After School Snacks

Hmm. That I can understand, though not on crumpets. I learned a lot of Maths in the early mornings sustained by pots of tea and wholemeal chocolate spread sandwiches.

We have all the wrong things for 'afternoon tea' - cheese sarnies, a few Pringles; mini scotch eggs; a piece of homemade cake and a red, yellow or purple Ella [yogurt in a sachet] or two. Keeps the wolves from the door anyway.

its a lazy way of making pizza for kids bags don't you think?
French toast good too - whisk an egg. Soak 2 bits of bread in it. Fry. Serve with ketchup, 1 per child.
Or... I am on a snack roll today .... get 1 wholemeal pitta bread. Put it in the toaster and heat up until starting to crisp. Cut in half and fill with some salady stuff.
I am waiting for glamma to return to this thread. Did she mean it? Will she blush? Did she watch Erin Brok on TV? Did mr G get his colloquial term or not, and if so, before, during or after the footie? Maybe in celebration? Unless he is perhaps Swedish?

My granny (who was Fench) used to make what she called French toast by toasting a fairly thick slice of bread, then slicing it down the middle and buttering the untoasted side.
My DD loved what you describe, Jess - only we called it 'eggy bread'!

Yes Jess,, of course, Jess, as you say Jess! I'm still trembling with the shock though

A hot dog in a long roll. What do people call those? My mum used to call them bridge rolls. Some people call them fingers rolls...

Just had a very loud, laugh out loud moment! I went back and re-read Glamma's post---hadn't noticed it before!

Come on glamma come back and face the music!

No wonder he obeys willingly glamma!

Take his mind off the football....result!! You minxy GNs I had to go back and read it again......

Did she not notice? Is she feigning innocence?

Our grandson is severely allergic to eggs and some nuts- and it makes it so difficult with snacks. So many things contain no egg or nuts but now carry a warning - this MAY contain traces of nuts, or egg. It is a nightmare. Can't even buy no egg, no nut biscuits, or even bread, as they have been made in a production line (bakery, or industrial) where other products are made with egg and nuts, so there may be contamination. VERY difficult.

Ok, ok, calm down everybody.

First, I would like to thank you all so very much for your suggestions.

Second, I must apologise for not being on line for some time, I've had a bit of a bad time of it recently, a stay in hospital with my dicky ticker, must be all the worry over what to feed the GC!

Third, there has been some misunderstanding with regard to the "telling off", it's in the nicest way, I feed them too well and too much, they are not able to eat with mummy and daddy when they get home, that's why I was interested in snacks.

I must say the wraps have gone down a treat, sometimes we do actually wrap them into pockets or purses as the little one calls them. Sometimes we roll them up with cream cheese and ham then cut them into bite size pieces. They both like these so much, they make them up themselves. I do try to make life easy for myself but sometimes find it difficult when I am feeding little miss chalk and little miss cheese. One eats fruit and vegetables the other doesn't, one will have cream cheese on her wrap the other doesn't. One likes dry foods the other likes moist foods, so sauces and gravies for one but not the other. It's amazing, I've never seen anything like it and I know you are all going to tell me "when I was little I ate what was given to me or I'd starve", me too. I try my best and know I am loved, it's worth it when they "huggle" you and tell you "I love you" oh, and kiss your bruises to make you feel better. Nice

I think eggy bread becomes french toast when one adds cinnamon!

I only have my grandchildren once a week so I take them chocolate covered raisins for a treat - sort of half good/half bad. But I don't care - that's what a Ma is for!!

Hope you are feeling better now Othill - you need to be on top form to deal with grandchildren!

kitty, I have now googled French Toast and find that my granny's version was quite likely something she just made up! It is, as you and others have said, eggy bread, and can be savoury or sweet, depending on the ingredients or topping. What's more, apparently it didn't even originate in France!

Whatever it is called, it doesn't taste the same if you have to use GF bread!!