RichardB Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I approached 500 postings and asked if I would get a "Castle Crisps Badge", instead I got a "The 500 Club" picture-thingie (not sure what it's called, I call it Crispy), just so we know there was a Castle Crisps ..... Fish and chip shops were the only 'fast food' outlets available, and children would spend their pocket money on 'a pen'orth' of chips with 'bits' pieces of batter that had fallen off the fish. These could be 'washed down' with dandelion and burdock, ice cream soda or lemonade, which had been produced by local manufacturers Heath & Smith or Ben Shaw. A substitute for 'pop' was a glass of water with liquorice stick dipped in for flavour. Jubblies were triangular cartons or orange juice that had been frozen and could be bought from the ice cream seller. Local manufacturer, Massarella's would ride around the streets with a horse and cart, and in later years Wall's sellers would ride their freezer tricycles blowing a whistle or ringing a bell. The corner shop or local sweetshop was a magnet for a child with pocket money; sweets could be bought for as little as a penny or even a farthing. There were love hearts, sherbet fountains or dabs, 1d chews, fruit salad, lucky bags, liquorice pipes, cherry lips, broken toffee and broken biscuits, Butterkist popcorn, dolly mixtures, gobstoppers, bubble gum, bulls eyes (which changed colour), toffee apples, cola cubes, midget gems 'boilings' which lasted longer! Local specialities included Armitage's pear drops, Mary Teale's humbugs (both of which stuck to the triangular bags in which they were sold), Nuttall's Mintoes, Parkinson's Royal Butterscotch and Radiance toffees. There were no flavoured crisps for sale only plain. Smith's Crisps, and locally produced XL and Castle Crisps added a small twist of salt in blue paper to the bag. Source : http://www.speakingvolumesonline.org.uk/ed...l.asp?ia_id=606 Rather delightful site, this page came from "Innocence, Freedom and Fun: Childhood Memories" More information on this site : Project aims The Speaking Volumes initiative aims to bring the enjoyment of reading and involvement in reading activities to people with a visual impairment through the public libraries in all fifteen local authorities throughout the Yorkshire and Humber region. Go pay 'em a visit :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted April 19, 2007 Author Share Posted April 19, 2007 does anyone remember them castle crisps??? they were yumm esp the spring onion flavour from http://www.amirsfans.co.uk/forum/lofiversi....php/t3321.html I do, I do, I also had the late 1960's badge lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjj Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I remember "Blue Peter" badges lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Still waiting for my Castle Crisps Badge ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Still waiting for my Castle Crisps Badge ! Them little blue crisps don't half taste salty! At one time most manufacturers made crisps like this, - unsalted with a little blue bag or "twist" of salt. Then came ready salted, - and then every conceivable combination of artificial flavours, E-numbers and additives. More recently with health concerns about high levels of salt in our diets the earlier style of crisps have made a bit of a come back. Smiths produce a "Blue Bag" packet of crisps. A number of manufacturers produce totally unsalted crisps, - should be quite healthy then, especially as they are fried in polyunsaturated vegetable oils. Yorkshire Crisps produce unsalted crisps with the flavour title "Nowt On" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrup Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Them little blue crisps don't half taste salty! At one time most manufacturers made crisps like this, - unsalted with a little blue bag or "twist" of salt. Then came ready salted, - and then every conceivable combination of artificial flavours, E-numbers and additives. More recently with health concerns about high levels of salt in our diets the earlier style of crisps have made a bit of a come back. Smiths produce a "Blue Bag" packet of crisps. A number of manufacturers produce totally unsalted crisps, - should be quite healthy then, especially as they are fried in polyunsaturated vegetable oils. Yorkshire Crisps produce unsalted crisps with the flavour title "Nowt On" Yorkshire Crisps a Sheffield based company also do Hendersons Relish Flavour. www.yorkshire-crisps.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Yorkshire Crisps a Sheffield based company also do Hendersons Relish Flavour. www.yorkshire-crisps.co.uk Didn't realise Yorkshire Crisps were Sheffield based, I thought they were from North Yorkshire somewhere (Harrogate?) Anyway, with flavours like "Hendersons Relish" and "Nowt On" they can't really go wrong in Sheffield can they. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markbaby Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 This one was on ebay, sold for 99p plus postage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 This one was on ebay, sold for 99p plus postage Made me smile; I'd certainly have bought that ... memories ... Tsavo kind of promised me one of those Badges if I got to 500 Posts before him - we didn't half talk some twaddle I retain my "500" avatar partly through apathy, partly through the fact I don't know how to change it (and yes, I've been told how to do enough times ! The Link Fairy might provide details for the education of newer Members, I'll probably just stick where I am). There will be another along in 20 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 This one was on ebay, sold for 99p plus postage Weren't the Castle crisps made in Conisborough, named after the castle? Some years ago I tried hedgehog flavoured crisps, I don't know who made them but I loved them [my husband always said I am a gypsy] Some Christmas's ago some company also did turkey and stuffing flavour, loved them too. Many years ago XL did a sausage & tomato, yes you've guessed it, loved them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Weren't the Castle crisps made in Conisborough, named after the castle? Some years ago I tried hedgehog flavoured crisps, I