Raclette and its origins

I was looking for something completely different when I stumbled across this , but I thought some of you might find it interesting. The rest of you: don't get too cheesed off by it

You're welcome. I'm not sure I count as a "foody". I was looking for info on pork scratchings which are almost "anti-foody"

Really? That's exactly the info I was looking for, but can't find anywhere. So... how do you make them then?

Pickle some eggs and you're in there, all you need then is to get a bottle of bitter, close you eyes and you are in Northern England circa 1963

Wow, thanks for that. I'll give it a go! Whether I can get decent crackling as my start point is another question though.

Ha ha! Let's just say I would make a terrible Jew...

Been there, done that... They have to be in dark vinegar, mind, not that wussy white vinegar you see them in so often!

*tsk* I'll have you know that true pork scratchings come only from the Black Country!