Today is Lincolnshire Day! You've possibly never heard of it, but on this day in 1536 the Lincolnshire Rising, a protest against the religious reforms of Henry VIII, started in Louth where protesters from Horncastle, Market Rasen and Caistor soon joined in. It's reckoned that about 40,000 people joined in - a considerable proportion of the county's population - but the rebellion was over by 4th October.
We haven't been commemorating it since 1536 though. The modern version of Lincolnshire Day started only in 2006, 480 years after the original event. For me it's a good excuse to consume some of the lovely food which my county produces. Here's a couple of local delicacies.
I love stuffed chine. The chine is a cut of pork taken from between the pig's shoulder blades and preserved with salt. It is then deeply scored and herbs, usually parsley, stuffed deep into the cuts. It's then tied to keep it neat and simmered slowly before being sliced and eaten cold. I like the contrasting stripes of pink and green. Few people make it at home - I buy mine cooked and sliced.
One of my other favourites is Lincolnshire Plum Bread which doesn't contain plums and is more cake than bread. I do sometimes make my own but I had this in a tearoom in Market Rasen last week. As you see it is a fruit loaf, served with butter. If I were eating it at home I would also have cheese with it. But I wouldn't have the hot chocolate with cream which you can see I indulged myself with last week! 
Happy Lincolnshire Day! Enjoy your chine.
ReplyDeleteHope you had some tasty local fare too!
ReplyDeleteSolved my commenting problem! Your fruit cake looks like it would be good with a cup of tea, too.
ReplyDeleteThe chocolate with cream was a real indulgence!
DeleteI didn’t like chine growing up because of the parsley but did eat chittlings!
ReplyDeleteMe too (for chittlings). No part of the pig could be wasted - apart from the squeal.
DeleteThank you for leaving a comment on my blog, and for your useful info about Wilfred Owen memorials in Shrewsbury, which I have noted. I thought I'd hop over here in case you don't catch up with my reply over there. Lincolnshire food looks delish, what a good idea to have a county day to celebrate it. I suppose we'd have to have simnel cake and fidget pie. I hope you were celebrating as well as giving thanks on Sunday, I'm sure God would want you to, as would the people to whom you have ministered over the last 28 years. x
ReplyDeleteI do miss chine that we used to get from the butchers. I like plum pudding with cheese too. Both looked delicious in your photos. Take care.
ReplyDeleteI originated in Leicestershire and Chine was a familiar cut of meat, often enjoyed at home. However, my Mum did all the preparation herself. Bu when I moved to Cornwall, the butchers here didn't know what I was talking about when I asked for it, so I guess it's a regional thing.
ReplyDeleteNow I fancy some chine, followed by Plum cake and butter!!!
Instead, my son has cooked a goat's cheese and spinach quiche, followed by iced Carrot Cake. Mmmmmm . . . That's do.
"That'll do!"
ReplyDeleteI wonder why chine isn't more widely sold - it sounds as though it's missed by ex-pat Yellow Bellies.
ReplyDeleteI love learning about history that we don't normally learn of. And the food looks delish!
ReplyDeleteFor me who is always dieting that pork and cake looks delish... thank you for visiting my blog. I thought your lists for a lazy October, seems a lot to me! You'll love doing that Harvest Service... Every Blessing Mary.
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