don't know who made them but I loved them [my husband always said I am a gypsy] Some Christmas's ago some company also did turkey and stuffing flavour, loved them too. Many years ago XL did a sausage & tomato, yes you've guessed it, loved them too. I belive that they were made in Castleford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I belive that they were made in Castleford It must be X.L I'm thinking of then , who have or had a factory in Conisborough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 A crisp manufacturer based in Sheffield was H & C Reynold's of Effingham Road: (this is from the 1953 Sheffield Telegraph Railway Guide) I assume that the factory was the one seen in the very bottom left hand corner of Map 68. Nice site for a food factory, between the River Don and the canal, with Salmon Pastures and the refuse destructor not far away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Weren't the Castle crisps made in Conisborough, named after the castle? Some years ago I tried hedgehog flavoured crisps, I don't know who made them but I loved them [my husband always said I am a gypsy] Some Christmas's ago some company also did turkey and stuffing flavour, loved them too. Many years ago XL did a sausage & tomato, yes you've guessed it, loved them too. Not good for you ukelele lady. Apart from the fat, which is probably a healthier vegatable oil these days, all those flavours are artificial, - chemicals, additives, preservatives, colourings, flavour enhancers and all sorts of other stuff with E-numbers. Then on top of all that there is the rather large amount of salt they contain, above the daily recommended intake and likely to give you high blood pressure. As I suffer from high blood pressure anyway I tend to avoid crisps these days. The only ones I have now are, - Yorkshire Crisps "Nowt on" Seabrook Crisps "Unsalted" Both are unflavoured and contain no salt AND both are made in Yorkshire ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Yes I agree Dave but I don't eat many crisps as I can't find a good one today. You're right about the Yorkshire crips, they're ok. I found that it was XL that had their factory in Conisborough, it is now Waites Cash n Carry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Yes I agree Dave but I don't eat many crisps as I can't find a good one today. You're right about the Yorkshire crips, they're ok. I found that it was XL that had their factory in Conisborough, it is now Waites Cash n Carry. I used to eat a lot when my evening drink was in pints of beer. Now that my evening drink tends to be in glasses of wine I eat a lot less Not reached the stage yet where my evening drink is a cup of cocoa or a glass of hot milk lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 We're losing some more of our English foods to the Yanks. Kettle Crisps are being bought by American Diamond foods. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 We're losing some more of our English foods to the Yanks. Kettle Crisps are being bought by American Diamond foods. All the Yanks will do is drop the word "crisps" and call them "fries" Over the years we have lost a great deal of our language, including the precise meaning of certain words, its gramatical structure and correct spelling to the Americans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 All the Yanks will do is drop the word "crisps" and call them "fries" Over the years we have lost a great deal of our language, including the precise meaning of certain words, its gramatical structure and correct spelling to the Americans Is this the American spelling? :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Is this the American spelling? No its just me that can't spell Americans would spell it grammatical anyway as they like their M&M's even though they think they are Smarties ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Just shy of three years and 12,000 posts later I've got my Castle Crisps Club badge in place lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 No its just me that can't spell Americans would spell it grammatical anyway as they like their M&M's even though they think they are Smarties Surely the American name for crisps is chips, and their name for chips is fries. Aren't the kettle things already called Kettle Chips, or am I getting confused (getting my Snickers in a twist, perhaps?). :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Surely the American name for crisps is chips, and their name for chips is fries. Aren't the kettle things already called Kettle Chips, or am I getting confused (getting my Snickers in a twist, perhaps?). What we need here madannie is an English - American dictionary! Proof perhaps that they speak a totally different language to us But they have the nerve to call their language "English" and then tell us WE are in the wrong :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 What we need here madannie is an English - American dictionary! Proof perhaps that they speak a totally different language to us But they have the nerve to call their language "English" and then tell us WE are in the wrong This might help: http://www.bg-map.com/us-uk.html Divided by a Common Language is a book which deals with this topic (I haven't read it yet) It's not only the Americans. There are many people in this country who seem to speak a different English to mine: I live in Cumbria, for a start, where the local language seems to be a mixture of English, Scottish and gibberish (better gibberish than I speak, anyway). What was this thread about, anyway. Was it crisps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 This might help: http://www.bg-map.com/us-uk.html Divided by a Common Language is a book which deals with this topic (I haven't read it yet) It's not only the Americans. There are many people in this country who seem to speak a different English to mine: I live in Cumbria, for a start, where the local language seems to be a mixture of English, Scottish and gibberish (better gibberish than I speak, anyway). What was this thread about, anyway. Was it crisps? I think it was this news item that got us going off topic. Kettle Chips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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