Mince pies etc....

[umslopogaas]

Vesta curries? Dire? Looking back, you are probably right, but I have fond memories. My parents had a holiday cottage on the Norfolk Broads and as soon as me and my school mates could drive we would borrow Mum's car and head off for boozy weekends. We lived off Vesta curries, they were so easy to cook. And dire or not, they introduced me to the wonderful world of Asian food.

[Nick Armstrong]

Vesta curries? Dire? Looking back, you are probably right, but I have fond memories. My parents had a holiday cottage on the Norfolk Broads and as soon as me and my school mates could drive we would borrow Mum's car and head off for boozy weekends. We lived off Vesta curries, they were so easy to cook. And dire or not, they introduced me to the wonderful world of Asian food.

Very similar here. Curry, risotto, chow mein* - all first came from packets with the Vesta logo in the 70s, for me... I associate Vesta risotto with The Two Ronnies on Saturday evenings at home...

It reminds me that the one place I do NOT want to find a sultana, is a curry





*Ed: or was it chop suey ? I never could remember the difference

[Flosshilde]

Och piffle ! They're plump and delicious. Love currants too!

When I was a child I used to hate currants too - if I had a Chelsea Bun I'd unwind it & pick the currants out. I didn't like the peel in orange marmalade either, & picked that out.

God, I must have been a tedious child!

[umslopogaas]

Arent all children tedious like this? I used to drive my mum crazy with things I refused to eat. If she made a stew she had to make a separate one for me without any onions in it. And like a lot of kids, I wouldnt eat greens, which annoyed my dad, because he was a keen vegetable grower. Nor would I drink the school milk, so to force the necessary calcium into my growing frame my mum had to make me cheese sandwiches for elevenses instead.

I now eat tons of onions and greens, but I still dont like milk, other than a dash in tea.

[Flosshilde]

Perhaps soak them in sherry first, Flossie?

Here's something to enliven the Christmas dinner table -

Snap-dragon (also known as Flap-dragon, Snapdragon, or Flapdragon) was a parlour game popular from about the 16th to 19th centuries. It was played during the winter, particularly on Christmas Eve. Brandy was heated and placed in a wide shallow bowl; raisins were placed in the brandy which was then set alight. Typically, lights were extinguished or dimmed to increase the eerie effect of the blue flames playing across the liquor. The aim of the game was to pluck the raisins out of the burning brandy and eat them, at the risk of being burnt

(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap-dragon_%28game%29)

[Anna]

if I had a Chelsea Bun I'd unwind it

Surely, that is the fun of a Chelsea bun?

[BBMmk2]

Ah, fond memories of Vesta meals. yes and with me too, introduced me to the wondrous flavours of the exotic!! :) Lovely!

[teamsaint]

Very similar here. Curry, risotto, chow mein* - all first came from packets with the Vesta logo in the 70s, for me... I associate Vesta risotto with The Two Ronnies on Saturday evenings at home...

It reminds me that the one place I do NOT want to find a sultana, is a curry





*Ed: or was it chop suey ? I never could remember the difference

well, its a bad place for a sultana, but i can think of worse.

[teamsaint]

Very similar here. Curry, risotto, chow mein* - all first came from packets with the Vesta logo in the 70s, for me... I associate Vesta risotto with The Two Ronnies on Saturday evenings at home...

It reminds me that the one place I do NOT want to find a sultana, is a curry





*Ed: or was it chop suey ? I never could remember the difference

Me neither.
about 50 Pence?

[umslopogaas]

"I never could remember the difference"

I dont think there was one, they just put the same stuff in every packet and printed different pictures for the wrapping.

[Nick Armstrong]

well, its a bad place for a sultana, but i can think of worse.

Suggestions on a post-card, please....

[Old Grumpy]

Ah, fond memories of Vesta meals. yes and with me too, introduced me to the wondrous flavours of the exotic!! :) Lovely!

Seemed quite exotic at the time, I must admit.

OG

[Nick Armstrong]

Ah, fond memories of Vesta meals. yes and with me too, introduced me to the wondrous flavours of the exotic!! :) Lovely!

I remember an oval bottle or two of Mateus Rosé as well....

Ah! The 70s!

[teamsaint]

I remember an oval bottle or two of Mateus Rosé as well....

Ah! The 70s!

If you liked the 70's, you'll love Somerset.

same goes for the 50's and the isle of Wight.

half time mince pie. Would be nice.

[french frank]

Curry, risotto, chow mein* - all first came from packets with the Vesta logo in the 70s, for me...
*Ed: or was it chop suey ? I never could remember the difference

Chow mein probably - it had a pack of crispy noodles that puffed up when you added them to the hot fat. I think it had ordinary flat noodles too. Delicious