BeckyBoo Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I can't make puff pastry either, or filo, so it's frozen here every time. I also LOVE instant SMASH altho I try not to. Make it really runny with a MASSIVE lump of real butter in and black pepper. I'm salivating at the thought. Some people have asecret "thing" for chocolate, mines Smash Can't see them ever making THAT organic! Mrs Bertie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Tessa, Lesley and I are the Camp Coffee Queens - we often use it in baking Ginette - SNAP! Did you make liver, bacon and onions too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I remember Camp coffee! Libbys corned beef - another name from the past. OH used to work for Libbys, in the rice pudding factory, before it was taken over by Nestle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 I remember an orange juice that came as a frozen concentrate which you mixed with water. Re the powdered stuff - its still very popular in the USA KOOL AID We used to have those Fray Bentos tinned pies too - Steak & Ale was my favourite. I still keep Smash in the cupboard as it is fantastic for thickening soups & stews & I will admit to never making my own pastry as ready made is brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Wasnt Jamie also going on about dont bother making pastry just buy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Probably I don't mind making regular pastry, it's the puff and filo that I don't see the point in making - life's far too short. I know how to do it and that's enough for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 We used to have those Fray Bentos tinned pies too - Steak & Ale was my favourite. We still have those Fray Bentos tinned pies They are DH's fave comfort food, we have to have them with tinned new potatoes and frozen peas When my dog was really ill and stopped eating she suddenly developed a pash for FB Steak and Ale pies. I used to cook her one all for herself every night, until thankfully she got better and went back to dawg food. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 . And who are the people that still buy Izal germacide toilet paper somebody must still use it or they wouldn't manufacture it Tessa I think it is just the elderly, Tessa...old habits die hard and all that. Not exactly a luxury is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I remember it from school, that and green soap that came out of the dispenser looking like snot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I remember it from school, that and green soap that came out of the dispenser looking like snot. You have such a way with words Claret....ever thought of turning your hand to poetry! Funny....as soon as you mentioned that soap, and Tess mentioned the Izal....I could remember what they smelled like vividly....and the Vesta Curries mentioned earlier!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 How very dare you Egluntine!!!! I remember the smell too. They aren't like that any more - I used the loos at Rosie's school the other day when I went to an open evening - pink soap that smelled nice, clean toilets and warm air hand driers Kids these days..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Having a few rolls of puff pastry is a must, it gets used for everythiong here. After Jamie Oliver said it was a must have. When I have left over roast meat I stick it with gravy and veg in a dish, pop some puff pastry over the top and hey presto one meat pie. Also if I have left over apples, pears or any fruit really I just pop some slices on the pastry with a little jam glaze and bung em in the oven as little tarts. A million and one uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 You can do the meat pie thing with suet too Cat. Bung the meat etc in a dish and cover with a suet crust.... yummy, one teviot pie Apple dumplings are nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Findus Crispy Pancakes - do they still make those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Blimey, I'd forgotten those too. They had cheese inside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Blimey, I'd forgotten those too. They had cheese inside! Aledgedly (it is me or does that word look weird?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 It looks weird. You are short of an "L". Allegedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I remember crispy pancakes - actually I quite liked them! And I recall hating Butterscotch Angel Delight and being made to eat it. One of those "you'll sit there until it's all gone" moments. It really made me feel sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I remember eating some strawberry Angel Delight....only it hadn't been mixed properly, and getting this mouthful of disgusting powder that started to fizz as soon as it was in my mouth. Our mothers thought they Angel Delights) were full of goodness because you added milk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I couldn't afford Angel Delight - we had to have Instant Whip..... mmmmm I could just eat one now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I remember eating some strawberry Angel Delight....only it hadn't been mixed properly, and getting this mouthful of disgusting powder that started to fizz as soon as it was in my mouth. Our mothers thought they Angel Delights) were full of goodness because you added milk. Oh, that just brought back the most horrendous memories My grandmother used to be a hairdresser, and even into retirement she used to cut and perm her friends hair at her own home. For a short while my sister's and I lived with her, back in the back end of nowhere in Wales, and her idea of a nutritious pudding for us all was Strawberry Angel Delight. Since her eyesight wasn't great she rarely managed to see all the ends of hair on her kitchen table...............so her house speciality dessert was hairy Angel Delight . I kid you not...........to add insult to injury this was back in the 70's and she belonged to the "waste not want not" generation, and I remember very forlorn evenings sitting at the table for hours on end, not being allowed to leave the table until we'd eaten every last bit I have never, ever even looked at an Angel Delight since *shudders*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 It looks weird. You are short of an "L". Allegedly. I thought it looked odd so typed "aledgedly" into Google and loads of websites with that spelling appeared . Should've trusted my instinkts . Edit: I've just read your post Afamily . Gross gross gross . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 My OH still likes crispy pancakes - he asked for some the other day but I forgot to order them! He liked the minced beef ones though Not my bag I must say - but that fizzing Angel Delight thing reminded me of Stardust - does anyone remember that? It was a sachet of chemicals that paraded as a sweet that you tipped back into your throat then waited whilst it crackled and fizzed and threatened to choke you!! And Texans - they were lovely, broke your jaw if you put them in the fridge! I used to love Angel Delight, (not how your lot made it though! ) I remember Blue Peter advising you to add a pint not a half of milk and two dollpos of ice cream to make really thick milkshakes, they were lovely Mrs Bertie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Should've trusted my instinkts .. Edit: I've just read your post Afamily . Gross gross gross . Whooda thunk that Angel Delight would have scarred so many childhoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 Mmmmmmmmm - I love Angel Delight...................and Instant Whip. Butterscotch was my favourite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
