School biscuits at school break time

[RichardCot]

Can anyone help me out I have a vague memory... 1959-64 biscuits sold in my school (St Lawrence Northfield) for 1d ... jammy dodgers and a round chocolate biscuit with a centre hole... In a square yellow tin with and elephant on?? What where the chocolate biscuits called???

 

[Astoness]

hi richard and welcome..i well remember the jammy dodgers still buy them now but i dont recall the round chocolate biscuits with a hole in..maybe someone else will

lyn

 

[RichardCot]

Thanks Lyn

 

[poker_pete82]

Thanks Lyn

Could it be this? I found the tin for sale and advertised as a 1950's biscuit tin.

 

[RoyMcC]

I recall Wagon Wheels with the Jammy Dodgers

 

[pjmburns]

I recall Wagon Wheels with the Jammy Dodgers

So do I.
Wagon wheels now much smaller.
Still buy jammy dodgers but a bit more expensive than 1d.

 

[RoyMcC]

Yes - Jammy Dodgers were 1d I think, Wagon Wheels a luxury item at 3d. Milk free

 

[lmr3103]

I was a milk monitor in my junior school. Jammy dodgers and those little bottles of milk… too good!

 

[Astoness]

I was a milk monitor in my junior school. Jammy dodgers and those little bottles of milk… too good!

lynn i was a sub prefect in my last year at seniors..(i was not that good to be a full one lol ) and was tasked with the selling of tuck at break time..we also sold the chocolate tea cakes but if they were damaged we could not sell them..ashamed to say that sometimes my finger pressed too hard and squashed them well it seemed a shame to waste them didnt it

lyn

 

[lmr3103]

Lyn it would have been rude not to…. I still love those chocolate teacakes!

 

[Astoness]

Lyn it would have been rude not to…. I still love those chocolate teacakes!

so do i lynn and still buy them but i find it hard to find the ones with the jam in the middle

lyn

 

[lmr3103]

Very true Lynn. I love Tunnocks but no jam….

 

[Vivienne14]

This brings back very fond memories. At Kingsthorn Road/Cranborne Road Infants, we used to take in two biscuits from home. They'd be wrapped in greaseproof paper or a brown paper bag. Mum had to write my name on the paper. Then, when you got into class, you'd hand them in to the teacher to keep in a box until break-time. They'd be handed out to children with their small bottle of milk, except I never had milk - couldn't bear the taste of full cream milk. I was a pasteurised gal !!

Sometimes the biscuits were Malted Milk, my absolute favourite. Occasionally (and disappointingly), they'd be plain Digestives or Morning Coffee. Still love Malted Milk.