Spam fritters
Boiled ham and parsley sauce
Vesta curry
Boiled ham and parsley sauce
Vesta curry
Foods from your childhood you've not eaten since then.
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Tapioca pudding, or "frog spawn" as we called it. 
Didn't really taste of much, but the texture and appearance were quite off-putting...
Didn't really taste of much, but the texture and appearance were quite off-putting...
Originally Posted by DoctorQui:
“Mr Brains Faggots and Blancmange (not together!)
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“Mr Brains Faggots and Blancmange (not together!)
”
This is one of my comfort foods.
Does anyone remember a brand of crisps called Looney Tunes?
They were out in the early/mid 90s and were similar to pringles, but were slightly smaller and had the faces of Looney Tunes characters on them. The prawn cocktail ones were awesome but then they stopped selling them.
They were out in the early/mid 90s and were similar to pringles, but were slightly smaller and had the faces of Looney Tunes characters on them. The prawn cocktail ones were awesome but then they stopped selling them.
Originally Posted by murphster86:
“Does anyone remember a brand of crisps called Looney Tunes?
They were out in the early/mid 90s and were similar to pringles, but were slightly smaller and had the faces of Looney Tunes characters on them. The prawn cocktail ones were awesome but then they stopped selling them.”
“Does anyone remember a brand of crisps called Looney Tunes?
They were out in the early/mid 90s and were similar to pringles, but were slightly smaller and had the faces of Looney Tunes characters on them. The prawn cocktail ones were awesome but then they stopped selling them.”
I remember them! They were like Discos. The characters were brown.
I also remember some little biscuit things that came in small packs. They were flat on one side and rounded on top. They had faces on and a hollow middle with chocolate stuff in. I can't remember what they were called.
Originally Posted by mog123:
“Semolina and tapioca - at school dinners.”
“Semolina and tapioca - at school dinners.”
And rice pudding and sago. Bleurggghhhh
Originally Posted by *weeschmoo*:
“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.”
“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.”
Do you mean Kali? It made your tongue sore after a bit. It was full of salt and sugar.
Originally Posted by Deb Arkle:
“Orange ice cream - no-one sells it any more, and I love it!
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“Orange ice cream - no-one sells it any more, and I love it!
”
I know
Only twice in over 30 years have I had that golden delicacy. Once in Valencia and once in Delhi.
Originally Posted by teresagreen:
“Do you mean Kali? It made your tongue sore after a bit. It was full of salt and sugar.”
“Do you mean Kali? It made your tongue sore after a bit. It was full of salt and sugar.”
I don't think so, it was sherbert but wasn't fine like the sherbert dip sherbert, it was granular like caster sugar. It was also coloured orangey red and was lovely and sour, it would make your eyes water.
Originally Posted by teresagreen:
“Do you mean Kali? It made your tongue sore after a bit. It was full of salt and sugar.”
“Do you mean Kali? It made your tongue sore after a bit. It was full of salt and sugar.”
I can't remember it even having a name. It did make your tongue sore though.
Originally Posted by stupidwheelie:
“I don't think so, it was sherbert but wasn't fine like the sherbert dip sherbert, it was granular like caster sugar. It was also coloured orangey red and was lovely and sour, it would make your eyes water.”
“I don't think so, it was sherbert but wasn't fine like the sherbert dip sherbert, it was granular like caster sugar. It was also coloured orangey red and was lovely and sour, it would make your eyes water.”
Aye, it came in lovely colours. I used to mix some in lemonade sometimes.
Originally Posted by *weeschmoo*:
“I can't remember it even having a name. It did make your tongue sore though.
Aye, it came in lovely colours. I used to mix some in lemonade sometimes.”
“I can't remember it even having a name. It did make your tongue sore though.
Aye, it came in lovely colours. I used to mix some in lemonade sometimes.”
Yep or cream soda.
Floral Gums - although you can still get them which I occasionally do. Very 70s and most people thought they tasted of washing up liquid.
