RE: OUR MEMORIES OF GROWING UP - 14

#196 by Slow Jo , Fri Dec 27, 2013 12:20 pm

ME naughty no way,it was the highlight of our week watching the one horse race.

#197 by denniscarole ( deleted ) , Sun Dec 29, 2013 4:07 pm

Anyone remember when you were young and mom would make a blancmange and after she had poured it into the bowl she would give you the saucepan to dip your finger in lovely.

Shard End boy

#198 by astoness , Sun Dec 29, 2013 5:46 pm

Quote: denniscarole wrote in post #197
Anyone remember when you were young and mom would make a blancmange and after she had poured it into the bowl she would give you the saucepan to dip your finger in lovely.

Shard End boy

oh yes i remember that very well dennis..usually pink blancmange and if we were lucky we would have tinned fruit with it...smashing..

#199 by Sheldonboy , Sun Dec 29, 2013 6:47 pm

Oh yes Blacmange was lovey.
I remember a disgusting thing I did as a kid was to butter some bread and have a sugar sandwich.

#200 by astoness , Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:04 pm

Quote: Sheldonboy wrote in post #199
Oh yes Blacmange was lovey.
I remember a disgusting thing I did as a kid was to butter some bread and have a sugar sandwich.

not unusual SB all part of life back in the day..i used to love salad cream sarnies and my brother liked red sauce sarnies lol..

#201 by denniscarole ( deleted ) , Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:09 pm

Red sauce sarnies yes, dripping sarnies no but some people eat them

Shard End boy

#202 by Sheldonboy , Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:13 pm

Oh yes Dripping sarnies on crusty bread with a bit of salt Oooooooh Great

#203 by astoness , Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:37 pm

Quote: denniscarole wrote in post #201
Red sauce sarnies yes, dripping sarnies no but some people eat them

Shard End boy

and dripping on toast...love it.

#204 by Sheldonboy , Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:53 pm

Never heard of an Englishman who doesn't like dripping.

#205 by astoness , Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:09 pm

Quote: Sheldonboy wrote in post #204
Never heard of an Englishman who doesn't like dripping.

i very often buy a tub from a proper butchers SB..pork or beef dripping dont bother me...

#206 by denniscarole ( deleted ) , Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:34 pm

I must be a muslim

Shard End boy

#207 by Sheldonboy , Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:36 pm

That's good we like a variety of Members

#208 by astoness , Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:49 pm

Quote: Sheldonboy wrote in post #207
That's good we like a variety of Members

#209 by Slow Jo , Wed Jan 01, 2014 7:29 pm

While rationing was still on after the war we hardly had any sweets at all, so mom use to buy cocoa powder,cut the corner of a paper bag put a little bit of cocoa and a bit of sugar if she could spare it ,stir it up lick your finger and dip, it was lovely.

#210 by astoness , Wed Jan 01, 2014 7:35 pm

Quote: Slow Jo wrote in post #209
While rationing was still on after the war we hardly had any sweets at all, so mom use to buy cocoa powder,cut the corner of a paper bag put a little bit of cocoa and a bit of sugar if she could spare it ,stir it up lick your finger and dip, it was lovely.

wernt moms wonderful jo...especially during the war...

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