' 18-04-2013, 04:28 PM
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I can remember my mother cooking plain suet dumplings in plain water, and serving them with a sauce made from jam heated up with some water. As it was real fresh suet, there always seemed to be a sticky outer layer which made this really cheap pud a delicious treat.Oh and as for 'foreign' food, I recall her version of 'spag bol', she would make up a pkt of dried minestrone soup (well it was Italian) with cold water, then cook some beef mince and a chopped onion in the soup, adding a small tin of tomato pure. And she would buy the long spaghetti (which it is hard to find nowadays) but then she would break it up into 3-4 inch pieces before cooking) funnily enough we all enjoyed the result, although I was well surprised, nay even amazed when a friend cooked me the 'real' version.
Oh and can well remember the flourish with which she produced other 'foreign' meals, when Vesta first introduced their Chow Mein, Risotto, Curry and Paella! Which again, we all enjoyed until discovering the 'real' versions.
18-04-2013, 05:02 PM
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I so agree with our Sue in Canada.What a pleasure reading this thread has been, thanks Geoff, for starting it
It has certainly brought back memories of childhood and very interesting seeing others feedback.
Several posts have had me smiling
Was fascinated by Sue's recollections .. hubby's uncle was Canadian - a giant of a man - he loved maple syrup and pancakes, quite exotic to us.
18-04-2013, 05:17 PM
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I know this was not back in the 50's , in fact was in the mid 60's. I was in the W.R.A.C. in Guildford and was visiting friends in London for the week-end, two of us decided to go for a snack, into the Lyons corner house on Piccadilly (is that one or two 'c's spell checker will not allow either?). Anyway. At the time this establishment was on three floors, ground floor a typical 50'60's style coffee bar, stools at the counter, all chrome and Formica, serving 'froffy coffee' (before we had heard of cappuccino) and milk shakes etc., second floor was a restaurant, and top floor a really posh restaurant. Well we decided to try the middle floor. There on the menu were 'American style pancakes with maple syrup', oh wow, we thought, that sounds interesting. (Having only 'seen' these on tv and in films) so when the waitress arrived the both of us asked for these pancakes. We were flumoxed when asked if we wanted bacon or sausage with them? Bacon? sausage? with pancakes and syrup? You're having a laugh we thought. But rather than look dumb, she asked for sausages and I asked for the bacon.When the food arrived it was served in little metal plates set into little wooden trays, was sizzling hot, and mine comprised of a huge thick slice of gammon, surrounded by a ring of these pancakes, accompanied by a small jug of maple syrup. Here goes nothing I thought, and poured the syrup over the food. And - It - Was - Delicious!! But, I have to say that the 'American Pancakes' were no different to the 'pikelets' my mother made every Saturday. Also known as drop scones, scotch pancakes and various other regional names.
22-04-2013, 10:00 AM
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Had a really good chuckle at those Uncle Joe - this one 'However, the one thing that we never ever had on our table in the fifties …. ELBOWS' reminded me of my Nan: at mealtimes, if we put our elbows on the table, she would scrape the carving knife over the stone thing whilst saying 'all joints on the table will be carved'
22-04-2013, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by daisymay
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I can remember my mother cooking plain suet dumplings in plain water, and serving them with a sauce made from jam heated up with some water. As it was real fresh suet, there always seemed to be a sticky outer layer which made this really cheap pud a delicious treat.
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