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Teddy Eagle Flag 17 Jun 22 11.18am Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by cryrst

If the blue tits didn’t get there first

Oy, that's my mother you're talking about!

 

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Palace Old Geezer Flag Midhurst 17 Jun 22 12.20pm Send a Private Message to Palace Old Geezer Add Palace Old Geezer as a friend

Originally posted by cryrst

Salt n shake with the little blue bag
My dad told me the original ones had a hand twisted bag of salt like dick Whittington’s bag on his stick. Not sure if he’s winding me up. Maybe older posters can verify either way

Your dad was absolutely right cryrst.

I used to think there was a bloke in the factory sitting at a table putting salt from a cruet set into those little squares of blue paper and carefully shaping the paper into a bag before dropping each one into the pack of (Smiths) [Link] No flavours in those days, and as far as I recall Smiths were the only brand available.

I still prefer salted crisps today, but if I'm feeling masochistic I might risk salt and vinegar.

Cadbury's Whole Nut is my go to chocolate.

After posting this, my idle curiosity got the better of me and I found this very brief piece about how Mr Smith kicked off the potato snack industry.
[Link]


Edited by Palace Old Geezer (17 Jun 2022 12.42pm)

 


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YT Flag Oxford 17 Jun 22 1.23pm Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer

Your dad was absolutely right cryrst.

I used to think there was a bloke in the factory sitting at a table putting salt from a cruet set into those little squares of blue paper and carefully shaping the paper into a bag before dropping each one into the pack of (Smiths) [Link] No flavours in those days, and as far as I recall Smiths were the only brand available.

I still prefer salted crisps today, but if I'm feeling masochistic I might risk salt and vinegar.

Cadbury's Whole Nut is my go to chocolate.

After posting this, my idle curiosity got the better of me and I found this very brief piece about how Mr Smith kicked off the potato snack industry.
[Link]


Edited by Palace Old Geezer (17 Jun 2022 12.42pm)

Indeed, Palace Old Geezer.

Back in the day, what's now called 'Salt 'n' Shake' crisps were just called....'crisps'! Then 'they' invented a way to get the salt to stick to the crisps rather than it all falling to the bottom of the packet; hence 'ready salted' crisps.

Then along came a succession of flavoured crisps, all of which were pre-salted, but for some reason plain, pre-salted crisps continued to be (and still continue to be) called 'ready salted'.

 


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Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 17 Jun 22 1.33pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Is chocolate and and are crisps bought as singles more expensive than in previous decades or does it just seem that way when you know how much cheaper they are in the supermarkets? One bar of chocolate the same price as 4 in the supermarket. Think pre current inflation prices. Sweet shops are now convenience or fags/vape/alcoholics shops. Or another takeaway, until this winter.

 


COYP

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kingdowieonthewall Flag Sussex, ex-Cronx. 17 Jun 22 1.40pm Send a Private Message to kingdowieonthewall Add kingdowieonthewall as a friend

Originally posted by Teddy Eagle

Apple and sugar sandwiches too. No wonder people's teeth fell out.

banana sandwiches, heavy on the butter, sugar & the 'nana flattened with your hand !

 


Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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kingdowieonthewall Flag Sussex, ex-Cronx. 17 Jun 22 1.43pm Send a Private Message to kingdowieonthewall Add kingdowieonthewall as a friend

Originally posted by BlueJay

Not very adventurous but I find it hard to disgree with your choices . The missionary position of junk food choices.

I remember when a few crisp flavours became available .
basically salt n vinegar, cheese n onion & then along came 'smoky bacon' flavour.
My dad was like a caveman finding a television.
He was mad for smoky bacon crisps for years

 


Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 17 Jun 22 5.47pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

The chewy chocolate bars with caramel in centre

Star bar
Boost
Picnic

Tried Lion bars recently. Poor man’s version of above

 


COYP

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syd snot Flag munich 17 Jun 22 6.53pm Send a Private Message to syd snot Add syd snot as a friend

Marathon and Bovril crisps.

 

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Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 17 Jun 22 8.03pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Cheese and onion or whatever they call them Kettle Chips. Can’t leave the little feckers alone. Little shards of joy.

There’s another brand that do a chorizo flavour or Serrano ham or something. Meant to be excellent.

 


COYP

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A89M Flag Streatham 17 Jun 22 8.16pm Send a Private Message to A89M Add A89M as a friend

Toffie Crisp and Brannigans beef and mustard crisps, amazing!

Edited by A89M (17 Jun 2022 8.16pm)

 

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Teddy Eagle Flag 17 Jun 22 8.21pm Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

Cheese and onion or whatever they call them Kettle Chips. Can’t leave the little feckers alone. Little shards of joy.

There’s another brand that do a chorizo flavour or Serrano ham or something. Meant to be excellent.

Pipers do chorizo crisps which cause a right old shemozzle in my local. They keep the wife happy while I'm outside for a fag so she's on about 20 bags a night.

 

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Teddy Eagle Flag 17 Jun 22 8.23pm Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by A89M

Toffie Crisp and Brannigans beef and mustard crisps, amazing!

Edited by A89M (17 Jun 2022 8.16pm)

Brannigans Lamb & mint sauce were tasty too.

 

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