tins

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 30 May 2007, 20:46

arachnid wrote:This reminded me of when I was a " young person"!!!
Used to get condensed milk sandwiches!!!!

Me too - no wonder I've so many fillings!!

magbagpuss · Post by **magbagpuss** » 30 May 2007, 20:58

Eypcat , you naughty girl , i nearly wet myself laughing , let us know when your 1st book comes out n it's mine , thanks for the laugh ,cheers , yes i remember sausage rolls in a tin . vaugley remember a tin that opened at both ends , 1 had curry ? 1 had rice . i think ??

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 30 May 2007, 21:01

How did we ever survive the 'boon' that was 1960s convenience food? This was a generation of women who could cook real food no problem. Everyone's mum could effortlessly produce wonderful soups, stews and roasts. Apple pie was indeed a piece of cake.

I blame TV and the power of advertising. Suddenly, our Friday night treat was a Fray Bentos pie or a Vesta Chow Mein and all that cooking milarkey was out the window. And can I make special mention of those stupid, horrid Shipham's pastes. They came in tiny little jars, so small that you couldn't get the blade of a knife in to scrape out the meagre contents. You may recall the 'salmon' variety - an odd shade of orange with lots of tiny bone particles. A jar contained just enough of this fishy gunk to make two sandwiches (white bread of course) if you spread it thinly enough. Please don't tell me you can still buy it.

The steamed pudding stories remind me of my exploding chestnuts escapade. Basically, if you are going to roast chestnuts you must first make a small hole for the hot air to escape. Otherwise, you are making a bomb. Blissfully unaware of this, I removed the tray from the oven and then hit the ground, instinctively covering my head, as a succession of chestnuts exploded with remarkable force, shattering into hundreds of lethal shards of shrapnel which embedded themselves in our pine-clad ceiling.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 30 May 2007, 21:14

SoupDragon wrote:
We used to be given this with tinned peaches
.

We used to have a dessert - jelly fluff?- which consisted of whipped evaporated milk whisked with partially set jelly then left to turn into a sort of 'mousse'.

Don't think I agree with your claim about our mothers coming from a generation of great cooks Bob. My aunts still believe in putting veg on to cook at the same time as the meat to ensure there are no nasty vitamins left hanging around....

seanie · Post by **seanie** » 30 May 2007, 21:24

Anyone else heard of Piero Manzoni?

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 30 May 2007, 21:36

I'd forgotten about that , that sort of mousse.
wow
my aunt used to make it a lot, seemed exotic back then
Same thought about Ribena made with milk
There also used to be a sort of apple fluff with cornflakes on top

Artic roll
spaghetti hoops
Angel delight
Birds trifles
Rosehip syrup

Cresta, mind the polar bear "its frothy, man"

and who could forget covetting Smash instead of the peeled, boiled, mashed, butter and milk stuff our mums insisted on?

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 30 May 2007, 21:48

seanie wrote:Anyone else heard of Piero Manzoni?

Just 'Googled' him...

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 30 May 2007, 21:51

lol @ Bob's kitchen explosion

Shipham's paste - so many flavours, only one taste

seanie · Post by **seanie** » 30 May 2007, 21:59

Marya wrote:Just 'Googled' him...

Worth more than gold though....

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 30 May 2007, 22:03

Dadaist wrote:Shipham's paste - so many flavours, only one taste

I loved Shippams Anchovy paste when I was about 13, then they disappeared off the shelves........25 years of fruitless searching later, and when all hope had almost been extinguished, we were in Morrison last week....

Sandra said there was a v happy bouncing bearcub doing cartwheels down the aisle.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 30 May 2007, 22:04

Marya wrote:We used to have a dessert - jelly fluff?- which consisted of whipped evaporated milk whisked with partially set jelly then left to turn into a sort of 'mousse'

God, forgotten about that "mousse" - it was fabby!!!

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 30 May 2007, 22:04

Bob reminded me of the time, our 1st winter after we moved in together,
romantics that we were, coal fire burning, put some chestnuts on
Like Bob we didn't know about putting a hole in them
They exploded up the chimney, shrapnelled across the room, we had to run into the hall, freezing, the coal fire was our only souce of heat then
Never been that fond of them since

Mr Soupy wants a mention for Ambosia creamed rice
and fruit salad with the one cherry fo the kids to fight over

What was that mixed veg in a tin? carrots, peas and unidentified stuff

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 30 May 2007, 22:06

SoupDragon wrote:Mr Soupy wants a mention for Ambosia creamed rice

My Mum always made her own rice pudding which formed a (shudder) skin on it

I always just begged for a tin of Ambrosia creamed rice.

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 30 May 2007, 22:34

Marya wrote:
SoupDragon wrote:
We used to be given this with tinned peaches
.
We used to have a dessert - jelly fluff?- which consisted of whipped evaporated milk whisked with partially set jelly then left to turn into a sort of 'mousse'

That was Cheetabelly Pudding! I believed my grandpa when he told me he'd invented it

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 30 May 2007, 23:29

I remember them all...

