THE HOME GUARD + CORNED BEEF FRITTERS

I Say Old Chaps! Join me on the home front as we talk about the Local Defence Volunteers or LDV, a make shift militia formed just a few weeks before the evacuation of Dunkirk. Using whatever weapons they could lay their hands on from golf clubs, shotguns, pikes and shovels. Often known by locals as "Look, Duck and Vanish". How the Home Guard developed from a make shift militia in a well trained army preparing to counter attack and defend BLIGHTY from imminent German invasion.
We cook corned beef fritters, a staple back in 1940 when rations were sparce.
Thank you for watching ! And of you like this please do like and subscribe... There's a war on don't you know!
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[@thesteakdetective]

RECIPE Corned Beef Fritters just like your Nan made in 1940 2 oz of flower and a pinch of salt 1 egg yolk or 1/2 reconstituted egg. 70ml of milk A pinch of dried herbs 6oz of corned beef finely chopped 1 teaspoon of grated onion 1 oz of clarified dripping, lard or cooking fat. Mix flour with salt, egg and milk. Make a batter then add the herbs and onion. Melt the dripping in a frying pan and get very hot. Drop spoonfuls of batter in to pan and cook both sides until crisp and brown. Serve with a brown sauce.

[@jazzkazz]

Great video - a history lesson and a cooking lesson all in one! Always good to keep local history alive - top job sir 🫡🇬🇧

[@thesteakdetective]

Thanks awfully Kazz!

[@gilesbinyon]

Fun and interesting as always Steve. Great footage and so well put together. And what a lovely place to have a good old cook out Old Chap. Loved the stove too. Splendid all round. HURRAH !!! 😃

[@thesteakdetective]

I say Giles Old Chap! ruddy splendid to receive your transmission on the wireless and thanks awfully for watching. As it transpires the Home Guard are a hard bunch and unlike the Dad's Army depicted. I supposed one has to be if the buck stops firmly with them and the threat of Jerry being very real. I'd love to meet one of them and might in the next video ;-) Might even do another corned beef dish. Tally-Ho my friend.

[@RJVEK]

Wonderful videos- right up my street. You deserve a million views!

[@thesteakdetective]

@RJVEK I say Old chap! That's jolly decent of you and that comment is equivalent to a million views to me. Thanks for watching and your appreciation 🙏 More to come.

[@thebivouacexperience]

Thanks for the great history lesson sir. Man the effort in this video was bloody brilliant man, nice work 👍👌

[@thesteakdetective]

Thanks awfully for intercepting our transmission Old Chap! THE HOME GUARD

[@paulliddle8008]

Absolutely brilliant old chap. Enjoyed from start to finish. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✌🏻

[@thesteakdetective]

Glad you enjoyed it Old Chap! And thanks awfully for your transmission ♨️

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Nice cooking and like the stove. Thank you for sharing .

[@thesteakdetective]

I say thanks awfully Old chap! The stove is a bit tempermental but it's 80 years old. I serviced it recently and she's going well keeping the home Guard fed. Cheers Old Chap!

[@taffyarthursoutdoors]

Last year on a Facebook History group for my home town that I follow, some one posted a picture of a local home guard unit. In the picture happened to be my great grandfather and one of my great uncle's who was in the Home Guard prior to call up. As a kid I remember staying at my grandparents and Nan making fritters pretty much the same as your recipe, and also out of tuna and mashed potato. Nan is still alive at 95 and my mother says still never throws out any food scraps out and never lets anything go to waste. Anyway sorry to waffle old chap. Sending you best wishes from the Dominions Downunder 🇦🇺. I hope to try some of your range at some point.

[@thesteakdetective]

Thanks awfully for intercepting our transmission Old Chap! What an incredible sequence of events about your Great Grandfather and Great Uncle being in that photograph. It often makes we wonder and fascinates me how many people from that era that we see in photographs we are linked to. Arguably, all of them and they live on in us today. God bless your Nan still going strong at 95 and maybe using up what we have contributes to healthy long life. I think there is something in that and that generation that we need to learn from today. Could be diet but I think it's the mindset and tenacity of that generation. Thanks for watching, your comments and good wishes from down under and mine by return from Blighty. Tally-Ho! TSD

[@barneysbimbles]

Bravo sir, bravo. Great work with the edit 👏👏👍

[@thesteakdetective]

Thanks awfully Gavin Old Chap! 🙏

[@lexluthor9966]

That scran looks decent. Love the stove and video editing as well. Good stuff

[@thesteakdetective]

I Say Old Chap! Thanks awfully 🙏♨️

[@freddyoutdoors]

Really enjoyed watching old chap see in you 5 days behind enemy lines

[@thesteakdetective]

I Say @freddy_outdoors Old chap! Thanks awfully and see you very soon Old chap 😁♨️

[@freddyoutdoors]

@@thesteakdetective you sure will old chap

[@ElliotSoS]

Love that stove! And opinel makes the perfect outdoor knives, glad to see one in use outdoors

[@jim-bob-outdoors]

Good video Steve, you really put that together well.

