My mum used to put stork on our bread

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Was that par for the course during the seventies? Or unreasonable?

The new Lurpack Lightest is rank. Oily mush that slides off the bread.

Am back on normal Lurpack butter thank goodness.

Anyone remember the adverts with Douglas the horn player - was that Lurpack?

Also remember Gold being bright yellow, wasn't Gold the one with the ad showing pics of cows carved into the top?

In the 70s there was an ad campaign, basically an early vox pop style. Think it was Leslie Crowther who would be in a supermarket asking shoppers if they could taste the difference between stork and butter.

Er...what exactly is Stork? Is it just marg? We always just had flora I think (80s child).

We usually had Anchor butter sent over by a relative in New Zealand

I remember Echo Silk - came in a brown and white wrapper.

Am also getting a distant memory of some sort of Betsy Clarke cutesy/Holly Hobbie type advert for it. Ah memories!

I didn't realise anybody had stopped serving bread and butter (or approximation thereof) with their meals.

We used to have a mug of tea with our dinner every night. I have no idea why.

BOF....it might be in the more modern form if French bread/pitta etc

Us too, Sparkling. This is all starting to sound a bit Road To Wigan Pier now though

LeBof- I blame Jamie Oliver - it's probably all ciabatta and foccacia these days, with an olive oil/balsamic drizzle.

MN campaign to bring back proper bread and butter I say!

WhereYouLeftIt Oh yes I remember all that...the blackouts were fun!

My Dad worked for Ford's at the time and they'd down tools and walk out if someone farted too loudly!

Why would anyone want a mug of tea with their dinner though LeBOF? I must ask DM what she was thinking.

Sparkling DP has a mug of tea with his meal

Ooh yes WorraLiberty - my dad worked for Chrysler, which he says was much the same!

I may try it tomorrow Must. Tuna salad and a big steaming mug of tea.

I drink tea with my meal - is this unusual?

Pretty sure I've read in some magazine somewhere that drinking tea with your dinner either impairs or increases vitamin and mineral absorption from one's food.

Wish I could remember which one it was. Will go with 'improves' as generations of MNtters can't be wrong

I'm not sure Where. We always had it growing up but I don't now, and I don't know why. I always have a glass of water or juice with tea now.

I can only drink tea with a fry up

And straight after a big mac and fries

Oh I remember the plate of bread and butter in the middle of the table. There were eight of us to feed so I suppose it was to fill us up. Here in Ireland anyone on the dole got butter vouchers,which would pay towards milk and butter. It was only for the butter in foil,so we had a grand collection of butter dishes. I still have the memory of the fresh baked bread and the butter dish in the middle of the table,peeling the skins off potatoes and a big mug of tea. I can't remember any food ever being wasted.

Apparently manufacturers get terribly irate if you call their non-dairy spreads marge. It is a term that is not used in the UK these days. I have no idea why - was there some big margarine scandal that I missed?

Ah that rings a bell Katiekitty - tannin impairs iron absorption, vitamin C (e.g. orange juice) aids it. but I'm an addict

While we're at it - anyone know what happened to the butter mountain?

ooo a mug of tea with fish and chips

I do remember my mum going mad it the bread went on the table still in th epacket, or the even bigger sin of the milk bottle!

and we weren't even posh!!!!!!!!!

We usually have bread and butter with main meals. Always have done, unless it is something that you wouldnt have bread with like chinese... if we have pasta then we have garlic bread, and if we have indian we have naan bread.

And always a cup of tea or coffee after the meal too.