I collected the golliwogs too! - very un-PC now of course - but my favourite had a guitar.
We used to enjoy a rather disgusting variety of tinned 'treats' at Christmas when I was a kid.
These included large tins of fruit juice (we never had fresh), tinned strawberries and raspberries and tinned meat - notably ham and chicken which both came encased in a horrible aspic (or other) jelly.
I can taste them all now - strangeley very different to the fresh versions and not very pleasant textures. But I'd probably be transported back to Christmas circa 1967 if I ate them - so I guess I'd secretly enjoy eating them - just the once.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Topbird - I think the reason for the 'odd' figurines was an even more un PC one. They were all what could have been members of an old style trad jazz band who would have been from the Deep South. I remember the guitar one too and they also had a saxophonist so I had that too as that was my Dad's other instrument.
KEF - jars!
We had the Vesta discussion a while ago - in fact - I showed them to her in the SM! They didn't have the risotto though - Chow Mein and some other unmentionable delight - possibly the curry. We never had that - it would have been too continental for my Dad
With youngest fairy it was full blown roast beef dinners - I'd not eaten roast beef since I was about 12 and have only started eating it again recently!
Happy days eh?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Aaaah .... Blue Nun - back in the day - and not forgetting good old Mateus Rose - later recycled with a candle in the bottle for a sophisticated romantic table light.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Caral - in the 70's every wedding present list had a fondue set on it. I still really like cheese fondue although my waistline doesn't Always ended up with scolded mouth and cheese dripped somewhere.
Busy-L - we were given alcohol regularly as children. We always had sweet cider with Sunday lunch - a very small glass which we had to sip throughout the meal and I think the French, in particular, still tend to do this don't they? To try to teach children that alcohol is to be savoured and enjoyed in moderation with meals rather than necked in an effort to get drunk as quickly as possible.
I suspect that giving drink to kids in the UK is now as un-PC as the Robinson thing - but has always seemed sensible to me.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
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We used to enjoy a rather disgusting variety of tinned 'treats' at Christmas when I was a kid.
These included large tins of fruit juice (we never had fresh), tinned strawberries and raspberries and tinned meat - notably ham and chicken which both came encased in a horrible aspic (or other) jelly.
I can taste them all now - strangeley very different to the fresh versions and not very pleasant textures. But I'd probably be transported back to Christmas circa 1967 if I ate them - so I guess I'd secretly enjoy eating them - just the once.
Topbird - I think the reason for the 'odd' figurines was an even more un PC one. They were all what could have been members of an old style trad jazz band who would have been from the Deep South.
I remember the guitar one too and they also had a saxophonist so I had that too as that was my Dad's other instrument.
KEF - jars!
We had the Vesta discussion a while ago - in fact - I showed them to her in the SM! They didn't have the risotto though - Chow Mein and some other unmentionable delight - possibly the curry. We never had that - it would have been too continental for my Dad
With youngest fairy it was full blown roast beef dinners - I'd not eaten roast beef since I was about 12 and have only started eating it again recently!
Happy days eh?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Aaaah .... Blue Nun - back in the day - and not forgetting good old Mateus Rose - later recycled with a candle in the bottle for a sophisticated romantic table light.
Hehe! Bekkie, blue nun, I remember it well! My parents used to have soirees and instead of a cheese board, would serve fondue. Eww!
These senior moments eh
How we lived it was the time of our lives was,nt it the kids these days don't know what they are missing ..........or do they ?
I have started reading the books from my childhood eera of the sixties then the seventies I can connect to then from beginning to end.
Again
Those were the days! .................
You can still get Mateus Rosé and I still like it. My father gave me my first sip of hock when I was 8, I really liked it.
I have been trying to work out for the last few days how much 70 euros are in our currency help !!!
Senior moments still coming through....
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Caral - in the 70's every wedding present list had a fondue set on it. I still really like cheese fondue although my waistline doesn't
Always ended up with scolded mouth and cheese dripped somewhere.
Busy-L - we were given alcohol regularly as children. We always had sweet cider with Sunday lunch - a very small glass which we had to sip throughout the meal and I think the French, in particular, still tend to do this don't they? To try to teach children that alcohol is to be savoured and enjoyed in moderation with meals rather than necked in an effort to get drunk as quickly as possible.
I suspect that giving drink to kids in the UK is now as un-PC as the Robinson thing - but has always seemed sensible to me.
70€ is about £56, but I expect you've got there by now! It all depends on the exchange rate anyway.