When I was a kid I’d ask my mum what was for tea and she’d sometimes jokingly reply “Air Pie and Windy Pudding, with a cup of Fresh Air.” Apparently this was something her mother used to say to her when she was young but I was wondering if anyone else knew this expression or if it was just peculiar to my family.
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My great grandmother was English and lived by Lake Ontario above Toronto. She used to say this to my Mom, her granddaughter but it was “Hair Pie and Windy Pudding with a Cup of Fresh Air” a quote from the dirty ’30’s. The 1920 and 1930’s were a lot wilder than most people would admit to.
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Air Pie and Windy puddings are expressions used to indicate that there is nothing in the cupboard!! Enterprising mothers, especially during the years of rationing, would be able to conjure up tasty and nourishing meals out of apparently no ingredients at all – hence the name ‘air pie’ – meaning it has nothing in it but air!!
I still use this expression at the end of the month when there is still a week to go before payday!!!!! A little imagination is all that is needed, and of course, button soup to start with!!!! 9I am a food teacher!)
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My mum is Jamaican and when I was a child and asked what was for dinner she’d tell me “Air pie and breeze pudding”.
I’m now 42 and remembering that reply always makes me smile.
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I am 36 and I say that to my son all the time. I too am Jamaican but I learn that here in the USA. Another expression I use also is; when he ask me where am I going I reply “crazy”
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My Mum used to say ” Air pie and Windmill pudding ” Windmill, if it goes around you get a bit.
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Air purifiers are devices employed in homes and business all over the world. Due to the amount of dust etc indoors, air purifiers are used to clean and ‘purify’ the air inside the building, circulating it until it is free from unnecessary particles.,’
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i reall love the smell of fresh air, it is really very refreshing to the lungs and the nose as well.”:*-
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“Rabbit track stew and wind pudding.” I don’t remember where I picked it up, but I’ve used it on my students when they wonder aloud what the cafeteria is serving. If they complain I tell them “You can always have a wish sandwich.” (From Mr. Akroyd of SNL: ‘You have two pieces of bread and you WISH you had some meat.’)
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My father always used that phrase when I was growing up. He said, “Air Soup and Wind Pudding”. We got the message. Nothing to eat. He was born in 1928.
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My dad used the expression: windy pie with the crust off. Apparently this came from my great grandfather who was in the English navy.
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My grandfather always said “wind pudding and walkabout” when asked what was for dinner.
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It was wind pie and fresh air sauce where I grew up in NZ
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