April 24, 200817 yr Author What about sherbet pips, can you remember these? http://www.sweetstall.com/acatalog/Sour-apple-pips.jpg http://www.sweetstall.com/acatalog/sherbet-pips.jpg Who used to put smartie tops on there spokes on their bikes? I did, made a great sound and looked wicked. :yahoo:
April 24, 200817 yr Author Bull's Eyes That liquorice that was shredded like tobacco (see how they tried and succeeded even then to get us to smoke) Lemon Bon-Bons Black Cat Chewing Gum, Black Jack sweets Penny 'Arrers (arrows) and one of my favourites (which I know are still around today) flying saucers. I remember going to Church on a Sunday night (we were a late rising weekend family and never made the early masses) thinking 'These communion wafers wouldn't be half bad if there were two stuck together with some sherbert in between'. Norma Flying saucers are still my faves too, i still eat them today.
April 24, 200817 yr I remember on Sundays for dessert (we never had dessert mid-week - partly because as kids - we just wanted to wolf our 'tea' down and get out and play in abandoned cars, etc). But on Sundays we'd have tinned fruit salad with some sort of 'tinned' pouring cream (not Carnation though - strangely enough). There'd always be arguments as there were never enough cherries in the tin - I'm sure the marketing men decided to just put one or two in per tin to cause family rifts. Whenever I see that episode of The Royle Family with the tinned fruit - I think of that. Norma
April 24, 200817 yr Author I remember on Sundays for dessert (we never had dessert mid-week - partly because as kids - we just wanted to wolf our 'tea' down and get out and play in abandoned cars, etc). But on Sundays we'd have tinned fruit salad with some sort of 'tinned' pouring cream (not Carnation though - strangely enough). There'd always be arguments as there were never enough cherries in the tin - I'm sure the marketing men decided to just put one or two in per tin to cause family rifts. Whenever I see that episode of The Royle Family with the tinned fruit - I think of that. Norma I reckon everybody did that with the tinned fruit, everybody wanting the cherries. :lol: I used to like those sweet necklaces that you put round your neck, and every time you bit one off, it msde all your neck sticky :lol: http://www.funforalltoys.com/products/novelty_candy/candy_necklace/cndyncklc1.jpg
April 24, 200817 yr I reckon everybody did that with the tinned fruit, everybody wanting the cherries. :lol: I used to like those sweet necklaces that you put round your neck, and every time you bit one off, it msde all your neck sticky :lol: http://www.funforalltoys.com/products/novelty_candy/candy_necklace/cndyncklc1.jpg I never really liked them - the elastic would go all soggy (and as you say - you'd get all sticky too). Norma
April 24, 200817 yr Author I never really liked them - the elastic would go all soggy (and as you say - you'd get all sticky too). Norma I think more girls wore them because they thought they looked cool.
April 24, 200817 yr I think more girls wore them because they thought they looked cool. Nothing to do with sweeties - but did you mention corned beef hash earlier? I have a question about it! Norma
April 24, 200817 yr Author Nothing to do with sweeties - but did you mention corned beef hash earlier? I have a question about it! Norma Ok sweetie, what is your question?
April 24, 200817 yr Ok sweetie, what is your question? Well - in Liverpool - the way to make corned beef hash - is to mash your potatoes with loads of butter and milk (or cream) until its really creamy - then you break the corned beef into it and mash it in. Then we had it with marrowfat peas and loads of gravy. However - in Wigan - they just dice the potatoes - along with carrots, onions, and whatever else can be diced and the whole concoction is served up as something akin to a stew - or a meat & potato pie but without the pastry! I much prefer the Liverpool way! Norma
April 24, 200817 yr Author Well - in Liverpool - the way to make corned beef hash - is to mash your potatoes with loads of butter and milk (or cream) until its really creamy - then you break the corned beef into it and mash it in. Then we had it with marrowfat peas and loads of gravy. However - in Wigan - they just dice the potatoes - along with carrots, onions, and whatever else can be diced and the whole concoction is served up as something akin to a stew - or a meat & potato pie but without the pastry! I much prefer the Liverpool way! Norma I also love the Liverpool way, because thats the way i used to have it. Infact i had it yesterday because i was on my own and i wanted something quick, so i made that and i thoroughly enjoyed it too. :yahoo: Then i had a Muller Light yoghurt for Dessert.
April 24, 200817 yr I also love the Liverpool way, because thats the way i used to have it. Infact i had it yesterday because i was on my own and i wanted something quick, so i made that and i thoroughly enjoyed it too. :yahoo: Then i had a Muller Light yoghurt for Dessert. Good! The Liverpool way is best! Not so sure about a Muller Light yoghurt for dessert though ... wouldn't you rather have had a steamed syrup pudding with custard? I can feel another food poll coming on in the TT thread. Puddings & desserts - or favourite 'childhood' sweeties! Norma
April 24, 200817 yr Author Good! The Liverpool way is best! Not so sure about a Muller Light yoghurt for dessert though ... wouldn't you rather have had a steamed syrup pudding with custard? I can feel another food poll coming on in the TT thread. Puddings & desserts - or favourite 'childhood' sweeties! Norma Hahaha, I really love Treacle Tart and custard, oh yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!! :wub: :cheer: Now i am dribbling, i am going to get some tomorrow when i go shopping now. And yes i would rather have that, but i only had yoghurts in my fridge. :yahoo:
April 25, 200817 yr I agree with you there Rob. But looking back on all that, life was soooo different. I don't think the kids of today would be able to cope if all that came back. :unsure: Dad was born in the 60's and has told me lots of great things they used to do when they were young.....Sometimes I would like to go back in the time to be able to live that :heart: ^_^
April 25, 200817 yr Author Dad was born in the 60's and has told me lots of great things they used to do when they were young.....Sometimes I would like to go back in the time to be able to live that :heart: ^_^ It would be great to go back in time wouldn't it, just for a few days or so. :yahoo:
April 25, 200817 yr It would be great to go back in time wouldn't it, just for a few days or so. :yahoo: I'd go back to 1985, Grand National morning and put all my wages from that week onto Last Suspect - I'd be made ... instead of the poxy £25 quid I won on the sweepstake at work that year! Norma
April 25, 200817 yr Author I'd go back to 1985, Grand National morning and put all my wages from that week onto Last Suspect - I'd be made ... instead of the poxy £25 quid I won on the sweepstake at work that year! Norma :lol: Oh dear Norma, you are a card. :lol: You make me laugh everyday with some of your comments. :yahoo: Trust you to want to go back for money. :lol:
April 26, 200817 yr It would be great to go back in time wouldn't it, just for a few days or so. :yahoo: Yeah!!!! I would go back to...I don't know, there are so many places and people I've gotta see, my dad when he was a youngie, the house where my mum used to live. Carpenters playing live, so does Abba.......*sighs*
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