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What tastes evoke childhood memories?
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Deb Vancouver (18665) | Report | 11 Feb 2007 23:35 |
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Brenda, yes I remember the licorice root. We used to call it 'Sticky Lice' for some reason, and was one of the selections on the penny tray at the sweet shop. My Dad asked for cherries for his 5th birthday (1942). I don't know how they managed to get them with the war going on but they did! He spent most of the war in Hollyhead, Wales with my GG Aunty Norah, who I had the pleasure to meet. I have a photo of my son sitting on her knee, she was his GGG Aunt! Deb |
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Guinevere | Report | 11 Feb 2007 23:39 |
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marmite - I always had marmite sandwiches when I was off school poorly Gwynne |
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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond | Report | 11 Feb 2007 23:54 |
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Real Lucozade when ever I was poorly, magic cure that! 'Cold cocoa' - just a big spoonful of drinking chocolate powder, a spoon of sugar, and cold milk (altho no fridge!) Mum's homemade toffee or coconut ice or coconut pyramids! Always blame Mum for my sweet tooth, she had one and thought she was doing good for us by baking us sweet things, when sugar came off rations it was a big treat. |
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Rosi Glow | Report | 12 Feb 2007 00:18 |
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Rice Pudding with the brown skin on the top...My Mum always made one on sunday's Bacon & Onion Suet rolly polly boiled in a cloth.....Made by my Nan, Ummmmmm.... Not had it for years but can still remember the taste, it was my favourite. |
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Anne | Report | 12 Feb 2007 00:38 |
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My mums soda bread, apple pies, warm coke, smiths crisps with the little blue salt sachet and yellow snow!!! Yellow snow oh my rainy days. Anne |
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Mrs Presley | Report | 12 Feb 2007 01:20 |
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TIZER!!!! when i was poorly my dad would buy it for me ....don't think its around anymore!!???xxxxxxxxxxxxx I can still smell it.xxx (Mum,I live on Lucozade..!)xxxxxxxxxx |
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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond | Report | 12 Feb 2007 01:46 |
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Hays, you really must have my genes somehow, I am a real telly addict like you, and love lucozade, and many more similarities! Oh except for the smelly cheese!! lol |
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Lancashire Witch | Report | 12 Feb 2007 09:24 |
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Brenda from Wales: Did you ever soak licorice root/licorice sticks(the black stuff) in water over night to make drinks for next day's picnic/playing out?? Witch Hazel |
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June | Report | 12 Feb 2007 09:27 |
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Hiyah Deb for me it has to be Plum Pie my darlin Gran made a lovely one. June xx |
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Julie | Report | 12 Feb 2007 11:32 |
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Hi Deb Hope you are well? Not so much taste but smell Brian took me to Ruislip Lido when i was pregnant with Tia ( i was 37) the last time i went i was about 11 and the smell was still the same. |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 13 Feb 2007 00:27 |
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Um.........was just thinking and realised one of my favourite things as a kid was a condensed milk sandwich! Very sticky, sweet and messy.......more so than honey in sandwiches but yummy. Then my grandfather (Pop) used to make put two rich tea biscuits together with butter between them and I used to love them. You have to squeeze the biscuits together till the butter oozes out of the little holes in the biscuits!!! Not exactly healthy eating! Sue |
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