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Post by Weyland on Nov 9, 2010 15:34:47 GMT
as a baybee i used to drink rosehip, out of them bottles what babies usually drink milk out of. my mum reckons that was why i have such a calm relaxed demenour, cos of the ol rosehip. apparantly you can still get it in Boots, i havent tried it yet..i reckon one sip of it would induce all kinds of baby related flashbacks.... I used to get dosed with rosehip syrup as well. Never liked it, but it's supposed to be packed with vitamins, especially C. My mother used to collect the hips off the hedgerows and make the syrup herself. Much too sweet for me. We also used to get orange juice at the local clinic -- I think it was free. It came in old-fashioned medicine bottles, and was so concentrated it was as thick as treacle. I loved that stuff. I imagine it came from the States. |
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Post by Weyland on Nov 9, 2010 15:39:59 GMT
Incidentally -- and this is rather an important piece of information -- no one likes Horlicks. I don't remember Milk Bars in this country at all There weren't many. The one I remember best was the one near Wooler, in the heart of Northumberland, standing on its own surrounded by the Cheviot Hills. The tables were glass-topped with OS maps under the glass for the hordes of walkers and cyclists that got in there. There was a Youth Hostel not far away. Happy days. The hills are still there. |
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Post by Weyland on Nov 9, 2010 15:43:05 GMT
never been to a milk bar, however all this talk of stuff from the olden days reminded me of Eds Diner, a 50s style burger joint. i used to go to one in tottenham court road, but i see on the website theres a few of em dotted around nowadays, i reckon Weyland would like it there. www.edseasydiner.com/How well you know me, Costy. The music on that site is magnificent. Eddie Cochrane it was just now. I know Ev would be bopping her perm off. |
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Post by jean on Nov 9, 2010 16:09:29 GMT
I used to get dosed with rosehip syrup as well. Never liked it, but it's supposed to be packed with vitamins, especially C... And sugar - loads of it. I'm surprised you've got any teeth left. Sometimes if I am walking in the country in Autumn, I split open a particularly fat rosehip, discard the hairy seeds, and chew up the outside. |
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Post by jean on Nov 9, 2010 16:21:58 GMT
I don't remember Milk Bars in this country at all There weren't many. When did they start, and who used the name first, I wonder - us or the Poles? I used to think the Polish ones must have some reference to Jewish dietary laws, but on checking I find they weren't set up until the 1960s. Here's one:  |
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Post by Weyland on Nov 9, 2010 16:26:58 GMT
And sugar - loads of it. I'm surprised you've got any teeth left. How do you know I have? (I have, but not the full complement.) I'll bear that in mind. My garden is full of them.  October a few years ago.  August, the same year. A beautiful red. |
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Post by Weyland on Nov 9, 2010 16:29:08 GMT
When did they start, and who used the name first, I wonder - us or the Poles? No idea, but I'm talking about the 50s and very early 60s. |
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Post by Patrick on Nov 9, 2010 23:23:38 GMT
Incidentally -- and this is rather an important piece of information -- no one likes Horlicks. I mean NO ONE! I can't give the stuff away. It's all a big swizz. Uh Oh - Here we go again! <yikes!>   ;D |
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Post by Patrick on Nov 9, 2010 23:35:05 GMT
"Let's have a tiddly at the milk bar" was one of Morecambe and Wise's earliest catch phrases. Something used in their routine when they were in their teens.
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Post by revisedartlily on Nov 10, 2010 7:56:58 GMT
I buy the expensive organic cacao powder from somewhere exotic. I know, I know. Take the piss if you like. ;D But if you read the nutrition panel on the pack you would stop laughing....
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Post by Patrick on Nov 10, 2010 8:31:55 GMT
I buy the expensive organic cacao powder from somewhere exotic. I know, I know. Take the piss if you like. ;D But if you read the nutrition panel on the pack you would stop laughing.... G'wan then - Does it offer unending life? Amazing anti-wrinkle capacity if spread on the face? An increasing libido? We do want to know! ;D |
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Post by jean on Nov 10, 2010 14:20:35 GMT
Sorry to disrupt this wildly off-topic thread, but I think you should all know that this week's Private Eye tells us that, far from having been misquoted by the Observer and, indeed, of not having given an interview (as distinct from a few off-the-record comments in the course of a photoshoot) to the gay magazine Attitude, what happened was that
"Paul Flynn, the experienced feature writer who conducted the interview, transcribed exactly what Fry had said and presented it in Q & A format. He has the recordings to prove it. The Observer reprinted them perfectly accurately and contacted Flynn to check them...
So did he feel the need to apologise to Flynn or Attitudefor a claim which could harm both the hack's career and the magazine's fragile sales? No of course not..."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2010 17:04:19 GMT
Sorry to disrupt this wildly off-topic thread, but I think you should all know that this week's Private Eye tells us that, far from having been misquoted by the Observer and, indeed, of not having given an interview (as distinct from a few off-the-record comments in the course of a photoshoot) to the gay magazine Attitude, what happened was that "Paul Flynn, the experienced feature writer who conducted the interview, transcribed exactly what Fry had said and presented it in Q & A format. He has the recordings to prove it. The Observer reprinted them perfectly accurately and contacted Flynn to check them...
So did he feel the need to apologise to Flynn or Attitudefor a claim which could harm both the hack's career and the magazine's fragile sales? No of course not..."as i suspected... also i have since discovered that Kings Langleys Ovaltine dactory closed down in 2001, the business was moved abroad or summat ( to sweden, i think) and the beautiful art deco factory building is now houses.  |
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Post by revisedartlily on Nov 12, 2010 6:38:49 GMT
It offers a massive bank balance, a huge willy even if you are a girl, luxuriant waist length hair and endless appeal to dogs. ;D
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Post by everso on Nov 12, 2010 16:21:15 GMT
It offers a massive bank balance, a huge willy even if you are a girl, luxuriant waist length hair and endless appeal to dogs. ;D Well, I never knew that!  |
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