Fish & Meat paste from the 50s and 60s

[Vivienne14]

Mum used to spread meat paste on to very, very hot toast. The fatty parts would melt into the toast and were quite tasty.

Anyone like gentleman’s relish ? That’s basically an upmarket paste. Viv.

 

[Brummie a long time ago]

Mum used to spread meat paste on to very, very hot toast. The fatty parts would melt into the toast and were quite tasty.

Like dripping ?
Andrew.

 

[Richard Dye]

Like dripping ?
Andrew.

What I thought as well! Just add a little bit of salt........

 

[Radiorails]

The empty jars were useful for a variety of purposes, .

 

[Brummie a long time ago]

Looking forward to this later, maybe on toast, or in a cold sandwich. We are on holiday, and don't see this where we live.

Looking at the ingredients, 50% chicken (good), 25% ham (good), 87% pork (must be using the new fangled maths, although to be fair pork and ham are the same animal, so possibly 75% chicken and ham, and 62% other bits of pig). Also may contain egg, (perhaps from the same chicken).

Andrew.

 

[mw0njm.]

na i will pass on that and will stick to me pilchards on toast

 

[Richard Dye]

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Looking forward to this later, maybe on toast, or in a cold sandwich. We are on holiday, and don't see this where we live.

Looking at the ingredients, 50% chicken (good), 25% ham (good), 87% pork (must be using the new fangled maths, although to be fair pork and ham are the same animal, so possibly 75% chicken and ham, and 62% other bits of pig). Also may contain egg, (perhaps from the same chicken).

Andrew.

Andrew, the old math always works for me, if it tastes good, go for it!

 

[Richard Dye]

na i will pass on that and will stick to me pilchards on toastView attachment 169865

Yes, sounds pricy rather have the pilchards or sardines on toast.

 

[mw0njm.]

The empty jars were useful for a variety of purposes, .

yer dad screwed the lids of the jars to the roof of his shed,and kept screws etc in the jars ,just reach up and unscew the one you wanted

 

[Richard Dye]

yer dad screwed the lids of the jars to the roof of his shed,and kept screws etc in the jars ,just reach up and unscew the one you wanted

Great idea!

 

[Morturn]

The empty jars were useful for a variety of purposes, .

Indeed, I bought a second-hand miners Davie lamp a few years ago and someone had used a fishpaste jar to replace the glass.

 

[A Sparks]

My mother used to buy a slice of fresh Păté from Rackhams Food Hall sometimes, much nicer than the bottled paste!

 

[jmadone]

My mother used to buy a slice of fresh Păté from Rackhams Food Hall sometimes, much nicer than the bottled paste!

Mom used to do a similar thing but I'm sure she went to Lewis' food hall. I don't think she ever ventured into Rackhams until the late 70s!

 

[Richard Dye]

Mom used to do a similar thing but I'm sure she went to Lewis' food hall. I don't think she ever ventured into Rackhams until the late 70s!

Our high end one said Cross&Blackwell , usually from Geo Masons!

 

[I Am Nico]

Our high end one said Cross&Blackwell , usually from Geo Masons!

I loved Masons shop. Was talking to someone today about or old shops, the smell, the sound and the cold. I think we could go in to a shop with our eyes closed and know where we were. I could anyway

 

[Richard Dye]

I loved Masons shop. Was talking to someone today about or old shops, the smell, the sound and the cold. I think we could go in to a shop with our eyes closed and know where we were. I could anyway

Yes, I really liked them as well! I used work at a butcher on Soho Rd, there was one two doors down. On a Saturday I would go and buy a slice of cheddar cut with a wire and have it between two slices of Hovis with HP sauce!

 

[Eric Gibson]

And this from my last week's shop. They still do all the stuff we used to have as kids but I don't know who actually makes it.

 

[jmadone]

And this from my last week's shop. They still do all the stuff we used to have as kids but I don't know who actually makes it.View attachment 169875

Eric, Is it really yellow in colour or is it just how the camera's caught it?

