The Oldies Thread


...'a six of chips' is a blast from the past, Joey. Mind you, I think we went decimal.

In our school we bought half tin loaf, took out the soft white bread leaving just the crust. Took the crust into the chippy and got it filled with chips and curry. The whole school were on it for years, white bread over the road but it was a truly lovely dinner. I could eat one right now.

This was our staple lunch time diet for years at senior school and the mad thing was that no one was fat, despite eating that for years and years lol

The shape of the scooped out loaf also had the advantage of being easy to hold onto, when you had to leg it, after a passing teacher car had clocked you having a Ciggy at the same time too ;)
 
This was our staple lunch time diet for years at senior school and the mad thing was that no one was fat, despite eating that for years and years lol

The shape of the scooped out loaf also had the advantage of being easy to hold onto, when you had to leg it, after a passing teacher car had clocked you having a Ciggy at the same time too ;)

..I thought it was unique to my school in Everton but obviously not. You’re right in pointing out we weren’t fat but I suppose we were always on the go.
 

..I thought it was unique to my school in Everton but obviously not. You’re right in pointing out we weren’t fat but I suppose we were always on the go.

I think it was a staple diet of many kids in Liverpool at the time mate.

Washed down with a bottle of gold top milk and finished off with an after dinner "loosy " from the newsagents.

The fat and calorie content in that lunch must've been astounding lol
 
This was our staple lunch time diet for years at senior school and the mad thing was that no one was fat, despite eating that for years and years lol

The shape of the scooped out loaf also had the advantage of being easy to hold onto, when you had to leg it, after a passing teacher car had clocked you having a Ciggy at the same time too ;)
Used to to that myself at dinner time,in groppies at the 5 ways lovely,tried to get me Mrs on too it years later no chance.
 
..I thought it was unique to my school in Everton but obviously not. You’re right in pointing out we weren’t fat but I suppose we were always on the go.

That's the difference between our childhood and today . Like you last bit states we WERE always doing something outside . Tea was usually made when we got home from school , then straight out for football ( or whatever ) till it went too dark . The only exercise the kids get today is when they get off their fat arses to get some more crisps as they play Call of Duty
 

A Vesta ( prawn I think ) was my very first curry



Quite right, took me ages to realise that curries weren't actually supposed to taste like that !

My old nan was from Scottie Road and she always but always had a pan of something on the go usually rabbit stew, scouse, ham shank soup,her only nod to anything exotic was spag bol and the only 2 things I remember her making out of a packet was Vesta meals or Angel Delight.Luvverly.......Great memories, my old Grandad used to love tripe and cabbage and the occasional pan of pigs trotters, my kids won't even eat prawns imagine if I attempted to introduce that lot to them.
 
Haven't had chips fried in dripping for years

And great avatar btw. With mine makes two of my favourite characters from childrens telly of my day . Parsley and Dill , the Morecambe and Wise of the Herb Garden :D

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And the chives.:)
 

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