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On Monday, July 18th, I posted some questions I had about pasties. Important questions. Vital questions impinging upon the heritage of this great island nation. And minutes ago, one of this blog's readers came through with information that may help us resolve this chewy conundrum. Thanks to David Carmichael of Devon (along with Cornwall, the traditional site of pasties) for this link:

Historical pasty info right here.