Hollands pies in Spain
 

I have today bought Hollands - Meat Pies - Puddings - Pasties - Potato Pies in Spain.
Frozen but something I recognise.
The meat pies have suffered a 60% reduction in size since I were a lad as with the rest of the products but I must say congrats to the marketing people in Bash.
Not keen on puff pastry on the pasties.
Meat in the meat pies would fit on a tanner (Six old pence).
Flying the flag for Lancashire can't be bad?

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maybe thats where the pie warmer went?

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much better pies than Hollands in spain, Toms on the Costa Del Sol that was all i sold, large full to the brim with Steak ETC, not gravy like the dirge they sell now. i too remember the days when Hollands took some beating- No Longer.:(

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Keep an eye out for body parts in them :rolleyes:

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Will you do me a favour - remember where i live KSH!!!!

Hollands pies
made with flies
concrete bottoms
and iron sides

Have they changed yet?

Says she who has some of their pies in the freezer.... :D:D:D

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i like the cheese ones.

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Hello,
I have just read that you have bought Hollands pies in Spain. Do you live out there? If so, you must really like them!

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Yes I do live in Spain.............I think its the heart ruling the pocket.

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Do you know something as well - theres never any cats or dogs go missing around here either..........:D:D:D

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Hasta-la bisto?:tongueout

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Anyone remeber the song about Holland's: it began "Holland's they make the best meat pies/Holland's they make your kidney's rise" or something like that. Sung to the tune of Colonel Bogey by the way?

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never heard that one eric ours was a bit more descriptive than that - see above!!! :D:D:D

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Amusing that you can get them in Spain but a mate who lives in Nottingham can't get steal puds down there, I end up taking them into work for him to take home. :D

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Was good when I lived in Hassy, my mate was a driver at Holland's and could get them at discount prices, but they're not as good as they were then, only have um occasinally now

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Holland's Pies are not what they were in years gone by. Personally, I prefer Greenhalgh's these days - their beef steak pies are top notch. Wonder if Lilly Mae's serves 'em? ;)

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Ya can't seem to get a decent spud pie anywhere now, I used to like Hollands but they are too watery, Green's used to be good too ,don't think they exist anymore.

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" All the art in the world isn't worth a good meat and potato pie."
L.S Lowry.

" I agree."
Lindsay Ormerod .:)

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strangely i had to go out and buy some today, lol,couldnt stop thinking about them Hollands cheese pies for tea :D

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Although they're not so big any more. Id still take an 'ollands pie over any of this Pukka or Shire muck thats floating about theses days.

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I love Hollands pies!...but there is a place for eating them, but why do the meat pies taste better from a chippy on the way home from the pub with the juice dripping down your hand after a skin full lol

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You cant beat cissy greens meat pies - they also do a spud one and they are nicer than hollands.

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As I'm such a nice person I'm going to send you a shirt to wear so you can do your bit as well :D

http://d.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/sp/empics/4862655

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There was a song 'Those Holland's Meat Pies' sung to the the tune of 'Ebony Eyes'. Can't remember who did it though.

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That would be quite handy to make yourself a pair of boots, I'll send some shorts and socks so you are properly kitted out :)

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funny how Hollands Pies,like Burnley have gone down the pan since the 60s.:D

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I don't need to thanks....I support a proper team :hothothot

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I can see it now ... in the dressing room at Turf Moor ... Jimmy Mac, Alex Elder, Dusty Miller, Bomber Harris et al stuffing Holland's pies into their gobs before trotting out onto the field:D

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They probably did in those days, in between fags and a pint :D

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yeh n still would have played the present lot off the park, were a hell of a side.;)

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I think that can be said for both our clubs Cashy, luckily I caught a bit of that era :)

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I dont buy pies now....have ya seen the price of em?....£1.20 something, in the baker shop:eek:

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Ouch! You know you are getting old when you can remember getting them for a tanner:eek:

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Damn right they were ... and the stadium was often filled to the rafters ... I remember one game, a cup match against Everton I think, where the fans were hanging off the floodlight pylons. I was standing by the tunnel in the enclosure (I was using my grandad's season ticket) and when the players were coming down the tunnel Adamson turned to one of the coppers and said "I wouln't have your job today for a bloody gold clock." (I think that was the game in which Dusty Miller scored with only a couple of seconds gone in the second half, while the Eveton goalie was still adjusting his jock strap.) :D

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Forgotten all about that. Glad you reminded me, Dave. It's one reason why I will never ever touch a Holland's pie again. And it's not because I've got anything in particular against Burnley. However, as far as I'm concerned it's disgraceful that an Accrington-based company should be sponsoring a football club from another town. Very poor show indeed! :mad:

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Wrong Hollands is a Rossendale based company!!!!

