Mineral Point - Visitors Guide 2008 - (Page 30) dining it and enjoy with real town you with SYoubackhospitality while some dine small us. will find a variety of dining options and flavors to satisfy your appetite. Relax in a quaint Cornish style pub, sit at the counter of a family diner, enjoy a romantic dinner in historic elegance or have a burger and fries at a local tavern. An important part of our heritage is the Cornish cuisine which can be traced to the early mining days of Mineral Point. Pasty and figgyhobbin are two of the most popular Cornish dishes. PASTY. (pas’ – tee) a main course pie with a savory crust and a filling of meat and potatoes, onions, (sometimes rutabagas), with salt, pepper and butter. “The Working Man’s Food” was developed by the Cornish housewife as a means of providing a complete meal to their husbands who were miners. FIGGYHOBBIN. (fig” – e – hob –en) a very rich dessert made with pastry and rolled with brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts and raisins, served warm and topped with hot caramel and whipped cream or ice cream. Figgyhobbin, a Cornish Dessert. 30 www.mineralpoint.com http://www.mineralpoint.com
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