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    Old style food still going strong

    Used to be our Boxing Day treat, all those leftover sprouts ,etc.,and don't forget the Brown Sauce.
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    Old style food still going strong

    Delice, just like spaghetti really only posher.
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    Old style food still going strong

    You can get a pork scratchings Advent Calendar now, it gives you a small packet every day up to Christmas.
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    Turks Head Bloomsbury Street

    Some older pubs did have an off-licence within the building, I remember the Black Eagle at Hockley did.
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    Old style food still going strong

    I know, that's why we cannot get them locally easily.
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    Old style food still going strong

    Elvers fried with fatty bacon and a good crusty bread are great if can manage to get them.
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    Old style food still going strong

    Vinegar on the pie is traditional, it probably stems back to when you couldn't be sure what exactly went in the the pie and it acted as some sort of antiseptic !
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    Old style food still going strong

    What about jellied eels ? Also chicken livers with stilton and cream and a dash of cognac, great on wholemeal toast. I also like pie and liquor when I go to London, with vinegar on the pie.
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    Old style food still going strong

    It's a great cheese but you haver to " self isolate " it, haha, as it corrupts all other foodstuff in your fridge, tasty though.
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    Old style food still going strong

    Fresh , but not available locally.
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    Old style food still going strong

    You can still get tinned roe, but the tins are much smaller.
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    Old style food still going strong

    What about tripe and onions ?
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    Old style food still going strong

    Oh my. I do feel sorry for you and if we wasn't in Tier 1 I would suggest you all come over into Herefordshire where we have the best pork pies, sausages, bacon and fish and chips, and hot beef rolls, you don't know what you are missing, sorry !
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    Left handed rifle

    The innocence of youth !, or just being very gullible.
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    Left handed rifle

    This thread reminds me of when I started working at the Post Office (BT) and the " Old Hands " would send us new youngsters to the stores for a Left handed Hammer !
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    Pickwick Cafe Needless Alley

    Thanks Viv, always remember the great toast for some reason, must have been because of the sliced bread we had at home everyday, and an alternative to the usual tomato, cucumber and lettuce salad we used to endure.
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    Pickwick Cafe Needless Alley

    Yes that name I remember, I'm not sure exactly where it was, only remember going to both in the same vicinity, obviously not at the same time ! I also remember a great Wholefoods place opening by Lewis's, Prana I think, doing wholemeal toast and a great selection of salads.
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    Pickwick Cafe Needless Alley

    Did it become a " Burger " house, an upmarket alternative to Wimpy and Whistlers ?
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    Long gone shops

    We used to have one at Perry Barr, Lynton Square, I think it was next to Fine Fare where I had an evening job after school.
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    Lost Birmingham Pubs

    Who will own up to drinking at Yate's , the Trocadero and the Windsor, to start off an evening out in Town ?
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