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Eating in the fifties
Not that i ate in the fifties but i can certainly relate to some of these :ohmy:
EATING IN THE FIFTIES * Pasta had not been invented. * Curry was an unknown entity. * Olive oil was kept in the medicine cabinet * Spices came from the Middle East where we believed that they were used for embalming * Herbs were used to make rather dodgy medicine. * A Takeaway was a mathematical problem. * A Pizza was something to do with a leaning tower. * Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time. * The only vegetables known to us were spuds, peas, carrots and cabbage, anything else was regarded as being a bit suspicious. * All crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to put the salt on or not. * Condiments consisted of salt, pepper, vinegar and brown sauce if we were lucky. * Soft drinks were called pop. * Coke was something that we mixed with coal to make it last longer. * A Chinese chippy was a foreign carpenter. * Rice was a milk pudding, and never ever part of our dinner. * A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining. * A Pizza Hut was an Italian shed. * Spaghetti was a small town in Bolognese. * A microwave was something out of a science fiction movie. * Brown bread was something only posh people ate. * Oil was for lubricating your bike not for cooking, fat was for cooking * Bread and jam was a punishment, a luxury at our house. * Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves, not bags. * The tea cosy was the forerunner of all the energy saving devices that we hear so much about today. * Tea had only one colour, black. Green tea etc. was not British. * Coffee was only drunk when we had no tea. * Cubed sugar was regarded as a bit of an over kill. * Figs and dates appeared every Christmas, but no one ever ate them. * Sweets and confectionery were called toffees. * Coconuts only appeared when the fair came to town. * Black puddings were mined in Bolton Lancashire. * Jellied eels were peculiar to Londoners. * Salad cream was a dressing for salads, mayonnaise did not exist * Hors d'oeuvre was a spelling mistake, we corrected it (horses doovers). * The starter was our main meal. * Soup was a main meal. * The menu consisted of what we were given and was set in stone * Only Heinz made beans, any others were impostors * Leftovers went in the dog. * Special food for dogs and cats was unheard of. * Sauce was either brown or red. * Fish was only eaten on Fridays. * Fish didn't have fingers in those days. * Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi. * Ready meals only came from the fish and chip shop. * For the best taste fish and chips had to be eaten out of old newspapers. * Frozen food was called ice cream. * Nothing ever went off in the fridge because we never had one. * Ice cream only came in one colour and one flavour. * None of us had ever heard of yogurt. * Jelly and blancmange was only eaten at parties. * If we said that we were on a diet, we simply got less (more for us). * Healthy food consisted of anything edible. * Healthy food had to have the ability to stick to your ribs. * Calories were mentioned but they had nothing at all to do with food, coal had calories.. * The only criteria concerning the food that we ate were, did we like it and could we afford it. * People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy so and so’s. * Indian restaurants were only found in India . * A seven course meal had to last a week. * Brunch was not a meal. * Cheese only came in a hard lump. * If we had eaten bacon lettuce and tomato on the same sandwich we would have been certified * A bun was a small cake back then. * A tart was a fruit filled pastry, not a lady of horizontal pleasure. * The word" Barbie" was not associated with anything to do with food * Eating outside was called a picnic. * Cooking outside was called camping. * Seaweed was not a recognised source of food. * Offal was only eaten when we could afford it. * Eggs only came fried or boiled. * Hot cross buns were only eaten at Easter time. * Pancakes were only eaten on Pancake Tuesday, in fact in those days it was compulsory. * "Kebab" was not even a word never mind a food. * Hot dogs were a type of sausage that only the Americans ate. * Cornflakes had arrived from America but it was obvious that they would never catch on. * The phrase "boil in the bag" would have been beyond our realms of comprehension. * The idea of "oven chips" would not have made any sense at all to us. * The world had not yet benefited from weird and wonderful things like Pot Noodles, Instant Mash and Pop Tarts. * We bought milk and cream at the same time in the same bottle. * Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded as being white gold. * Lettuce and tomatoes in winter were just a rumour. * Most soft fruits were seasonal except perhaps at Christmas. * Prunes were medicinal. * Surprisingly muesli was readily available in those days, it was called cattle feed. * Turkeys were definitely seasonal. * Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one. * We didn't eat Croissants in those days because we couldn't pronounce them, we couldn't spell them and we didn't know what they were. * We thought that Baguettes were a serious problem the French needed to deal with. * Garlic was used to ward off vampires, but never used to flavour bread. * Water came out of the tap, if someone had suggested bottling it and charging treble for it they would have become a laughing stock. * Food hygiene was all about washing your hands before meals. * Campylobacter, Salmonella, E.coli, Listeria, and botulism were all called "Food poisoning." * The one thing that we never ever had on our table in the fifties, "Elbows" |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by bobbyftm
