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Foods from your childhood you've not eaten since then.
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MICH78
29-03-2012
Alphabites and Golden Drummers. Quite fancy them now!
soulboy77
29-03-2012
From school dinners Spam Fritters and for dessert, Sponge pudding with custard (I once had 7 helpings).
At home I use to love Vesta Beef Risotto.
kimindex
29-03-2012
We used to make a cottage pie out of a tin of mince and Smash put on top. I certainly haven't had that since then.

And salad with sugar sprinkled on (lettuce, tin of Heinz potato salad, cucumber, tomatoes and a piece of ham).
alcockell
29-03-2012
Originally Posted by Cellar_Door:
“Goblin 'meaty meat' Puddings (Oh the irony)”

Hmm - what squaddies called "Babies Heads". http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Babies_Heads
Orangemaid
29-03-2012
Liver

not eaten or will eat it again..such chewy disgusting meat , leaves you with a horrid taste and funny texture ..yuk
Plant_Pie
29-03-2012
5p sour dummies.They used to sell them at the shop down the bottom of my road and used to get about 20 at a time.Toungue hurt so much afters

These yogurts with different toppings..some had sprinles..others candy animals or balls..dont think they even make them anymore god knows what they were called used to have the topping in a different container

Sweetcorn

Penny larger bottle sweets
gerr60
30-03-2012
Dripping on toast, you can no longer make dripping with todays meat.
Mister Richard
30-03-2012
Think someone has mentioned rissoles but around the same time, Birds eye also did these things called Brunchies (I think). They were like sausage meat and egg in breadcrumbs. They were lovely, as were the rissoles.
Orangemaid
31-03-2012
another on i remember was little round battered fish balls..Young's make used to do them recently, but i cant find them ..Used to have them fried in the chip pan..Chips in chip pan first then the fish..was yummy..wow, that takes me back chip pan chips
Sarahsmum
31-03-2012
Dundee biscuits
Wagon Wheels
Brawn
Dip Butty (bread dipped in the cooked beef juices)
trigpoint
31-03-2012
Stuffed lambs hearts, just don't see them anymore.
Rice pudding
Angel Delight
Frozen concentrated orange juice.
Lager and Lime (soft drink)
rehab_101
01-04-2012
Originally Posted by Jambo_c:
“I remember some little breadcrumb balls, I think they were chicken but they had ketchup in the middle.”

Tomtoms! I must've been about 10 the last time i had those!
sp2011
02-04-2012
Originally Posted by warszawa:
“Cubes of jelly out of the packet.”

This
VenusMars
02-04-2012
Plumrose hot dogs in a tin
Spaghetti Hoops
Heinz Ravioli in a tin

Pate - never ate again as it made me violently sick
Lucozade - same as the pate

Both still make me want to heave even 40 years later

Bird's Eye - frozen Cream Cheesecake - I WANT IT BACK!!!
Kelloggs Sugar Stars cereal - with Sooty on the front
neo_wales
02-04-2012
Originally Posted by gerr60:
“Dripping on toast, you can no longer make dripping with todays meat.”

You need a joint with a good layer of fat, something like a Rib/Chine of beef.
gerr60
02-04-2012
Originally Posted by neo_wales:
“You need a joint with a good layer of fat, something like a Rib/Chine of beef.”


Tried it all, its something to do with the meat we buy today,
Look at the meat in the supermarkets why is it different to the meat in a butchers window.
hobbes
02-04-2012
At all special occasions there would be several "flans". These were ready made dry spongey flan cases filled with tinned cling peaches or madarin segments or worse of all tinned pears and then set with orange quik-gel.

Ice cream in cardboard packets that was bright yellow served with ice magic.

Milk fluff made with jelly and carnation milk.
neo_wales
02-04-2012
Originally Posted by gerr60:
“Tried it all, its something to do with the meat we buy today,
Look at the meat in the supermarkets why is it different to the meat in a butchers window.”

