FabSwingers.com forum: School dinners - which meals do you remember?

By *olf and Red OP Couple
over a year ago

Nr Cardiff or at Chams Darlaston

Chicken fricassee - it had like triangles of fried bread around the edges in the serving dish.

Red

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Roast beef cabbage and scoops of mashed potato.

With the school gravy 10p a slice

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

I will never forget the homemade Tomato Ketchup from my primary school.

It was absolutely ghastly! They must have stinted on the sugar as it tasted as sour as all hell.

I remember all the kids used to refuse the heinous stuff.

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

Cheesy chips

Chocolate slab cake with pink custard

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By *cott73Man
over a year ago

brighton

Bizarrely, I remember quiche and beans at primary school.

Senior school, just chips. All of the time!

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Mince mash n carrots

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"Mince mash n carrots "

Yeah that was gross carrots boiled to oblivion.

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

Semolina only because I didn't like it. It'd make me feel sick

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
over a year ago

Essex

Home made crisps. That were not crisp. They were greasy, unsalted slivers of potato that somehow managed to be both undercooked & burnt.

Chocolate shortbread, ruined by “mint” custard…. Essentially it was green cornflour slurry.

I did like the mini milk bottle & oatmeal cookie day though.

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By *cott73Man
over a year ago

brighton

I'm old enough to remember us getting milk every date in infants school. Still drink gallons of the stuff now.

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By *erces LetiferMan
over a year ago

Somewhere off the edge of the map... 'ere there be monsters

Turkey twizlers

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By *hortarseWoman
over a year ago

Norfolk

Chicken pie the best pastry. Dinner lady was my Nan friend so I got extra. The homemade coldslaw with chips.

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By *avexxMan
over a year ago

cheshire

our school meals well tbh it was a bush tucker trial

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By *uri00620Woman
over a year ago

Croydon

All about the cake cut into triangles with white icing and sprinkles and weirdly (and must less desirable)

was sardines on toast which I never ever saw anyone choose to eat!!

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Chocolate sponge with chocolate custard.

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By *appyhippoWoman
over a year ago

coventry

Semolina the nightmare of school dinners!

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Steak and kidney pudding. Made in huge trays.

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By *ookie46Woman
over a year ago

Deepest darkest Peru

Manchester tart

Semolina or rice pudding with prunes and playing tinker tailor with the stones

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Cheese flan, chips and spaghetti.

Sausage, chips and beans.

Sponge cake with pink icing and 100s & 1000s.

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

"Manchester tart

Semolina or rice pudding with prunes and playing tinker tailor with the stones "

I love Manchester tart! The independent supermarket near me is the only place that sells it!

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By *ake_or_deathMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Chocolate concrete.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"Semolina the nightmare of school dinners!"

I like semolina

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By *umseekerMan
over a year ago

montrose

Mmm dinner ladies mmm

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Chocolate sponge with chocolate custard."

Pink Custard |

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By *ookie46Woman
over a year ago

Deepest darkest Peru

"Manchester tart

Semolina or rice pudding with prunes and playing tinker tailor with the stones

I love Manchester tart! The independent supermarket near me is the only place that sells it! "

I’ve tried to make it but it never tastes quite the same

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By *asterR and slut mayaMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Sago pink custard

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Cheesy chips

Chocolate slab cake with pink custard"

The cake and the pink custard was the only stuff I could stomach fro. The school dinners.

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

Prunes in custard.

We used to store the sucked stones in our cheeks like hamsters and on leaving the dining room we would proceed to the top of the boiler house steps and leaning over the parapet, pit them accurately into a rainwater drain at the bottom of the stairs.

Eventually someone will have had to clear out the drain and wondered how the hell it got full of prune stones.

Maybe someone else on here went to the same school and recognises the practice?

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

Spoilt my story with a spelling mistake.

