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 >