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It's in the Accrington postal district. The address is Holland's Pies, Baxenden, Accrington Lancashire.

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Could it be the case that Hollands sell more pies in Burnley than they do in Accrington?

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They probably do, Roy, but, then again, they probably sell more pies in Manchester than they do in both the other towns combined. However, I wouldn't expect to see Wayne Rooney and co advertising their wares. And it's not just about sales, it's about supporting institutions in your own home town. Let's face it, our local football club face a hard enough battle to raise the finances to operate at a professional level - I'm sure one of the town's leading companies could have helped them by sponsoring them (as indeed they have in the past), rather than a club in a town six miles down the road...or is it just my hopelessly outdated ideas about local loyalty? :confused:

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I guess it's based on a commercial decision only Mr H. If your'e going to spend a 6 figure sum on advertising you need to see the best return possible for your money. The best return for them is to have as many people as possible seeing the name week in, week out. I have no doubt if they were prepared to spend a 7 figure sum on the same venture it would have been one of the bigger teams who got the benefit, regardless of location.

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I think you may be right....I can't see Hollands sponsoring a Premier League side so Burnley must be the nearest 'Local Side' who are willing to take on board a sponsorship that would give some, albeit small exposure, to a championship side.....It would be interesting to know if they sell Hollands pies on Blackburn, Burnley or Stanley? and where the company make the most profit........nothing to do with loyalty I'm afraid.

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Yeah, I suppose you're right, Dave and Roy...still find it very sad and I'll still be keeping up my one-man boycott, though. I hope the sausage rolls in Lily Mae's aren't made by Hollands or I'll be having words with Mr Gregg! ;)

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They sell them at Burnley. It was actually Clayton Park who supplied the last year but they couldn't cope with the demand.

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Just to make you feel a bit better remember Hollands is technically no longer a local company, it's a Leeds company, so at least the Yorkies are paying out for a Lancashire team :D

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I heard Puddings were the biggest seller down Turf Dave:D

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Where can you get a good pie at the right money that taste's good.
I am coming home in two weeks and I know of two bakers in Haslingden who makes good pies. Any other suggestions?

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No, they are the majority season ticket holders :p

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What do I read into that?....:hesoff:

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Have you not got an Oddies in Accy?

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There's one in the Arndale. Don't expect Bill to sponsor football though, he prefers odd shaped balls :D

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Haffners Butchers in Burnley, Best pies around puts paid to the rumour of nowt good comes out of Burnley other than the buses:D

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One in Ossie but not for me thanks.

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You are being naughty again!!!

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Pilot House pub at the corner of Johnson and King streets ... made by Margaret Grogan, originally of Preston. She makes a wicked steak and oyster pie:theband: But perhaps this is a little out of your way:D

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Well I'm shocked and stunned and just a little amazed:eek: this is post 55 on this thread and not one post from Rindi. I have to say that not long ago I got some meat and potato pies from a little shop in Ossy, that lick Hollands into a cocked hat, Martins Family bakers make some of the best pies I've ever had:rolleyes:

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Hollands pies is in rossendale though wynonie because Hyndburn doesnt start till after their carpark.

And in fact their address should be Rising Bridge, Accrington but Rising Bridge doesnt fit on the vans!!!!:D

By the way when spug comes down he has his orders to take hollands steak & kidney puddings back up there.

Agree about Haslingden - Cissy Greens meat pies you cant beat them - cooked in the back of the shop in the morning and on sale at 9am.

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They might well pay their business rates to Rossendale council, but, as far as the world at large is concerned, they're in Accrington, because that's what's on their address, so they should show a little bit more loyalty to local organisations. But, as has already been said, they're now owned by a company in Leeds so all local identity and loyalty has gone by the board. Pity, really. :(

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We must take on board that the company employ local people and have not chosen to move production to Yorkshire. You can't win them all?

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Theres a stall in blackburn market that does bloody good sausage rolls, the 3 day markets, go straight on and the first stall that sells sausage rolls on yer left.

Also is it Cisse's in Gt Harwood ?

Again brill sausage rolls and although I'm not a pie eater my grandad who has recently pushed past 70 still goes up every week to get some.

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There's no Oddie's in Ossy.

There is one in the Arndale Centre in Accrington.

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I was talking about Cissie Greens in Haslingden. Its on Higher Deardengate next to the florist shop and TSB. Its been there years. They bake everything on the premises and theyre brilliant. Was the treat to get a cissy greens - hollands we could nab the drivers and get em off the back of the van in the morning anytime but cissys you had to go up haslingden for them. Oh and if i was lucky mum would treat me to a almond slice or an iced/chocolate bun with either a cherry on top if it was the iced one or almond flakes if it was a chocolate topped bun.

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Since around 1934'ish the best place to weigh a pie was somewhere over a rainbow.