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The treat on a cold day, if you were lucky. A rake o'chicken, white rice, a ball o'onions, the odd mushroom, maybe an exotic raisin or two. Nothing related to actual real curry, but Sweet Jesus! It was lovely.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Favourite Grub as a Kid on 19:46 - Nov 9 by BrianMcCarthy
The treat on a cold day, if you were lucky. A rake o'chicken, white rice, a ball o'onions, the odd mushroom, maybe an exotic raisin or two. Nothing related to actual real curry, but Sweet Jesus! It was lovely.
The only other person I knew who used 'rake' as a unit of measure was a Cork man ticket seller on London Underground who without fail after a shift would decry the 'rake of cnts' he'd dealt with all day.
A ball is new one!
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Favourite Grub as a Kid on 22:23 - Nov 9 with 2286 views
Favourite Grub as a Kid on 21:52 - Nov 9 by BazzaInTheLoft
The only other person I knew who used 'rake' as a unit of measure was a Cork man ticket seller on London Underground who without fail after a shift would decry the 'rake of cnts' he'd dealt with all day.
A ball is new one!
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One of the blokes from the company who replaced the windows in our old house was at one point overheard on his mobile telling a colleague that he had "rakes of work" left to do at our place. He was from in or near London. Intriguing...
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
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Favourite Grub as a Kid on 22:26 - Nov 9 with 2270 views
Favourite Grub as a Kid on 00:02 - Nov 9 by TwoHalves
Sunday evening at Nanna and Grandad’s. Slice of buttered white bread with Lyle’s Golden Syrup (‘Out of the strong came sweetness’ - never quite understood that). Tinned mandarins with evaporated milk. ‘Sing Something Simple’ (with the Cliff Adams Singers) on the ‘wireless’.
The quote on the Golden Syrup tin is a biblical reference, specifically to the riddle with which Samson challenged guests at his wedding:
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
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Favourite Grub as a Kid on 22:28 - Nov 9 with 2258 views
Favourite Grub as a Kid on 19:46 - Nov 9 by BrianMcCarthy
The treat on a cold day, if you were lucky. A rake o'chicken, white rice, a ball o'onions, the odd mushroom, maybe an exotic raisin or two. Nothing related to actual real curry, but Sweet Jesus! It was lovely.
If you replaced the raisins with currants and threw in some apple, you would have the curry my Buckinghamshire born mum used to make.
Rather like yours, it was very inauthentic but still delicious 😋.
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
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Favourite Grub as a Kid on 07:10 - Nov 10 with 2095 views
In the 60s, Vesta beef curry had sultanas and apple in it.
So that's why! Thanks for that .
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
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Favourite Grub as a Kid on 10:30 - Nov 10 with 1950 views
My mums bread and butter pudding - can still taste it now !!
Jelly & Ice Cream didn't cut it for me and as for Semolina Pudding with multiple layers of skin - No thank you !!
Had a great aunt, we used to have to periodically visit, and blooming 'eck, she tried to poison us all with her home made version of egg custard. And we had to consume all that was served, as well !!
Favourite Grub as a Kid on 21:52 - Nov 9 by BazzaInTheLoft
The only other person I knew who used 'rake' as a unit of measure was a Cork man ticket seller on London Underground who without fail after a shift would decry the 'rake of cnts' he'd dealt with all day.
A ball is new one!
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“Rakes” an established unit of measurement in Tipperary, as is “Skip” for liquids (especially beer).
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Favourite Grub as a Kid on 11:43 - Nov 10 with 1839 views
I can't remember having a favourite food. Maybe it's because my mum hated cooking. The only thing I can remember is always ordering Tizer if we went to a cafe. I liked the old cafes that had a Pepsi/Coca Cola sign next to the cafe name. Now we call them greasy spoon cafes. In the 60s there used to be a cluster of them at the junction of Portobello Road and Goldborne Road. They have disappeared more rapidly than pubs.
