Food memories from yesteryear...

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.... the good, the bad and the outright rank.

Vesta meals. The forerunner to the microwave meal, a taste of exotica (so we thought at the time), even though it was disgusting it was a topic of conversation at school.

Berni Inn: Remember seeing my sister chomp through steak diane, but it looked like cat vomit. Can't remember us ever receiving  exactly what we asked for. I've not touched steak since then.

Stuffed avacados and baked alaska is another.

The first Wimpy bar opened in my area. That was fine. A touch of Americana.

 

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Vesta meals. The forerunner to the microwave meal, a taste of exotica (so we thought at the time), even though it was disgusting it was a topic of conversation at school.
Practically haute cuisine according to two knowledgeable foodie Wammers .

 

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Not food as such but I remember buying sweet cigarettes as a child.  A bit out of favor these days. 

 

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Practically haute cuisine according to two knowledgeable foodie Wammers .
That's over-egging it a tad I would say. However, they were a useful standby for hungry students.

 

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That's over-egging it a tad I would say. .
I was going to squeeze Marco Pierre White into the post but I think I would have been rumbled  :p

 
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Bazzer

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Not food as such but I remember buying sweet cigarettes as a child.  A bit out of favor these days. 
The Camel ones with the paper and choc filling were nice .

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Tony_J

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Heinz beans-with-pork-sausages on toast was a useful student stand-by. Still occasionally eat them but the sausages ain't what they used to be.

 

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Heinz beans-with-pork-sausages on toast was a useful student stand-by. Still occasionally eat them but the sausages ain't what they used to be.
I used to take those to work when I did nights , I think they did spaghetti hoops and sausages as well .

 

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Ha'penny chews - fruit salads and black jacks. Delicious.

Sherbet fountains.

 
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'Secret' chocolate bar.... mmmmmmm

Amazing. I was really annoyed they discontinued it!!

 

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On a hot day ........sucking on a jublee.......also chewing on that twig type stick , bright yellow in colour ...the name of it deludes me.

 

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