Eating in the UK in the 1950's

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  1. Trunky

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    Made with suet of course.

    Ah yes, I can remember the kitchen walls and windows running with condensation after a good old suet pudding had been on the go for hours.

    Anyone else remember spotted dick? I'm old enough to remember when this was a tasty pudding eaten with custard, rather than a medical condition.
     
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      Blimey Jenny! That's brought back some memories. :biggrin:

      Trunky, I remember spotted dick, I've eaten Tescos version of it recently, no comparison of course!

      Bacon and onion suet pudding was one of my favourites too. :)
       
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        Easter eggs + chocolate bunnies and chicks spotted in Tescos this morning in the 'Seasonal' aisle.
         
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        through the summer out on the boat and we ate what we caught, if we didnt catch anything around the rockies for winkles and what ever else we could find ... if lucky enough to land a crab in the pot oh wow the Parents had that and the mother Mother would make crap paste sarnies. through the winter Rabbit stew or what ever else caught in the snare .... it didnt matter what it was we were always told it was Chicken lol veg in the garden and the glass houses so we ate what ever was in season .... had an old parkray used for heating water and house and all the cooking so usually soup or broth most days
         
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          Breakfast was either porridge or bread and milk!! bread was cut into cubes and then hot milk was poured over and sugar was put on top!! I loved it!!! :biggrin:


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            I love it and haven't had it since a child but am sure I would love it again. :wub2:

            I also remember the bacon and onion suet pudding which nowadays I don't think my system could cope with.

            Bilious attacks, how funny ... I have a box of Rennies which actually says it is for bilious attacks which t'other half says they are these acidic attacks you have at night, which I have to agree with. :eeew:
             
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            It sounds like reflux to me Victoria. My husband suffers from it at night due to a Hiatus Hernia. He was prescribed Omeprozole.
             
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            Iceland do a very good Jam Roly Poly and Spotted dick

            Bang Ding, then pour on the custard, or in our case as we were poor
            white sauce (cornflower, sugar, and milk boiled up)

            Jack McH
             
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            Doesn`t the answers prove the point,"Iceland"!!!
            Spotted Dick,Jam Roly Poly, throw some flour ,sugar ,suet and eggs in a bowl mix together, for "Dick" add raisins into basin, for Roly Poly ,roll out and spread with jam,roll up,and microwave, nobody steams for hours now "Simples"
            Quickly and easily made which is why it was a favourite when we ate good simple food.
            I often make a small treacle sponge like this when i fancy a stodgy pud.It cooks in the time I am making custard.
             
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            Pam, what's this thing called 'microwave'? :scratch: Is it some newfangled piece of cooking equipment?
             
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              Oh oh - another smart bottom
               
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                Good List Jenny.
                To us Yorkshire Pudding (6" diameter with rich onion gravy) was a starter for a family meal. We only got them when we had a beef joint - Mam needed the beef juices for the gravy.
                Fish was always on Friday because that was when the fish man came round - sometimes we had trout if we went fishing, but Dad was usually working and didn't get much chance to fish.
                We got Jam whem Mam made it - but it took a lot of sugar, so not often.
                Rabbit was popular - I still enjoy Rabbit stew (sorry, Casserole) but struggle to find someone who will cook it.
                I remember when my Dad was driving a Lorry I used to go with him on School holidays and had a pop bottle filled with cold tea and paste (I think it was paste!) sandwiches to eat.
                As a kid I either walked or cycled everywhere - as did all my mates. There were no overweight kids in my school, as far as I remember.
                House doors in the village were always open and people were always "popping in". Neighbourliness was a given and no-one would have been left to die/rot if they collapsed, or fell ill - too many nosy busibodies to miss anything - it was normal then.
                happy days.
                 
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                  Neighbourliness was a given and no-one would have been left to die/rot if they collapsed, or fell ill - too many nosy busibodies to miss anything - it was normal then.
                  happy days.

                  This point worries myself and neighbour and a 3rd "friend" we have so little outside contact we could be lying, injured/dead for weeks/months, so we make a point of contacting each other at least once a day ,even if its by phone, instead of over fence.
                   
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                    Definitely didn't have one in the 1950's and still don't have one! :heehee:

                    But I did have this in the 1950's and still use it regularly :dbgrtmb: (will be using it for lunch today). It's older than a large proportion of GC members :heehee: - I'm not saying GC members are of large proportions!!!

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                      Shiney, that looks intriguing. What is it please, and what does it do?
                      Jenny
                       
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