Nick Carnation evaporated milk - similar, but my granddad put it in coffee, not coffee as we know it, but Camp coffee and chicory essence - something that has been discussed previously. Very much an acquired taste! Rob G Halesowen -----Original Message----- From: Nick Griffin [mailto:nick.griffin@mac.com] Sent: 17 April 2006 10:10 To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [B.C.] What is GOLDEN SYRUP ?? Carnation Evap...gee that's a memory. My grandpa used to put it in his tea!...eeuuwwwww Nick On 17 Apr 2006, at 10:02, Rosemary Jarvis wrote: > yes - carnation evaporated milk - I think my mother saw it as an > alternative to cream. I quite liked it then! > > Ros > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan M Wood" <sueandsteve@susanwood.wanadoo.co.uk> > To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 8:54 AM > Subject: Re: [B.C.] What is GOLDEN SYRUP ?? > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> My Grandmother used to roll a cube of butter in sugar and make you >> suck it >> for a cough. It worked in as much as you dared not cough again for >> fear of >> getting another one. >> >> Also,she used to keep a pot of tea simmering on the stove until it >> was >> nicely stewed,and then add a good dollop of Carnation evaporated > milk.Sickly >> or what? >> >> >> Sue. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.2/314 - Release Date: >> 16/04/2006 >> >> >> >> ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== >> The Assistant List Admins are Jean Morgan and Jan Ross >> (Couldn't do it without those two great ladies) >> > > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The Assistant List Admins are Jean Morgan and Jan Ross > (Couldn't do it without those two great ladies) > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk

On 17 Apr, Robert Griffin <r.j.griffin@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Nick > Carnation evaporated milk - similar, but my granddad put it in coffee, > not coffee as we know it, but Camp coffee and chicory essence - > something that has been discussed previously. I have my discharge details from hospital after being born 6 weeks prematurely. It says "feed every 3 hours with 4oz of diluted Carnation"! But Camp coffee has to be made with sterilized milk, doesn't it! > Very much an acquired taste! > Rob G > Halesowen You can say that again... > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Griffin [mailto:nick.griffin@mac.com] > Sent: 17 April 2006 10:10 > To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [B.C.] What is GOLDEN SYRUP ?? > Carnation Evap...gee that's a memory. My grandpa used to put it in > his tea!...eeuuwwwww > Nick > On 17 Apr 2006, at 10:02, Rosemary Jarvis wrote: > > yes - carnation evaporated milk - I think my mother saw it as an > > alternative to cream. I quite liked it then! > > > > Ros > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Susan M Wood" <sueandsteve@susanwood.wanadoo.co.uk> > > To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 8:54 AM > > Subject: Re: [B.C.] What is GOLDEN SYRUP ?? > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> My Grandmother used to roll a cube of butter in sugar and make you > >> suck it > >> for a cough. It worked in as much as you dared not cough again for > >> fear of > >> getting another one. > >> > >> Also,she used to keep a pot of tea simmering on the stove until it > >> was > >> nicely stewed,and then add a good dollop of Carnation evaporated > > milk.Sickly > >> or what? > >> > >> > >> Sue. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.2/314 - Release Date: > >> 16/04/2006 > >> > >> > >> > >> ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > >> The Assistant List Admins are Jean Morgan and Jan Ross > >> (Couldn't do it without those two great ladies) > >> > > > > > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > > The Assistant List Admins are Jean Morgan and Jan Ross > > (Couldn't do it without those two great ladies) > > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- > d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- > d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk -- Chris Ramsbottom researching: BARRATT, DANCER, FELLOWS, GOODES, ROBINSON, TUCKLEY, WHEWAY MAHER all in and around Birmingham/Smethwick, 1850 to present day