And after eating all these '70s delights,
How about Izal medicated tracing paper slidey toilet roll to wipe you arse
I quite fancy that banana ham and hollandaise
or to just spread it around
Pomainge
Pomagne I think. As a kid I was fascinated with the two-part plastic 'corks' for some reason, I always asked my parents for them to play / fiddle with.
The thing I remember Most is the chip pan on everyone’s cooker.
Remember it? I used mine yesterday.
and for drinkees what about cream soda? was it made by cresta or was that another drink? polar bear with sunglasses? (too lazy to google it).
Barr's I think. But it was probably made by various companies.
When you said cream soda I immediately thought of "American cream soda" which was a pink powder you ate with a liquorice stick, 2oz of the stuff in a little paper bag off the market.
How about Izal medicated tracing paper slidey toilet roll to wipe you arse
Not so much 'absorb' as 'redistribute.' I always figured it must just be cheap, but it was more expensive than the fluffy stuff.
Barr’s I think. But it was probably made by various companies.
you iz indeed correct, but it was corona i was thinking of. the pop man in a van where you got money back on the bottles.
about cream soda? was it made by cresta or was that another drink? polar bear with sunglasses? (too lazy to google it).
Barr’s I think. But it was probably made by various companies.
Alpine also made it back in the days when fizzy drinks were delivered to your door by hairy shouldered guys in vests and a 7.5 on truck. One of the things that defined you locality was what colour your local Creme Soda was. The stuff Alpine delivered (in St Helens) was bright apple green.
Cresta
It’s frothy, man!
angel delight no longer has sugar in it. We always used to take it bikepack and backpacking for pud - but with no sugar in it it seems rather a waste of time!
Anyone remember kellogs rise and shine powdered orange juice - again another old camping staple that no longer exists
I quite fancy that banana ham and hollandaise
^ Mods! Cleanup on aisle 6.
Admitting it is the first step to recovery tho
it was corona i was thinking of.
CORONA! Gods, yes, that's what I was thinking of also.
Why did they do pop deliveries? I remember we used to get them, but not sure why. Was it because it only came in the heavy glass bottles, so saved you having to lug them home? I mean it's not like pop was a daily essential which needed delivery like milk.
We used to have a ringtons tea delivery guy as well, always flogging some crappy patterned plates or tea caddy as an 'extra' with the delivery.
Chunky Chicken
It was chicken in a white sauce that came in a tin. A staple of the late 70s and early 80s in my house
This was caused by a baked bean toastie.
I feel your pain - always too hot to eat straight away - always too impatient, and hungry, to wait.
has anyone done proper trifle yet?
Still love proper trifle - my Mum still makes me one at Christmas time - although these days it's made with much nicer custard, and raspberries on top. Not fussed about the spongy layer - but the combination of custard, cream and fruit ... 😃
Anyone remember kellogs rise and shine powdered orange juice
Yes! I have some vague memory of once eating this straight from the packet with a licked finger. Not recommended TBH - and didn't have quite the same effect as Space Dust!
I remember there used to be loads of crazy ice lollies at the ice cream van as well, Dracula, fried eggs, funny feet, and some ice cream ones with a picture printed on it, haunted house I think.
Much more choice than today, and they had jokes on the sticks. Why did they stop doing that?!
Why did they do pop deliveries? I remember we used to get them, but not sure why. Was it because it only came in the heavy glass bottles, so saved you having to lug them home? I mean it’s not like pop was a daily essential which needed delivery like milk.
Didn't the glass bottles have a deposit on them? Pretty sure I remember taking bottles back to the local corner shop to get 5p (?) back.
I remember there used to be loads of crazy ice lollies at the ice cream van as well,
My local ice cream van did beer flavoured gummy sweets shaped like a pint glass
it only came in the heavy glass bottles, so saved you having to lug them home?
Don't forget there was a much lower car ownership - especially very few two-car households- and shopping was usually done by a stay-at-home mum. So yes - carrying big glass bottles of liquid home wasn't ideal and aside from pop it probably explains why powdered foods like smash, angel delight etc and even powdered drinks such as Rise and Shine or Lift Lemon Tea were more popular then too.
Has to be a Swisskit for me, I was addicted to the damned things!
”I’ll risk it for a Swisskit”
On the subject of ice creams, remember Screwballs? A plastic cone filled with strawberry ice cream with a bubblegum at the bottom that had a half life of about 12 seconds. Good while it lasted though.
Ice cream too , seem to remember a lolly called a ‘Dalek’ fluro green mint and chock icecream EXTERMINATE!
Remember covering most of my dinners with “Aromat” to make the boiled to death dinner bearable – just googled and its still available 😳
Oh yes. I have a pack in the cupboard. I used to get dry bread and sprinkle that on and eat it. Strange child.
Responsible for my propensity to add salt to....anything I can 😐
One of my school friends worked on the Pop van, Ben Shaws pop. We all hated him as it paid better than the milk round and was on an evening.
