Steange question for those at school in the 70s/80s

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Hi all.

As title says - strange question I am hoping someone will have the answer to!

I was at junior school in Edinburgh from 1976-1983 n I recall vividly getting milk n a biscuit each day n therein lies my question. Did anyone receive n do u remember the biscuits?

They were square n caramel flavoured. No layer or filling etc, the actual biscuit was toffee/caramel flavour. My mum remembers them so u could obviously get them in shops at the time too, she thinks they were simply called caramel squares but when u google that u get millionaires shortbread type references.

These little squares were lush!! I live in England now tho always look for them in shops when home but to no avail. Has anyone a clue? Have I made the whole thing up? Would love to find them again if not!

Thank u x

I do mean strange, not steange tho I guess that is strange in itself!

They sound a bit stroopwafely but they are round.

Or were they more like the ones you get in restaurants with coffee?

Oh yes ballet thank u, very similar to those Lotus ones u get in cafes just a bit less rich n softer iirc?

Are you sure they weren't Malted Milks? With a little cow picture on?

We were given malted milks at nursery.

No biscuits, just milk. At primary in the 60s. dd at school in the 80s, just milk but you could opt out.

That was in Lancashire, by the way. At the same school.

So I'm sorry I've intruded on your Scots thing. My apologies.

Not malted milk, Carla , but thank u.

Just warm milk here....

U r very welcome mrstwee . I have posted in Scotsnet as when I moved to England they didn't have them so am wondering if they were only a Scottish item.

Oh n mewkins too, thank u, missed ur post sorry.

ItsAll r u in England too? Just wondering with MrsTwee saying she didn't get biscuits either, maybe only Scotland gave them out? N yes warm milk is rank!

No, sorry, should have said, East Dunbartonshire...

Oh, so it must have been up to schools' discretion maybe then? Am very glad we got biscuits! .

I was at Primary school in Edinburgh from 1976 to 1983 as well but don't remember ever having a biscuit! I remember the milk coming in triangular cartons and getting a really narrow plastic straw to drink it through.

This has reminded me of a burning question I have about my schooldays, but I'll start another thread.

I was Edinburgh too Muddle ! Not the greatest of areas either maybe it was the olden days way of making sure the kiddies without much got at least something to eat? N yes the milk exactly as u describe but also, biscuits hehe .

I feel robbed now! Ha ha!

I wasn't at school in Scotland in the 80s, but your biscuits sound exactly like these (which you can buy in Lidl now): www.lotusbiscuits.co.uk/lotus-products/biscuits/

Oh! I just RTFT and saw you'd already mentioned those!

Backs slowly out of thread, muttering something about an urgent engagement elsewhere

Haha Muddle u must have been at a posher school!

It's ok Whats , they r very similar. Might have to settle for those actually.

Triangle milk yes. Biscuits no! Renfrewshire 1980's.
Feeling very deprived and blaming Thatcher somehow

We had biscuits in Notts but you had to pay 1 or 2p depending on whether it was a bourbon or a malted milk.

Starting to think I dreamt those delicious little squares now Summoning ..... N it was definitely Thatcher's fault, am sure!