Sheffield History Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Did you ever used to have these pick n mix biscuits from the markets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voldy Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Reminiscent of the old Haymarket Woolworths, the 'Island' stalls with their individual Cash Registers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddy Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Cook & Pitchfork or Bingham & Holland ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysander Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 You could always tell if you were in an old Woolies because of the "emergency" gas lighting...and I see two of the tell tale globes in the picture. My mum would never buy these bics as she reckoned too many "mucky hands" had been on them whilst picking and choosing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voldy Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 You'll remember this old chestnut then? Bargain Hunter to Sales Assistant: "How much are your Chocolate Biscuits?" SA: "1/6d a pound" BH: "How much are your broken Chocolate Biscuits?" SA: " A shilling a pound" BH: " Break me a pound"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilldweller Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 The biscuit sellers in the old Norfolk Market Hall was the "Caledonian Biscuit Company". My memory may be failing (it is) but I don't think they did "Pick and Mix". They did sell broken biscuits but I think they came in mixed bags. I was never keen on eating anything from the Market Hall, I think it was the horrible pong that came from the stall-holders lavatories which were near the middle of the market. It seemed to fill the entire place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo PickingBuddy Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 My mother worked in Styans cake and biscuit shop (spelling?) at the top of Bocking Lane Greenhill. we would often go in there and pick up a bag of mixed biscuits or more often the broken biscuits from the half empty tins to eat on the way home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornOnShorehamStreet Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 On 30/10/2016 at 16:11, hilldweller said: The biscuit sellers in the old Norfolk Market Hall was the "Caledonian Biscuit Company". My memory may be failing (it is) but I don't think they did "Pick and Mix". They did sell broken biscuits but I think they came in mixed bags. I was never keen on eating anything from the Market Hall, I think it was the horrible pong that came from the stall-holders lavatories which were near the middle of the market. It seemed to fill the entire place. On 30/10/2016 at 16:11, hilldweller said: They didn't do a pick and mix but they did have broken biscuits in tin boxes with glass lids. My dad managed it for a while as I said in the post above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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