Image by: Tim Fuge
A dad baked a huge Cornish pasty to celebrate the birth of his son – matching the exact same size and weight of the baby.
Tim Fuge, 33, decided to take on the task after seeing a post online of another father using a pasty to demonstrate the measurements of his child.
It took Tim two-and-a-half hours to produce the 2.8 kilo (6.4lb) pasty after researching the method online and doing a practice run.
He said the hardest part was finding a tray big enough to cook on – discovering eventually that a grilling rack was the perfect size.
It then took him a staggering 19 hours to eat the 7,000 calorie Cornish treat – leaving him “absolutely stuffed”.
The pasty – made to mark the birth of two-week-old baby Jowan – had a filling of beef skirt, swede, onion and potatoes.
Tim said: “I saw on Facebook that people are trying to make their own pasties as the bakeries and shops are shut.
“There was a picture of a bloke holding a pasty next to his baby to show how big it was. I thought: ‘I can go one better’.
“I had never made a pasty before, apart from a couple of days before – but I had eaten plenty!
“I tried to work it all out. There’s a Cornish Pasty Association website that gives you the ingredients.
“It came out bang up to how much the baby weighed when he was born.
Image by: Tim Fuge
Image by: Tim Fuge
Image by: Tim Fuge
“It was then in the oven for two-and-a-half hours while we went for our daily walk.
“I didn’t have any breakfast that day and started eating it at lunch. I finished it the next day. It actually tasted really, really good.
“My wife was annoyed because it was nicer than hers! But I had to get her to do the crimping.
“I think it’s about 7,000 calories – I tried to work that out from the ingredients.”
Tim lives in Liskeard, Cornwall, with wife Jen, 32, and other sons Aiden, four, and Rory, two.
A self-employed lead worker, he hasn’t been able to work since the coronavirus lockdown was enforced – giving him the time to bake.
He added: “I wouldn’t have had time to do this if I was still working.
“It’s been nice to spend some more time with the kids.
“I do like cooking, but I don’t normally get a chance – I walk in the door and my wife has made it.”
Jowan was born on April 4. Tim baked the pasty on Thursday (16th) – the baby’s original birth date. It measured half a metre (50cm) in diameter.
