Re: Eating in the uk in the fifties
That's another thing I've remembered now - she used to use string to tie it. Yes, the golden syrup was a must on Spotted Dick - even cold and toasted afterwards, out came the syrup. I'd never thought of using bacon.
As you have quite rightly said - real comfort food. My eldest granddaughter and I were discussing this a couple of days ago. How come that in those days, people ate things like suet puddings, cooked in lard (including pastries), sugar in abundance, everything fried or roasted, butter (margerine (or spread if you prefer) was only good for cooking) on everything - how come my Nan lived to be 89 and my mother is still going strong at 82? According to the health 'experts' - shouldn't they have died long before that age?