Back in Time for Christmas

Rainy-Days

The casserole and serving dishes Rochelle was using in the 1970's house can still very easily be purchased through eBay. They were called JAJ and they were made by Pyrex. They did alsorts of different designs. My Mum's had fish on hers and I still have it in my home and I still use it regularly.

The one Rochelle used was the snowflake design. They were a brilliant set of cooking equipment that were made here in the UK and they really were made very much to last!

candlelight_2013

I actually put Pyrex snowflake design on my wedding present list.

I already had some items in my bottom drawer, and received casserole dishes and soup bowls as presents. They lasted me years, bearing in mind I have been married 48 years

Candlelightx

VfM4meplse

PasturesNew wrote: »

Personally, I've still never had an avocado or a kiwi fruit. Or a Christmas breakfast.

I love reading your posts, you rarely fail to surprise me!

Old_Joe

Bemused that the lady of the house didn't know how to open the tin with that type of can-opener

Palindr0mic

I do agree that you have the Christmas of your parents, near enough. We were doing board games until my grandparents got too old (and on NYE we used to play things like postboxes and flip the fish and all kinds of paper games) and a pretty traditional christmas spread. Grandma even did trifle every year, that no one wanted to eat, and made the pud and cake before she got too old.

I really liked the mum, she made me laugh and seeing her more modern, possibly feminist, sensibilities come out in the presents made me chuckle "ah, an apron, just what I need for being imprisoned in the kitchen". I wasn't too impressed with the nose-turning up at the frozen turkey at first though, we used to get a frozen bird as it was cheaper. It was the boy I wanted to smack, he was obsessed with just getting presents.

Also, how did the kids not know how to do Frustration?! They can't be that young, especially not the eldest. I'm only 24 and I'm more than familiar with it.

ciderwithrosie_2

meritaten wrote: »

I didn't like the mother at first...........but loved her by the end of the series! The woman has a 'deadpan' delivery that many comedy actors would envy. and bless her, she tried so hard!

Yes, they've grown on me in this extra couple of programmes, I didn't take to them before. I loved it when they were having the 70s Christmas and Fred was trying to eat the After Eights, Mum said 'I'll smack you' and Dad quipped 'Yes, you were allowed to do it back then' And in the 80's the living room was declared 'spacious enough for their hair'!

Rainy-Days

Old_Joe wrote: »

Bemused that the lady of the house didn't know how to open the tin with that type of can-opener

Thing is Old Joe, I wouldn't know how to use one of those things either! I was brought up with the clip on can opener version with the small butterfly wheel at the side!

Goldiegirl

Rainy-Days wrote: »

Thing is Old Joe, I wouldn't know how to use one of those things either! I was brought up with the clip on can opener version with the small butterfly wheel at the side!

Same here, I wouldn't know what to do with that can opener either. My parents didn't have one, so I never had to use one. As I have no desire to eat spam, fortunately, I'll never need to use one either.

fuddle

Old_Joe wrote: »

Bemused that the lady of the house didn't know how to open the tin with that type of can-opener

Like I said earlier in the thread I have watched my grandma all through my childhood using a tin opener of the same ilk and can I 'eck recall how to do it.

As progression goes I am truly thankful for the wheeled clamped offering of modern day life.

honeythewitch

Kim_kim wrote: »

Omg!!! A weeks wage for a turkey, is that gross or net!!!

That's mind blowing, I would NEVER pay a weeks wage for a joint or bird!

No wonder people worry so much about getting it just right. It must be a hangover from the days it cost a fortune.
Imagine ruining something that cost a weeks wages? :eek:

meritaten wrote: »

I found this episode totally fascinating too!
What a really brilliant 'social experiment' - and great TV!
er - that 1960s house was hardly an 'ordinary' persons home though! or the 1970s one. more 'footballers wives'!
and I really cringed when Rochelle defrosted her turkey with hot water! oh dear - they didn't show if the family had food poisoning after that though!
I do think that although the family don't think they will 'do' Christmas differently this year - their perspective might have changed. and having 'experienced' christmasses from decades past they may well find themselves changing a few things.
Myself - I am making some 'homemade' presents. a hamper of foodie 'treats', and some home d!cor items which I have made myself. as most of our kids (and grandkids) have asked for cash to spend in the sales! sad isn't it? not really in the Christmas spirit.
But, as non-Christians we really view Christmas time as 'family time' and giving of 'presents' to show love.

Surely plenty of people have frozen turkeys now? Rochelle must have been familiar with defrosting them?

Old_Joe wrote: »

Bemused that the lady of the house didn't know how to open the tin with that type of can-opener

I am equally stumped by other peoples electric can openers. It seems that whatever the style, there is a "secret" way to use them that is difficult to work out unless you "know" already.