The other week when doing our weekly food shop I saw some savoury rice on the shelves and it took me back to when I was young.
I remember certain things that I think are just taken for granted now, for many it was a real treat.
For example
Savoury rice, when it first came out it was a treat.
Pudding of any description also a rare treat.
What was something you considered special when younger?
Food wise or other ?
I remember when films took year's to come to TV following cinema release with a big premier on Christmas Day everyone would be excited to see the big film. Growing up it was usually a bond film. |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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At home we didn’t have pudding but at my Nan and gramps we’d ALWAYS have a pudding, even if it was just a tin of Tapioca or Semolina.
If we had Sunday dinner there I’d also get a small glass of wine (I was young, not 25!).
Friday nights at home we’d get a video from the local garage (hopefully a new release) and we would watch it with a bar of chocolate.
Simple pleasures  |
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Apart from the occasional chippy, we never had takeaways in our house, always homemade meals. I appreciate now I was really lucky for having that, but the thrill of a McDonalds or bit of kebab, if my dad had been to the pub, was unreal  . My boyfriend at 16 couldn't believe I'd never tried anything like chips, fried rice and curry sauce until I did at his. |
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Oh I forgot.
Slush puppy.
The town I lived in as a kid year's behind the rest of the country ( big up the Holbeach massive ) so when slush puppies eventually appeared they felt like a gift from God. |
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Chinese or McDonald's!
My nan would always give us fox's glacier mints whenever we visited too and slip us a quid! We used to think it was amazing!
Also... strawberries were always a massive treat, more so if we went to a PYO place  |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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I can't remember what they were called but those little white paper like bags of sweets that were 20p? We'd always get those when we went to visit my grandparents.
And bonbons! There was a sweet shop on Lord Street in Southport and we'd have lunch at Warehouse and go and buy lots of bonbons after.  |
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"I can't remember what they were called but those little white paper like bags of sweets that were 20p? We'd always get those when we went to visit my grandparents.
And bonbons! There was a sweet shop on Lord Street in Southport and we'd have lunch at Warehouse and go and buy lots of bonbons after. "
I think they where called either lucky dip or jamboree bag's. |
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We only had fizzy drinks at Christmas or on our birthday. Same with crisps.
I didn't taste Chinese food until I was 17 and that was the first time I had a take away.I was 18 and at college in Brighton the first time I ate pizza and 21 the first time I set food in McDonald's.
It seems impossible now
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McDonald's twice a year.
Remember the first time we had spag bol and it was exotic. I cooked it in home economics and brought it home.
My parents would have a curry of a Friday night, but they waited til we were in bed before they got it. It was a treat to stay up and be allowed a bit of poppadom while The Bill was on.
Cunts man, only when I started ordering curry myself as an adult that I learnt the poppadoms came free anyway so it's not like it was costing them any more letting us have a bit
Vienetta! If my dad had done a load of overtime we'd get one. |
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