Food you don’t often see anymore

[BigJanette]

What dishes did you used to eat, but don’t really see around anymore?

I’ve just remembered a M&S ready meal I ate quite regularly in my student days (this would’ve been in the mid 90s) but haven’t seen since.
Smoked haddock kedgeree.
Anyone else remember it?
I used to make it every so often, but haven’t done in years.
I think it’s time to remedy that and get it back on the menu.

Any easy recipes welcome!

Love a rollmop. These are the best I've found: https://orkneyfoodcompany.co.uk/ I found them in the M5 Gloucester Farm Shop Service Station (I don't work for them).

Jellied eels are a bit more niche, but super. Maybe you'd prefer a bit of smoked eel with horseradish sauce, lettuce and decent bread? www.pinneysoforford.co.uk/product/smoked-sliced-eel/

Plus, may I ask, why wouldn't you try them? This apparent dislike towards so much food upsets me when it looks like people haven't actually tried it. (Apologies if you have.)

Never see blackberry jam. Lots of blackcurrant jam but never blackcurrant.
Kumquats never see them anymore.

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I’ve tried rollmops and just didn’t like them, but l have to confess it’s definitely the look of jellied eels that puts me off. I’ve never actually got as far as trying them.

Morrisons still have deli counters for now.
In my local store but it was very bare

It used to froth up when you poured it out and it had a kind of milky look to it. And you’re right, it tasted really synthetic !!

Boil in the bag cod in parsley sauce
see the butter sauce version in supermarkets all the time but never the parsley! Which is the best

The only supermarket that seems to stock Bramleys these days is Tesco. I managed to get some for an apple pie over Easter, but you can’t always get them and other varieties just don’t work as well. We have gooseberries and blackcurrants in our back garden but you have to be quick harvesting because the birds love them !!

Fair enough for rollmops. They're sour (but full of oily fish goodness.)

Jelled eels are actually very meaty fish. (ignore the jelly if that doesn't do it for you.) Even men (NAMALT) can admit they like them.

Otherwise, the Chinese or the French cook eels beautifuly. Hard friend eels are wonderful. Served with garlic'n'parsley or garlic'n'parsley'n'coriander'n'chilli depending.

Frozen orange juice concentrate. I remember in the 80s having orange juice where you emptied a frozen plastic "can" of concentrate (with bits) in a jug and topped it up with water. Wish you could still get it... in the UK.

How lovely. I'd love to have a garden with gooseberries and blackberries. I look for Bramley apples next time I go shopping. Fingers crossed. They don't seem to come to the tesco here. I've asked a.few tines but last time I asked the grocery tesco worker looked bamboozled when I asked and said there is Braeburn but not bramley like I was mistaken. Others go mushy on me and not the same.

I was going to say boil in the bag meals. DH asked for boil in the bag beef stew last week. He asked me to buy him boil in the bag beef stew and dumplings. I said I will make it at weekend but he said the boil in the bag stew was nicer.

I loved them too

Sainsbury's potted meat
smoked breakfast sausage
Chelsea buns

I have never tried liver or tripe. Don't see or hear of it nowadays. Morrisons butcher counter is the only butcher in town now. No independent fruit and vegetables shops. Only a bakery. Shame and sad

Blancmange used to be a weekend staple in our house and marrow. Does anyone even eat marrow anymore?

We love courgettes but they’re freely available these days, wheras you don’t see marrow as often in supermarkets. I’ve tried cooking it and have attempted various stuffed marrow recipes but it somehow always manages to turn out watery and tasteless.

I’d have boiled it in the bag and emptied it over his head !!

I’m sure Spud U Like is still about in a few places. I think James Martin bought the chain a few years ago?

one of my aunties used to make that! I had a full on memory of her lovely dining room when I read your post.

Sago! For sago pudding!

Yes, Lemon Puff Biscuits… Morrisons World foods section, Caribbean I think, and can also be found in the biscuits section on the bottom shelf usually iro £1.20 / pack.
B@M also do them but different make tho. Delish!!
Spam is still just as tasty on the softest brown or white bread, butter and brown Daddies or HP fruity sauce. Yum.

Tinned apple slices from Sainsburys make a good quick crumble and retain their firmness.

Sherbet Lemons…. Morrisons own make sweets in their generic bags iro £1.35

Aldi have just got the parsley sauce one in