70's cooking...

Philly_Q

Col_Decker said:

tone1 said:

What....no Angel Delight? 

We had Angel Delight tonight, my kids are mad for it. Butterscotch too, my favourite. Good old ma'am used to crumble up a flake on top of it. 

Butterscotch is the best, although peach was pretty good too.  We never had the flake, but sometimes we'd have Instant Whip with a glace cherry on the top, to copy the picture on the packet.

Sadly I can't eat it any more, too much sugar.  

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Philly_Q said:

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

Philly_Q said:

p90fool said:

It wasn't just the 70s, we fled Swansea Uplands Rugby Club about 15 years ago when we found out the after match meal was spam and spaghetti hoops.

That reminds me of school dinners - spam or corned beef with (cold) baked beans was a perennial.

That was also in Swansea, oddly enough, but it was actually in the 1970s.  Maybe the "chefs" went to Uplands Rugby Club after the school closed....

Which school was that?

Emmanuel Grammar School, but the dinners were shipped over from Bishop Gore because we didn't have our own kitchen, so they were always cold.

Another posh one!!!  :-)

Wasn't Emmanuel the private school? Didn't know it closed.

cruxiform

I grew up in the North East in the 70's and was raised by my grandparents but I didn't have to endure the horrors of those dishes! However it was very traditional cooking. Suet puddings (my favourite bacon and leek) with mash and veg was one I loved. We had stotties with ham and pease pudding for packed lunches and panacalty for dinner. Everything was home cooked and my nan would buy it daily from the butchers/greengrocers/fishmongers. Always fish on Fridays. Big Sunday roasts were the focus of the week as the family always got together, I still remember the smell of roast beef coming from houses on a Sunday afternoon before we were all called in for our dinners when our dads got back from the pub. Times that are long gone now, never to return. 

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Philly_Q said:

Col_Decker said:

tone1 said:

What....no Angel Delight? 

We had Angel Delight tonight, my kids are mad for it. Butterscotch too, my favourite. Good old ma'am used to crumble up a flake on top of it. 

Butterscotch is the best, although peach was pretty good too.  We never had the flake, but sometimes we'd have Instant Whip with a glace cherry on the top, to copy the picture on the packet.

Sadly I can't eat it any more, too much sugar.  

OMG... instant Whip was disgusting. Like something you'd have had during the war - when rationing meant that a slice of air-dried rat was viewed as a luxury. I sincerely hope Instant Whip isn't still on the market.

Angel Delight on the other hand.... awesome. Try making two bowls... 1 x butterscotch... 1 x banana... eat spoonfulls from alternate bowls. That... my friends... is living large!

Philly_Q

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

Another posh one!!!  :-)

Wasn't Emmanuel the private school? Didn't know it closed.

It was a private school, but my god it really wasn't posh, the facilities were shite.  I nearly did myself a serious injury falling through a hole in the gym floor once.

It closed in the mid-'90s I think, presumably it's a housing estate or something now.

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Philly_Q said:

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

Another posh one!!!  :-)

Wasn't Emmanuel the private school? Didn't know it closed.

  I nearly did myself a serious injury falling through a hole in the gym floor once.

In a public school... I guess that would be classed as 'character building'.

Philly_Q

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

Philly_Q said:

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

Another posh one!!!  :-)

Wasn't Emmanuel the private school? Didn't know it closed.

  I nearly did myself a serious injury falling through a hole in the gym floor once.

In a public school... I guess that would be classed as 'character building'.

But this was private, not public!  There were a handful of boarders, but they were all missionaries' kids and presumably they got free board or reduced fees, I imagine missionaries are paid bugger all.

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@Philly_Q....

CLosed in 94... now a bunch of houses  

(Apologies for the derail)

Philly_Q

That's it!     

I could name some of those teachers at 0:39 in the clip and my brothers were taught by Richard and Kristine Maton (she was Miss Jones at the time).

JezWynd

Those halcyon days of prawn cocktail, steak & chips followed by trifle washed down with a bottle of Blue Nun (or, if you were feeling rock n roll, maybe a Mateus Rose, fave tipple of Rod the Mod).

breakstuff

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If you were feeling really exotic you could chuck those little fried noodles on top.

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breakstuff said:

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If you were feeling really exotic you could chuck those little fried noodles on top.

Classic stuff... but I think the one with the fried noodles was the Vesta Chow Mein (or was it the Chop Suey?)

There was also the Beef Italienne... and Prawn Curry... and Chicken Curry. YOu can tell that I had a varied diet... if Vesta made it - I ate it.

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Blimey... you can still buy them...

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=257550162

The instructions mention something called a microwave oven.  But it's the 1970s... and microwaves didn't exist (well not in most homes).... must be some mistake in the instructions.

FelineGuitars

People in the 1970s were tougher than they are today - they could eat this muck whilst sitting in a room with orange and brown wallpaper dressed in flairs , aide collar shirt, kipper tie and a tank top.
There were only 3TV channels and paedos presenting pop shows.
You only had power 3 or 4 days a week and had to make do with camping gaz lanterns or candles 
...but we were 'appy!

57Deluxe

57Deluxe

fields5069

The frankfurter crown looks awesome.

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fields5069 said:

The frankfurter crown looks awesome.

... as the old saying goes...

If the crown fits, wear it.

Truly, I think you'd be better off wearing it - rather than eating it.

Nitefly

Vesta Beef Risotto sandwiches FTW!

boogieman

Nitefly said:

Vesta Beef Risotto sandwiches FTW!

You sick person!!