Hi Alan. I don't remember what they were called when I lived in England but here in Canada they are called sugar cones. Does that ring any bells. Veronica in Ontario... ..----- Original Message ----- From: "alan" <alan_e_wright@bigpond.com> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 3:29 AM Subject: Ice cream cornets - the brown, crispy sort > Hi folks, > > Since the list is a bit quiet, I thought I'd try a question. > I posted it on another list some time ago but didn't get a definite answer. > > I'm talking about ice cream cornets as sold in (eg) Manchester around > the 1950s and, in particular, by an ice cream van run by a man/firm? > called "Sivori's" > > Not the "tan" coloured, light-brown softish ones but those great dark > brown cripsy sort that were almost like brandy snaps. > I can remember them well from my childhood...they cost a bit more than > the normal sort and were a special treat. > > BUT...I can't remember the name we used for them! > > If anyone can up with an answer, I'd be very grateful > > Cheers > Alan > > ______________________________

Hello Alan, In Salford we called them"twists" Cheers, Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: "alan" <alan_e_wright@bigpond.com> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 8:29 AM Subject: [LANCSLIFE] Ice cream cornets - the brown, crispy sort > Hi folks, > > Since the list is a bit quiet, I thought I'd try a question. > I posted it on another list some time ago but didn't get a definite > answer. > > I'm talking about ice cream cornets as sold in (eg) Manchester around the > 1950s and, in particular, by an ice cream van run by a man/firm? called > "Sivori's" > > Not the "tan" coloured, light-brown softish ones but those great dark > brown cripsy sort that were almost like brandy snaps. > I can remember them well from my childhood...they cost a bit more than the > normal sort and were a special treat. > > BUT...I can't remember the name we used for them! > > If anyone can up with an answer, I'd be very grateful > > Cheers > Alan > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > To change from List to Digest mode (or vice versa) or from one e-mail > address to another, unsubscribe then resubscribe. See > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/LANCSLIFE.html > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

Hi folks, Since the list is a bit quiet, I thought I'd try a question. I posted it on another list some time ago but didn't get a definite answer. I'm talking about ice cream cornets as sold in (eg) Manchester around the 1950s and, in particular, by an ice cream van run by a man/firm? called "Sivori's" Not the "tan" coloured, light-brown softish ones but those great dark brown cripsy sort that were almost like brandy snaps. I can remember them well from my childhood...they cost a bit more than the normal sort and were a special treat. BUT...I can't remember the name we used for them! If anyone can up with an answer, I'd be very grateful Cheers Alan

----- Original Message ----- From: KILCOYELS@aol.com To: ron@nourse.fsnet.co.uk Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 9:46 AM Subject: Re: [LANCSLIFE] Ice cream cornets - the brown, crispy sort In a message dated 21/05/05 08:53:53 GMT Daylight Time, ron@nourse.fsnet.co.uk writes: recall from the 1940's in Preston that ice cream sellers used two-wheeled handcarts Hi There used to be a man in Bolton called Mr Abbott who used to sell ice cream in the summer from his 2 wheeled cart and black peas in winter. If you took a dish for the ice cream he used to fill it and give you free wafers as well. Jacqui

Jenny Anderton wrote: >Hi all >Just to let you know that since my appeal for Freecen transcribers on this >list I have been able to add another ten people willing to help with getting >the Census' on line free for all. > Great news, Jenny! Many thanks to you and all volunteers! Best wishes, Lynne

Hi everyone Alan said: "I'm talking about ice cream cornets as sold in (eg) Manchester around the 1950s and, in particular, by an ice cream van run by a man/firm? called "Sivori's" As Alan says, this list has been very quiet recently, so here is a ha'penny cornet's worth. I recall from the 1940's in Preston that ice cream sellers used two-wheeled handcarts containing a large metal-lined tub for the ice cream. It was sold either as wafers or cornets. I wonder now how they kept the ice cream cold. Was there ice under the tub (which seems a tad sophisticated for those days) or did they simply predict the likely demand and take sufficient ice cream with them? It was slow work, because the streets were almost always cobbled. Any thoughts? Ron

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Hi all Just to let you know that since my appeal for Freecen transcribers on this list I have been able to add another ten people willing to help with getting the Census' on line free for all. As I am getting so much mail from the lists I have advertised on I will have to leave for a while, but will be back later with an update. If there are any more of you wanting to transcribe please do not hesitate to get in touch. many thanks Jenny Fylde, Preston, Chorley and Liverpool area co-ordinator for the Freecens project http://www.freecen.org.uk/ Helping to get the 19th century Census on line for free access by all. Fylde area co-ordinator for the Freecens project http://www.freecen.org.uk/ Helping to get the 19th century Census on line for free access by all.

