Compo 10,328 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 A rhubarb stick with a a little pile of sugar on a piece of newspaper? 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Raw Quaker oats with cocoa and sugar, no milk, eaten with a spoon. The original unhealthy snack. Me. Baked bean sandwiches, my brother. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 #1 YES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AntW1956 8 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Celery and a saucer full of salt. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 A friend of mine used to love eating bread and sugar. I tried and hated it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Saccharin in yer tea? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Yes, to #1, also had cocoa powder and sugar mixed together, lick yer finger and dip it in. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karlton 582 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 So did I katy, me and Mrs Karlton was only talking about it this morning, in fact she's baking some chocolate sponges this minute containing cocoa powder of course. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Yes, had the rhubarb from down the allotment, also goosegogs with a pile of sugar, still made yer tabs laff a lot! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Condensed milk sandwiches. Weetabix buttered and sprinkled with sugar. I had bread and sugar too. Bread and dripping, when there was no "gravy" I'd use Bovril. Crumpets toasted and buttered and spread thick with Bovil..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 When there was nothing else to chomp on, I'd have a raw potato, or cauliflower stalk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Oh blimey katyjay, didn't eating raw potato can give you belly-ache and wind, lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Could you afford raw potato and cauliflower stalk, katyjay? My parents were so poor they got married for the rice. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Sugar sandwiches, sticky milk sandwiches, bread and dripping with salt, tomatoes sprinkled with sugar, cucumber sliced thinly in vinegar, bread and butter to accompany the tinned fruit, mashed potato with gravy for Sunday lunch (cos I didn't like meat or vegetables) rhubarb sticks dipped in sugar, scraping the cake mixture out of the bowl and eating it - raw eggs and all! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 After reading all your posts about the 'unhealthy' stuff we used to eat, I'v come to the conclusion that we should all be dead. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 But instead, we were all skinny and healthy. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 614 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Pobbies. Rip up a couple of slices of bread, pour warm milk over and add sugar to taste. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 All the above but my favourite if I got a chance was mature cheddar and fried sausage on bread dipped in the frying pan!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Compo Of course. I love rhubarb and always remember it with just enough sugar to take out the bitterness. No more sugar than that otherwise it got sickly. I cook rhubarb the same way nowadays for crumbles especially. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Yes I remember enjoying bread and sugar. Nice. Scraping out the bowl when mum had mixed a cake was a real treat. The salmonella in raw eggs scare put a stop to that, and also to my use of some favourite recipes including one very very sweet pineapple cheesecake mousse. I remember having Bovril as a hot drink especially when I came home on very cold days. I could never eat rhubarb, it upsets me but it is very good for cleaning pans! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 What ever happened to Bovril ? used to love it and the Bovril crisps too, we used to see it here but not anymore, maybe the madcow thing ? Brother had bread and sugar sandwiches too but I didn't like it, I used to eat treacle out the tin though, no wonder I have teeth trouble. Lyles Golden Syrup . Loved rhubarb crumble with custard too, we occasionally get it here in the lower Eastern states where the climate is cooler to grow it. As an aside to the madcow thing, we are not allowed to be blood donors here due to living in the madcow era in the uk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Same here, used to give blood before mad cow, not since. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tompa 285 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 I used to nick a couple of spoonfulls of National Dried Baby milk from the tin when nobody was looking. Used to buy a stick of " Spanish Root " when I had a couple of pennies to spare. Last time I bought some was about 1977 at a sweet shop somewhere near the Theatre Royal. I think the shop was on Upper Parliament St, again I am not sure. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tompa 285 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Something called " Suet Pudding " but I don't think it was a pudding as such, might have had it with the main meal with gravy, can't remember. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 We used to call liquorice root "chewing wood" when I was at primary school, and it used to get passed round so everyone in our group could have a chew of it. It was thicker than the ones you can buy nowadays - I still quite like it even now. I also remember - still at primary school - using a pin to pick out and eat pomegranate seeds. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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