I was in B&M today and it was like a blast from the past - they had Pot Noodle, Vesta Currys, Space Raider crisps.
Does anyone remember the name of the crisps that came out in the mid 70s that was a forerunner of Wotsits? They were in an orange bag and was only about 3p when Walkers crisps were about 7p. I keep thinking they were called Puffs or something
Dalesteaks when my mum couldn't afford sirloin! I actually loved blancmange, tapioca, and rice pudding. However, I bought some Ambrosia tapioca the other month as I'd not had it since I was a child and it was bloody awful.
Birds trifle you made yourself. We always had this on a Sunday or Angel Delight.
I was in B&M today and it was like a blast from the past - they had Pot Noodle, Vesta Currys, Space Raider crisps.
Does anyone remember the name of the crisps that came out in the mid 70s that was a forerunner of Wotsits? They were in an orange bag and was only about 3p when Walkers crisps were about 7p. I keep thinking they were called Puffs or something
Dalesteaks when my mum couldn't afford sirloin! I actually loved blancmange, tapioca, and rice pudding. However, I bought some Ambrosia tapioca the other month as I'd not had it since I was a child and it was bloody awful.
Birds trifle you made yourself. We always had this on a Sunday or Angel Delight.
Originally Posted by cnbcwatcher:
“Candy sticks. Can you still get them anywhere?”
“Candy sticks. Can you still get them anywhere?”
Are they the things that you could pretend were cigarettes?
school dinners mainly. the meat had huge pieces of gristle and the custard was water with lumps in.
bricklayer pudding. one bite and your jaws were clamped together all afternoon. probably a deliberate plot by the teachers.
bricklayer pudding. one bite and your jaws were clamped together all afternoon. probably a deliberate plot by the teachers.
Banana chewits and pacers
oh and savoury straws.
eta: we used to call them slavery straws.
Last edited by *weeschmoo* : 22-03-2012 at 16:06
oh and savoury straws.
eta: we used to call them slavery straws.
Last edited by *weeschmoo* : 22-03-2012 at 16:06
Originally Posted by SULLA:
“Hazlet”
“Hazlet”
I had some a few weeks ago, I'd never heard of it before, its well salty. Tesco counters has given me a whole new world of cheap yet odd.
A childhood delicacy of mine .Orange club biscuit with a dairylea slice wrapped round it .Odd child ,I lived on potato waffles & crispy pancakes ( only cheese ,meat ones were rank) as a kid ,can't say I haven't eaten them since
.Odd child ,I lived on potato waffles & crispy pancakes ( only cheese ,meat ones were rank) as a kid ,can't say I haven't eaten them since
Originally Posted by DoctorQui:
“Mr Brains Faggots and Blancmange (not together!)”
“Mr Brains Faggots and Blancmange (not together!)
”
You know, I don't know what that is but to this Texas girl that just sounds awful.
Originally Posted by TxBelle:
“You know, I don't know what that is but to this Texas girl that just sounds awful.”
“You know, I don't know what that is but to this Texas girl that just sounds awful.”
They're not that bad actually. Traditionally in times past, faggots were usually pork offal (lungs, hearts etc.) minced up, shaped into balls, herbs and spices added, sometimes breadcrumbs were also added, and they were then wrapped in some of the stomach membrane. Once cooked they were served in a sauce or gravy. Not that different to haggis in many ways, just with different animal offcuts and smaller. Like Haggis the recipes have changed over time, especially with many of the types of offal previously used being banned for human consumption after the BSE/Scrapie scares of the 1990s.
Mr Brains Faggots are different. They are made of minced liver and onions, with herbs and spices, rolled into balls and served in a sauce.
Personally I don't like them.
Originally Posted by *weeschmoo*:
“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.”
“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.”
Sherbert is easy to make. Most kitchen cupboards have the ingredients.
The only extra thing is powdered citric acid.
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