[@thesteakdetective]

Thanks awfully Allan jolly decent of you to intercept Old Chap 🙏🙏🙏

[@RoughTimba]

Rudy splendid !

[@thesteakdetective]

Anks awfully my mate!

[@ExpeditionaryJonny]

I really enjoyed this! It was really nice to see you break out the old gear and show us how a good ole fashioned meal. I knew that corned beef was common back during WWII but this fritter recipe was new to me. I like breaking out my old WWII cook kit on Veteran's Day & Memorial Day. Would you mind if I gave this a try?

[@thesteakdetective]

I Say Old Chap! Thanks awfully for your kind words and for watching. Please do l, I'd love to see and what a lovey thing to do for memorial day. I will post the full recipe up in the comments tomorrow or pin to the comments. ♨️🙏 TSD

[@thesteakdetective]

Recipe pinned Old chap! Enjoy

[@theninjaman]

Awesome equipment old chap can't wait to see in person 🙏👊🇬🇧🥩👌

[@thesteakdetective]

I Say Old chap! Looking forward to catching up buddy. Thanks for watching. Ring you soon. ♨️

[@duckypam]

So interesting! Thank you for sharing this part of history!

[@thesteakdetective]

And thank you for watching 🙏♨️

[@southerncross3638]

I love canned corned beef sandwiches, learned it from Grandpa, a WW1 veteran

[@thesteakdetective]

@southerncross3638 I say Old chap! Nothing better than corned beef sandwiches. Wars are and have been won on them 👏

[@thesteakdetective]

@southerncross3638 huge respect to you Grandpa 🫡

[@liammalarky3483]

What ho! Just found this channel, and I was horrified!!! I'd forgotten all about corned beef fritters. My gran made tons of them for us back in the 1970's. They came back on me (heartburn etc) so often I called it "repeat meat". We'd be sent to the butchers for a half pound of corned beef. We'd wait till the shop was empty before asking for it. Asking for corned beef in front of folk was an embarrassing admission that you were skint, as it was so cheap. It's not cheap now! My gran would turn in her grave at the price. TBH, I preferred spam fritters. I've got one of those cookers in a can (no spares tin), but I've never had the courage to try it. It's been on my bookshelf for about 20 odd years. Nice video. Thanks.

[@thesteakdetective]

Thanks awfully Old Chap! Corned beef won the war.. No shame in it. Some of the younger now should be glad of a tin and probably better than the rubbish serviced up these days in take aways. Thanks for watching Old Chap! 🙏

[@ChrisWoutdoors]

I say young chap, what a splendid transmission, your editing skills are amazing, must have taken you a while as one scene you have a beard then the next clean shaven... Nice one Steaky Steve ATB Sgt Cuthbert...

[@thesteakdetective]

I Say Old Chap! Thanks awfully. Yes it's almost like they guys are #dopplegangers 🤣

[@thesteakdetective]

Thanks for watching Old Chap

[@richavery5431]

Outstanding video Steve! Tell me more about the pack you were wearing.

[@thesteakdetective]

I say Rich Old Chap! Sorry for my tardy reply..there's a war in don't you know! 😊 It's a British WW2 patern 37 large pack that's been modified by @davidfriars with leather straps. Kept all the original patina and you can carry alot in them. Thanks awfully for your transmission.

[@AdventureswithJeffandMeeka]

Those look so tasty. I will have to try and make them over my Labor day (US) camping trip. Thank you for sharing. Have you ever had a camp in that area?

[@thesteakdetective]

Thanks awfully for watching and your comments Old Chap! I have pinned the receipe for your in the comments section. I haven't managed a camp there yet. Maybe in the future ;-)

[@lawrencemcintosh]

Just love the old kit still working today after all this time glad you got the stove to go grate show old chap i didn't know you where so close im down in reigate

[@thesteakdetective]

I sya thanks awfully Old Chap! Ruddy good show. Appreciate you intercepting our transmission. We should explore the local area shortly ♨️ Old kit is the best!