(Post 10357011)
Not that i ate in the fifties but i can certainly relate to some of these :ohmy:
EATING IN THE FIFTIES * Pasta had not been invented. * Curry was an unknown entity. * Olive oil was kept in the medicine cabinet * Spices came from the Middle East where we believed that they were used for embalming * Herbs were used to make rather dodgy medicine. * A Takeaway was a mathematical problem. * A Pizza was something to do with a leaning tower. * Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time. * The only vegetables known to us were spuds, peas, carrots and cabbage, anything else was regarded as being a bit suspicious. * All crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to put the salt on or not. * Condiments consisted of salt, pepper, vinegar and brown sauce if we were lucky. * Soft drinks were called pop. * Coke was something that we mixed with coal to make it last longer. * A Chinese chippy was a foreign carpenter. * Rice was a milk pudding, and never ever part of our dinner. * A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining. * A Pizza Hut was an Italian shed. * Spaghetti was a small town in Bolognese. * A microwave was something out of a science fiction movie. * Brown bread was something only posh people ate. * Oil was for lubricating your bike not for cooking, fat was for cooking * Bread and jam was a punishment, a luxury at our house. * Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves, not bags. * The tea cosy was the forerunner of all the energy saving devices that we hear so much about today. * Tea had only one colour, black. Green tea etc. was not British. * Coffee was only drunk when we had no tea. * Cubed sugar was regarded as a bit of an over kill. * Figs and dates appeared every Christmas, but no one ever ate them. * Sweets and confectionery were called toffees. * Coconuts only appeared when the fair came to town. * Black puddings were mined in Bolton Lancashire. * Jellied eels were peculiar to Londoners. * Salad cream was a dressing for salads, mayonnaise did not exist * Hors d'oeuvre was a spelling mistake, we corrected it (horses doovers). * The starter was our main meal. * Soup was a main meal. * The menu consisted of what we were given and was set in stone * Only Heinz made beans, any others were impostors * Leftovers went in the dog. * Special food for dogs and cats was unheard of. * Sauce was either brown or red. * Fish was only eaten on Fridays. * Fish didn't have fingers in those days. * Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi. * Ready meals only came from the fish and chip shop. * For the best taste fish and chips had to be eaten out of old newspapers. * Frozen food was called ice cream. * Nothing ever went off in the fridge because we never had one. * Ice cream only came in one colour and one flavour. * None of us had ever heard of yogurt. * Jelly and blancmange was only eaten at parties. * If we said that we were on a diet, we simply got less (more for us). * Healthy food consisted of anything edible. * Healthy food had to have the ability to stick to your ribs. * Calories were mentioned but they had nothing at all to do with food, coal had calories.. * The only criteria concerning the food that we ate were, did we like it and could we afford it. * People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy so and so’s. * Indian restaurants were only found in India . * A seven course meal had to last a week. * Brunch was not a meal. * Cheese only came in a hard lump. * If we had eaten bacon lettuce and tomato on the same sandwich we would have been certified * A bun was a small cake back then. * A tart was a fruit filled pastry, not a lady of horizontal pleasure. * The word" Barbie" was not associated with anything to do with food * Eating outside was called a picnic. * Cooking outside was called camping. * Seaweed was not a recognised source of food. * Offal was only eaten when we could afford it. * Eggs only came fried or boiled. * Hot cross buns were only eaten at Easter time. * Pancakes were only eaten on Pancake Tuesday, in fact in those days it was compulsory. * "Kebab" was not even a word never mind a food. * Hot dogs were a type of sausage that only the Americans ate. * Cornflakes had arrived from America but it was obvious that they would never catch on. * The phrase "boil in the bag" would have been beyond our realms of comprehension. * The idea of "oven chips" would not have made any sense at all to us. * The world had not yet benefited from weird and wonderful things like Pot Noodles, Instant Mash and Pop Tarts. * We bought milk and cream at the same time in the same bottle. * Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded as being white gold. * Lettuce and tomatoes in winter were just a rumour. * Most soft fruits were seasonal except perhaps at Christmas. * Prunes were medicinal. * Surprisingly muesli was readily available in those days, it was called cattle feed. * Turkeys were definitely seasonal. * Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one. * We didn't eat Croissants in those days because we couldn't pronounce them, we couldn't spell them and we didn't know what they were. * We thought that Baguettes were a serious problem the French needed to deal with. * Garlic was used to ward off vampires, but never used to flavour bread. * Water came out of the tap, if someone had suggested bottling it and charging treble for it they would have become a laughing stock. * Food hygiene was all about washing your hands before meals. * Campylobacter, Salmonella, E.coli, Listeria, and botulism were all called "Food poisoning." * The one thing that we never ever had on our table in the fifties, "Elbows" |
Re: Eating in the fifties
As one who was born into rationing after the war (start up the violins) I can remember a lot of that.
