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From Crispy Pancakes to Angel Delight - the forgotten food we loved as children
mirror ^ | 9/19/21

Posted on 09/20/2021 6:32:57 AM PDT by mylife

From Crispy Pancakes to Angel Delight - the forgotten food we loved as children The diets of Brits has changed massively over the past 40 years, but what happened to Crispy Pancakes, Angel Delight, and Spam? The taste of childhood that's stuffed with sugar and E numbers

Diets in the UK now are vastly different to what they were just a few decades ago - but what happened to the supermarket staples that were loved and adored around the country?

With every city being littered with Michelin star restaurants and each shop stocking a range of high-end ingredients, it's easy to eat haute cuisine on a daily basis.

It wasn't always that way, as entire generations of people were brought up on Spam, Crispy Pancakes, and Angel Delight - but now those foods have been almost lost from living memory, as the Manchester Evening News reports.

Here we take a look back and remember some of the classics, that in their heyday were supermarket staples and on dinner tables up and down the country.

(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...


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Mmmmm.... Billy bear ham and cheese crispy pancakes with baked beans and smash...
1 posted on 09/20/2021 6:32:57 AM PDT by mylife
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2 posted on 09/20/2021 6:33:37 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Food sticks (?) Astronaut thing think that was the name

Pizza Spins

Nickerson Farms hot roast beef sandwich open-faced


3 posted on 09/20/2021 6:40:04 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ, and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com)
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We effectively ban all this stuff and yet people get bigger and more sedentary. When are we going to figure out it is not the food?


4 posted on 09/20/2021 6:42:23 AM PDT by beef (The Chinese have a little secret—diversity is _not_ a strength.)
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space food sticks were awful, tang too.


5 posted on 09/20/2021 6:42:23 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Ever wonder why there are no ‘British Restaurants’?..................


6 posted on 09/20/2021 6:43:39 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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“Food sticks (?) Astronaut thing think that was the name”

Space food sticks! They tasted like crap, but the astronauts ate them (or so they claimed), so it was all good!


7 posted on 09/20/2021 6:45:34 AM PDT by beef (The Chinese have a little secret—diversity is _not_ a strength.)
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8 posted on 09/20/2021 6:45:49 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Yes they were, LOL


9 posted on 09/20/2021 6:47:18 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ, and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com)
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We effectively ban all this stuff and yet people get bigger and more sedentary.

We haven't banned HFCS yet - in fact, half the Senate's reelection hopes depend on it.

10 posted on 09/20/2021 6:47:39 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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😂😀🤪


11 posted on 09/20/2021 6:47:39 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ, and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com)
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I turned around for a sip of Tang and the other guy stepped out on the Moon first! (Screen door was unlocked)


12 posted on 09/20/2021 6:49:53 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ, and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com)
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WTF Where those butterscotch ones? It reminds me of the time gus grissom let a on the loose in space lol

the horror.. the horror..


13 posted on 09/20/2021 6:51:32 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Lol!!


14 posted on 09/20/2021 6:52:42 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Food sticks (?) Astronaut thing think that was the name

Space Food Sticks! They were expensive. My brother had a paper route and bought a package. I had one. They were available in chocolate and peanut butter.

I miss some of the old cereals, especially Quake and Post Rice Krinkles.
15 posted on 09/20/2021 7:01:58 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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Space Food Sticks commercial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPZ8HHRR1A0


16 posted on 09/20/2021 7:03:06 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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This is important news. I couldn’t go to work not knowing this. Too bad food network doesn’t have forums for important nostalgia news.


17 posted on 09/20/2021 7:04:42 AM PDT by webheart (I thought I was helping by getting vaccinated but they say I didn’t help at all. )
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glad I could help


18 posted on 09/20/2021 7:29:35 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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https://handletheheat.com/best-pancake-recipe/

Crispy Pancakes can be frozen and re-heated in an air fryer...

Ingredients

2 cups (254 grams) all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
2 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons (28 grams) butter, melted, plus more for frying
Maple syrup, for serving

Directions

In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
In a small bowl whisk together the buttermilk, eggs, and butter. Add to the flour mixture and stir until combined with a couple streaks of flour remaining. Don’t overmix. If not using immediately, cover and refrigerate for up to a day.
Heat a skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. Add a generous pat of butter and allow to melt and become hot. Drop the batter by 1/4-cup spoonfuls into the skillet then reduce the heat to medium. Cook until the bubbles form all across the top of the pancakes then flip and continue to cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining batter.
If not serving the pancakes immediately, keep warm on a baking sheet in a 200°F oven. Serve with maple syrup and extra butter, if desired.


19 posted on 09/20/2021 7:43:11 AM PDT by GOPJ (Try Milley and his commie cabal for treason - then put them to death.It'll be a lesson for the young)
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You’re posting that because it looks like Spam?


20 posted on 09/20/2021 7:49:50 AM PDT by dangus
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