[@lawrencemcintosh]

@@thesteakdetective definitely have you been to reigate fort at all there is a video on my page just up your street old chap

[@lawrencemcintosh]

@@thesteakdetective kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZDMpoutZ9udZtEsi=CjIlp_RpCO9fYVIm

[@2frogland]

interesting im going to try that , thought you were just going to batter a fry like spam fritters of my childhood

[@thesteakdetective]

You should try Old Chap! Thanks awfully

[@firestarter_marshy9602]

Smashing video old chap 🔥

[@thesteakdetective]

I say Adam Old Chap! thanks awfully for watching Old Bean.Receipe pinned to the comments and I know you're got the pan too :-) Cheers

[@norfolknomad]

Bloody good show old chap. What! What!

[@thesteakdetective]

Thanks awfully Old Chap! Really appreciate it ♨️

[@PortmanRd]

🎵 Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler, If you think we're on the run? We are the boys who will stop your little game. We are the boys who will make you think again. 'Cause who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler, If you think old England's done? Mr Brown goes off to town eight twenty-one, But he comes home each evening and he's ready with his gun. So who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler, If you think old England's done. Bud Flanagan

[@thesteakdetective]

@@PortmanRd haha jolly splendid Old Chap! Thanks for watching.

[@GARTH257]

Sorry for so late a message on the wireless old chap,how on earth did that notification chappie let me miss this one,mister Steve youve gone way beyond the call of duty with this one yum yum! Grandad was 22 defered enlistment bcos of being a aircraft engineer and was in the Watford Home guard,the original Stupid boy Pike! Full respects to you Steve for keeping them cherished memories alive,Garth..💥🔥🥩♨😆

[@philliplewis-pm1ln]

great stuff

[@jasonnalagowild3070]

Great watch m8

[@thesteakdetective]

Thanks awfully Old Chap 🙏 so pleases you enjoyed it.

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Ohne Ihre Heimwehr hätten wir den Krieg gewonnen! Wir hassen auch Corned Beef. Nice one Steve, enjoyed this matey, great edit and the corned beef fritters looked ace. Lee

[@thesteakdetective]

Thanks awfully Lee Old Chap! enjoyed making this one by Mrs Steak Detective did say that i have firmly lost the plot. The Corn Beef Fritters are lovely with Beans too :-) Cheers Steve

[@snorkherder]

Lovely Vid, That stove needs a good bit of maintenance old chap, tell me the model and I might be able to find you a manual or a tutorial, A bit more pressure and a decent windbreak is needed. Up here in the frozen north we put the batter on the outside of our fritters, you southern johnny's have some funny ways. Pip Pip !

[@thesteakdetective]

Haha so sorry I've just seen your comment old chap. That would be splendid if you have anything on the stove highly appreciated 🙏 LOL, yes we do old chap.

[@snorkherder]

@@thesteakdetective Crikey Old Bean, that was last year, How about you remind me what type of Stove it is and I'll put on my boffins lab coat and have a rummage in the old grey matter. Was it an old Primus of some sort. They usually need a damn good clean and getting them working is all in the priming. If you have any info let me have it and we can carry on from there to stovey victory. Got to dash, bally tuppeny ones dropping in the custard, cabbage crates over the briney, hey ho pip and dandy ;)

[@thesteakdetective]

@snorkherder I say Old chap...I know and I couldn't believe I missed the transmission at The Ministry of Beef! It's a WW2 Hurlock stock old chap.

[@thesteakdetective]

@snorkherder much obliged to you Sir for your meticulous engineering efforts against the Axis forces.

[@willhall291]

Love the patriotism

[@WildC_AMPutee]

Excellent Steve nowt wrong with your nans cooking ❤

[@thesteakdetective]

Well I say Old Chap! thanks awfully for watching and we all like a bit of Nan's cooking don't we.

[@davidbrennan660]

I like frying Corn beef with raisins……food of the Gods… Kriegy Cooking…see the book “The Coldilz Story” for details .

[@thesteakdetective]

I Say David Old Chap! Thanks awfully.. I shall check that out! ♨️🙏

[@lynnemaxwell8749]

Your mad 😂 love it were you ever in the TAs are the army

[@Mod-rw9cw]

Did u attend school ?

[@mikemyers8064]

Old chaps sounds grammatically incorrect . Grates on the nerves. Old chap should be a singular greeting.

[@thesteakdetective]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@charliet1175]

I’d rather starve

[@thesteakdetective]

😂

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

Dads army lol

[@taylordickinson1290]

A British guy carrying an American gun ?

[@thesteakdetective]

Indeed Old Chap! Short supply.. we left most of ours along with our kit in Dunkirk you see. Sorry state of affairs but grateful to Uncle Sam 🇺🇸

[@talleman1]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/naS5f3Rpa7iGmJY, great show about unsung hero's.

[@thesteakdetective]

@talleman1 thank you Old chap