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Original poster

Bad food passions: I blame being brought up in the 70s

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Ormirian · 31/01/2011 16:43

Custard creams.

I have a friend who loves strawberry jelly and carnation milk. Same age as me. DH retains a love for butterscotch angel delight.

Anyone else ready to confess?

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DurhamDurham · 01/02/2011 16:47

Oooh Findus Crispy Pancakes were lovely, especially the savoury mince ones. I bet my girls would like them too. I'd have to swear them to secrecy if I gave them those for tea. Would would the neighbours ( and MN) think

teenyweenytadpole · 01/02/2011 17:03

notskiving - not to mention a really great way to get yourself a tapeworm!

wildfig · 01/02/2011 22:34

another banana sandwich fan here - and butterscotch Angel Delight. And Birds Trifle.

My mum always did at least two kinds of Fluff for birthday parties. Lime was a cosmopolitan choice round our way.

Zaft · 02/02/2011 04:48

Ooh, lots of memories. I miss:
Angel Delight
Findus Crispy Pancakes (a treat when visiting friends)
Vienetta
Blancmange
Milk jelly (like previously mentioned fluff but with normal milk)
Dandelion and burdock in a glass bottle from the milkman (only allowed on a Friday)

I still much prefer salad cream to mayonnaise.

JetLi · 02/02/2011 09:16

Heinz tinned beans & sausage.
Angel Delight made with evaporated milk (posh AD!).
Evaporated milk full stop!
Heinz tinned sponge puddings.
Squirty cream.
Heinz toast toppers.

5GoMadOnAZ650 · 02/02/2011 09:24

Corned beef fritters.

kreecherlivesupstairs · 02/02/2011 09:26

We do eat cripsy pancakes regularly. I got some form of toast topper last week but I would pay good money for some angel delight.

jaffacakeaddict · 02/02/2011 15:25

creamola foam
vesta beef curry
pot noodle

DurhamDurham · 02/02/2011 18:09

Viennetta is a strange thing. My brother invited us for dinner one evening and as he's not a 'dessert person' he didn't know what to do so he bought a Viennetta. He got it out of the freezer and no-one ate any....the next morning he found the very same viennetta on the table, still in the same shape. It hadn't melted just gone warm. I mean what do they make it with so that it doesn't melt....it's supposed to be icecream!!

Bucharest · 02/02/2011 18:14

You can get savoury pancakes here...they are foul. But I too remember the minced beef ones.

Vesta chow mein, whenever I put in an order from british corner shop I chuck a box in. Heaven. (salty heaven, but those crispy noodles are still wonderful)

Those Fray Bentos pies were lovely too. My Gran used to make me up a food parcel to take back to uni, kilos of bicarb and dried peas and FB pies.

weasle · 02/02/2011 20:23

salt and vinegar chipsticks and cheesy wotsits were my main nutrition in the first trimester! only things i could keep down!

I still love vienetta and served it as dessert last year as a sort of joke but i do love it!

my ds1 is developing a tinned spaghetti hoop habit.

do they still make cheesy crispy pancakes? Damn, i would have loved to have eaten those when pg.

Portofino · 02/02/2011 20:35

Kreecher - I could post you some Angel Delight, or get a stock in pre-meetup?

I love practically everything mentioned already!

I still love a pineapple or mushy pea fritter. And Square crisps.

Portofino · 02/02/2011 20:35

And steak and kidney pudding out of a tin.

McDreamy · 02/02/2011 20:38

chipsticks
Bacon frazzles
Pickled onion flavour monster munch

Space dust
Wham bars (they are soooo much smaller now)

Bernard Matthews Mini Kievs

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