Half an hour of nostalgia

I watched this from beginning to end. Having been born in Britain in the post war years a dozen of these meals were familiar to me and my grandmother made the most wonderful semolina pudding I have never had since..
It was a different time. But as things are today, maybe there will be a place for this austere style again. 😷
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senghenydd · M

My Late Grandmother was originally " In Service " she was a Kitchen maid the next step up was Cook however she left Service to get married and start a family, she could make a good meal out of most things, sadly her daughter my late Mom wasn't interested in cooking.

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, MVIP

@senghenydd My mother was born between the wars and a child of the great depression. The running gag in my family was that she couldnt cook. But could knit bacon rinds into socks..😷

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senghenydd · M

@whowasthatmaskedman I've been watching a cook living in a Campervan demonstrating his cooking skills, also an American Bushmsn cooking by his camp-fire.

You can learn a lot on Y/Tube it's one of the best things that's happened on the Internet, there's even a chap cutting and welding steel using Laser equipment which is ground breaking.

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

In my family, the fight between us kids was who didn't get the skin on top of the rice pudding. Only one of us liked it. As for the rest, I don't know how I survived as I dislike onions so much.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

50p a serving is impressive . . but not quite in the range of Conservative/Reform UK MP Lee ("30p Lee") Anderson's outstanding home economics.

I didn't watch the video to the end, so this may already have been mentioned, but I can buy a kilo of porridge oats in plain packaging for around £1.20p - one serving for breakfast can fuel me throughout the day. Exactly the same product in branded Quaker Oats packaging will set you back around eight times as much.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, MVIP

@SunshineGirl Porridge does get a mention near the end. And a reference to the left over porridge being allowed to cool and "set" in a drawer (I remembered that reference) and sliced up and fried in Scotland..😷

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@whowasthatmaskedman Somehow that doesn't surprise me!

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