This week, when the clocks went forward, was very topsy-turvy: The Pie Master did the walk, King Canapé provided the pies and the Walk Master returned with his Shortcake. This week, to warm up for the pies that Charles had sourced from Wymondham Farm Foods on Thursday, we did a 6-mile
Boldero walk from Salhouse. We did it in the reverse direction; from
All Saints church we headed east and then south by footpath to the centre of Salhouse.
From here we ventured west to Rackheath industrial estate taking in views of the
Horstead water tower in the distance and passing a collection of car front spoilers! From the industrial estate we headed north west to
All Saints church, Rackheath – our lunch stop at about two thirds distance.
This not only had a porch for the partaking of sandwiches, but a scratch dial too! We continued our reverse Boldero walk, deviating to take in the “
Green Man” on the Wroxham road, for a pint of Adnams or Wherry in good condition. Continuing our walk back to Salhouse church, along Stonehouse road, we again deviated, taking the footpath at the bend in the road, rather than continuing along to the railway bridge. Then, less than a third of a mile from the cars, the Führer led a breakaway group on an extended route in order to avoid walking 70 yards along a lay-by, by the road. When we had all eventually arrived at the cars, the pies were presented. Rather odd looking with the pie top detached from the case. Slicing the pies released a good aroma and revealed a coarse pink filling, with no jelly. These pies were severely let down by poor pastry. The crust was soft, probably due to it being more like short crust than hot water crust pastry. The coarse filling was quite tasty and even better with a touch of mustard. The pies scored a 6.71429 with a standard deviation of 0.95119. Ricky’s Shortcake was then eagerly consumed. So a normalised score of 6.5 for Wymondham Farm Foods.
From here we ventured west to Rackheath industrial estate taking in views of the Horstead water tower in the distance and passing a collection of car front spoilers! From the industrial estate we headed north west to All Saints church, Rackheath – our lunch stop at about two thirds distance.
This not only had a porch for the partaking of sandwiches, but a scratch dial too! We continued our reverse Boldero walk, deviating to take in the “Green Man” on the Wroxham road, for a pint of Adnams or Wherry in good condition. Continuing our walk back to Salhouse church, along Stonehouse road, we again deviated, taking the footpath at the bend in the road, rather than continuing along to the railway bridge. Then, less than a third of a mile from the cars, the Führer led a breakaway group on an extended route in order to avoid walking 70 yards along a lay-by, by the road. When we had all eventually arrived at the cars, the pies were presented. Rather odd looking with the pie top detached from the case. Slicing the pies released a good aroma and revealed a coarse pink filling, with no jelly. These pies were severely let down by poor pastry. The crust was soft, probably due to it being more like short crust than hot water crust pastry. The coarse filling was quite tasty and even better with a touch of mustard. The pies scored a 6.71429 with a standard deviation of 0.95119. Ricky’s Shortcake was then eagerly consumed. So a normalised score of 6.5 for Wymondham Farm Foods.
