Hello From My Englishness

Hmmmmm Snowballs are very retro but surely the US is the home of the Cream Soda and Ice cream float? A ball of ice cream plonked on a glass of coke? Have I remembered that correctly? Perhaps that’s just what we did at home although back in the day we didn’t have proper coke but we did have a Sodastream - it’s ok because they were EXACTLY the same!

I can’t believe no one canvassed for Rosemary ( as in the herb) although Coriander is the work of the devil. Spice wise I can’t stand Star Anise.

I've never been a big ice cream float fan, neither Coke nor root beer. I like those types of sodas, as well as vanilla ice cream, just not so much together. I'm also not an egg/egg whites in the drink sort of girl. Most cream soda here is a vanilla flavored soft drink with no hint of dairy.
 
I've never been a big ice cream float fan, neither Coke nor root beer. I like those types of sodas, as well as vanilla ice cream, just not so much together. I'm also not an egg/egg whites in the drink sort of girl. Most cream soda here is a vanilla flavored soft drink with no hint of dairy.

Who remembers Corona Dandelion and Burdock? I used to add a chocolate and vanilla ice cream float, to be drunk along with a packet of Smiths Crisps, salt in a little blue wrap.
Then I discovered girls, tobacco and alcohol
 
Dandelion & Burdock was/is the Dog's Bollocks! There, I said it....

It sure is. I always preferred it to Cola , Dr.Pepper or root beer. Those merkins across the pond don't know what they're missing.
 
Morning all! In my childhood there was a lorry which delivered fizzy drinks once a week (Alpine, I think?), like a milkman - my siblings and I called it 'the Fizzy man' and would pester the life out of my Mum to let us drink it. Dandelion and burdock was one of my faves. What on earth is burdock, I wonder?
 
I can get Fentimans Dandelion and Burdock here. Sounds like the consensus would be that I should try it.
 
Morning all! In my childhood there was a lorry which delivered fizzy drinks once a week (Alpine, I think?), like a milkman - my siblings and I called it 'the Fizzy man' and would pester the life out of my Mum to let us drink it. Dandelion and burdock was one of my faves. What on earth is burdock, I wonder?

Burdock is a plant and I think they use the root or did originally. We had a lorry that came around too and we called him 'the pop man.' My grandad always called tap water 'council pop.' :)
 
My grandad always called tap water 'council pop.' :)

Same here, still use it now. Also used to pass the milkman on my paper round (showing my age now) nothing like a pint of gold top pilfered (paid for at the end of the week) early on in the morning.
 
So what are folks up to on this glorious (at least in Bedfordshire) Saturday?
 
Burdock is a plant and I think they use the root or did originally. We had a lorry that came around too and we called him 'the pop man.' My grandad always called tap water 'council pop.' :)

Pop wars:' Corona 'delivered and had the better Dandelion and Burdock but 'Howell's the Pop' had better lemonade. There was a deposit system so we used to nick eveyone's empties off their doorsteps for pocket money.
 
Have you all melted in the heat? Does anyone have air conditioning?

Air conditioning in a UK home? That's optimistic!

I used to have a couple of portable units when my children were babies and we lived in the middle of London and they were bloody noisy... (the units not the children..)
 
Air conditioning in a UK home? That's optimistic!

I used to have a couple of portable units when my children were babies and we lived in the middle of London and they were bloody noisy... (the units not the children..)

Mine were bloody noisy too ( the children not the units)
 
How's it going Pol? Are you allowed out into polite company yet?

Not sure I know any polite company. All I know is if Boris sends me any more tomato soup I'll vote for the farage mob and go for a dirty weekend in Bournemouth
 
Air conditioning in a UK home? That's optimistic!
I used to have a couple of portable units when my children were babies and we lived in the middle of London and they were bloody noisy... (the units not the children..)

I've gone for the redneck Aircon, block of ice in front of a fan.

I know that most of you don't have it, so figured I might get some good responses such as these. :)
 
Just had an horrendously annoying and busy shift. Everyone else have a good Saturday?
 
Happy Birthday to me

Greetings all. Just thought I’d pop by to mention it’s my birthday.... it’s a big one. Can’t quite bring myself to say the number ( I’m still trying it on for size). I’m off to Whitstable for fish and chips... hoping to find I’m not one of 50,000 people and there is at least one ladies toilet open because.... you know, old age and all that! Hope you’re all well XX
 
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