Compo 10,328 Posted May 26, 2023 Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 Does anyone remember or have information about a crisp factory in Daybrook. It was still operating in the 1950s as far as I remember. It was on a lane , possibly Morley Street. My mother used to refer to the crisp factory as "Crookie Crisps". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted May 26, 2023 Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 Only reference I can see from the Nottm Evening Post 21st Sept 1951. A crisp frying range caught fire today at the Crookie Crisp Factory, Hucknall-road, Nottingham. The City Fire Brigade attended, but the fire was out on their arrival. 31 July 1951 - Nottingham Other articles called it "Crooky Crisps" (with a y). Another report , from around the same time (but not giving the factory name ) mentioned a "crisp factory at 288 Hucknall Rd" being fined for employing a 15 year old boy beyond the allowed work times. The owner was given as a James E Cruikshank Reading this also reminds me of a long low factory at the Woodborough Rd end of Porchester Road that was supposed to have made what I was told were Nibb-its crisps , if anyone remembers them . Edit: it appears Crooky Crisps also owned the Nibb-its brand. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted May 26, 2023 Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 I remember Nibits , they were the BEST snacks ever made. The nearest thing to them nowadays would be fried crispy noodles, but nothing like the taste. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted May 26, 2023 Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 I used to love Nibb-its too , until someone at school , whose mum I believe worked there (Porchester Rd) , said that they used to sweep the floor and pick up any Nibb-its that had fallen from the machines and put them in the retail bags. Whether it was true or not ,no idea but it put me off 'em. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted May 26, 2023 Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 1 hour ago, DAVIDW said: A crisp frying range caught fire today at the Crookie Crisp Factory, Hucknall-road, Nottingham. The City Fire Brigade attended, but the fire was out on their arrival. 31 July 1951 - Nottingham Another report , from around the same time (but not giving the factory name ) mentioned a "crisp factory at 288 Hucknall Rd" being fined for employing a 15 year old boy beyond the allowed work times. Slightly awkward to locate that today. https://goo.gl/maps/oKkEw2tBvHruVsD49 Haydn Court - on the right - is 286 Hucknall Rd; and Townsend Court - on the left - is 294. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted May 26, 2023 Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 In 1974 , number 288 was a door company called Industrial Door Company of Nottingham if that rings any bells . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,278 Posted May 28, 2023 Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 On 5/27/2023 at 4:12 AM, Beekay said: I remember Nibits , they were the BEST snacks ever made. The nearest thing to them nowadays would be fried crispy noodles I agree Beekay, Nibbits were my favourite too, I think they were made from potatoes weren't they? I liked the fried crispy noodles you used to get in the Vesta Chow Mein meals, can you still get them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted May 28, 2023 Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 I was amazed to see some of those Vesta cardboard meals the other day but I'm not sure where I was. It might have been Poundstretcher but not certain. It was somewhere I don't normally go. I remember them from the 1960s. It was fun to watch the cardboard noodles spring into life when being cooked but they still tasted like cardboard to me. I had no idea they were still available. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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