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  1. Back to the 50's

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    I have always been very proud of my gravy. I do use some bisto, but ONLY as a coloured thickener. The same as I would otherwise use cornflour. Sometimes both. Gravy needs to be made from a PROPER STOCK,, which Bisto is NOT. Bisto has no taste.

    Yesterday the wife made gravy with nothing but bisto granules (we had run out of powder and the shop only had granules). It was awful.

    She's a great cook, but dreadful at gravy, but that's because she does not understand... she likes her food very dry.

  3. List of Some Companies I Recall.

    in Nottingham Companies Then and Now

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    J R Makin & Son Shopfitters next to 36 Terminus bottom of Nottingham Road Basford.

    Weldon & Wlikinsons Dyers & Bleachers Rawson Street Basford

    P P Payne Ribbons and Labels. Haydn Road Basford

    Thorn Bendix Electronics (Formerly Ericssons / Plessey) High Church Street New Basford

    Gerards Soap Wilkinson Street, Bobbers Mill

    Frank Harts, Paint and Wallpaper. Old Basford.

    Earnshaws Paints Mill-in-the-Hole Bobbers Mill

  5. Things our parents used to say

    in Nottingham Lingo

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    My mother and aunts frequently alluded to a creature called the Fiddlygrub.

    Apparently it crawled into a paper bag and then pulled the bag in after it.

    I can't fully recall the application, but I think it was when something went missing.

    Mother and aunts,were Derbyshire born and bred. Has anyone else heard of this?

  6. Back to the 50's

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    In the 50's I grew up on dads chickens, fresh eggs, home grown veggies and fresh rabbit ! home grown of course. Blue buttons and mushrooms in season, again dad had his special local spots.

    Love liver and onions or bacon mmnnn! really cheap here in oz as only the poms eat it, I can get couple of kilo for $2 (pound)

    Don't much care for kidney though unless it's minced up in a steak and kidney pie or pudding. Bread and dripping I've mentioned before, always do my own when we have leg of pork joint. Making my mouth water just talking about these past delicacies.

    I'm with you 99% of that banjo I just could not stand the smell of rabbit, or hare cooking, ever since my dad turned my cousins dead pet into a meal. He and my uncle skinned it in the cellar and when they 'cut it's ring', so to speak, the stench was unbearable and no ventilation.Put me off for life. thumbsdown

  13. Emett water clock...and other clocks

    in Nottingham City Centre

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    I went past the area today, and a large area has been boarded off with posters on the side advertising the return of the clock. So they are definitely getting people used to the idea of its new location.

    I wish they would put some seating back. They have taken so much away. When you have problems with walking or standing, you need somewhere to rest your weary bones. It was quite well thought out before. Now, everything seems to designed around young mobile people. No thought for the elderly and less mobile.

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  14. Nottingham cinemas

    in pre 50's Nottingham

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    I have many happy memories of various cinemas in Nottingham. One of the earliest is going to LENOS on Radford Road, to see Lady and the Tramp and riding on my dad's shoulders on the way home.

    My parents made sure we went to see all the musicals when the came to Nottingham. When South Pacific came to the ODEON and a special screen was built for the 3D experience, I did not want to go, as the circus was on. Of course, I had to go... and boy, what a 3D experience it was ! Riding on the big dipper and flying on aeroplanes and crashing into a lorry, on a motor bike.. Then I absolutely enjoyed the film. I t remained my favourite for a long time.

    Much better than the circus.