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I was inspired by consumption of a box of BARBEQUE SHAPES to remember a few (more) of my favourite things, though I'm now somewhat distracted by the new knowledge that BBQ Shapes can be purchased in a party pack size (300g). Why the hell doesn't the Australia Shop stock that?
The things I was inspired to remember were three things I could and did purchase from the Tuck Shop. Old Egg did lunches to order which we had to sit and eat during the first half hour of lunch. Then we were free to run about and those of us with a bit of money could queue up at a little window to buy a few bits and pieces from the Tuck Shop which was run by the mothers on some kind of rota and who handed us our purchase in a little white paper bag.
My three favourites were:
Licorice blocks were flat slabs that were further marked off into perhaps centimetre square blocks that could be broken off and were sold to us at '3 for'. Marie Jasinski also reminisces about licorice blocks here. She's a bit older than me - decimal currency came in when I was about 22 months old.. Nevertheless this rang bells: "Chewing the licorice block always made you dribble long bits of licorice slime right down your chin and if you were fast enough you could suck it up again for a bit of re-cycling." Oh, YES!
On Apricot Delight
Apricot delight was sold to us from the box it was supplied in, perhaps two or three slabs deep. Each slab was actually made up of individual blocks that were square lengths about twice as long as they were deep and wide. Apricot delight is still readily available, but not here unfortunately. At first we could buy them at 2 (or maybe 3) for, but inflation bit during the time I was at Old Egg's primary campus and by the end they were being sold at x cents each.
On Mint Leaves
Mint leaves were a soft sweet in the shape of, well, a mint leaf and green in colour. If memory serves (and it probably doesn't) they were covered in sugar. I can't find references to them. Maybe they've gone to the Great Tuck Shop in the Sky.
Oh, and another thing
Writing this I've remembered that there were also orange and lemon soft sweets that were sold as a mixed lot (I think); you sometimes got more orange, sometimes more lemon. They were soft, like the mint leaves but not sugar covered and very sweet. I can't even think what they were called. Oh well.
Resources ...
If you're inspired by this and happen also to be up in the north-east of Victoria (which just happens to be where my father's family settled) you might want to investigate this company which offers out the hope of being able to pander to your every childhood remembrance.
Is there a complete list? See here
I was inspired by consumption of a box of BARBEQUE SHAPES to remember a few (more) of my favourite things, though I'm now somewhat distracted by the new knowledge that BBQ Shapes can be purchased in a party pack size (300g). Why the hell doesn't the Australia Shop stock that?
The things I was inspired to remember were three things I could and did purchase from the Tuck Shop. Old Egg did lunches to order which we had to sit and eat during the first half hour of lunch. Then we were free to run about and those of us with a bit of money could queue up at a little window to buy a few bits and pieces from the Tuck Shop which was run by the mothers on some kind of rota and who handed us our purchase in a little white paper bag.
My three favourites were:
- Licorice Blocks
- Apricot Delight
- Mint Leaves
Licorice blocks were flat slabs that were further marked off into perhaps centimetre square blocks that could be broken off and were sold to us at '3 for'. Marie Jasinski also reminisces about licorice blocks here. She's a bit older than me - decimal currency came in when I was about 22 months old.. Nevertheless this rang bells: "Chewing the licorice block always made you dribble long bits of licorice slime right down your chin and if you were fast enough you could suck it up again for a bit of re-cycling." Oh, YES!
On Apricot Delight
Apricot delight was sold to us from the box it was supplied in, perhaps two or three slabs deep. Each slab was actually made up of individual blocks that were square lengths about twice as long as they were deep and wide. Apricot delight is still readily available, but not here unfortunately. At first we could buy them at 2 (or maybe 3) for, but inflation bit during the time I was at Old Egg's primary campus and by the end they were being sold at x cents each.
On Mint Leaves
Mint leaves were a soft sweet in the shape of, well, a mint leaf and green in colour. If memory serves (and it probably doesn't) they were covered in sugar. I can't find references to them. Maybe they've gone to the Great Tuck Shop in the Sky.
Oh, and another thing
Writing this I've remembered that there were also orange and lemon soft sweets that were sold as a mixed lot (I think); you sometimes got more orange, sometimes more lemon. They were soft, like the mint leaves but not sugar covered and very sweet. I can't even think what they were called. Oh well.
Resources ...
If you're inspired by this and happen also to be up in the north-east of Victoria (which just happens to be where my father's family settled) you might want to investigate this company which offers out the hope of being able to pander to your every childhood remembrance.
Similarly, though over in South Australia, these people seem to cater for those of us who'd dearly like to re-eat (if not in other ways live) our childhood.
And there's this lot who, damn them, have reminded me of Rosey (sic) Apples, Umbrella Lollipops, Musk Sticks and Fruit Sticks. They too are in South Australia but offer an online ordering facility.
I am going to be the size of a house in next to no time when I get home.
posted by Enyo @ 10:20 am
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