 

[Brummie a long time ago]

And this from my last week's shop. They still do all the stuff we used to have as kids but I don't know who actually makes it.View attachment 169875

I worked for a while in the weighing and packaging industry. That included occasional visits to foodstuff producers. Opened my eyes a bit seeing who produces which brand labels. Sometimes there were minor ingredient changes, ( less of the expensive bits ), a lot of the time the only changes were to the roll in the label applicator.
Andrew.

 

[Eric Gibson]

Eric, Is it really yellow in colour or is it just how the camera's caught it?

The jar label is a sort of plastic yellow coat, the paste is normal.

 

[Brummie a long time ago]

The jar label is a sort of plastic yellow coat, the paste is normal.

For some definition of normal. . (I do rather like it myself though).
Andrew.

 

[Richard Dye]

I worked for a while in the weighing and packaging industry. That included occasional visits to foodstuff producers. Opened my eyes a bit seeing who produces which brand labels. Sometimes there were minor ingredient changes, ( less of the expensive bits ), a lot of the time the only changes were to the roll in the label applicator.
Andrew.

Andrew, I worked for a global US company for over 20 years. We made 33 different brands, about 5 were different the rest were the same except the label or printing! This goes on far more than we think, at least it should keep prices down but you never know!

 

[mw0njm.]

Andrew, I worked for a global US company for over 20 years. We made 33 different brands, about 5 were different the rest were the same except the label or printing! This goes on far more than we think, at least it should keep prices down but you never know!

i noticed that in some stores a lot of items were all the same make with a different packaging

 

[mw0njm.]

i noticed that in some stores a lot of items were all the same make with a different packaging but same colors to fool the buyers eye

 

[Dave89]

Hi,

I used to love Salmon and Shrimp Paste, but I can't seem to
find it these days. Does anyone know if you can still get it?

Kind regards
Dave

 

[mbenne]

My Nan always bought Shippam's and it was just known as fish paste, regardless of what was on the label. So it all tasted the same to me. There was always a half eaten jar on the kitchen table - no fridges in those days. Would sometimes have it on a slice of Mothers Pride bread, coated with Summer County margarine. I suppose it was a poor man's pate.

Shippam's of Chichester - The Novium Museum

www.thenovium.org

I probably had the fish paste to mask the taste of the margarine

 

[mikejee]

I remember the Shippam's shop in Chichester. It too had a smell. At the time they also made , for local consumption, a lot of fresh products, pies, sausages etc. One thing I did find a little peculiar was that they were given a royal warrant to supply meat and fish pastes to the Queen. Somehow I cannot imagine the Queen eating bloater paste sandwiches

 

[mw0njm.]

I remember the Shippam's shop in Chichester. It too had a smell. At the time they also made , for local consumption, a lot of fresh products, pies, sausages etc. One thing I did find a little peculiar was that they were given a royal warrant to supply meat and fish pastes to the Queen. Somehow I cannot imagine the Queen eating bloater paste sandwiches

i hope HRH dont read that SHE WILL NOT BE AMUSED

 

[I Am Nico]

I worked for a while in the weighing and packaging industry. That included occasional visits to foodstuff producers. Opened my eyes a bit seeing who produces which brand labels. Sometimes there were minor ingredient changes, ( less of the expensive bits ), a lot of the time the only changes were to the roll in the label applicator.
Andrew.

My mum's first job (Saturday job) was in Miss Cook's shop, probably Wordsley Amblecote or Stourbridge, she churned the butter then cut and weighed it on brass scales like the libra sign and patted it with wooden patters, she weighed the tea and sugar and was taught how to make air tight packets that the tea and sugar stayed in, she weighed the cheese and learned how to tie parcels. Mum was very good at wrapping presents, I used to sit spellbound , she would say lend us your finger.
Another lady had a shop in the war that sold bacon, Nan said it was rawmy and once it had flies eggs on it which the shop keeper had wiped off and washed down. They were all ill, she almost go shut down but there was a war on.

 

[rbee]

You are definately thinking of Far North pastes that disappeared in the 70's or 80's along with Fern Leaf NZ butter and the Swisskit bar that was way ahead of it's time!

Plenty of fish and meat pastes around still including Sardine and Tomato, Morrisons own brand I like