'spit them'

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By *ersiantugMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

The blob of jam

(you could ask for this instead of the whole Semolina, those were the days). pt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Concrete and custard

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

"Semolina the nightmare of school dinners!

I like semolina

The thought of it had turned my stomach when I wrote, I'd get nightmares dreading what was installed going into the porter cabin which was out lunch room as an infant dinner lady stood beside the bucket where you'd scrape your plate and bowl any chance you got you'd run before she gets there and quickly scrape so you couldn't get turned away to finish it otherwise you'd end up sitting it out throughout lunch

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember the desserts the most, lumpy green mint custard with the skin stirred in, that sponge with a thin layer of jam on top and coated with grated coconut, spotted dick

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By *neforutoMan
over a year ago

Fantasy land in the SW

Semolina, I loved it

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Double egg double chips, bread and butter and beans then hiding the egg under the chips and persuading the dinner lady on checkout they were single chips

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By *ny1localMan
over a year ago

READING

"Semolina, I loved it

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semolina and prunes at primary school..hated it...at the big school,Scotch pies, beans and chips..heaven.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Liver and swede was vile

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Cheese pinwheels.

Cornflake tart with custard.

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By *ixiePoisonWoman
over a year ago

Darlington

Ginger pudding and white sauce….yummy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I mostly remember turkey twizzlers and pink custard with old school iced sponge.

I didn't eat hot dinners in high school but did grab a grab bag sometimes which would have a sandwich, crisps, chocolate bar and pop. I loved them.

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

Sheppard's pie hmmm jelly with apricot and ice cream

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By *ose manMan
over a year ago

kells

Can nobody not get a bit of breakfast at home . all i had was jam sandwiches for school . slice a toast .

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
over a year ago

Coventry

Cold luncheon meat, lumpy mash (that was normally equally as cold) served via an ice cream scoop and strawberry sponge cake with sprinkled coconut and lukewarm custard on top.

I believe primary school dinners have upped their game these days. Not that it was a particularly high bar to beat.

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
over a year ago

Truro

Spam fritters

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By *olf and Red OP Couple
over a year ago

Nr Cardiff or at Chams Darlaston

Chocolate crunch with pink custard was delicious.

Egg custard - was my worst nightmare. Wolf still likes it

Red

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By *ansoffateMan
over a year ago

Sagittarius A

These weird greenish burgers that kind of tasted ok but you had to just never look at them. Sort of squirt the ketchup on like Perseus Vs Medusa.

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By *KTim61Man
over a year ago

Tipton

"I'm old enough to remember us getting milk every date in infants school. Still drink gallons of the stuff now."

I remember getting g free milk too, but the only time I drink it more now is in a cup of tea or over my cereal

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By *KTim61Man
over a year ago

Tipton

What about frogspawn as we used to cal, it but was rather nice

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By *ersiantugMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

I used to give my half-yellow free milk to this really portly kid who would just come to me and stand their waiting for it. Realising this is one of my earliest memories! He'd then waddle on to some other kid who couldn't handle that crazy amount of cream. Honestly, the 70's was another world.

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By *ersiantugMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"I used to give my half-yellow free milk to this really portly kid who would just come to me and stand their waiting for it. Realising this is one of my earliest memories! He'd then waddle on to some other kid who couldn't handle that crazy amount of cream. Honestly, the 70's was another world.

pt"

Bear in mind that would happen every morning! pt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Meringue for pudding for a special Christmas school dinner.

I puked, it was too sweet

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By *JB1954Man
over a year ago

Reading

One I remember was a pudding. This I made for some friends last week. Gypsy Tart.

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By *athuilMan
over a year ago

up north

I went to private school so the food was actually really good. The gym teachers during swimming lessons however is a completely different story!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rice pudding with rosehip syrup.

Chocolate sponge with chocolate sauce.

I absolutely loved them both.

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By *toC Thats MeWoman
over a year ago

Sheffield

Cheese flan, chips and beans.

Chocolate wagon wheel (pin wheel) with chocolate custard. Ahh the memories!

