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 > > ______________________________

Yankees call them sugar cones too. -----Original Message----- From: R & V Marissen [mailto:marissen@execulink.com] Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 11:04 AM To: LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LANCSLIFE] Re: Ice cream cornets - the brown, crispy sort 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 > > ______________________________ ==== 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 ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx