Recipes/dishes no longer in fashion.

humptydumpty

Growing up in Devon, Hog's Pudding for breakfast, yum

It is still for sale in butchers.

Tobacco

My mum used to make steamed bacon roly poly pudding. Not sure if that's the right name, but I've not seen it since my childhood and it was lovely

We used to call that bacon clanger Tobacco

Potted shrimps are a favourite of mine not often seen now. My husband made fish cakes recently with smoked and unsmoked fish they were delicious.

Baked rice pudding- a distant memory?

Not in this house.

I made one on Friday.

Large can of evaporated milk, water added to make up to about 700mls.
About 3 ounces pudding rice.
A tablespoon of sugar.
A few knobs of butter.

All stirred together in a greased oven dish.

Baked fairly low oven, alongside a bacon, onion, cheese and potato casserole.

Skin stirred in a few times in first hour.

Eaten with a spoonful of homemade blackcurrant jam.

Absolutely yummy.

I love evaporated milk.

Rice pudding is made in this house too. I make it in the slow cooker and then bung it in the oven to crisp up the skin. Doesn't matter how much I make, or how often I make it, the family devour it!

We had the most wonderful prawn cocktail at an hotel recently. Prawns, avocado, sliced mango, with lettuce and rocket in a tarragon mayonnaise . It was superb .

Roast hare with chocolate sauce!

When I was first married in the early 80s I had a very limited repertoire of recipes, fried lambs liver and onions were a fave.

Calendargirl

Samphire used to be something we gathered off the beach, soaked it to get it clean in a tin bath, boiled it within an inch of its life, then bottled it in malt vinegar. To be eaten with cold meats.

Now it’s an expensive delicacy, that you eat as a posh vegetable.

I grew up picking samphire but we don’t boil it to death. We wash it thoroughly then boil it for just long enough for the fleshy parts to come off the stems if you put it between your teeth. Maybe 5-8 mins.

We then eat it hot straight off the stems with vinegar and pepper and usually some bread and butter.

henetha

Prawn cocktail
Coronation Chicken

Coronation Chicken Chicken never went out of fashion in our house. I love making it in the summer.

Actually it was served at recent royal events as it was always the Queen’s favourite and created for her.

Oh I’m going to need to get those !!

So many good things mentioned here. So many of the fashionable dishes these days seem the same to me. We still make rice pudding here often. The grands all love it !

Housecraftandcommunitystudies

When I was first married in the early 80s I had a very limited repertoire of recipes, fried lambs liver and onions were a fave.

Calf or lambs liver always been a favourite in our house.

Grunty

Rice pudding is made in this house too. I make it in the slow cooker and then bung it in the oven to crisp up the skin. Doesn't matter how much I make, or how often I make it, the family devour it!

One of my nieces was in a dreadful car accident two years ago when she broke her neck, lost some fingers, broke ribs, damaged legs etc.

She was in hospital two months and was unable to eat properly for most of that but when she did the food was dreadful. When she got home I made what I knew was her absolute favourite …. Rice pudding cooked in the oven with skin on just how my Mum made it (her Nan). I covered the dish in foil and went in and she said “OMG I am hoping that is what I think it is.” I have never seen anybody eat so fast!!

Homemade rice pudding is still a great favourite. 👍

In case anyone hasn’t yet mentioned it, Coquille St. Jacques. Used to see it on a lot of menus, alas no longer. Though I did notice that M&S had some ready made not long ago.

Many years ago I used to make them - I still have a supply of scallop shells!

My mum often made corned beef hash. Just onions and cooked potatoes mashed up with a tin of corned beef, and browned in a frying pan. Lovely.

annsixty

I would love a real chicken Maryland like we used to have in the 50s/60s.
It is possible I would be disappointed but would love the chance.

I remember Chicken Maryland and would love to have it again. Also, in my home town when I was still there in the 70s there was a restaurant that did a dish called Chicken Marengo, named after a battle of the same name. I thought it was the height of sophistication at the time.

Indigo8

Starter: Prawn Cocktail (sometimes with half an avocado)

Main: Canard a l'orange (not the version made with orange squash)

Dessert: Zabaglione (not the ice cream version)

Very 1970s and superb if done properly.

Our local restaurant still does Prawn Cocktail, with or without avocado and freshly made Zabaglione. One of their specials is Duck cooked with various sauces - delicious!

Indigo8

SparklyGrandma
I remember Queen of Puddings. My grandmother used to make it with lemon, egg yolks, fresh breadcrumbs topped with raspberry jam and sweetened, beaten egg white on the top which formed a meringue when it was all cooked.

I have tried to make it myself but it never turns out as well as I remember it when DG made it.

I think it's hard to get the consistency right, sometimes mine are too solid and sometimes too soft - similar with bread sauce, but you can adjust that once it's made.

We had Gypsy tart at school. Fruity with a cornflake topping if I remember.

Calendargirl

Samphire used to be something we gathered off the beach, soaked it to get it clean in a tin bath, boiled it within an inch of its life, then bottled it in malt vinegar. To be eaten with cold meats.

Now it’s an expensive delicacy, that you eat as a posh vegetable.

Oh I love samphire, not many places sell it and it is stupidly expensive so I only have it rarely.

We used to have chicken Marengo for school dinner.
Our primary school dinners were war-time fare although it was the 60's, that awful dense bright yellow sponge tasting of dried egg served with "jam" that looked & tasted like blue or red glue.
But secondary school dinners were good, much more adventurous than what we ate at home. I remember my first curry - love at first bite.

Tenko Eaton mess may be easy but takes time (unless you buy in your meringues 😱)...

My favourite was Mum's baked rice pudding. Now, on my own, I buy a tin of rice pudding,mix in some sultanas with 2 beaten eggs and a knob of butter, top it with grated nutmeg. Into the air fryer for 1/2 hour....Mmmmm.

I still make syrup sponge pudding ,baked rice pudding ,trifle ,crumble , bread and butter pudding infact made on for friends who are coming to lunch . Bread pudding if any stale bread . Stews with pearl barley and soups with lentils . Old fashioned Parkin the real deal with whole oats .Cottage pie.

When my mom was alive cooked her pigs feet ,herrings ,whole plaice and dabs .

My husband's favourite meal was double egg and chips Daddies brown sauce and golden syrup steamed sponge and custard . Made with custard powder, milk and sugar .

We used to eat rabbit when I was young ,liver pigs my parents couldn't afford lambs with onion gravy ,beef heart roasted ,neck of lamb stew ,belly draft and my favourite breast of lamb cooked both sides so it was crisps fat dripping down my fingers as I bite into a rib . No of this boned out nonsense. But cut between the ribs before cooking .

Everything my nan had was cooked in lard . Whole milk and her favourite Camp coffee which you can still get . Her pastry was always half lard half stork . Melted in your mouth .

Lardy cakes from Victoria park bakery huge squares with crisp base from the lard and fluffy dough sweetened with fruit and sugar . The paper bag got soaked in the grease . They always had some top burnt loafs for some customers.

Love this sort of thread .

ferry23

Chicken Kiev used to be a restaurant luxury. Now any old Tom Dick or Harry can buy it in any supermarket.

Crepes Suzette - flambeed at the table!

And slightly off centre - we thought we were the height of sophistication ordering a bottle of Mateus Rose.

And old Oreo does buy it in the supermarket 😄
Dad made a table lamp out of a Mateus Rose bottle, and very nice it was too.
Never had Queen of puddings but sounds good.
Henetha I love coronation chicken and make it for Summer get togethers for friends and family.

Rice pudding is the work of the devil: just saying...