days gone by food

[Morag]

Does anyone know what happened to Brunchies,used to be lovely with chips ,peas and ketchup. Or does anyone have a recipe.Also Nestles everest lollies,do they still exist.?

[HonaloochieB]

When I looked at the title of the thread Morag, I thought it was about how long after the sell-by date you've consumed food.

I have form on this one, recent an' all. But I digress.

Crosse & Blackwell's London Grill.

A tin of beans, with two miniature sausages, bacon, and kidney. Sublime.

Cooked, and I do mean cooked, ten minutes low heat minimum, in a saucepan with a lash of Worstershire or a belt of HP.

Both if you felt so inclined. A thick slice of the bread of your choice, toasted and on birthdays, high days and holy days a fried egg on top.

It was almost the perfect breakfast and I never tired of it, I introduced my son to it and for one of his birthdays (9th I think it was) part of his present was half a dozen tins of the good stuff.

Everything was infused with the taste of the other, the kidney a toothsome mid tone.

This is no semi-ironic look at what's passed from our nation's larder, it's a genuine lament for a can of the finest scran.

Still, never mind, eh.

[bon3yard]

Would it be heresy to suggest The HP All Day Breakfast as an alternative? I'd steer clear of The Scottish variety however as the mini deep fried Mars Bar contained therein has been known to cause Hives.

[HonaloochieB]

bon3yard Wrote:

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> Would it be heresy to suggest The HP All Day

> Breakfast as an alternative? I'd steer clear of

> The Scottish variety however as the mini deep

> fried Mars Bar contained therein has been known to

> cause Hives.

Bon3Yard I believe this contains a burger and as such can't be considered as a suitable breakfast choice.

But the original contained offal, yes offal that was proudly advertised on the tin, and which I suppose may have lead to its demise.

[bon3yard]

Bloody health & safety coming over here and stealing our women, scrounging benefits etc.

[Marmora Man]

Individual tinned Steak & Kidney puddings have gone the same way - fondly remembered and known as "Babies Heads" in the Royal navy.

[reetpetite]

I think you can still get them.

[Santerme]

I remember when Jubbly's were a triangular shaped frozen orange drink!

Piece of trivia...first item to be barcoded in the UK, was Wrigley gum!!

[silverfox]

Rissoles - dread to think what went into them but we loved them as children. Never tried Brain's Frozen Faggots though, the name put me off.

[dukesdenver]

Marmora Man Wrote:

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> Individual tinned Steak & Kidney puddings have

> gone the same way - fondly remembered and known as

> "Babies Heads" in the Royal navy.

I think you can still get the Goblin ones up north. Also Holland's puds from the freezer section to steam at home, mmm I *love* that flabby grey suet pastry!

[bigbadwolf]

Well I've never had 'babies heads' like MM but I've never been in the Royal Navy either but I have tried hard tack (not for the faint hearted eh MM, especially when they come out the other end). What I do remember though were 'Tom Tom's at primary school dinner. They were balls of chicken/turkey with ketchup inside. They were however banned by the education authority because the ketchup inside when cooked would be molten when they exited the oven and deposited on our plates and in some cases would seriously scald the young gobblers chin or tongue. Imagine my surprise/delight when they were regular fare on the annual lads trip to the Spanish Costas, happy days!

Oh and one last thing. Marmora Man, when you're in the bath and you put your head under the water do you say "Dive, Dive, Dive" and do you say "Permission to come aboad" when visiting a former collegues house? Just a thought.

[bigbadwolf]

Sorry MM, just a few more questions. When you're doing a 'number two' do you say "Ready all tubes" and when in an amorous embrace do you whisper to your partner "Periscope up"?

[bon3yard]

Brains Faggots are a thing of wonder when coupled with a dollop of mash and a serving of marrowfat peas. Real austerity food that cocks a snook at the last 30 years of so called culinary advancement in this country. Hurrah!

[charliecharlie]

I love my Mum's shepherd's pie... it's the best and such a comfort food

really 'old school' and really tasty, just thinking about it makes me feel starving hungry!

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[PeckhamRose]

Spangles.

[HonaloochieB]

Santerme Wrote:

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> I remember when Jubbly's were a triangular shaped

> frozen orange drink!

And it took a ten minute to open them properly, and a good hour to consume them.

Unless you dispensed licks, sucks and bites to the other kids in the square, in which case knock off a fifteen minute.

If you can even say fifteen minute with your face that frozed up on Jubbly.

[Santerme]

HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> > I remember when Jubbly's were a triangular

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> > frozen orange drink!

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> And it took a ten minute to open them properly,

> and a good hour to consume them.

> Unless you dispensed licks, sucks and bites to the

> other kids in the square, in which case knock off

> a fifteen minute.

> If you can even say fifteen minute with your face

> that frozed up on Jubbly.

Those salad days, eh.

Perhaps can I have a lick of your Jubbly should go on the Chat Up line thread?

[bigbadwolf]

I remember those, lovely Jubbly. Sorry, couldn't help it but I'm surprised you didn't beat me to it Hona, I'm actually slightly disappointed.

[reetpetite]

Yeah I remember how long they use to take to open, youd end up with a mouthful of soggy paper and a freezing mouth but worth it !

[HonaloochieB]

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> > And it took a ten minute to open them properly,

> > and a good hour to consume them.

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> Those salad days, eh.

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> Perhaps can I have a lick of your Jubbly should go

> on the Chat Up line thread?

There's a thought Santerme, I think if you could come up with a sentence that included 'Lucky Bag' as well it'd be solid gold with a lady of a certain vintage.

[HonaloochieB]

Beer lollies. Cider lollies.

The pleasure in them of course sucking all the beery/cidery flavour out of them and consuming the ice, while of course lurching around shouting 'I'm drunk'.

My therapist says it accounts for a considerable amount.

He won't say of what, I'm considering taking my damaged pysche to someone less enigmatic.

[bigbadwolf]

Cider lollies? I know you're part oirish Hona but that's no bloody excuse!

[Santerme]

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> There's a thought Santerme, I think if you could

> come up with a sentence that included 'Lucky Bag'

> as well it'd be solid gold with a lady of a

> certain vintage.

As long as my Mojo was still appealing.

You know, I used to go into the shop on Pytchley Road, get 8 Black Jacks, 8 Mojos and the Look and Learn and still have change out of a bob.

[macroban]

"Look and Learn" was one shilling.

[Santerme]

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> "Look and Learn" was one shilling.

One and six then.....it was forty years ago!

Poetic license?