Photo credit: ITV for MASTERPIECE
It’s Sunday, February 2, 2014 and tonight the Crawley family throws a surprise birthday party for Lord Grantham at Downton Abbey.
What you say?! There’s ANOTHER big event going on tonight, Sunday, February 2, 2014 that involves a national obsession, a large crowd, major entertainment, a multitude of food, and a lot of money?!
Hells bells, it must be Super Bowl XLVIII! Well, we all know that Lord Grantham is a cricket fan.
Crikey! We love cricket! Photo credit: ITV
Undoubtedly, Lord Grantham and his fellow aristocratic sports enthusiasts would tuck into some insanely good plebian comfort food after the game with their team mates. How democratic! All in the name of sportsmanship, old boy!
There might be:
- Steak and ale pie: served at the village pub or made by Mrs. Patmore and served under a tent on the estate grounds
- Sausage rolls: the English version of pigs in blankets, made with fresh ground sausage and spices, wrapped in pastry, sometimes with apricot preserve and mustard smeared on the inside of the pastry
- Fish and chips: with the chips wrapped in a newspaper cone, hot and salty, and eaten with one’s fingers, oh my!
- Scotch eggs: soft-boiled eggs wrapped in minced meat or sausage, bread crumbs and deep-fried, served with spicy English mustard
- Plenty of ale and stout, and since cricket is a summer sport, Pimm’s Cups by the gallons
Steak and Ale Pie
Photo credit: Rebecca Penovich
Aye, that’s the way!
Photo credit: Rebecca Penovich
Enjoy the game!
P.S. Here’s a fun link to “Downton Abbey Super Proper Bowl” – a mashup of Downton vs. the Super Bowl:
MMMM, steak and ale pie! Love the Super Proper Bowl too…
Looks delicious! I recently had a Downtown Abbey themed party and purchased some of the pieces from the Heritage Lace Collection. Really gave it an authentic feel.
Hi Rachel: I love the dishtowels with Downton quotes on them. Especially from the Dowager Countess! Can’t wait for the next season to begin. I am planning a trip to Winterthur Museum in Delaware to see the Downton Abbey costume exhibit. I’ll blog about that trip and take some photos. Subscribe via email and you’ll get a reminder when I’ve got a new post. Have a happy 4th of July.