I remember the liquorice sticks. On a Saturday around 1946/47/48 I used to take my 2 younger sisters to my grandmother's house in Grasmere St. There was a small shop in Jarrom St and I would buy the liquorice from there. In the afternoon we would go the the Regal Cinema and see the kid's serials. I would then, when they had a home game, race around to the city football ground. The gates were opened 10 minutes before the end of the game and I would go in and watch. Graham Grant Sydney Australia > Does anyone remember the pieces of liquorice sticks? These were not as the sticks today but were a chewy root which tasted of liquorice which you spat out after the flavour had gone. Sherbert Dabs& Gob Stoppers also come to mind in the days when I used to go to the corner shop for my mother's cigarettes. She smoked Churchman's No: 1& they cost 2s. 6d (in old money) Of course if I was buying cigarettes for my grandmother, they would be Craven A - remember the black cat on the packet. When our pocket money had run out& we couldn't afford a bag of chips, we used to ask for a bag of 'bits' or 'scratchings' which were the bits of batter etc. that were strained out of the fat. Delicious with salt& vinegar.................. We didn't have mobile phones, televisions, games, washing machines, fridges - am I frightening a few of you - you must be wondering how we survived. I remember life then as a happy time, spending the day in our local park with a jam > sandwich for my lunch& hoping to keep out of the way of the park keeper if you had a ball - balls games were not allowed then. Trips to Abbey Park on the bus& even cycling from Wigston Fields to Bradgate Park at the weekend. We thought nothing of it& I can never remember being bored with nothing to do. > Children are not allowed to take skipping ropes to school now as they are considered dangerous. In a couple of months we would have been looking for Whips& Tops - mushroom& carrot - to play with in the street. I was our street champion playing 'snobs' - little clay squares which you threw up& caught > on the back of your hand etc. Oh well, happy days........ > June Fleetwood > West Yorkshire. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >