Retro Food

[bednobs]

my friend was talking tody about how she'd been looking for blancmange mix, which prompted a whole convo about "retro" food - food that you haven't eaten for aaaaages.
I'll add: evaporated milk; tinned steri-cream
do you have any foods you havent had for a long time?

[Tilly2]

For at least forty five years, I havent eaten:-
Tripe, cow heel, heart, oxtail stew, brains, chiterlings, savoury ducks, sweetbreads, malt and cod liver oil or ox tongue

Thank heavens!

[delboy3]

Whatever happened to Vesta's beef risotto? I miss it so much :-(

[stuey]

...and then you lick the tasty soggy newspaper.

[Mamyalynne]

I still make orange jelly with mandarin oranges in for the grandchildren.

Another favourite is sliced bananas in Carnation evap milk.

[Islay]

Sliced bananas and custard

[Tilly2]

To add to my post.....it was offal.

[marval]

Battenberg-cake

[Chipchopper]

Yes, walnut whips, I semi boycotted them when the manufacturers stopped putting the other half of the walnut at the base of the treat.
The coffee ones were my favorite.

[Patsy33]

My mum used to do a jelly with little manderines in most Sundays. Thanks Mamyalynne, brought back some nice memories. Mother in law used to mash bananas up with evaporated milk and a sprinkling of sugar. Yummy!

[DTCwordfan]

Vichyssoise - and I love it....

[Captain2]

Two things my dear old Gran used to make when we went round

1 Steamed jam roly poly tied up in a cotton rag - to die for
2 Sugar butties - errr not to die for but from

[Tilly2]

All this comfort food.....sugar and fat....Goodness me!

Now, we eat raw carrots, muesli and rye bread.

[pastafreak]

Blancmange,angel delight,fray bentos Pies,evaporated milk,tinned peaches and mandarins....I see them all the time. It's what gets donated to us.
More fresh food please!!

[taichiperson]

Never mind Angel Delight - how about Instant Whip? I can't remember which of them had Butterscotch flavour - yum!

[taichiperson]

Oh yes sugar butties - white bread, white sugar. And Porridge with a CRUST of white sugar - or golden syrup....

[EDDIE51]

Anyone remember this!
http://s179.photobucket.com/user/huggie74/media/creamola.jpg.html
I loved the stuff, bright red for the strawberry one!

[bednobs]

who is "us" in your answer pasta?

[Samuraisan]

Oh God Stuey ..........I want some !

[pastafreak]

Hi bednobs...I'm a cook for a homeless charity. We're *trying* to rely a bit less on tinned stuff...more cooking from scratch.