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What was your favourite item on the school dinner menu? (lazysoci.al)
submitted 17 hours ago by CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al to c/casualuk@feddit.uk
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Mine was chocolate concrete, hands down. Second was the cornflake and jam cake

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[–] Mendicant_Bias@feddit.uk 1 points 8 hours ago

Jam Roly Poly with custard!

Only other things I can vividly remember were turkey twizzlers and luncheon meat - and I think I might've liked both of them...

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 3 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

My granny was a school dinner lady, so she always brought me home chocolate sponge and pink custard.

[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I've never seen pink custard since primary school dinners.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 2 points 11 hours ago

You were well connected!

[–] Uranium_Green@sh.itjust.works 6 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Weirdly it was the lamb chops my primary school did, they came from the aluminum tray pre sliced to about 4-5mm, dripping in gravy and were beyond tender. I have no idea they did them but they had no right being as good as they were.

Part of me fondly remembers turkey twizzlers, then another part of me remembers losing my first tooth to one and crunching it... I also imagine they're revolting in a way that only a small child could enjoy.

Oh also iced buns

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 4 points 15 hours ago

Oh those lamb chops sound goooood. I'm guessing they were slow cooked or something

[–] SatisfiedMuppet@feddit.uk 5 points 15 hours ago

Probably seems strange, but I remember loving the lentil soup my school did. It was probably one of the few choices that was made fresh, so that probably helped. I also loved the caramel cake.

[–] retrolasered@feddit.uk 3 points 14 hours ago

Gypsy tart. Still havent learnt if theres a PC name for that..

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 5 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Budget Victoria sponge cake with custard (hot).

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 4 points 16 hours ago

Yep. More then 40 years gone. I still remember this more then anything else in 70s schooling.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Ah the custard at my school was rank! I envy you.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 2 points 9 hours ago

Ah the custard at my school was rank! I envy you.

Who says ours was any different 😊

[–] Twosheds@lemm.ee 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Toffee cream tart was my favorite from primary school. However most of my memories were bad ones of being forced to eat everything on the plate including the gristle.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 2 points 12 hours ago

That sounds good. The toffee tart bit not the gristle