Yorkies with Christmas Dinner?

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Who has Yorkshire Puddings with their traditional turkey roast on Christmas day?

Told by some Northerner bloke this is wrong...Should only go with Roast Beef.

He may be right, and before I had kids never had them with roast turkey at Christmas, but now the plate looks a little bare without.

Anyone else have yorkies with their Christmas dinner?
 
rubbish...northerner born and bred and we have yorkshires with anything.

turkey/pork/beef/chicken doesn't matter.

i'd die for a plate of roast spuds, yorkies and gravy!!!
 
Spooky.

We had this discussion the other day and I'm on the fence.

My wife (from Scotland) grew up having Yorkies with anything.

I grew up up in a family of fairly rural farmers, gamekeepers, gardeners etc (in the North of England) and were therefore quite traditional. You ate what was in season whether it be the meat, game we shot (depending on season) or the appropriate seasonal vegetables that we grew.

We'd make apple sauce for Pork, Mint sauce for Lamb, Horseradish (real stuff not creamed) would be for Beef etc so it was always done right including Yorkshire Pudding - which was strictly for Beef.

Whilst I have my upbringing - things change and everything is so convenient these days. You can now have whatever veg you want 365 with whatever meat you want and whilst I'll only think to 'make' real Yorkies as part of a sunday roast beef meal - I've no problem flinging in a few 'Aunt Bessies' in the oven if the kids want them with chicken, Pork or beans on toast if it makes them happy..
 
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Another Northerner here (Yorkshire born and Yorkshire bred...) and my family have always had yorkies with meats, not just beef. If the beef rule were true, toad in the hole wouldn't be so popular. :)
 
I am a midlander and we grew up with yorkies on Sunday no matter what the meat, and then of course with toad in the hole.

My Mum also used to do extra yorkies on a Sunday which would then have a dollop of jam in the middle for pud..

nowadays I will only consider a yorkie if its with beef, I will be doing yorkies for xmas dinner as we have turkey, beef and gammon.
 
I don't proclaim to be an expert but I always thought they were the preserve of Roast Beef.
 
Another northener here.
You can't beat a sausage casserole served in a giant yorkie pud mmmmmmm.
 
H.J.H said:
Another northener here.
You can't beat a sausage casserole served in a giant yorkie pud mmmmmmm.
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How about corned beef hash?
 
Traditionally Yorkshire puddings were served before the main course (beef) and the person who ate the most Yorkshire pudding could have the most meat, but as they had eaten so much Yorkshire pudding they couldn't eat much meat so only a small piece was needed thus saving money.

I personally have them with all roasts but again traditionally they are meant to be with roast beef only.
 
Yep, another from the Shire, we have (and always have had) yorkies with any type of meat, also had them on every Xmas dinner i can remember
 
Yorkies deserve to be served with ANY food type imo :lol:

They are great!!

although at work on Roast day, if you get a yorkie with a meat other than beef, some of the (stingy) staff try to charge extra!
 
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Displaced Midlander here. We grew up having yorkshires with any meat, so I see nothing wrong with slapping one on a christmas dinner.

My mum used to serve the leftover ones for pud with jam!
 
Yes, we have Yorkshire pudding with Christmas dinner, though we rarely have turkey; but if we did, we would still have them because they are just great.

Dave
 
No Yorkshire pudding on Christmas Day here. It's pretty rare we ever have them at all actually.
 
My family never bothered with them and I might have the odd one when eating out but am not really a fan.

strumstrum said:
My Mum also used to do extra yorkies on a Sunday which would then have a dollop of jam in the middle for pud..
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Whilst house sharing with Swiss students years ago, I came back after the pub one evening to find them chewing on that combination. They didn't enjoy them and as I'd never heard of anyone having them for dessert, I teased them for the rest of our term together :D Is it a popular desert item then?
 
We will be having Yorkshires with our Christmas dinner. My Mum can have them with her cheese and leek veggie sausages if she wants!
 
Yorkie puds with everything. Love em.
 
at the end of the day, who makes up these 'rules'. It's not a law so do what you want, I'll have yorkies and mint sauce with any roast meat I like.
 
antihero said:
rubbish...northerner born and bred and we have yorkshires with anything.

turkey/pork/beef/chicken doesn't matter.

i'd die for a plate of roast spuds, yorkies and gravy!!!
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What he said! :D :thumbs:
 
joescrivens said:
at the end of the day, who makes up these 'rules'. It's not a law so do what you want, I'll have yorkies and mint sauce with any roast meat I like.
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Agree with this. Hate it when people say you can only have mint sauce/jelly with lamb!
 
I read the thread title and thought "only a trucker would think of having a yorkie for christmas dinner"
 
Steep said:
I read the thread title and thought "only a trucker would think of having a yorkie for christmas dinner"
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isn;t it some rule that only the queen can eat yorkies for dinner? Or is that swans?

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No Yorkies here. Just stacks of Brussel Sprouts followed by a strong Southerly heading wind.
 
Yorkshire puds are a food of the gods - any meat should be proud to be served with them - moreso at Christmas :)
 
joescrivens said:
isn;t it some rule that only the queen can eat yorkies for dinner? Or is that swans?

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That's so cruel - I love yorkies (and I bet I could eat a whole one, with mint sauce, sage and onion stuffing and an apple/horseradish purée.)

We used to have any leftover Yorkshire puds as afters with golden syrup and custard. And with any meat. Still do have them with any roast - my wife's veggie and loves 'em so we do a few whenever we have a roast at home. Always have at least one from a carvery as well, with any meat. (I grab a bit of crackling as well.)
 
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