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"I went to private school so the food was actually really good. The gym teachers during swimming lessons however is a completely different story! "

Which you can't tell because, rules.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

I hated the lemon custard.

Tasted like perfume.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Reconstituted mashed potato

Semolina

Blancmange

All would make me heave..

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By *weetCruellaWoman
over a year ago

somewhere sweet and sour

Oh the individual meringues mmmmm

And the stodgy yorkie pud mmmmm

And yucky pink custard lol

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

Tinned ravioli

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"Chocolate sponge with chocolate custard.

Pink Custard |"

Pink custard is the devil's work.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pasta king

80% water 20% pasta

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chocolate concrete with pink custard

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
over a year ago

Truro

"What about frogspawn as we used to cal, it but was rather nice "

Ah tapioca!

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Chocolate popcorn and gypsy tart! Loved them !I made neither of these during my 9 years as a primary school cook! X

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

I had packed lunches. My first ever primary school dinner was consumed in the week of Mother's Day this year at my daughter's school!

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By *ersiantugMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Chocolate popcorn and gypsy tart! Loved them !I made neither of these during my 9 years as a primary school cook! X

They sound amazing. Where did you eat them then? pt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cottage pie, and Manchester Tart !!

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By *ilffadMan
over a year ago

swansea

Sponge, icing and sprinkles, and custard

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By *ersiantugMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"I had packed lunches. My first ever primary school dinner was consumed in the week of Mother's Day this year at my daughter's school!

I did too a lot of the time. My dad put so much mustard in my corned beef sammies that I've been addicted to the English variety my whole life. I'll even spread some on cheese if its at hand. pt

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By *entBarryUKMan
over a year ago

Ashford

Sponge pudding with pink custard or green custard

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By *hiteWitchXXXWoman
over a year ago

North Wales

Hot chocolate sponge cake with custard.... not had it since primary school but absolutely loved it

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Mashed potato that tasted like washing up liquid.

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By *ou only live onceMan
over a year ago

London

I LOVED school dinners!

Never had "Gypsy" Tart as good as at primary school...

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Liver that was grey and like dry foam

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

School dinners weren't a thing in the schools I went to (nor any in my area - Australia - unless it was a boarding school).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Chocolate concrete with pink custard

I was being to think I was the only one that enjoyed concrete and custard.

I my school it was more high vis yellow.

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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago

west midlands

"Chocolate concrete with pink custard

I was being to think I was the only one that enjoyed concrete and custard.

I my school it was more high vis yellow. "

I know my school was really boring we never had pink custard it was always a glow in the dark yellow

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"Chocolate concrete with pink custard

I was being to think I was the only one that enjoyed concrete and custard.

I my school it was more high vis yellow.

I know my school was really boring we never had pink custard it was always a glow in the dark yellow

More like Swarfega than custard

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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago

west midlands

"Chocolate concrete with pink custard

I was being to think I was the only one that enjoyed concrete and custard.

I my school it was more high vis yellow.

I know my school was really boring we never had pink custard it was always a glow in the dark yellow

More like Swarfega than custard"

Yeah pretty much the same consistency as well!

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"Chocolate concrete with pink custard

I was being to think I was the only one that enjoyed concrete and custard.

I my school it was more high vis yellow.

I know my school was really boring we never had pink custard it was always a glow in the dark yellow

More like Swarfega than custard

Yeah pretty much the same consistency as well!

That's what I was thinking,broke of in wobbly lumps.

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By *ornycougaWoman
over a year ago

MADERIA Wherever I lay my hat

Spotted dick and the custard described already on this thread.

Fridays always brought a tray of fish topped with cornflakes. Never knew WTF that was about

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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago

west midlands

"Chocolate concrete with pink custard

I was being to think I was the only one that enjoyed concrete and custard.

I my school it was more high vis yellow.

