Back in our day....

Rubecula

Well of course there should be carrots. (What you do with them is another matter)

franc 91

I remember being given a dish of breakfast cereal (I must have been about four at the time - in the early 1950's) which consisted of strips of white bread, just a little demerara sugar and some milk poured over it - and I thought was great fun eating that.

looksee

franc 91 wrote: »

I remember being given a dish of breakfast cereal (I must have been about four at the time - in the early 1950's) which consisted of strips of white bread, just a little demerara sugar and some milk poured over it - and I thought was great fun eating that.

Sometimes known as 'pobs' - in England anyway, I think it has another name in Ireland but I can't remember what it is.

Alice1

looksee wrote: »

Sometimes known as 'pobs' - in England anyway, I think it has another name in Ireland but I can't remember what it is.

Some folk in Ireland call it "goody"

Spread

You got it in one Alice! I lived close to the National school so used to go home for my lunch. Goody ........ made from wedges of currant bread, layered with sugar and hot milk poured over. To be washed down with a mug of Cocoa. Have had neither since, er, 1961

chucken1

franc 91 wrote: »

I remember being given a dish of breakfast cereal (I must have been about four at the time - in the early 1950's) which consisted of strips of white bread, just a little demerara sugar and some milk poured over it - and I thought was great fun eating that.

Spread wrote: »

You got it in one Alice! I lived close to the National school so used to go home for my lunch. Goody ........ made from wedges of currant bread, layered with sugar and hot milk poured over. To be washed down with a mug of Cocoa. Have had neither since, er, 1961

Goody! A staple in our house.

When my Mam minded my babas in the early 80s they got goody as well...and rusks in the bottle...and mashed spuds

Looks like you cant fill the babas bellies anymore.? They slept then

rich.d.berry

I have started doing something that I remember my mother doing. She would save the bones and put them in the freezer until she had collected enough to put on a stock pot. Home made stock is so much nicer than the stock cubes and stock pots from the supermarket. It's a money saver too.

Rubecula

looksee wrote: »

Sometimes known as 'pobs' - in England anyway, I think it has another name in Ireland but I can't remember what it is.

Lord I remember pobs, me dad loved it when he had all his teeth out. (He had to, as it was all he could stomach for a week or two.)

rich.d.berry wrote: »

I have started doing something that I remember my mother doing. She would save the bones and put them in the freezer until she had collected enough to put on a stock pot. Home made stock is so much nicer than the stock cubes and stock pots from the supermarket. It's a money saver too.

YES home made stock with ham bones to make "pea wack" with. I still love it when I can be bothered to make it. Pea and ham soup is the poor version of it that you can buy fairly cheaply in a supermarket. Not quite as good, but not that bad really. Dunk yer bread in that.

franc 91

Isn't that where the other term for a Liverpudlian comes from? as opposed to scouse, that is?

Rubecula

franc 91 wrote: »

Isn't that where the other term for a Liverpudlian comes from? as opposed to scouse, that is?

Yes I think so franc. I used to always have to nickname Wack as a youngun.