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 Palace Old Geezer  Midhurst 18 Dec 22 4.05pm |
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Originally posted by YT
I remember as a nipper thinking that beer - only seen in the house at Christmas - consisted of Light Ale or Brown Ale. In cans. No YT, bottles not cans. Tins were for peaches and condensed milk. Dad's beer was in bottles from Unwins off licence in the local parade of shops and he allowed me to return them so I could keep the refundable Penny.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 18 Dec 22 4.09pm |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
No YT, bottles not cans. Tins were for peaches and condensed milk. Dad's beer was in bottles from Unwins off licence in the local parade of shops and he allowed me to return them so I could keep the refundable Penny. At Christmas we were lucky if we got some Cream Soda in a bottle from the Lemonade van. I think you got tuppence back. 12 pence a bottle.
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 becky over the moon 18 Dec 22 4.46pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
At Christmas we were lucky if we got some Cream Soda in a bottle from the Lemonade van. I think you got tuppence back. 12 pence a bottle. ...and if you were really, really lucky you got a good slice off an ice cream brick in your glass of cream soda and half ate the cold, fizzy resultant mess with a spoon and drunk the other half.
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| ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 18 Dec 22 4.53pm |
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Originally posted by becky
...and if you were really, really lucky you got a good slice off an ice cream brick in your glass of cream soda and half ate the cold, fizzy resultant mess with a spoon and drunk the other half. Yes, the real ice cream float had to be Cream Soda.
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| footythoughts Beckenham 18 Dec 22 6.37pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
At Christmas we were lucky if we got some Cream Soda in a bottle from the Lemonade van. I think you got tuppence back. 12 pence a bottle. Talking of Soda, I recall as a kid being esctatic when we got a Soda Stream. I've no idea why it retrospect, it's just fizzy drink, nothing earth shattering
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. We didn't exactly have much cash to spare though growing up, so I guess it's the simple pleasures!| kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 18 Dec 22 7.05pm |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
No YT, bottles not cans. Tins were for peaches and condensed milk. Dad's beer was in bottles from Unwins off licence in the local parade of shops and he allowed me to return them so I could keep the refundable Penny. Obviously you are a lot older than me POG
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but I beg to differ, whilst I agree with bottles in general, I do remember cans too, but with no ring pull, you had to make 2 holes with a metal opener & the cans were proper thick, heavy duty(unlike now)| Spiderman Horsham 18 Dec 22 7.18pm |
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Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall
Obviously you are a lot older than me POG
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| Midlands Eagle 19 Dec 22 5.55am |
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Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall
Plus mild in the Midlands which I have never tasted as I lived in Worcester Park during my formative years
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Teddy Eagle  19 Dec 22 8.47am |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
Plus mild in the Midlands which I have never tasted as I lived in Worcester Park during my formative years Mild was usually used as a mixer - Mild & Bitter or Brown & Mild. In London Light & Bitter was popular because if you had a friendly barman you got more than a pint for your money.
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mr. apollo  Somewhere in Switzerland 19 Dec 22 9.08am |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
Plus mild in the Midlands which I have never tasted as I lived in Worcester Park during my formative years The mild in the Dog and Bull back in the 70's was all the slop trays filtered back into the mild barrel at the end of the night
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| Teddy Eagle 19 Dec 22 9.20am |
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Originally posted by mr. apollo
The mild in the Dog and Bull back in the 70's was all the slop trays filtered back into the mild barrel at the end of the night Bet it tasted better than Charrington's Crown.
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| Noz North Hampshire 19 Dec 22 10.26am |
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In a good way, this thread reminds me of a festive version of the Monty Python "Four Yorkshiremen" sketch.
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