When I was
a child I could tell the day of the week by the meals my mum served. Sundays
always meant a roast, whilst Mondays we ate the remaining meat from the joint,
either served cold with mash, peas and pickles, or if it was lamb, chopped
finely and turned into a shepherd’s pie. And so the week went on …
But during
the 70s all manner of convenience foods were introduced to the shops – what you couldn’t buy
in a packet wasn’t worth having. Some were great and stood the test of time,
others, well, you can see why they’re no longer around.
Here is a
selection of the good and not so good.
Chef square shaped soups show how a good
soup should be. Loved the tongue twister, can’t remember much about the taste,
but do know that my mum sometimes added one of these to a casserole.
Winnie
the Pooh Hunny Pudding, a variation of Angel Delight/Instant Whip with added honey flavour. I
actually loved this one.
Chillo, an ice cream mix to whip up at
home, don’t remember it tasting much like any ice cream I knew, however.
Sweet
Tops, a crème
caramel style dessert mix, but in place of caramel, the toppings were
fruit-flavoured – I adored the pineapple.
Rise and
Shine, a packet mix
to which you added water to form ‘fruit juice’. It had an ok taste, but I much prefer
the cartons of juice that I buy today.
Vesta
Chicken Supreme, a
boil in the bag meal with rice, which in our house was an occasional Saturday
treat. Other varieties were available (in fact I have spotted some in recent
times) but this was our firm favourite.
Not a
packet mix but – Cadbury’s Milk Tray Bar, literally (like a box of) Milk Tray in a bar. I
loved the lime cordial barrel. A plain chocolate bar was also available called Plain
Choice.
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