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From: "Colleen" <>
Subject: Re: Yummy, yummy
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 23:45:00 -0000
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And California Syrup Of Figs - my mum used to chase me round the house, me
crying, 'NO, go away! I'm not taking that stuff any more!'was it really made
with figs?

Colleen

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Turnidge" <>


> Without wishing to spoil the ambience,
>
> Not everything was nice and yummy you know what about the really nasty
stuff
> like Cod liver oil and malt
>
> And I remember my nan trying to get me to eat bread and drippin


>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MichaelDaniels" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:27 PM
> Subject: Yummy, yummy
>
>
> > Hi all
> >
> > I wonder whether fellow listers have noticed that there appears to be
some
> folk trying to infiltrate 'Essex' actually seeking help/discussion on
things
> genealogical. Do they not realise that such is of little concern of our
> listers.
> > Please, we are all having a great time and don't need any distraction
from
> our
> > current culinary indulgencies and yarn swopping. This week we have
> learned how to make sloe gin, Yorkshire puds and the best beef dripping.
> How can
> > boring old names, dates and places compete with the delights of Oxo
cubes,
> cockles and winkles, well they can't and our members are here to prove it.
> Sure, and that's why 'Essex' is so successful and long may it reign.
> >
> > Yes, and one notes that the discussion is even widening to reminisce
> > about the games we played, 5 stones (gobstones), pick-up-sticks, but
> > how about 'tin-can-copper', what did that involve, we've forgotten?
> >
> > Cheers, the Daniels Gang in Clacton UK
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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