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Old 21-03-2012, 18:54
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What foods did you used to eat during your childhood, that as an adult you've, for whatever reason, not eaten since?

For me it's:

Jelly (was boiling water added to it and then it had to 'settle'?).

Mousse made from a packet (Angel delight?).

Toast toppers (are they still made?)

Potato waffles.
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Old 21-03-2012, 18:55
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Orange ice cream - no-one sells it any more, and I love it!
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Old 21-03-2012, 18:57
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blancmange...
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Old 21-03-2012, 18:58
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Semolina and tapioca - at school dinners.
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Old 21-03-2012, 18:58
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Those mousses in the little plastic dish
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:01
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Sherbet, I used to buy quarters of it. I haven't bought it since I don't even know if they sell it like that anymore.

Also, Sherbet Shandies - they were lollipop things on a stick and were yellow or pink. I loved them and would buy them all the time if I could find them still.
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:01
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:02
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Sandwich paste.
I think one of them was even fish paste
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:03
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Sherbet, I used to buy quarters of it. I haven't bought it since I don't even know if they sell it like that anymore.

Also, Sherbet Shandies - they were lollipop things on a stick and were yellow or pink. I loved them and would buy them all the time if I could find them still.
D'you mean sherbet dips, Wee? They still sell them in many places, I'm sure I've seen them in Tesco.
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:03
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Toast toppers (are they still made?)
Yes, I had the cheese and ham one for lunch yesterday!
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:04
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Angel Delight. I used to love that.

Also, Cremola Foam.
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:05
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D'you mean sherbet dips, Wee? They still sell them in many places, I'm sure I've seen them in Tesco.
No, it I still buy them from time to time

It came loose in jars and they weighed it out for you, it was really sour. It's probably illegal now, it couldn't have been good for a person.
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:07
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Tinned button mushrooms

Not thought about them for years

Please someone say you can still buy them, they were strangely good. I'll go get some tomorrow if they still do them
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:07
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No, it I still buy them from time to time

It came loose in jars and they weighed it out for you, it was really sour. It's probably illegal now, it couldn't have been good for a person.
Oooh that sounds yummy - err, I mean - awful!
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:09
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Do you remember that orange juice that came in little frozen cardboard boxes, and you put it in a jug and poured hot water on, then waited for it to melt? I never waited for it to melt, I used to stand and poke it with a big spoon til it melted. I also liked to mix it with far too little water, so it came out really thick and sweet. Wasn't proper orange juice in cartons available in the 70s?
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:09
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:10
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Do you remember that orange juice that came in little frozen cardboard boxes, and you put it in a jug and poured hot water on, then waited for it to melt? I never waited for it to melt, I used to stand and poke it with a big spoon til it melted. I also liked to mix it with far too little water, so it came out really thick and sweet. Wasn't proper orange juice in cartons available in the 70s?
I remember it well!

Remember poking it with a spoon too
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:10
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Everything that's been mentioned so far, tinned beans & sausages, Pot Noodles, Vesta curries... Too many to list them all.
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:11
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Tutti Frutti ice cream with bits of candied peel in it

YUM!
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:11
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mud, yes i did.
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:12
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Sandwich paste.
I think one of them was even fish paste
i remember them! They came in little glass pots.
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:14
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I'm going to sound incredibly posh now😖
My dad is a great cook and used to make mackerel in milk, with leek and onion I think. All the smokiness from the mackerel was soaked up by the milk and it tasted delicious. I've not had it in at least 20 years. Just one of many tasty dishes he cooked.

Like others in the thread, I don't think I've had stuff like semolina since primary school, but a few of the others like jelly and Angel Delight I have.
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:16
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All the really cheap milk puddings that we used to get at school dinners - tapioca, blancmange, sago, semolina, rice


I can't remember which one it was, probably semolina, but I bought a pack a couple of years ago to try it for old times sake.....it was horrible.............
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:16
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Fantasy Island dessert at the Berni Inn.
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Old 21-03-2012, 19:17
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Cubes of jelly out of the packet.
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