foods no longer available for which we crave

butterandjam

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 used to buy Little Miss Muffet junket rennet . I made the junket in the warming drawer of my oven . DH loved it I was not so keen.

Smintie

This thread has stirred memories for me and after much searching (and disappointment), I have caved in and bought some chocolate blancmange from Amazon.

Had some for supper and it was delicious! Don’t know why I wanted it, but I am glad I did.

My boys used to love blancmange, especially the chocolate flavour, you could get a box of assorted flavours which included vanilla, raspberry, chocolate and butterscotch. They also loved home made semolina, our younger son disliked milk so these desserts were a way of making sure he had milk.

fancyflowers

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.

My Mum loved these, and Black Magic Chocolates which I think are still available.

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I used to love Oxo crisps

Fallingstar

That combo on an oven bottom sounds just too delicious. Am hungry now 🫣

lol
wish I had not started this, so many memories,
latent longings, licking lips

yes I could now fall on one of those muffins like a hungry wolf

Mollygo

Fallingstar

Also potato cakes. The ones they sell now are awful.

I agree. I’ve had to resort to making my own.

this made me laugh - O the shame!
I bought some half price in Waitrose, like cardboard,
M&S no better.
for anyone near Bury, Bolton, Ashton,
Macclesfield, any Northern markets, do not take them for granted and please, send food parcels to us exiles in the south, having to survive on avocado, quinoa, venison, wagyu, tomahawk steaks and pistachio tiramisu, when we really want black pudding, haslet, oven bottoms, bunches of celery a mile wide, Leigh toaster cheese, thick rinded bacon, fat bangers, local belly pork, anyone else miss Northern markets?

This thread has stirred memories for me and after much searching (and disappointment), I have caved in and bought some chocolate blancmange from Amazon.

Had some for supper and it was delicious! Don’t know why I wanted it, but I am glad I did.

About 70 years ago Cadbury used to do a chocolate bar which was actually 6 (I think) Filled chocolates. I remember Strawberry Cream, Marzipan, Coffee Cream, Orange Cream, and some sort of nut. I used to have one as a treat when we were on holiday, but they disappeared many years ago.

25Avalon will need to try Sainsburys apricot conserve, I do love a tangy apricot jam on my toast.

That reply was to SORES

That combo on an oven bottom sounds just too delicious. Am hungry now 🫣

Fallingstar

25Avalon

Koo Apricot Jam, made with whole fruit from South Africa. Mum used to make me a sandwich of it when I got home from primary school. It was so tangy and delicious I preferred it even to strawberry jam. You can no longer get it. I have tried countless different apricot jams from cheap to expensive trying to find one as good. The best is Sainsbury’s- it’s one of my go to comfort foods.

Bon Maman do a good apricot jam with pieces of apricot discernible in it.

Sorry not as good as Koo and Sainsbury’s Conserve is better - imo of course

Fallingstar

I remember freshly baked oven bottoms, large flat bread cakes also sometimes called barm cakes, they tasted like heaven when warm from the bakers, sliced with a bit of butter spread that would melt. Was in Lancashire, near the Pennines, but haven’t found the same delicious bread either there are down here in London.

when I worked for a year in Stockport, we would attend the corner shop opposite, oven bottoms delivered every morning, called muffins, she would slice, butter, slices (chunks) of Cheshire cheese and finely sliced apple, O I so want one now - I have never ever been able to replicate that wonderful crunch, taste, so long ago but never forgotten, (50 years!)

From time to time I do get a bit of a craving for Heinz Toast Toppers, in particular the bacon and mushroom one.

Haha, they were really delicious.
Sounds the same thing Fallingstar tho wine cakes sounds a bit more posh.

Oreo

My Nan used to bring us Russian Slices, anyone remember them?They were bits of multi coloured cake full of rum flavoured liquid so a bit soggy but very yummy.

Ah, I don't remember them - but I definitely want some now you've described them .

Oreo

My Nan used to bring us Russian Slices, anyone remember them?They were bits of multi coloured cake full of rum flavoured liquid so a bit soggy but very yummy.

We had something very similar but called it wine cake, multicoloured slices that were soggy with a boozy flavour.

My Nan used to bring us Russian Slices, anyone remember them?They were bits of multi coloured cake full of rum flavoured liquid so a bit soggy but very yummy.

I think Lange du chat biscuits, which we buy in France, are the same as Barmouth biscuits, albeit a different shape.

Yes, Panyan.

My aunt worked in the Gray Dunn bakery ,I think it was in Townhead..I was only young.
Another Aunt worked in Beatties Bakery in Great Western Road
We never ran out of biscuits…lol

Ooh, you have got my taste buds whirring.

If these things were so popular, why did they discontinue them?

I used to buy and love a large box of liquorice £5. It contained pipes, catherine wheels and lots of other things. they were loose in the box. I have recently found similar boxes in a couple of garden centres for £8. No liquorice pipes and each item was wrapped seperately in a plastic bag. That's what we were paying for, the unnecessary plastic bags. Where oh where have the original make gone? Maybe Bassetts).

25Avalon

Koo Apricot Jam, made with whole fruit from South Africa. Mum used to make me a sandwich of it when I got home from primary school. It was so tangy and delicious I preferred it even to strawberry jam. You can no longer get it. I have tried countless different apricot jams from cheap to expensive trying to find one as good. The best is Sainsbury’s- it’s one of my go to comfort foods.

Bon Maman do a good apricot jam with pieces of apricot discernible in it.