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alice Wrote:

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> raw egg yolk beaten with sugar. childhood delight.


Like the first stage of a cake mix? Interesting.


At home we used to make a bowl of icing (butter, icing sugar and maybe cocoa powder) and eat that. Frankly the idea makes me heave now.

As a kid if there was no cake in the house I'd have a spoonful of porridge oats, immediately followed by a few raisins & sultanas and wash it down with milk, convincing myself this was essentially the same thing.


These days I could call it "deconstructed" I guess.

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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>....I also use the same teabag and cup about four times.


I have appalling table manners at home and wouldn't hesitate to lick the plate clean, but reusing teabags?!?! There's nothing worse than a weak cuppa.

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> Cold pizza the next day is great.


My wife's brother - in his bachelor days - would sometimes order a couple of large pizzas from Pizza Hut, and it would last him a couple of days. He'd leave them on the side (unrefrigerated) and eat it cold.

red devil Wrote:

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> lavender27 Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > a childhood thing. Spoonfuls of Marvel (the

> > coffee whitener), straight from the tin and

> into

> > the gob. Delisimo

>

> I did this too, crack cocaine for kids

>

> *sniffs...*


You're the red devil after my own heart. Bliss. lol

Pickle Wrote:

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> ... And when I was a kid, my Nana used to cut the

> rind off raw bacon and give it to me to eat while

> she cooked. Loved it!



Oh yeh, my mum did that.


But I wasn't allowed to eat raw sausages, because she claimed it would give me worms.

Sue Wrote:

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> Pickle Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > ... And when I was a kid, my Nana used to cut

> the

> > rind off raw bacon and give it to me to eat

> while

> > she cooked. Loved it!

>

>

> Oh yeh, my mum did that.

>

> But I wasn't allowed to eat raw sausages, because

> she claimed it would give me worms.


Funny.. I always wanted to eat raw sausages.. but wasn't allowed to either. :)

Worms..


Foxy

steveo Wrote:

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> My brother was quite keen on Kit-e-kat out of the

> tin straight from the fridge.

>

> I mean Kit-e-kat is one thing but not straight

> from the fridge!


Back in 1969 I was on block release at Lewisham College Lewisham Way.


Opposite was a Cafe that did the most amazing Pasties with thick crusty pastry.. Lots of brown sauce.

They sold Dozens of them at break time.


One time I needed the loo which was outside in the yard. There was 2 Large dustbins full with empty Kit-e-Kat tins.


Never put off though..


Foxy

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> I have appalling table manners at home and

> wouldn't hesitate to lick the plate clean, but

> reusing teabags?!?! There's nothing worse than a

> weak cuppa.


Ah, but I love my tea sans milk and weak enough so you can see the china on the inside of the cup. Not keen on letting the Assam out.

Salsaboy Wrote:

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> Out of all the people who have posted on this

> topic, RPC seems to be the most prolific in eating

> habits.


Most prolific in posting about it, anyway, but quite a few others here seem more extreme. Don't think any of mine would raise much comment if someone else happened to walk in.

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