OS Teatime

Sarahsaver

We often do this, a hangover from a couple of years ago or so when I was stony broke. Started to have a 'proper' sunday dinner but it was often toad in the hole or faggots instead of a joint of meat.
Yes it was me who did the notorious 'soup with a baked potato skin' but it worked and it tasted good. We had soup this evening made from a leftover baked spud:)We used to have breville dinner once a week, toasted sarnies with cheese/egg and banana ones for afters, and often had sandwiches and cake and fruit for tea. Pancakes are another thing nanna used to make me, filling but now looking back i realise - costs very little. Kids think they are being spoilt when it's 'have as much toast as you like' (economy bread or hm til it runs out) or 'non-stop pancakes' they can only usually manage three.
Better than the kids on tv who ruch home to get the mc cain micro pizza and so on into the microwave! And my kids have plenty of fruit in case anyone worried! And carrots are a fave snack. Shopping list goes A,B,C - apples, bananas, carrots;)

Frugal_Fox

Reading this thread is so inspirational. How many of us have really fond memories of these 'teas'? They were and still are perfect in size. I'm going to try to introduce a 'tea' every week - and not just on Sunday, as we already have it then. Thanks for this thread - and for giving me a nudge that dinner doesn't have to be a big affair - and that 'tea' is fab too.

On the back of this thread, we had lamb chops tonight with peas and chips. Not particularly cheap admittedly, but fantastic and so simple.... We used to have this when I was a child fairly frequently, and I loved it.

chardonnay_2

not sure about teas but i remembersome great luches from when i was little. i sometimes came home for lunch from primary school and mum would always make something special.

soft egg and wholemeal soldiers
poached egg on toast
scotch pie & beans

Dobie

My mum wasn't much of a cook & I had no idea how to produce a proper meal until after I left home & got a Marguerite Patten cookery book. I remember asking my grandad, who used to be a butcher, how to cook meat & he said, if in doubt just boil it!! As you can imagine, I don't have a lot of fond memories of food as a child.
I did love it when my mum toasted crumpets on the open fire & we'd spread them with Lurpak & golden syrup. We also used to have tinned fruit salad (can't stand it now) with Carnation milk or, in season, fresh strawberries sliced & sprinkled with sugar then left for a few hours & eaten with Carnation milk. This is still my favourite way to serve strawberries, they're just not the same with fresh cream. She used to make a dessert that she (not very imaginatively) called banana jam custard - guess what was in that?
My sister takes after my mum but I'm not a bad cook & I love baking.

apple_mint

livinginhope wrote:

talking about junket,I made this at school years ago and loved it,but I've been trying to buy rennet for some years and no-one seems to be able to find it.
Is there anyone out there who knows where to buy rennet?

Tescos had vegetable rennet in the baking section last year ... don't know if they still do it, I don't see why not though.

apple_mint

mgardner wrote:

Oh Yum one of my favourite meals but then i was a war baby, lucky to get anything I suppose. My Nannys bread and dripping was to die for.

Gosh, I'd forgotten bread and dripping. My Gran and Grandad always had dripping in the pantry. I loved crusty white bread spread with a skim of the brown stuff from the bottom of the pot and overlaid with the white above. Then sprinked with some salt. Sadly my cholesteral levels wouldn't allow this now.

thriftlady_2

Rennet Waitrose sell it with their baking supplies.I made junket recently for the first time,can't say anyone really liked it though


I sometimes do 'high tea' when my kids have a friend over.I find other people's children to be unbelievably fussy,but tea always hits the spot,after all what child won't eat cake?

I do sandwiches,something else savoury like cheese scones and then some sweet things-a cake,biscuits and maybe fruit salad for health! My kids absolutely love this,they think it the biggest treat in the world.

glenstan

When dds were small and money was tight, we made scotch pancakes served warm straight from the pan with golden syrup, boiled egg and tomato sandwiches mixed with a little salad cream.
Thing is a the time i used to think if only we had more money coming in we could provide kids with better food, but dds still remember these teas as treats.
A brill treat for me was my m-i-laws yummy corned beef and onion pies, she made the lightest pastry, sadly she has dementure now and can no longer bake.

Queenie

mgardner wrote:

Oh Yum one of my favourite meals but then i was a war baby, lucky to get anything I suppose. My Nannys bread and dripping was to die for.

Ooooooh, bread and dripping with a sprinkle of pepper!! :drool: :drool: :drool:

A few days before my Mum died, she suddenly got a craving for some bread and dripping (not on the Hospice menu though ) so I had to smuggle some in for her :laugh:

Does anyone else *still* keep dripping?

Memorygirl - hope you day goes brilliantly today; I'm sure we'll all be thinking of the fun you'll be having

Sarahsaver

School holidays Dad used to work at home 2 days a week, and he gave us big doorsteps of bread and marg (never had butter) or toast with beans, sardines or 'big soup' In true moneysaving way he always used to water the soup and the beans down a bit;) 'luxuries' like boiled eggs with soldiers and pancakes were saved for nannas house - dad wasnt allowed butter or eggs. Apple sandwiches, now that's another of nannas specialities:)