It is said that the British diet was never healthier than it was during WW2. |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Some of them are wrong and some are dumb.
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Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by Tramps_mate
(Post 10357251)
Some of them are wrong and some are dumb.
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Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by moneypenny20
(Post 10357457)
But most are very true.
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The bit about cubed sugar is untrue.
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Re: Eating in the fifties
It was a real treat to go to granny's in the early 60's and be allowed to suck a sugar cube- they had to be picked up with her silver sugar tongs. We never had them at home.
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Re: Eating in the fifties
I grew up in the 70's and we never had sugar cubes, they were found in hotels! In fact, many of those facts are true of my household, we didn't have spaghetti (unless in came in a tin from Heinz) until about 1986 after my sister had been an au pair in the US and made us spag bol when she came back. We thought she'd lost it and my dad still hasn't gotten over a dinner where there's no spuds going...
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Re: Eating in the fifties
Do people not call 'little cakes' buns anymore?
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Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by carolinephillips
(Post 10357999)
It was a real treat to go to granny's in the early 60's and be allowed to suck a sugar cube- they had to be picked up with her silver sugar tongs. We never had them at home.
I was most disappointed when I had a booster in my 20s, the drop was just placed on my tongue:( Wasn't even offered a lolly :cry_smile: |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by rasen78
(Post 10358162)
The only sugar cubes we had were the ones with the polio(?) vaccine in them. I remember quite liking the taste and climbing onto the kitchen worktop to get one from the cupboard.
I was most disappointed when I had a booster in my 20s, the drop was just placed on my tongue:( Wasn't even offered a lolly :cry_smile: We had spaghetti in the 70s, it was a yard long in a blue paper wrapper. |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by moneypenny20
(Post 10358190)
:lol: You guys were posh, we never called them cubes, we called them lumps. ;)
We had spaghetti in the 70s, it was a yard long in a blue paper wrapper. We use to <ahem> acquire sugar lumps/cubes from cafes etc. Where you would get 2 in a tiny little packet. Mum used to save them all up then we would have to unwrap them all to put them in the sugarbowl for special occasions:lol: When I got into horses, I used to sneak them into my pockets to take to the riding stables:thumbup: |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by Tramps_mate
(Post 10357251)
Some of them are wrong and some are dumb.
My assumption is that this is a tongue in cheek look back to British cuisine (again a word not even heard of in normal use back then :) ) and provided for memories and mirth. A lot of them resonate with me so 'dumb' is not a word I would choose. |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by paddyo
(Post 10358218)
Well aren't you the cheerful ******!!!
My assumption is that this is a tongue in cheek look back to British cuisine (again a word not even heard of in normal use back then :) ) and provided for memories and mirth. A lot of them resonate with me so 'dumb' is not a word I would choose. |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Before my era ;) but so many things my mum and dad would talk about ...
Originally Posted by carolinephillips
(Post 10357999)
It was a real treat to go to granny's in the early 60's and be allowed to suck a sugar cube- they had to be picked up with her silver sugar tongs. We never had them at home.
Originally Posted by northernbird
(Post 10357533)
I can remember my Mum telling me she didn't see a banana until she was 9 which was 1954.
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Re: Eating in the fifties
The sugar cube thing just gave me a mad case of de ja vu. I remember being in school and we got the MMR jab. Afterwards, they'd make us suck on a sugar cube. Tasted like sugar to me but I guess there was something else in them.
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Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by knockoff nige
(Post 10358418)
The sugar cube thing just gave me a mad case of de ja vu. I remember being in school and we got the MMR jab. Afterwards, they'd make us suck on a sugar cube. Tasted like sugar to me but I guess there was something else in them.
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Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by steve`o
(Post 10358422)
when we were kids the polio vaccine was administered via a cube of sugar
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Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by knockoff nige
(Post 10358425)
It must have been that then. I remember at the time thinking it was a treat for being brave and as we lined up and waited for our turn, I was jealous of the others who seemed to be getting some sort of sweet after their jab. A bit dissapointed it was just a sugar cube. Surely they could have hid the vaccine in a cola bottle.
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Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 10358473)
Or a 'Custard and Cream'...
Why do we get such rubbish knockoff's of awesome biscuits over here? |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by knockoff nige
(Post 10358477)
Not sure that would be a good idea. Who can have only one custard cream? Bourbon maybe.
Why do we get such rubbish knockoff's of awesome biscuits over here? I like biscuits here - the Arnott's creams are delicious - even the basic shortbread with cream is nice. The only biscuit I can think of that is of note we don't get here exactly is the Jam Dodger - with cream? but there are others similar. |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 10358480)
I mean the boiled sweet you get, by the quarter of a pound....remember those?
