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Compo 10,328 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 c1954, possibly Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire. A full week away......heaven! But wait.... is that a microwave I see at the bottom left of the picture? No, it's a meat safe - remember them? 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,603 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 ..... and you stood the bottles of milk in a bucket containing cold water 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,422 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 And hoped the sparrers din't peck through the foil top and pinch the cream. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,603 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Yes, I remember that - there were no options for skimmed or semiskimmed milk then.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 We only had that awful "Sterra" milk couldn't drink it today. Surprising how many old un's still buy it ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,603 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Did sterilised milk bottles have long thin necks? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 They certainly did Margie ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,165 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Yes Margie and you needed a bottle opener to get at it,, horrible to drink,,Mam and Dad just used it in their Tea,,thats why i never drink Tea.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Here you go Margie. http://www.1900s.org.uk/1940s50s-milk-bottles.htm 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,422 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 I LOVED stera milk so there Hot on me shreddies (three in a pudding bowl) in the morning and in my tea. Towards the end of the week a bottle of stera and a bottle water in a big jug to dilute it. The jug was one of those you used to see in bedrooms with a matching bowl. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,603 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Thanks for posting that link, Catfan. On there, it also mentioned how one could make woolly pom-poms using two cardboard tops from the school milk bottles.... I remember doing that! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,422 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 I did that too Margie. The cardboard tops were from wide necked bottles and had a centre you could push out to make a ring. Made good skimmers too. We also put four pins a cotton reel and made the strings. I think we called it French knitting. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 My BIL worked for years at Northern Dairies on Triumph Road & he swore blind stera was the best milk in the world & wouldn't thank you for anything else. Awful stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,603 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Brew, I used to do French knitting as well, but never knew what to do with the long tube of wool that was created. I think I made a mat once by coiling it round and round, then stitching it, but nothing else. There are kits you can buy for children nowadays to do French knitting. I suppose it's necessary as cotton reels are plastic now and not wood, so you can't hammer pins in them. Not that many households use thread anymore..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 I always used to wonder what French folks got out of knitting long tubes of wool through a cotton reel. I just thought it was something 'foreigners'.did. Foreigners, was what my old grandma used to call 'em when she accidentally got a French station on the old radio. To any French folks out there, just kidding. I don't think my grandma knew how close France actually is. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 552 Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Couldn't stand the taste of Stera milk on its own but my gran used to make cracking rice puddings with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Ben will tell us how much it cost in Marsdens ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 He'll know ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,085 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Remember making the pom poms , can you remember when we used to make raffia mats, you had long thin pieces and had a round carboard section with string, and with a large needle to wove the raffia, it would end up at a tea-pot stand. Can any of you girls (sorry chaps) remember the first meal that you cooked in domestic science, mine was fish in parsley sauce, their was three time as much sauce as fish. Took it home and dad being dad said it was the best meal he had ever tasted. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,165 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 11 hours ago, IAN123. said: Shall we test him? Ham Hocks. 2/6 Golden Syrup.1/11 Flat Nescafè tin.1/9 Puffed Wheat.1/11,,,,,,,,,,,,,thats 8/1 sir..........10/- note thankyou...........1/11 change........have a nice day.....lol 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 The 'Meat Safe' in Compos Chapel St Leanards caravan picture on page 13 has bought back my memory of the one Grandma had. She lived at the top of Chatsworth Ave Carlton. Living on a steep hill, her back garden was raised and had a concrete wall holding it up 'I imagine'. Directly opposite the back door, was one of those 'Meat Safes' embedded in the wall. It always fascinated me as a child, and if we had to fetch milk for her she was very strict to make sure we closed it. I would love to see if it is still there? Talking about the milk bottles of old. How many of you can remember holding the silver tops between the index and middle finger and spinning them across the room, just like a flying saucer. Kept me happy for ages. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Carni, have to confess that I still do flick milk bottle tops from time to time! One thing that I can't do though is to smooth them out by running a halfpenny round and round on the inside of the top, made them skim even better! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Your mention of a 'meat safe'. Brings back some dim memories, Carni. Can you refresh them for me a bit? Didn't it work something like a built in 'frig? I suppose the idea was it would keep the meat cool, especially in winter. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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