Air hostess clique
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Favourite Grub as a Kid on 11:56 - Nov 10 with 1790 views
Favourite Grub as a Kid on 08:59 - Nov 10 by Spaceman_P
Seriously you can't beat heinz tomato soup... any other fans here?
Heinz tomato soup was my Dad’s pre-match meal before going off to play football in the 60’s. Reminds me of holiday camp grub too, accompanied by a crusty roll with a sachet of butter. ‘Minestrone’, an alternative choice on the menu, seemed a step up in my eight-year-old mind; exotic, sophisticated and quite possibly not for the likes of us.
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Favourite Grub as a Kid on 12:16 - Nov 10 with 1755 views
Favourite Grub as a Kid on 11:43 - Nov 10 by TacticalR
I can't remember having a favourite food. Maybe it's because my mum hated cooking. The only thing I can remember is always ordering Tizer if we went to a cafe. I liked the old cafes that had a Pepsi/Coca Cola sign next to the cafe name. Now we call them greasy spoon cafes. In the 60s there used to be a cluster of them at the junction of Portobello Road and Goldborne Road. They have disappeared more rapidly than pubs.
My favourite is Scotti’s Snack Bar, Clerkenwell Green, EC1. Virtually unchanged for 60 years. The chicken escalope sandwich is my favourite. Al, the proprietor, despite being a Leeds supporter, displays the football mugs of his regulars’ teams behind the counter. It is my proudest achievement that a QPR mug has now been added to the collection.
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Favourite Grub as a Kid on 16:18 - Nov 10 with 1613 views
Thanks for the explanation there, R_from_afar. They do say most expressions can be traced back to Shakespeare or The Bible (with the possible exception of ‘You’re s**t AAAAH’). I did follow the link but now feel even more baffled than before though! Lyle’s Golden Syrup - clearly food for thought.
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Favourite Grub as a Kid on 17:57 - Nov 10 with 1521 views
Whatever the etymology of rake when used as a form of measurement, it's a fine word in that context. A fine word. It conjures up the image of 'plenty' or 'a lot' beautifully. I've encountered it a few times said by Irish people and in Irish literature. I'm sure it features somewhere in At Swim-Two-Birds. A rake of porter.
Funny that we always had pudding after lunch or supper without fail, but I rarely eat it now. I think what made it doubly special was the threat: if you don't finish your dinner you won't get any pudding.
I loved nearly all the puddings they made at my junior school, and much of it was proper home made stuff: spotted dick and custard, jam roly poly and custard, chocolate sponge cake with chocolate custard... but I even liked blancmange, and hot semolina with jam, and I even liked tapioca!! Basically I loved puddings.
Favourite Grub as a Kid on 21:59 - Nov 10 by hubble
Whatever the etymology of rake when used as a form of measurement, it's a fine word in that context. A fine word. It conjures up the image of 'plenty' or 'a lot' beautifully. I've encountered it a few times said by Irish people and in Irish literature. I'm sure it features somewhere in At Swim-Two-Birds. A rake of porter.
Funny that we always had pudding after lunch or supper without fail, but I rarely eat it now. I think what made it doubly special was the threat: if you don't finish your dinner you won't get any pudding.
I loved nearly all the puddings they made at my junior school, and much of it was proper home made stuff: spotted dick and custard, jam roly poly and custard, chocolate sponge cake with chocolate custard... but I even liked blancmange, and hot semolina with jam, and I even liked tapioca!! Basically I loved puddings.
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Pink Floyd " if you don't eat your meat you can't have any pudding " the incredible Billy Connolly if I am not mistaken now battling multiple health issues sadly. As for the food very poor living on a small dairy farm so not much fancy stuff but my mother used to whip up that Dream Topping and it did not last long .Not sure if its still around but obviously will never match up to my memories
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Favourite Grub as a Kid on 21:36 - Nov 11 with 1022 views
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