Futtocks Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 A thread for products of any category that are still, in defiance of sense or sanity, in production. Proof required, by the medium of links. I'll kick off with Vesta Curry: https://www.poundstretcher.co.uk/vesta-beef-curry-236g Washed down with Harold Wilson's favourite tipple, Wincarnis tonic wine: https://www.ianmacleod.com/brands/wincarnis-wines Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 Penny-Farthing bicycles: https://www.udcpennyfarthing.com/udc-mk4-penny-farthing/ Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 sandwich spread see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 9 hours ago, Futtocks said: Penny-Farthing bicycles: https://www.udcpennyfarthing.com/udc-mk4-penny-farthing/ Apparently sales of penny farthings have increased 200% during the pandemic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said: Apparently sales of penny farthings have increased 200% during the pandemic.... from 1 to 3? Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 Powdered egg, that staple of wartime rationing, has made a return, thanks to health'n'fitness types: https://ccmoore.com/base-mix-ingredients/230-whole-egg-powder Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 I wish they still made Texans , I used to love them as a kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 2 hours ago, DavidM said: I wish they still made Texans , I used to love them as a kid They had a limited re-release in 2005. A shop near where I worked at the time got some stock and I bought quite a few of them. I hate to say this to people that miss them but... they really were as good as I remembered! Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Futtocks said: They had a limited re-release in 2005. A shop near where I worked at the time got some stock and I bought quite a few of them. I hate to say this to people that miss them but... they really were as good as I remembered! I still in a misty eyed but rather silly way look for them in the chocolate aisle ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 Phonograph Cylinders: https://www.vulcanrecords.com Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Peak Rhino Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Goblin meat puddings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 This topic has come up in my circle recently. Someone said they didn't know the last time they saw liquorice torpedoes so I went to the pound shop and bought them a big bag. Someone else said about those sweets called poppets. I got those in the pound shop as well. Discount shops always seem to be the place to find these random, old fashioned food stuffs that you don't realise still exist. One I always think of is Tizer. I know it still exists but I never seem to see it anywhere, though to be fair I don't really look either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 polaroid cameras see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 That wartime favourite SNOEK. https://www.cooksister.com/2006/12/snoek_scrumptio.html During World War II when everything was scarce, food rationing was rife and cheap sources of protein were few and far between, somebody had the bright idea to catch cheap fish in South Africa, can it and ship it to England. Suffice to say it did not go down too well over here. The Web is full of war years recollections penned by people who remember this weird fish with the hugely amusing name arriving and being inedibly bad. A large proportion of the tins that were imported remained firmly on shop shelves (despite optimistic suggestions from the Ministry of Defence – like Snoek Piquante which seems to have become a kind of shorthand for everything unpalatable about food rationing!). I must say, I’m pretty sure nobody I know in South Africa eats the stuff tinned (shudder) and general consensus is now that bad canning methods was to blame for much of the snoek’s unintended piquancy… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Stein Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Spotted some crispy pancakes in Farm Foods last weekend. Loved them in my pre-diabetes days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Camp essence is still sold. I bought some for Mrs WWD to use in a recipe quite recently. As per Futtocks' OP requirement, here is a link: Camp Chicory & Coffee Essence | Morrisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said: Camp essence is still sold. I bought some for Mrs WWD to use in a recipe quite recently. As per Futtocks' OP requirement, here is a link: Camp Chicory & Coffee Essence | Morrisons A lot of people who like the money they are paid for getting red-faced and furious obediently got red-faced and furious about the change to the label. "Brigades" were, inevitably, invoked: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-404516/Camp-coffee-forced-change-label-PC-brigade.html Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 29 minutes ago, Futtocks said: A lot of people who like the money they are paid for getting red-faced and furious obediently got red-faced and furious about the change to the label. "Brigades" were, inevitably, invoked: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-404516/Camp-coffee-forced-change-label-PC-brigade.html I didn't realise that the Scottish soldier was meant to be a Gordon Highlander. With a name like 'Camp Coffee', I am sure there is a joke in there somewhere about Gay Gordons, but in the interests of never offending anybody about anything, I will not pursue the point further! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 When I was a kid, me and my sister used Camp Coffee to make quick iced coffees on a hot day. Very simple - a small measure of Camp, topped up with ice cold milk and sprinkled with cocoa - and very refreshing. We're all more sophisticated about coffee these days, and I think it would compare badly with an iced coffee made with a decent Espresso. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBoy295 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Jeff Stein said: Spotted some crispy pancakes in Farm Foods last weekend. Loved them in my pre-diabetes days Taste nothing like they did in the 80's. Bland and unappealing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverback Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 dish of the day in 1967.ross foods also made these too. savoury rissoles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Angel Delight Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Mackeson Stout. https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/272308480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Watney Party Seven. https://party-seven.com/password Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 On 17/05/2021 at 08:39, Johnoco said: My brothers always told me of a party they went to in the 70’s. They only had this between them and another mate, who spilt it all over the table. Undeterred, he got a face cloth and proceeded to mop up the spilt beer and squeeze it out into a glass. And drink it. Nobody would have noticed. It tasted as if it went through that process at the brewery. "I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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