Tate and Lyle, a small quiz

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Fnaar

Smutmaster General
Location
Thumberland
Years ago i was introduced to savoury pancakes my Mrs F... e.g. broccoli and cheese... when I was a kid, that would have been the same as kicking bishop brennan up the arse.
 

threebikesmcginty

Corn Fed Hick...
Location
...on the slake
I'd have been soundly thrashed for that as a child.

Quite right Mort - it's what made us into the model citizens we are today!
 

threebikesmcginty

Corn Fed Hick...
Location
...on the slake
NO!!!!!! Honey on porridge (or salt if you're scottish), maple syrup on pancakes!!!

Right you're nicked...

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We have a tin of Syrup in the cupboard and I think it has been there since the kids make flapjacks about five years ago. I think it is one of those things you have in the cupboard but never use.

Similarly half the spices in the spice rack seem to date from about 1995.



I actually fancy some Syrup on toast now.


......and a glass of Cream Soda!
 
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Arch

Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
I've never seen a squeezy bottle of Golden Syrup, how long have they been around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was stated yesterday that such a thing is wrong, because it means you can squirt it straight into cooking, whereas with a tin you have to use a spoon, and a lot sticks to the spoon, and you have to lick it off....

Been around a year or more I think - I never buy any but the tins.
 
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OP
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Arch

Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
When I was a lad I'm sure it used to be called treacle and then there was black treacle for cake making. Or am I just imagineing it?

P.S. I come from Birmingham so perhaps it was just a local thing.

It may be a Brum thing, but treacle is not the same as syrup - treacle is much darker, and more strongly flavoured - it's almost.... smokey sounds odd, but it's like the difference between bitter and stout.

If you want a mild out of body experience, have a beer and stare deeply into a tin of treacle. I did this once (it happened to be out on the kitchen table), and just sat there saying "It's so black....."
 

twentysix by twentyfive

Clinging on tightly
Location
Over the Hill
It was stated yesterday that such a thing is wrong, because it means you can squirt it straight into cooking, whereas with a tin you have to use a spoon, and a lot sticks to the spoon, and you have to lick it off....

Been around a year or more I think - I never buy any but the tins.

I'm very glad to hear it. Squeezy syrup is just Wrong
 

Fnaar

Smutmaster General
Location
Thumberland
Much to my annoyance, Mrs F calls Golden Syrup 'treacle'.... as do her siblings and remaining parent. It really winds me up. Treacle is treacle, syrup is syrup. Thankfully she knows the difference between petrol and diesel.
 
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