typical weekly menus in 1960

Olliebeak

JayJay14 wrote: »

I remember the 'Dolly Blue' bags.

We lived in Cumbria but travelled regularly to Manchester to visit the Grandparents. We always drove though Backbarrow which is a small town in the south lakes which my Dad always called Dolly Blue Town and they were made there. The windows and doors of most of the buildings were stained bright blue - I used to love seeing it as a child but it must have been hard living there.
It is a time share resort now I think.

There was a 'dolly-cream' as well. My nan used it for her 'cotton lace' curtains in the 50's/early 60's.

Topher

I've posted this elsewhere, but Recjits blue and other old fashioned stuff is still available here.
http://www.carbolicsoap.com/powders-c-249_259_264.html

T

Olliebeak

Topher wrote: »

I've posted this elsewhere, but Recjits blue and other old fashioned stuff is still available here.
http://www.carbolicsoap.com/powders-c-249_259_264.html

T

some great memories on that site!

Horasio

bountiful wrote: »

Anyone remember a kind of condensed (was is also frozen) cardboard cylinder of orange juice? I can't remember what it was called, but it used to be poured into a jug and then a load of water mixed with the slush to make a 'real' orange juice drink?

It came all the way from Florida as well, felt all exotic in those days:D

WEEGIE

Does anyone remember MB bars? you used to get them in the penny tray(1d) old money. I remember walking home from school (about 2 miles) so I could buy a qtr of sweet peanuts. I could write a full page article of all the sweets and drinks you could get, but are no longer available:( My fav dinner was stovies.:D

Olliebeak

WEEGIE wrote: »

.......... I remember walking home from school (about 2 miles) so I could buy a qtr of sweet peanuts......

I was another sweet peanuts addict :j !

moanymoany

My aunty put dolly blue into icing to make it really white. She also used it to dab on stings and bites.

I DETESTED the bread and marge with tinned fruit thing but it was compulsory in my family.

As a treat we used to buy 2 ounces of salmon spread. It sat out on the counter summer and winter - unrefridgerated. Goodness knows what was put into it to make it 'keep'.

It's tempting to think that all food sold 'back then' was good and wholesome, no chemicals etc. Far from it!

mama67

keren29 wrote: »

My dad will only drink sterilised milk - lucky he is a milkman!!

I'm sure my Mum used to say she ate condensed milk sandwiches as a child........

Keran, I used to do that as well as golden syrup sandwiches.

I also will sometimes still have sausage dripping on toast if I've cooked the sausages in the oven, absolutely fab.

mama67

juliettet wrote: »

We called it khaylie too although the jar was labelled rainbow crystals. I loved a quarter of sweets, used to ask for 2 x 2 ounces, usually midget gems and alphabet letters.Those were the days. Cough candy twist, sweet peanuts and kop kopps. I have boycotted Lions sweets as they have replaced the liquorice sports mixtures with blackcurrant and those were my favourites.

DH says about kop kopps but I've never had those.

mama67

earthmother wrote: »

I haven't read all of the thread, so apologies if I'm repeating someone

I wasn't around in the 60s, but my grandma was still working to roughly the same plan when I was younger (late 70s/early 80s). I don't recall it all, but I know it was fish on Friday, roast on Sunday, and Monday was Stew and Rice Pudding, because both could be thrown together, put in the oven and forgotten about while the Baby Burco did its work, lines of steaming clothes were pegged out or arranged on airers around the fire (depending on the time of year) and you watched the spin dryer because it walked across the kitchen floor and took it's drainage hose, which was supposed to go in the sink, with it. I still remember the lovely smells in that kitchen on Mondays


Mum & Dad often say about Kayli - they remember getting it in little pyramid-shaped bags, and also drinks that came in the same shape packaging (don't know the name).

I've still got the burco my mum used to wash our nappies etc in, it has come in handy a few times when the boiler or washer has broken down, just need a mangle then I'd be set now.

Washer broken so it might have to be resurrected.