Check out all the posh ice lollies!
As a povvy scheme wean I had to make do with a frozen Kwenchy Kup.
Four hours hard digging with a teaspoon to get to the juicy bit at the bottom.
My Grandpa used to make us 'Symington's table creams'. They were a posh type of blancmange to which one added milk. The colours weren't gaudy or bright, but delicate and made with proper ingredients.
I did a bit of research and it seems Waitrose still stock them.
Although I loved Angel delight but in my 20s and 30s.
I love cream soda - there was always a bottle of it at my grandparents house, he had a very sweet tooth.
Ben Shaw's brand now. My local chippy sells all their cans. 🙂
On the subject of ice creams, remember Screwballs? A plastic cone filled with strawberry ice cream with a bubblegum at the bottom that had a half life of about 12 seconds.
Our the sequel - the' Two Ball Screwball'. Which had one bubblegum at the bottom and extra one nearly at the bottom. Livin' the dream!
How about a bubbly or a dainty from Stenhousemuir, the dainty chew would extract any tooth filling no problem no matter how well it was installed
^ Blackjacks were pretty good at removing fillings/teeth etc. Nothing more charming than an inky black tongue and a gappy grin
The fizzy drink lorry thing seems to have been regional - no Corona round our parts, only Maine (bottles not actual size)
The fizzy drink lorry thing seems to have been regional – no Corona round our parts, only Maine
We had two. Alpine and Bon Accord.
Both purveyors of Pineappleade.
I remember there used to be loads of crazy ice lollies at the ice cream van as well, Dracula, fried eggs, funny feet, and some ice cream ones with a picture printed on it, haunted house I think.
Much more choice than today, and they had jokes on the sticks. Why did they stop doing that?!
Yes - much better selection of interesting lollies back then. My all-time favourite was a Strawberry Split - was also keen on Funny Feet, Haunted House, Twister, Zoom - always hard to choose.
I liked the lolly stick jokes - helped to soothe the disappointment of reaching the end of the lolly!
We had the Corona lorry down here in Hampshire.
We also had a van go round our estate, the well renowned Leigh Park, selling toffee apples.
This might've been late 60s/start of the 70s?
"SIXPENCEEACHATOFFEEAPPLE!" we'd hear the cry. This happen anywhere else?
“SIXPENCEEACHATOFFEEAPPLE!” we’d hear the cry.
CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANDY AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPLES!
We had the Corona lorry round our way in Salford.
The cherryade was sublime.
I lost a massive filling to a Drumstick lolly.
Swizzels = dentist!
Who remembers McCowan's egg and milk chews?
Tinned new potatoes - little orbs of soap. Bleugh.
CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANDY AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPLES!
Erra Macaroon Bars
I lost a massive filling to a Drumstick lolly.
I lost two teeth to a McCowan's Highland Toffee bar sometime in the 80s...
I lived in Inverness for a couple of years in the early 70s. There was American Ice Cream Soda that was a vibrant blue - or maybe that was the basic cream soda.
Drinks of my past - Hays (or Sangs lemonade) - who could not yearn for a Moray Cup?
I lost two teeth to a McCowan’s Highland Toffee bar sometime in the 80s…
I lost my heart to a starship trooper.
I lived not far from McCowans and got a visit of the factory. Amazing place and providing you didn't have plasters on your hands, you were allowed to help yourself to samples on the production line. Wham bars and the fudge were my weakness...still dream of those!
It is no wonder that us kids of the 70s have such shit teeth!
Tinned new potatoes – little orbs of soap. Bleugh.
Brilliant for cooking breakfast for four in a tiny gimballed stove as you trek across the North Sea in a Sigma 33. Just add bacon, beans, tomatoes and hot fat burns on the hands and legs.
I’m almost nostalgic.
I grew up in Aberdeenshire and we had the Bon Accord drinks van. I remember liking Bon Accord Cola, but only if drunk from a plastic beaker.
Someone revived the Bon Accord brand in the past few years but they seem to be trying to go down some sort of "artisinal" path. I tried the new Bon Accord Cola and I didn't like it very much.
Draught Double Diamond - I thought it was great but is it just my memory playing tricks?
Just remembered Tyne Brand; if it could be canned - they did!
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/lost-tyneside-factory-once-biggest-16063749
“SIXPENCEEACHATOFFEEAPPLE!” we’d hear the cry. This happen anywhere else?
We had a rag & bone chap who'd regularly rattle down over the cobbles in the back street with his pony and cart shouting "AG BOOOOE!" It was years before I discovered that it was supposed to be "rag and bone" and had just degenerated over the course of decades.
Pomagne I think.
Used to love that stuff and Cinzano. Can't imagine anyone giving that to their kids now.
Baxter's Game soup. Perhaps you can still get it, I haven't looked but used to eat that all the time.
The green liqueur (was it chartreuse?) In the sack shaped chocolate in Terry's all gold.
