate product, they appear to be just "factory seconds." They are the same spiced meat sticks that they sell for humans, except they are a little misshapen one way or another -- too short, too long, funky casing, whatever.

I had just a little taste of one to confirm my suspicion, then had an unexplainable urge to go pee on a tree.

Which explains the security fence around the Christmas trees.

I recently went on a 45 mile ride, and stopped in at the Alton Belle Casino halfway through to fill up at their buffet. I had both meat and pie.:thumb:

Only if it is made into Pot Pie.

Only if it is made into Pot Pie.

Maddmaxx likes it on pizza pie.

Cornish pasties are definitely a fave, if made correctly. Hard to find that in NA though.

On a hard ride, deep dish apple pie works best.

Cornish pasties are definitely a fave, if made correctly. Hard to find that in NA though.


They are deadly if made correctly, for that requires using lard and butter, and leaving a fair amount of fat on the meat.

Steak and kidney pie? Cornish pasties in northern Michigan? Fried blood sausage and onions?
My mouth's watering!

Sigh. I love this forum.:)

Ahh the Ewe Pea. I remember going up there to do field work. There was a small store up there. I think all stores are small in the U.P. Any way, it had this sign that said " worms minnows pasties". I often wondered what worm and minnow pasties were like. Did you devour them or use them for bait?

Either!
All lkinds of pasties in U.P. . . . but even found 'em in Butte, Montana!
Somerone opened up pasty shop in Tucson, but it only lasted a couple months; maybe should of offered green chilis pasties?

Yah, and dem pasties are de national food of dem yoopers, eh!

I would say the answer is yes; meat is an acceptable substitute for pie.
I like a Big Mac and a large orange drink when I'm out on a ride.

Butte MT was a big mining town. My husband's ancestors migrated from Cornwall to Butte to mine. I have inherited their family pasty recipe. I make them once in a while.

There was a pasty shop in Tucson? Someone should have told my kids (they are in college down there). They'd have kept them in business.

I would say the answer is yes; meat is an acceptable substitute for pie.
I like a Big Mac and a large orange drink when I'm out on a ride.

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Never use meat and Big Mac in the same sentence-- In fact, never in the same chapter.



I am a meat and 2 veg man- with Pie for dessert- and on a long ride that I used to do- in a particular town you had to clock in and were not allowed to leave for one hour. Reason was- one of the sponsors was a Fish and chip shop in that town. Free fish and chips with dessert to every rider for a donation to the Charity of the ride.

I did the ride the first year- but missed out and did not get my entry in the second year in time. All 200 places were taken.

...one of the sponsors was a Fish and chip shop in that town. Free fish and chips with dessert to every rider for a donation to the Charity of the ride.

Fish and chips during a ride? Whoa, now THAT'S brave!

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Never use meat and Big Mac in the same sentence-- In fact, never in the same chapter.





Here in 'merica they put meat in 'em.

:rolleyes: you mean you got beef, when buffelo(bison) and elk was available?? Aint notin better than elk or bison.

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If you plan to ride way up north, say the alaskan hwy., you had better like cinamon rolls. really big ones! It's about the only pastry available (probably because they're preserved in spices and sugar)and some of them are 10-12 inches wide, and anybody's guess how old. They also have buffalo burgers.