Air Pie and Windy Pudding
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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A quick Google suggests it wasn't just your mum, e.g. http://www.lowfatliving.org/low-fat-diets/maple-syrup-diet-plan.htm
Air Pie And Windy Pudding would be a great title for an album (assuming Paul McCartney hasn't done it already).
I can't believe I didn't just Google it. Silly me.
"Bread and pullit" was what my mum used to say. Still does to the grandchildren
We had 'bread and pullit' in our house too, along with 'Ifits', which was 'if it's there, we'll eat it'.
The other option for tea was 'sheeps' cocks and onions'. Honest. (Not sure where to put the apostrophe there - now feel a bit disconcerted).
The saying in our family is "windy pie with the crust off". Apparently this goes back to my great grandfather, perhaps from the navy.
Glad to hear there are similar sayings out there.
Well when my children ask me what's for dinner, I often say "Food."
Not very imaginitive, but the sentiment's the same as 'windy pudding' etc. It means 'Let me make dinner, don't hassle me, you'll have to eat it whatever it is and I'm not prepared to hear you say anything negative about you're up-coming meal!'
....oops, sorry about the grammatical error - I meant 'your'!
My wife, from her Glaswegian mom , comes out with " shit with sugar on it ". Trips off the tongue but none to appetizing.
brian/canada
In our family it was "flea's knees and chicken's elbows" both of which are, of course, anatomically impossible!
Stuart
We had 'bread and pullit' and occasionaly 'owls shit and onions' always followed by 'but exquisitely cooked'.
Russian Duck was a fave of some family relative, i can't recall who, who would then proceed to send a clip round the ear in your general direction - forcing you to rush and duck.
Here in Australia, it was 'pigs bum and cauliflower.!
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