I like biscuits here - the Arnott's creams are delicious - even the basic shortbread with cream is nice. The only biscuit I can think of that is of note we don't get here exactly is the Jam Dodger - with cream? but there are others similar. Biscuits just seem different over here. The Tim Tam just isnt as good as the penguin, with or without the awesome piece of general knowledge the penguin gives you. |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by knockoff nige
(Post 10358481)
Nope, I'm not old enough. I remember apple drops and black jacks. Remember those disc shaped sweets with sherbert in them?
Biscuits just seem different over here. The Tim Tam just isnt as good as the penguin, with or without the awesome piece of general knowledge the penguin gives you. You must surely remember - you are older than me and you could get sweets by the quarter of a pound from rows of plastic jars back in the 80s certainly. |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by knockoff nige
(Post 10358481)
Nope, I'm not old enough. I remember apple drops and black jacks. Remember those disc shaped sweets with sherbert in them?
Biscuits just seem different over here. The Tim Tam just isnt as good as the penguin, with or without the awesome piece of general knowledge the penguin gives you. Miss Fruit Club biscuits, better than Penguins!!! |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by jothefw
(Post 10358500)
Flying saucers! Loved them!! And loved black jacks. Anyone remember Mojos? They were minty, I often ended up being called Mojo (one of my better nicknames).
Miss Fruit Club biscuits, better than Penguins!!! |
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I remember seeing an avacado in the shops for the first time in the 1970's. I asked mum what they tasted like and she said 'soap' :unsure:
Put me off for years, not that I could have afforded one... |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by Sherlock Holmes
(Post 10357181)
As one who was born into rationing after the war (start up the violins) I can remember a lot of that.
It is said that the British diet was never healthier than it was during WW2. |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by Sherlock Holmes
(Post 10357181)
As one who was born into rationing after the war (start up the violins) I can remember a lot of that.
It is said that the British diet was never healthier than it was during WW2. There was a family story about me climbing on a chair and eating the whole week's cheese ration (2 oz I think) from the pantry shelf when I was a toddler. I remember my mum counting the ration stamps before we went out shopping every day. When we eventually got a tiny fridge my brother and I used to get an ice cube in an egg-cup each for a treat. |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Cue...."You were lucky, we had to live in a box in middle of 't street!!"
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Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by paddyo
(Post 10358886)
Cue...."You were lucky, we had to live in a box in middle of 't street!!"
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Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by lesleys
(Post 10358827)
+1
There was a family story about me climbing on a chair and eating the whole week's cheese ration (2 oz I think) from the pantry shelf when I was a toddler. I remember my mum counting the ration stamps before we went out shopping every day. When we eventually got a tiny fridge my brother and I used to get an ice cube in an egg-cup each for a treat. |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by mikelincs
(Post 10358998)
I well remember ration books, and the fact that, once they had been discontinued my sister and I and friends used to play 'shops' using the empty boxes from things, a toy cash register and the ration stamps. I still remember my mothers co-op dividend number from way back then, at least 60 years ago. 1174.
1174? **** me are you highlander? |
Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by steve`o
(Post 10359051)
1174? **** me are you highlander?
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Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by jothefw
(Post 10358500)
Flying saucers! Loved them!! And loved black jacks. Anyone remember Mojos? They were minty, I often ended up being called Mojo (one of my better nicknames).
Miss Fruit Club biscuits, better than Penguins!!! But I bought a packet of fruit clubs last time I was in Melbourne. I used to love them. After 6 years....I was rather disappointed. Maybe one's palate changes. :confused: |
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Black jacks and fruit salads at 64 for a penny!! Used to take the shopkeeper ages to count them out. I also loved sherbert fountains when I was feeling very rich, or cough candy. My gran used to have bags of extra strong mints that would make my eyes water- she had the nickname Minty. Covered up some of the smell of the smoke.
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Re: Eating in the fifties
Originally Posted by mikelincs
(Post 10358998)
I well remember ration books, and the fact that, once they had been discontinued my sister and I and friends used to play 'shops' using the empty boxes from things, a toy cash register and the ration stamps. I still remember my mothers co-op dividend number from way back then, at least 60 years ago. 1174.
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Re: Eating in the fifties
I had the job of licking and sticking all the green shield stamps whenever I went to my nan's house. After my tongue had gone all horrid, she used to give me an extra strong mint. Kept me coming back for more- I was easily pleased when I was 6.
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Re: Eating in the fifties
Anniseed Balls. You could get some for a farthing. :D
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Jublee's, raspberry, orange or cider apple in the 60's, used to think we were right grown up having cider:rofl:
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