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NZ Cornish Association Newsletter Acting President Secretary & Treasurer Elaine James Nick Bartle 74 Paynters Avenue 88 Weka Street Strandon Miramar New Plymouth 4312 Wellington 6022 Ph: (06) 769 9904 Ph: (04) 388 1958 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://sites.google.com/site/nzcornish/home N EWSLETTER L y t h e r - n o w o d h o w Bodmin jail walls. As each cell was The jail in Bodmin was built in 1779 and cleaned there was an remained in use until its closure in 1927. ecologist in the room Designed by Sir John Call, it was the first jail in overseeing the work and, Britain to house inmates in individual cells. In its when they found a bat, work time, it may have been a leader in progressive stopped until the bats awoke from incarceration, but it also saw its share of hibernation. Once awake, the bats are gruesome cruelty. More than 50 public hangings being relocated to a purpose built "bat were held there giving it a reputation of being one bungalow" nearby. The stone-walled building is of the UK’s most haunted fitted out with various nesting options and a places. hibernaculum which, it is hoped, the discerning bats will use for their longer stays. In the 1930s, considerable effort was made to demolish It is planned to turn the ruins into a 63- the building but it was built bedroom hotel and visitor centre. The prison is 8 strong to contain its currently operated as a tourist attraction by the occupants. The external Mallino Group based in Eastern Europe. To 201 stone walls were a metre design the restoration they engaged Twelve thick and the attempts to Architects a firm whose main office is in blow it up resulted in London but has also carried out projects in destroying only the roof. The internal wooden Eastern Europe. It will involve converting two floors have subsequently rotted away. It is now a derelict cell blocks into use as the hotel. Grade II listed building even if it is extensively Guests will be able to sleep in the former cells, which will be knocked through to create less M e t h e v e ndamaged and the walls overgrown. cramped sleeping quarters than the prisoners The current accommodation suits some special would have enjoyed. The roof will be replaced occupants; 7 different species of bat are known with glass over the central atrium to create a / m i s to be resident. Four more species have been light and stylish interior to the buildings. A seen in the immediate surrounds suggesting that state of the art ‘Dark Walk’ immersive Me more species make the ruins their home. The experience will be created in a new 1200m2 jail is particularly important for its colony of building. Teaching and learning will be a focus Greater Horseshoe and Lesser Horseshoe bats, m i s and the upgraded facility when complete in including a maternity roost of the latter species. 2020 will provide an economic stimulus for the – Horseshoe bats are among the rarest of Britain’s local economy. bat species, being restricted to south-west 38 Thanks to Graham Harry for alerting me to this 4 England and Wales, and estimated to have story. – declined by 90% during the twentieth century. All of Britain’s bat species are protected by law as a result of their historic declines and threats to Cornish pies their habitats. Cornwall has a reputation for its pies. The pasty is a classic example even if it is not The resident and valuable wildlife is posing a traditionally baked in a dish. There are many problem for the developers who are planning a M a y / J u n e other famous (and not so famous) recipes that complete transformation to give the historic demonstrate a willingness to put almost buildings a new lease on life. The builders have anything is a pie; starry gazey pie with its fish had to work with ecologists to time the work so as heads and tails for instance. not to disturb the bats. When they cleaned the building out they had to be careful because the According to an 1890 book by M A Courtney bats actually hibernate behind the plaster on the called Cornish Feasts and Folk-lore, “A sweet giblet pie was one of the standing dishes at a him into a pie”. Christmas dinner - a kind of mince pie, into which The proverb has even inspired the following the giblets of a goose, boiled and finely chopped, traditional song. were put instead of beef. Cornwall is noted for its pies, that are eaten on all occasions; some of Fish and Tin and Copper