Fluffy Jelly
Carnation milk with tinned fruit
Dream Topping
Angel Delight

It would be called child abuse today!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 31 May 2007, 08:36

Nelson Hatstand wrote:
Epykat wrote:I think we were forced to have Angel Delight after that -
Forced?! Despite all your stories of woe and hardship, the above statement proves that you were obviously posh.

We had to have Instant Whip, Angel Delight's inferior but cheaper cousin.

Told you before that we were posh (bottom of Marlborough Street/Smash). When we lived in Bath Street we were also in the posh bit in the middle and the stair got washed once a week

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 31 May 2007, 09:28

SoupDragon wrote:There also used to be a sort of apple fluff with cornflakes on top

God, I am transported back to the dinner halls of PHS circa 1975.
They called your apple fluff dish "Swedish Apple Charlotte". It was fab.

It was one of the few puddings which wasn't accompanied by a jug of skin-topped custard. People would actually fight for the skins and frequently fire them around the room.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 31 May 2007, 09:36

Pal of Porty wrote:I remember them all...

Fluffy Jelly
Carnation milk with tinned fruit
Dream Topping
Angel Delight

It would be called child abuse today!

but we were not an obese generation.................

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 31 May 2007, 10:18

Who rememebers Bird's trifle in a box? I know it had the various ingredients in packets, like the sponges and Dream Topping, but can't quite remember how you made the jelly? was there fruit?

Toast Toppers were another one minute wonder, various flavours but all tasted the same. God knows what was in them. Did I see them in Sainsbury's recently?

The thing I hated most was tinned vegetable salad and tinned coleslaw....mush with some kind of salad cream

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 31 May 2007, 12:20

Dadaist wrote:

Epy you deserve your own tribute thread. I have a mental image of Rathbone house when youse were kids - you keep adding to the jigsaw, and at the moment it's of some incredibly tough kids living in a house with no electricity or glass in the windows!

Have we ever told you the one about the cupboard, the thunder, the cutlery and the hymns?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 31 May 2007, 12:29

Do tell.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 31 May 2007, 13:48

Marya wrote:
SoupDragon wrote:
We used to be given this with tinned peaches
.
We used to have a dessert - jelly fluff?- which consisted of whipped evaporated milk whisked with partially set jelly then left to turn into a sort of 'mousse'.

me too! I loved it.
Also dream topping and toast toppers

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 31 May 2007, 14:49

I loved that jelly too!!!
Think I'll make it this weekend!!

I just love all kinds of desserts though!!
We used to get home made rice pudding too, baked in the oven with a nice brown skin on top!!!

Scoop · Post by **Scoop** » 31 May 2007, 20:13

What about Heinz Kidney soup - yum!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 31 May 2007, 21:31

Scoop wrote:What about Heinz Kidney soup - yum!

Can't say I fancy the sound of it, though I am partial to a tin of oxtail.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 31 May 2007, 22:39

Dadaist wrote:Do tell.

I'll save it for Saturday

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 01 Jun 2007, 09:37

Mr Soupy fond of oxtail soup, it was unavailable for a while due to mad cow scare I think. This mc wishes it was still banned as she cant stand the smell

When I was pregnant with one of the Clangers I took a notion for tinned prunes and tins of sweet and sour sauce

rathbone · Post by **rathbone** » 01 Jun 2007, 10:18

Epykat wrote:
Have we ever told you the one about the cupboard, the thunder, the cutlery and the hymns?

Or the newt, the hoover and the hairy fisherman?

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 01 Jun 2007, 10:50

rathbone wrote:
Epykat wrote:
Have we ever told you the one about the cupboard, the thunder, the cutlery and the hymns?
Or the newt, the hoover and the hairy fisherman?

Or the window, the stool, the mother and the thumbs?

Or the storm, the parrot, and the chimney?

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 02 Jun 2007, 11:48

SoupDragon wrote:I took a notion for tinned prunes

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 02 Jun 2007, 13:24

Epykat wrote:
rathbone wrote:
Epykat wrote:
Have we ever told you the one about the cupboard, the thunder, the cutlery and the hymns?
Or the newt, the hoover and the hairy fisherman?
Or the window, the stool, the mother and the thumbs?

Or the storm, the parrot, and the chimney?

It's going to be a long evening, isn't it? If I have a drink for every one of your yarns, E, I'm going to be ever so slightly bladdered.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 02 Jun 2007, 16:44

from the new Lidl at the Kirkgate today :

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/surrealist303/526280964/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1221/526 ... 80ab_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="bacon grill"></a>

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 02 Jun 2007, 16:57

I used to love that!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 02 Jun 2007, 16:59

ECM predicted

I'm going to be ever so slightly bladdered.

.

That'll happen, Epy or no Epy, surely?!

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 02 Jun 2007, 17:01

Its the weekend, its allowed!