I know my school was really boring we never had pink custard it was always a glow in the dark yellow

More like Swarfega than custard

Yeah pretty much the same consistency as well!

That's what I was thinking,broke of in wobbly lumps."

I remember it well, I remember I used to like breaking the rock hard cake in half, then use the custard to glue it back together, I can't actually remember eating any of it tho!

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"Spotted dick and the custard described already on this thread.

Fridays always brought a tray of fish topped with cornflakes. Never knew WTF that was about

Or what the fish was,probably something from the canal.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"Chocolate concrete with pink custard

I was being to think I was the only one that enjoyed concrete and custard.

I my school it was more high vis yellow.

I know my school was really boring we never had pink custard it was always a glow in the dark yellow

More like Swarfega than custard

Yeah pretty much the same consistency as well!

That's what I was thinking,broke of in wobbly lumps.

I remember it well, I remember I used to like breaking the rock hard cake in half, then use the custard to glue it back together, I can't actually remember eating any of it tho!

Oh wow,I'd forgotten about those rock hard things,whatever the Hell they were.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mince m tatties with doughballs followed by Caramel shortcake and custard.

Food of Kings, I loved school dinners

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

Only boarding schools served school dinners in South Africa. We all took packed lunches. High schools usually had a tuck shop where you could buy s, crisps, chocolates and decidedly unhealthy doughnuts.

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

"Only boarding schools served school dinners in South Africa. We all took packed lunches. High schools usually had a tuck shop where you could buy s, crisps, chocolates and decidedly unhealthy doughnuts.

It edited out c o k e s

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By *romleyM41Man
over a year ago

orpington / surrounding

A bowl of chips swimming in beans, for 50p

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chip butty. Chips in a buttered bun

Sponge cake with a layer of strawberry jam on top and desiccated coconut and custard.

Fish n chips Friday.

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By *andyrod1Man
over a year ago

St Margaret's at Cliffe

Gypsy tart, served with half an apple, delicious.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Remember! I've spend good money on therapy trying to forget. Every time I burp I still taste spam fritters!!!

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By *i1971Man
over a year ago

Cornwall

In primary school they used to serve up pilchards or sardines in tomato sauce, a couple of scoops of manky tasting mash and salad.

Vile.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Butterscotch tart and "shaving foam"! Loved it!

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

Over cooked ox liver that was as bitter as hell and could have been used to sole shoes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That sponge cake with the pink icing.. beautiful!

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By *ames_HertsMan
over a year ago

North Hertfordshire

Turkey twizzlers! Never forgive Jamie Oliver!!

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By *ames_HertsMan
over a year ago

North Hertfordshire

"Turkey twizzlers! Never forgive Jamie Oliver!!

Didn't mean the horny emoji, although they are very good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm old enough to remember us getting milk every date in infants school. Still drink gallons of the stuff now."

We got this too, with little red plastic straws, only they left them in the sun all morning, can only bare ice cold milk since and never on its own.

So many memories this thread has dredged up that my mind has tried to bury, the semolina, the prunes, the spam fritters, the liver, all foodstuffs that I have never willingly eaten again x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Didn't have it as I had sandwiches but I do remember having Christmas Dinner which involved something loosely resembling mashed potato. Also the Christmas pudding for dessert having 20p under it

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By *ambertMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

Pink custard

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

The custard was excellent. Sometimes gets a bad rap but all the school dinners were nice.

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

Turkey Twizzlers

LvM

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By *enSiskoMan
over a year ago

Cestus 3

Manchester tart

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By *enSiskoMan
over a year ago

Cestus 3

And milk till Maggie took it away.

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By *entBarryUKMan
over a year ago

Ashford

"Gypsy tart, served with half an apple, delicious."

This must be a Kent thing as my family have said the same thing!

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By *aucasian GhandiMan
over a year ago

from my dad's left nut (Warwick)

Chocolate concrete amd Chocolate custard

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

Spotted Dick and School Custard....

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