Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted September 14 Subscriber Share Posted September 14 @nudge, there is one game in here that I have never heard of but I would imagine it would have been played by the ladies. Perfume Jam Jars This one was far more dignified than some of the other childhood games we played. Finding a good jam or coffee jar to fill with water was the first step, before going on an adventure to find good petals and florals to mix up a lovely perfume. Quote Childhood games that every Edinburgh local will recall from the playground Before technology took over and an afternoons entertainment became the iPad, all Edinburgh kids needed was their imaginations for a day of fun out in the streets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted September 14 Subscriber Share Posted September 14 3 hours ago, CaaC (John) said: @nudge, there is one game in here that I have never heard of but I would imagine it would have been played by the ladies. Perfume Jam Jars This one was far more dignified than some of the other childhood games we played. Finding a good jam or coffee jar to fill with water was the first step, before going on an adventure to find good petals and florals to mix up a lovely perfume. Never played that... but then I also didn't grow up in Edinburgh, lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted Sunday at 06:32 Subscriber Share Posted Sunday at 06:32 Eating in the 50s Pasta was not commonly eaten. Curry was a surname. A takeaway was a mathematical problem. A pizza was associated with a leaning tower. Crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to add salt or not. Rice was only served as a milk pudding. A raincoat was what we wore when it rained. Brown bread was considered food only for the poor. Oil was for lubricating; fat was for cooking. Tea was brewed in a teapot using tea leaves, and green tea was unheard of. Sugar was highly regarded, considered "white gold," and cubed sugar was considered luxurious. Fish didn’t have fingers. Eating raw fish was seen as poverty, not sushi. None of us had ever heard of yoghurt. Healthy food consisted of anything edible. People who didn’t peel potatoes were viewed as lazy. Indian restaurants existed only in India. Cooking outdoors was called camping. Seaweed was not recognized as food. "Kebab" wasn’t even a word, let alone a type of food. Prunes were considered medicinal. Surprisingly, muesli was available, but it was called cattle feed. Water came straight from the tap; if someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than petrol, they would have been laughed at! And the things we never had on our table in the 50s and 60s were elbows or phones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnersaurus Posted Sunday at 21:38 Share Posted Sunday at 21:38 15 hours ago, CaaC (John) said: Eating in the 50s Pasta was not commonly eaten. Curry was a surname. A takeaway was a mathematical problem. A pizza was associated with a leaning tower. Crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to add salt or not. Rice was only served as a milk pudding. A raincoat was what we wore when it rained. Brown bread was considered food only for the poor. Oil was for lubricating; fat was for cooking. Tea was brewed in a teapot using tea leaves, and green tea was unheard of. Sugar was highly regarded, considered "white gold," and cubed sugar was considered luxurious. Fish didn’t have fingers. Eating raw fish was seen as poverty, not sushi. None of us had ever heard of yoghurt. Healthy food consisted of anything edible. People who didn’t peel potatoes were viewed as lazy. Indian restaurants existed only in India. Cooking outdoors was called camping. Seaweed was not recognized as food. "Kebab" wasn’t even a word, let alone a type of food. Prunes were considered medicinal. Surprisingly, muesli was available, but it was called cattle feed. Water came straight from the tap; if someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than petrol, they would have been laughed at! And the things we never had on our table in the 50s and 60s were elbows or phones. Sounds horrible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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