foods no longer available for which we crave

Neapolitan chocolates. I loved them

My dad used to love Peters chocolate, they came in a roll and were delicious.

Bird's Eye cod balls and honeycomb mould.

Usedtobeblonde

I remember the Heinz vegetable salad, alas I dint crave it, I didn’t like it at all.
What I should like is a Curried fruit chutney we used to enjoy with cheese and pork pie.
I can’t remember the manufacturer but it was one of the higher end firms.

How about making some apple chutney and adding curry powder? I’d try it myself but alas there isn’t much of my Sept. 25 apple chutney left…..

Oh this is a painful thread. Every single item mentioned makes me remember and crave them.

I remember the Heinz vegetable salad, alas I dint crave it, I didn’t like it at all.
What I should like is a Curried fruit chutney we used to enjoy with cheese and pork pie.
I can’t remember the manufacturer but it was one of the higher end firms.

Heinz Vegetable Salad in a tin. In moments of extreme 1960's sophistication, my Mum would serve it on top of lettuce with a halved hard boiled egg, and told us we were having a "starter". Very posh.

Terry’s 1767
So well remembered and the pleasure of the boxes as well. Thanks for the reminder.

Sago

The chocolates were Terrys 1767.
As a little girl I used to retrieve the empty boxes and use them for all my “treasures”.

yes! well remembered, treasure chests we called them too.

Cremola Foam. My friend bought me some for Christmas - goodness knows where she found it but I had (apparently) told her that as a kid, I loved it!

Yes I remember those too Maizie.
Mine is quite specific but M & S used to do a raspberry ring pudding that was amazing, they do something similar in individual pots now but it isn't the same.

My local shop still has the mint version on sale. Yummy. I loved the 5 different flavours though!

Who remembers the tube of round flat chocolate slabs? It was in red and gold paper and my Dad always got me some for Christmas.

My mum used to make the Cremola pudding - usually served with stewed apples from our garden, and the New Berry Fruits were a favourite of my dad.

I miss the original Mars bars. I only bought them about three times a year when I really craved one- firm thick chocolate, firm toffee inside. They were a very satisfying treat. Today’s are feeble in comparison and eaten in three bites. Definitely a good example of shrinkflation!

Fry's 5 boys chocolate, often seen in dispensing machines on railway platforms, and mum would sometimes treat me.

Cadburys milk tray chocolate bars with each flavour/type integrated into a bar of chocolate. It usually had my favourites in it too.

MaizieD We've all heard of Tunnocks Tea Cakes I'm sure, but when I were a kid I could buy infinitely superior ones which had a blob of red jam in them grin I just cannot recall who made them.
I remember those too, gorgeous, and as much as I love a Tunnock's Tea Cake, it really is 'missing' something. I also cannot remember who made them, but wonder if maybe it was Lyons as they did lots of confections back then?

Pink junket.

My mother use to buy a bottle of "the stuff that makes pink junket", just add to warm milk and set. Haven't seen it since 1960.

I would love to find some decent soft goat's cheese- the stuff I bought recently was all rind.

I used to love New Berry Fruits. You can still get them but they're not at all the same.
They used to have a delicious fruit flavour, and a liquid centre. We used to buy a box for DH's auntie every Christmas.

Thanks for the recipe Doodledog, I miss Creamola pudding too. I also wish I could still get Caramac, used to love that.

The chocolates were Terrys 1767.
As a little girl I used to retrieve the empty boxes and use them for all my “treasures”.

I used to love Creamola Pudding. It was a sort of custard-flavoured ground rice milk pudding. My mum used to serve it baked, with baked apples or sliced bananas fried in butter.

I googled to check the spelling, and found a recipe for it, if anyone else remembers and misses the branded stuff:

Recipe for Homemade "Creamola" Pudding
To recreate the nostalgic taste, you can use a recipe that combines ground rice and custard powder.
Ingredients:
1 pint (580ml) milk (full-fat works best)
2 heaped tablespoons ground rice
1 rounded tablespoon custard powder
1 dessertspoon sugar (or to taste, brown sugar works well)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
Butter or margarine and ground nutmeg for garnish

Method:
Prepare a paste: In a large bowl, mix the ground rice, custard powder, and sugar with a small amount of the milk to form a smooth, thick paste. Add vanilla extract if using.
Heat milk: In a saucepan, heat the remaining milk until it is close to boiling point.
Combine and thicken: Slowly pour the boiling milk into the paste mixture while stirring gently until the sugar dissolves. Then, pour the entire mixture back into the saucepan.
Simmer: Return the pan to a gentle heat and stir continuously for 3 to 4 minutes until the mixture thickens like custard.
Bake (optional): For a traditional "skin" and baked texture, pour the mixture into an ovenproof dish. Dot the surface with small knobs of butter and sprinkle with nutmeg. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 190°C (375°F, Gas Mark 5) for about 45 minutes until a golden skin forms.
Serve: Serve hot or cold, perhaps with a drizzle of golden syrup or a dollop of jam.

Duncan’s walnut whips. I used to love those when I was young in the uk. I used to like those sherbet things that you sucked up through licorice. I don’t think ai would like them now. Oh - gobstoppers that changed colours when you sucked them. Loved them at primary school.