DaveN 1,118 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 There’s a new series starts tonight on BBC 2 8pm called “Back in Time For Dinner”.It takes a family back to the 50’s tonight to experience life and cooking including a diet of dried eggs, dripping and liver prepared in a very basic kitchen. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Occasionally, I fancy something simple like liver and onions or toast and dripping. Unfortunately, SWMBO, who incidentally was brought up in Lancashire clogs, cow udder, pigs feet and hand-me-downs, thinks such food is inedible so I have no-one to share the treat with. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tony1 118 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I'm here when you need me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 #2, It's surprising just how many people don't like offal. Liver and bacon in a rich onion gravy is the bees knees. I'm with Tony 1. I'II join you too. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 No, I'm not not an offal person at all, just the thought puts me off. As I don't eat lots of meat, give me a nice prime cut anyday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Liver & Onions ? I would give my right arm for a plate of that. Sadly Mrs Catfan is veggie & refuses to have anything to do with it ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 You would be more than welcome to share a plate with us Mick. Next time it's on the menu I will give you a ring, presumably I can get hold of you at Wetherspoons? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,088 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Liver & Onions? Yummy! We have it at least once a week, using the Hairy Bikers recipe, and served with mash and greens. In a way, I'm glad it's not popular. That's why you can get half a kilo of it for about £1. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 #7 Robbie Or The Lime Kiln !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 What kind of liver do you get for £1 per kilo? Wish we could get it as cheap as that from our butcher! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Margie stop nip picking, Rob L, did say 1/2 kilo for about £1. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I enjoy offal too. I once tried pigs trotters in Portugal and pigs ears at a local pub here in Norfolk. Both very tasty and before anyone asks, there was no crackling in the ears. I understand sheep's eyes are good but I've never tried them; I suppose they'd see you through the day. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 My mum used to cook tripe for my dad. She cooked it in milk. I never tried it because of the texture - it looked slimy! I was a very fussy eater when I was little, probably because the meat was never very good so soon after the war. We never got to see the best cuts. But I didn't like vegetables either and my Sunday dinner was usually mashed potatoes and gravy or gravy mopped up with bread. I still like the latter even now! I didn't really start eating properly until I was in my mid teens. Doesn't seem to have done me much harm as I'm healthy apart from a few mild aches and pains and the usual limitations associated with getting older. Back to the subject of offal........ I love liver, but not very fond of heart and kidney - by the time you've removed all the tubes (yuk) there's not a lot left 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Sorry, Rob L , I mis-read the weight..... Must go for another eye check! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,088 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 #12 Crackling in the ears? I used to have that problem. A new phone sorted it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Margie, My dad loved tripe and onions, the smell alone would make me heave. He also enjoyed pigs trotters. Just like you I enjoy mopping up the gravy with bread especially if the gravy has been made with the roast juices and proper gravy salt. yummy, yum 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Bread and gravy for dinner tonight then! Actually we're having fish, so perhaps not.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Also Margie it has to be Comptons Gravy Salt. The problem is we can only get it from Morrison's and as we don't shop there I have to make a special journey to stock up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I'll have to try and find some Comptons G S ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 All these invites to Compo's place for liver and dripping etc is fine but if you want plenty on your plate.....DON'T TELL CARNI. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 When i come over i get sausage from Alan Knights in Clifton and dripping off Mapperley top. Lovely jubley. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I bet you have had a few Guinness today Ian. Why does Guinness always taste different and better in Ireland? Will you be sinking a few more tonight? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Here's some rationing era meals:- Stewed Tripe & OnionsSpam FrittersSemolina PuddingSugarless CakeCarrot FudgeReconstituted Egg On Toast (using dried eggs) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Liver and onions? I hated it when I was a child but can't get enough now. Meals in the fifties? Stew, egg and chips, sausage and mash, anything my mum could get cheap. And sweets were still rationed when I was born. How cruel was that? Fifties were great. We had parents who were strict but taught us to be independent. The war had not long finished so anything dangerous was nothing by comparison. We were taught to deal with (and live with) danger, not to hide from it. We had more freedom. I was cycling from Bilborough to Stapleford and Long Eaton before I was ten. We had all the childhood illnesses without all the fuss, then returned to school. We had respect for teachers, neighbours, property, parents, policemen and also had manners. We stood up on a crowded bus for adults, and didn't 'F' it blind at everyone. Yes we were naughty, but certainly not wicked. We played outside and either walked or cycled everywhere. Not everything was good, but we had to accept it. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 If only that was the norm today Bilbraborn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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