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Hi Ruth Your worm verse, convinces me more than ever that cremation is the way for me Mary S

Hi All, 'thought you might be interested in our" Worm " version: Did you ever think when a hearse went by That someday you too were going to die? They dress you up, in your Sunday shirt then cover you over with gravel and dirt. The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, The worms play [pinochle on your snout" If there is more to it I can't remember Ruth

Ian I think all this is going to my head, the worms are eating my brain. I should have said Enery the 8th. Energy is what I am lacking. Thanks again Ian. Olive

Our Arfur was the busy busy bee,. Red Feathers was Guy Mitchell, though it was old even then. ENERGY the Eighth? Erman's 'Ermits did it in the Sisties, it had been going as a Cockney song for many years. Gawd, I'm pop conscious! Ian ----- Original Message ----- From: "olive" <olive.cookson@btinternet.com> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 11:20 PM Subject: [LANCSLIFE] Worms > Oh, Helen, how could you! > I remember the latest entry on the Worm song front. > Was this Arthur Askey? > Now what about Arthur Askey and his busy bee song. > More silly songs, I`m a little prairie flower, She wore red feathers etc. > Oh please somebody find the website with all the songs and rhymes on - I`m > Energy the eight I am etc. There were lots of old monologues too. > I wonder if this could be in the archives? > Olive > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Think you missed something? Take a look at the Lancs Life archives. > They can be browsed at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/LANCSLIFE/ > or searched at > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=LANCSLIFE > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.6 - Release Date: 06/05/2005 >

"O how happy we shall be....we're so happy just you see... " the bloke who taught me that one was a Brummy in the Army. Gord rot 'im! Ian ----- Original Message ----- From: "anne bamford" <annet.bamford@btopenworld.com> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 5:37 PM Subject: Re: [LANCSLIFE] Worms > This has haunted me since I was a child. > > Are you getting buried or cremated was the question? > Why I answered? > > "The worms crawl in the worms crawl out, > They go in thin but they come out stout........" > > Ugh! > Anne > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Think you missed something? Take a look at the Lancs Life archives. > They can be browsed at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/LANCSLIFE/ > or searched at > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=LANCSLIFE > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.6 - Release Date: 06/05/2005 >

Thanks Ian, I know some - or parts - of the old songs and rhymes but those that have been quoted in the recent string are new to me. I know bits of the hippo rhyme too from the song (from a musical?) I wonder if anyone out there in the Listworld would be willing to write up some of these old rhymes, sayings, etc to share with the rest of us. Suggestion: Lynne, maybe that could be a monthly theme for this List ;) Cheers Linda NSW Oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Winterbottom" <i.winterbottom@ntlworld.com> To: "Linda Holland" <lmholland@kooee.com.au> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 10:24 PM Subject: Re: [LANCSLIFE] Flanders and Swann > Unfortunately, Linda, the quotes in my mail are almost all I can remember. > The Hippopotamus' chorus goes something like, > Mud, mud, glorious mud! > There's nothing quite like it for cooling the blood! > So follow me, follow, > Down to the Hollow, > And there we will wallow > In glorious mud! > Then there are several actual verses regarding the "daily life" of said > Hippo, mentioning " "A Hippo-Potarmus in silken Pyjamas" - a glorious > thought - and the Hippo father watching his children, "He murmurs > "God-rot-'em" as he watches them play..." The other two were funny too, > but so long ago I have forgotten any more of them. A pity, I'd love to > hear them again! Ian > >

Mick I am sure that this site was the one I saw previously. Thank you for this. Now, whenever I feel a need of cheering up and having a laugh - will have another look at the website. Thank you Olive

Linda Holland wrote: > <snip> > I wonder if anyone out there in the Listworld would be willing to > write up some of these old rhymes, sayings, etc to share with the rest > of us. > > Suggestion: Lynne, maybe that could be a monthly theme for this List ;) Hi Linda Well, that's sorta' the theme for every month on this list. ;-) Of course, this month's theme seems to be worms! <vbg> Beryl, the worms in your wormery (!!!) might be dead, but you can still have compost. It might be that the pile heated up quite a bit, which is very good for compost, just not so good for worms. Best wishes, Lynne

Hi Helen This Worms poem was written by Spike Milligan. I used to use it with my class as a handwriting exercise. They loved it - they too were 8 years old! Barbara

What can I say.... Memories I would prefer to forget! I must not dream of worms tonight I must not dream of worms tonight I must not dream of worms tonight I must not dream of worms tonight..........zzzz....ZZZZ....snore... Close your mouth the worms are coming! Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "tiscali" <bren.51-don_@tiscali.co.uk> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 11:46 PM Subject: Re: [LANCSLIFE] Worms > Hi Maureen > I think the song you mean is > Have you ever seen a hearse go by, and think one day you're going to die > Ha Ha hee hee how happy we can be > They put you in a wooden box, > and cover you over with lots of rocks > Ha ha hee hee how happy we can be > The worms come in the worms come out > The worms come wriggling down your snout > Ha ha hee hee how happy we can be > Thats all I can remember > I used to sing it with my friends when I was about 8 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maureen" <maureen@redroserepro.fsnet.co.uk> > To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 9:52 PM > Subject: Re: [LANCSLIFE] Worms > > >> Hi Ann, >> >> Oh this took me back to childhood, but I remember it as a song so I >> 'googled' the words -song "worms crawl in and worms crawl out" and there > it >> was! >> >> Ugh is the appropriate word. >> >> Maureen