I never actually realised that Tate and Lyle Golden syrup had a dead liion on it surrounded by bees

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And now the "woke" brigade have "forced" them to change it to a lion instead because it offends children,

Woke brigade forces Lyle’s Golden Syrup to ditch iconic logo | UK | News | Express.co.uk

Granted, I haven't had it for a while but I never really looked too much at the image.

I can though see why they might want to update the image - brands do that kind of thing and I am not sure it has anything to do with being "woke".

My tin is probably years old. But it's a form of sugar - how can it go off?

There's probably some hardy lifeform that can tolerate extreme osmotic pressures. But I suspect it's the tin corroding that's the problem in many cases.

There's a use by date on bottled water but it applies to the plastic rather than the water.

There's a use by date on bottled water but it applies to the plastic rather than the water.

Yes - plastic drinks bottles can be quite complicated with various coatings and additives.

It expired 12/2023, but the tin looks sound, so there we go.

Perhaps the difference between syrup and black treacle is that if you manage to prise a corroding lid off a syrup tin, you'll see the flecks of rust and think twice but they'd go unnoticed in the treacly dark?

I know it's not a real lion, but like I said, I'm fucking soft.

I like the new lion, I think it's stylish.

Mad Old Cat Woman Approves.

Hang on, I thought I was the woke brigade and I don't remember signing off on this one! I love the classic golden syrup tins, I save them to store pencils in.

I didn't realise the lion was dead but I do think it's misleading to have bees on a tin of syrup - pretending to be honey?

It’s not that it goes off but it explodes!

Oh god! Imagine the mess!

Wow, I never knew this either - every day's a learning day!

To be fair, unless you know the story, most people would assume they're flies, they're basically dots...

Well this is taking me back to childhood. Out of the strong came forth sweetness, yes, remember it well. And the animal skin clad John the Baptist and hot Jesus definitely ringing bells.

I've read the whole thread and I'm afraid all I've got from it is an urge to make gingerbread (cake type) and gingerbread men. 😬

Someone on the other thread mentioned syrup sponge pudding and now I want that.

mumda · Today 08:50

Bees don't make Syrup.

Quite; that's a perruquier.

eh?
Though I suppose Samson might have wanted one after being shorn.

I don't think we ever did this story about Samson.

I can imagine telling children about the dead lion and the bees and saying this is what they put on the syrup tin. And see how that goes down!

One of my favourite treats as a child in the early/mid 70s summer holidays, was my mum making us a syrup piece for a snack. (a piece was literally a slice of bread folded over - so half a sandwich really). We played out in the street constantly all summer and she’d make them for us kids a lot. You could still play hopscotch holding a syrup piece.

I’m still in the PC Brigade.

Yes, I was mulling this over today - did it start with being Right On, morph into PC, then become Woke? And don't forget Rent-A-Mob as an insult for anyone who ever protested about anything.

I don't think we ever did this story about Samson.

It's not exactly a nice child-friendly story. Starts with him tearing the lion apart and escalates from there.
www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges+14-15&version=NIV

ErrolTheDragon · Yesterday 18:20

Syrup of figs = wigs - wig maker.

If you believe there are "wokies" campaigning against this, you will probably believe anything the Express prints. It will be an internal decision to modernise the design. Personally I think it would be a mistake as I like a bit of nostalgia in my baking - Bero cookbook, anyone? But I guarantee nobody, woke or otherwise, has ever based their golden syrup buying decisions on whether the tin features a dead lion or not.

Definitely. I never believe articles like this anyway and can't stand the term woke.

I remember noticing the dead lion and bees as a child and thinking it was a pretty cool logo.

As a child I created the perfect explanation to why the lion was asleep and not dead. He had just eaten a whole load of pancakes with golden syrup, which made him sleepy. There's a load a bees around him while he sleeps because as we all know golden syrup gets everywhere and bees are attracted to sweetness and he'd fallen asleep before having a wash. (The big silly.)

It's a much nicer explanation than Samson killing the lion and then making a rubbish riddle. Which if we're honest us like one of the questions set by children in Richard Osmond's House of Games.