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What discontinued food do you miss?

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Nansypansy Tue 27-Feb-18 08:20:41

I was really disappointed when Force wheatflakes was discontinued and there’s nothing new that’s comparable.

oldgaijin Tue 27-Feb-18 13:14:03

Creamola custard powder...it was the best and Creamola made a sort of yellow semolina. Yummo! Sunray tips tea, Tiffin/Five Boys chocolate bars and Fullers cakes.
Hollycat, a "proper" butcher will cut you those chops.

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 27-Feb-18 13:11:30

Magicmaggie - my mum still buys cafe noir biscuits from one of the big supermarkets (not sure which)

I miss the Elizabeth Shaw chocolate bars that were green - used to save up for those regularly - not had one in decades

Chicklette Tue 27-Feb-18 13:04:20

Cremola foam. It was a powder you stirred into water to make a sweet foamy drink. Delicious! Also, in the 90s there used to be an ice cream dessert my children loved. It was called something like Romantica I think. It had little biscuit balls, caramel sauce etc and was gorgeous for a treat. Haven't seen it for years.

Willow500 Tue 27-Feb-18 13:02:00

Ah Kunzel cakes - favourite Sunday treat. I'd forgotten about Heinz tinned salad - probably discontinued as everyone buys coleslaw these days. There once was a chocolate bar with 3 layers of white, milk and dark - can't remember who made them but loved lying on my bed reading a book and eating those! I used to enjoy liver and onions but haven't cooked it for years as my husband hates it although Morrisons cafe did a very nice meal with mash and gravy at one time.

nahsma Tue 27-Feb-18 12:48:05

sue01 Try a Farmers' Market, or even ask in a 'proper' butcher's. My DD made roast leg of mutton for Sunday lunch a couple of weeks ago. Wonderful!

nettyandmasey Tue 27-Feb-18 12:44:25

Coffee Walnut Whips. M&S do them occasionally but not often enough. I remember having Maple and Walnuts Tables Cream and the tinned vegetable salad.

GillT57 Tue 27-Feb-18 12:27:55

JamtartTry ALDI, they do a very nice fruit and nut chocolate, stuffed with fruit, and do one with rum as well. Dark purple/red packet.

Hattiehelga Tue 27-Feb-18 12:24:50

Symington Table Cream. I recently contacted them and they have no plans to reintroduce them. My favourite was the Maple and walnut.

Howcome Tue 27-Feb-18 12:23:22

Smedley's tinned Spag Bol- much nicer than Heinz etc great on toast - the Saturday lunch of my teens!! Still crave it.

Greengage Tue 27-Feb-18 12:15:49

Magicmaggie Agree with you 100% - lovely biscuits, completely ruined!
Does anyone remember the concentrated blackcurrant puree which came in tins after the war? Loved it on icecream!

winterwhite Tue 27-Feb-18 12:15:05

Jamaican ginger cake and Battenburg cake no longer anything like what they were - just coloured sawdust nowadays

Nanny27 Tue 27-Feb-18 12:11:16

Barmouth biscuits yes. And Cafe Noir. Kunzel cakes were delicious but a rare treat. Chocolate blancmange.

radicalnan Tue 27-Feb-18 12:10:04

Barmouth biscuits were lovely, yes I remember them, I miss the cooking of certain people, no one does a macaroni cheese quite like Helen did or a stew like mum's........there is a certain sort of magic that is more than the recipe.

hildajenniJ Tue 27-Feb-18 12:09:48

Symingtons Table Creams. Much better than Blancmange powders.

You can still get Bournvita, it's available on Amazon and eBay, but it's very expensive as it's imported from India.

hereshoping Tue 27-Feb-18 12:06:59

Frozen runner beans don't seem to be around any more, only green beans. Just not the same.

Magicmaggie Tue 27-Feb-18 11:58:42

McVitie Cafe Iced Biscuits.
My mother used to get them as a treat for us kids.
Waitrose sold them and then a few years ago my husband bought a packet and I found it had become smaller and the recipe had changed, and it was really horrible.
I was so disappointed?

ReadyMeals Tue 27-Feb-18 11:58:15

If anyone is familiar with potato puffs, there used to be another snack that was like potato puffs but longer and thinner and slightly curly. They did BBQ flavour and a cheese and tomato I think. I can't remember what they were called. This would have been about 40 years ago.

jamtart27 Tue 27-Feb-18 11:50:06

Old Jamaica rum and raisin chocolate , there's one cheap substitute but it's nothing like the original, several places online claim to have it until you try to order it lol

Lilypops Tue 27-Feb-18 11:47:42

Gmac, I was going to say the same , Heinz vegetable salad in a tin , lovely with boiled ham ,I could eat at in on my own , haven't seen it for years ,

Soupy Tue 27-Feb-18 11:47:12

Barmouth biscuits; thy were beautifully golden and crispy.

Diggingdoris Tue 27-Feb-18 11:44:58

I don't think Blancmange powders have been discontinued, but I'm having difficulty finding them in any supermarket during the year. Sainsburys tell me they sometimes have them at Xmas. Do people only make trifle at Xmas?
When I asked the young man in Tescos where I could find blancmange, he asked me what's that?
For my husbands birthday party last weekend I had to improvise and just make extra thick custard to go on top.

chrissie13 Tue 27-Feb-18 11:44:37

Ah Force cereal, never had it myself but apparently it was a favourite of my mum when she was a child. She used to quote the slogan on a regular basis, so much so that I can still remember it! - 'High o'er the fence leaps Sunny Jim, Force is the food that raises him.' lol

Pittcity Tue 27-Feb-18 11:43:21

One of our favourites, chocolate rich tea biscuits, disppeared when the McVities factory closed due to flooding in the not too distant past. They have recently appeared again in one local Co op, but at £1.99 for a small packet are a rare treat.
I love liver and bacon.
Another childhood favourite that I miss is rabbit stew with pearl barley,

ReadyMeals Tue 27-Feb-18 11:42:47

Coffee Crisp bars - used to buy one every afternoon in the shop by my school. I think you can still get them from overseas but the shipping cost is huge. I can't find them here any more.

Craftycat Tue 27-Feb-18 11:40:29

Hollycat- ask your butcher. Mine gives me pork chops with kidney attached now he knows I like them that way. He will cut my liver thick for me too. Apparently most people like it thin but I love a nice thick slice.
My GC don't eat offal at home apparently- well they do here!