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Title: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Just One More on February 01, 2010, 07:44:04 PM

Stood at the checkout this evening when I spotted Farleys rusks on offer. My youngest is 26 now, so it's a long while since I tasted these, but use to love eating them as biscuits

I can confirm that they taste as good now as they did then  smile:

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Barman on February 01, 2010, 08:32:11 PM

When my mate and his kids came to stay at Xmas they wanted us to get frosties in for them...

Disgusterously sweet - not as I remember them at all..  noooo:

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Pastis on February 01, 2010, 08:44:36 PM

Quote from: Just One More on February 01, 2010, 07:44:04 PM

Stood at the checkout this evening when I spotted Farleys rusks on offer. My youngest is 26 now, so it's a long while since I tasted these, but use to love eating them as biscuits

I can confirm that they taste as good now as they did then  smile:

There ya go, matey!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=57517699590       ;)

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Barman on February 01, 2010, 08:50:46 PM

 noooo:

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Pastis on February 01, 2010, 08:55:20 PM

Well, don't join then  doh:    I didn't, but I do recall that slightly malty was it, yeasty perhaps flavour  whistle:

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Just One More on February 01, 2010, 09:56:47 PM

Definitely malty

"Farleys Rusk Appreciation Group",  hmmmm, if I joined, I'd be a fraggle


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Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Darwins Selection on February 01, 2010, 10:34:40 PM

Woodentop.  surrender:

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Barman on February 02, 2010, 06:41:44 AM

I used to like Bonios...  redface:

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Miss Demeanour on February 02, 2010, 07:25:37 AM

I'm sure you did  whistle:

Age is a real deflator eh  lol:

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Nick on February 02, 2010, 08:11:55 AM

They had to put a special lock on the coall bunker thingy when I was a kid  redface:

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Miss Demeanour on February 02, 2010, 08:28:50 AM

Was that to keep you in  whistle:

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Nick on February 02, 2010, 08:30:11 AM

 evil:

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Darwins Selection on February 02, 2010, 09:37:25 AM

Is 'coall' some Scally delicacy?

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Nick on February 02, 2010, 09:38:50 AM

 redface:

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on February 02, 2010, 09:55:07 AM

Quote from: Barman on February 02, 2010, 06:41:44 AM

I used to like Bonios...  redface:

I used to like the charcoal shape dog biscuits. surrender:


Miss D you are just too cruel. happy001

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Miss Demeanour on February 02, 2010, 10:41:14 AM

 redface:

Miss D must be nicer
Miss D must be nicer
Miss D must be nicer
Miss D must be nicer
Miss D must be nicer
Miss D must be nicer
Miss D must be nicer

 rubschin:

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Nick on February 02, 2010, 11:09:23 AM

Why try to change the habit of a lifetime now?

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Miss Demeanour on February 02, 2010, 11:36:03 AM

I can be nice ..to the right people  ;)

Title: Re: A Taste of yester-year
Post by: Nick on February 02, 2010, 12:48:31 PM

Rock Hard Rod?