Should'nt make a lot of difference if you have a good band of fat on the meat, to be honest I buy mature beef from a local butcher and its superb... Chine of beef makes wonderful gravy

Supermarkets cater the modern views on meat, lots of folk won't buy beef unless its bright red dripping blood...way too fresh. They don't even really label the cut/joints anymore, just something like 'Slow Roasting' or 'Casserole Steak'. Youngsters don't know the difference between meat cuts, don't know about Shin, Brisket, Rib/Chine, Shoulder, Rump, Sirloin et al and how best to store them, cook them (not saying that includes you). Tesco I note sell breast of Lamb rolled and labelled something like 'Lamb Roasting Joint' or something similar; I've very fond of a bit of breast myself
diablo
02-04-2012
Originally Posted by Vodka_Drinka:
“Fish Fingers. I've not eaten one since I was about eight, not because I don't like them I just haven't ”

I can assure you that they don't taste as nice as they did when you were eight.

The Birds Eye Haddock ones aren't too bad but still not as good as I remember as a kiddy.

I got a bottle of Vimto cordial the other day, not having tried it for many years - it tastes of bubble-gum. i remember now that it always did - have given it to someone else to try as I wasn't keen.
swingaleg
02-04-2012
Originally Posted by hobbes:
“Milk fluff made with jelly and carnation milk.”

Carnation milk............does anyone still use that ?

It was the 'cream' of my childhood, went on everything.......jelly, tinned fruit, sliced banana, every kind of pudding

I have tried it occasionally in the last few decades.........it's incredibly sweet, you forget that over the years.......
SHAFT
02-04-2012
I haven't drunk Bosco Chocolate Syrup since I used to go on holiday to The States as a kid. My Uncle there was addicted to the stuff!

Not eaten Liver or kidneys since I was about 12. Never will either!
ShreddedParts
02-04-2012
I love breast of lamb, my boyfriend cooks it, he said he would cook me dinner a few weeks into our relationship. It was breast of lamb cut into squares and roasted. I had never had it since a small child and forgot it even existed!

I haven't had since a kid:

Home made steak and kidney pudding (my mum used to use my brothers old cot sheets to make it... Eugh).

Angel Delight.

Choc-Ice.

Frozen Mousse.

As for Golden Drummers, I didn't try again until about 2 years ago and minced turkey and greyness of the meat made me feel a bit ill.

You also used to be able to buy breaded chicken burgers with cheese that melted underneath breadcrumbs, I loved those, they were frozen, next to the Golden Drummers but they just don't seem to be sold anymore.

Pineapple upsidedown cake, my nan used to make this all the time! I could murder one now.
degsyhufc
02-04-2012
Originally Posted by swingaleg:
“Carnation milk............does anyone still use that ?

It was the 'cream' of my childhood, went on everything.......jelly, tinned fruit, sliced banana, every kind of pudding

I have tried it occasionally in the last few decades.........it's incredibly sweet, you forget that over the years.......”

I just bought a tin of evapourated milk the other day. For the past few days i've had tinned fruit salad drowned in the stuff
gerr60
02-04-2012
Originally Posted by neo_wales:
“Should'nt make a lot of difference if you have a good band of fat on the meat, to be honest I buy mature beef from a local butcher and its superb... Chine of beef makes wonderful gravy

Supermarkets cater the modern views on meat, lots of folk won't buy beef unless its bright red dripping blood...way too fresh. They don't even really label the cut/joints anymore, just something like 'Slow Roasting' or 'Casserole Steak'. Youngsters don't know the difference between meat cuts, don't know about Shin, Brisket, Rib/Chine, Shoulder, Rump, Sirloin et al and how best to store them, cook them (not saying that includes you). Tesco I note sell breast of Lamb rolled and labelled something like 'Lamb Roasting Joint' or something similar; I've very fond of a bit of breast myself ”

Have to agree with you, i think its a case of you get what you pay for, and being a retired chef i know a bit about storing meat lol.
neo_wales
02-04-2012
Originally Posted by gerr60:
“Have to agree with you, i think its a case of you get what you pay for, and being a retired chef i know a bit about storing meat lol.”

Pass on the knowledge to youngsters before they all end up eating Soylent Green and not even noticing

(for the youngsters Soylent green is made from people!!! )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green
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