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HonaloochieB

HonaloochieB

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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.

HonaloochieB

HonaloochieB

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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.

dukesdenver

dukesdenver

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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

bigbadwolf

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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.

HonaloochieB

HonaloochieB

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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

Santerme

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HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> Santerme Wrote:

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

> -----

> > 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.


Those salad days, eh.


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

HonaloochieB

HonaloochieB

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Santerme Wrote:

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> HonaloochieB Wrote:

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

> -----

> > Santerme Wrote:

> >

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

>

> > -----

> > > 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.

>

> Those salad days, eh.

>

> 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

HonaloochieB

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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.

Santerme

Santerme

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HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> Santerme Wrote:

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> > HonaloochieB Wrote:

> >

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>

> > -----

> > > Santerme Wrote:

> > >

> >

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

>

> >

> > > -----

> > > > 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.

> >

> > Those salad days, eh.

> >

> > 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.



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.

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