them are curious mixtures, such as squab-pie, Old Nick, as he was wont to do which is made with layers of well-seasoned fat Was wand'ring up and down mutton and apples, with onions and raisins. To see what mischief he could brew, Mackerel pie: the ingredients of this are mackerel And made for Launceston-town. and parsley stewed in milk, then covered with a paste and baked. When brought to table a hole is Chorus between each verse: cut in the paste and a basin of clotted cream For 'tis fish and tin and copper, boys, thrown in it. Muggetty pie, made from sheep’s And Tre and Pol and Pen, entrails (muggets), parsley, and cream.” And one and all we may rejoice That we are Cornishmen. A local greengrocer in Wellington was selling beautiful large bunches of fresh parsley the other Across the Tamar he had come, day and it reminded me of Cornish parsley pie. Though you might think it strange, And having left his Devon home The pie crust is standard shortcrust pastry: Tried Cornwall for a change. 300g flour, 75g butter, 75g lard. Now when to Launceston he grew near, Rub in the fat to achieve a consistency like A-skipping o'er the sod, course breadcrumbs and then mix with cold water He spied a rustic cottage there until the pastry comes together. Allow to rest for With windows all abroad. a while in the fridge. You could always use ready- And in the kitchen might be seen made pastry from the supermarket. A dame with knife in hand, Roll out about 2/3 of the pastry to line the base Who cut and slashed and chopped, I ween of a 20cm, deep pie dish and then add the filling: To make a pasty grand. three generous handfuls of parsley leaves "Good Mornin', Missus, what is that?" removed from the stalks "Of all sorts, is a daub. some tasty meat diced – smoked bacon 'Tis beef and mutton, pork and fat, would be most traditional (but not thin Potatoes, leeks, and squab." Danish bacon) or lamb "A Cornish pasty, sure", says she, finely chopped onion "And if thou doesn't mind, 4 eggs I soon shall start to cut up thee Put half of the parsley And put ye in, you'll find!" in the bottom of the In fear he turned and straight did flee pie and then add the Across the Tamar green onion and meat. And since that day in Cornwall Make ‘nests’ for the He has never more been seen! eggs and break them in keeping them You can hear the song online by searching on whole if possible. YouTube. Finish with the rest of the parsley and season well with salt and pepper. Roll out the remaining Add a little Cornish to your meals pastry and place on the pie, sealing the edges Here are some words to add a Cornish flavour and making a hole in the centre to let the steam to your meals: escape. Brush on egg or milk to glaze and bake in the oven at 190°C for an hour. Kernewek Sounds like English James Orchard Halliwell (a nineteenth century Hansel han sell breakfast literary researcher who specialised in Kroust croust morning tea Shakespeare and nursery rhymes) wrote in his Livyow liv yo lunch 1861 book, Rambles in Western Cornwall by the Footsteps of the Giants, “I am told that as many Kinnyow kin yo dinner as two or three hundred varieties of pies could be Soper soap er supper enumerated. In fact so universal are the contents Prys soper preese soap er supper time of Cornish pasties, a local proverb states that the devil will not venture into Cornwall, for if the inhabitants caught him, they would be sure to put 2 Poldark series 4 Ooops! Filming in Cornwall for the fourth series of I have an apology to make for some careless Poldark finished last year and the first episode is spelling mistakes in the last newsletter. While scheduled to start on BBC1 in UK on Sunday, I can’t avoid the responsibility, I have to 10 June. But there was excitement in Redruth on apportion some of the blame on Microsoft. I 5 June when a red carpet premier was held at the relied too much on its spelling checker which, Regal Cinema of due to its origins in the US, did not detect the the first episode. idiosyncrasies of Cornish and NZ place names. Four of the stars I had spelled St Columb as Column and were there: Lyttelton as Lyttleton. Thanks to the keen-eyed Eleanor readers who pointed out the errors of my ways. Tomlinson, (Demelza) Jack Farthing (Poldark’s nemesis George Warleggan) Luke Norris (Dwight Taranaki Branch Enys) and Christian Brassington (Reverand Ossie On 12 May there was a small gathering of Whitworth).
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