Salad cream

It’s a bit patronising to believe that decent food is a class issue and that the proletariat aren’t worthy.

The hypocrisy is strong in you.

Perhaps you could also explain the difference between tap, still and sparkling water for us while you have some time.

There is nothing "hypocritical" in believe that everyone can enjoy lemon juice on fish instead of acetic acid and water.

But perhaps you can explain why you think it is and also see it as a class/snob issue?

The point of this thread was obviously to elicit a reaction, you knew from the very start that not everyone would agree with smothering salad cream on everything, after all it doesn't figure very highly in TV cookery programmes.

So you get the reaction and I make a few light-hearted comments about Brits lacking culinary skills. You then decide, in classic stw style, to go over the top and get narky about a frivolous subject of no importance, "hypocrite" is what I end up being called. Well done 👏

Christ, the whole point of reminiscing about unfashionable foodstuffs is that they are usually linked to childhood memories, or those of a happier/simpler time. They evoke feelings of nostalgia and warmth.

see

Vesta Curries
Birds appeal
Corned beef and brown sauce sandwiches
dipping a chip in a fried egg with a bit of red sauce on it
The smell of VINEGAR on chips
fried bread
frozen cod with parsley sauce
findus pancakes
box peas
tinned fruit and evaporated milk
buttered biscuits on a Sunday
Angel Delight
Mr Brains Faggots

I would never suggest that the above makes a healthy diet but enjoying (I use the term loosely in some cases) these things once in a while is a Very Nice Thing

Let people enjoy their salad cream and stop ruining everything!!!!

Now, if you will excuse me I am going to flounce off and poach a duck egg for breakfast

Well I can’t stand vinegar on fish and chips, it also reeks. Do like a bit of lemon on them though, I can’t recall going without lemon. We often had pancakes as a meal with lemon and sugar as it was a cheap meal. Maybe Northumberland once had its own lemon groves.

They evoke feelings of nostalgia and warmth.

I'm sure they do for many people, so everyone has to agree with your list? It is unacceptable to have a different opinion?

That should have been made clearer. Earlier on the thread ton reminisced of childhood margarine and salad cream sandwiches. As I had already expressed the opinion that I couldn't understand the appeal of salad cream I pointed out that I understood even less how it could be enjoyed with nothing else but bread and margarine.

I apologise to anyone who might have been offended, I had no idea that it was such a touchy subject.

we had pancakes with sugar and lemon, but the lemon juice came out of a bottle.

I’m sure they do for many people, so everyone has to agree with your list? It is unacceptable to have a different opinion?

obviously not. It's not as if they are part of the DUP seven tests....The whole thing is mock serious, It appears to have become a serious debate, which sucks the fun out of threads like this.

There is nothing “hypocritical” in believe that everyone can enjoy lemon juice on fish instead of acetic acid and water.

There is hypocrisy however in repeatedly patronising us with the fact that not real vinegar exists. Then calling everyone out for being patronising.

Lemon on fish is delicious I haven't disagreed with any of that but you are the one who has decided you know better than everyone on what they like. Which at best makes you look a bit of a wally.

we had pancakes with sugar and lemon, but the lemon juice came out of a bottle.

Oooh! Fancy.

The whole thing is mock serious

Exactly. Hence my comment that if it wasn't for foreigners Brits would live on a diet of coal and lard.

Shocking as it might seem this comment wasn't supposed to be taken seriously:

If it wasn’t for foreigners Brits would be living on a diet of coal and lard. Or something similar.

Apologies once again to anyone who might have been offended. Apparently it is fine to call Brits arrogant stupid racists (which I strongly disagree with) but ffs don't poke fun at their weird eating habits!

There is hypocrisy however in repeatedly patronising us with the fact that not real vinegar exists.

You obviously aren't a QI fan. The suggestion that it should be called salt and non-brewed condiment wasn't supposed to be taken entirely seriously. Sorry

Crisp sandwiches, but I just ran out

<blockquoteExactly. Hence my comment that if it wasn’t for foreigners Brits would live on a diet of coal and lard.

Point taken. I shall go make some mayonnaise as penance.

Cheese and pickled onion and gerkin sandwich

Inspired suggestion. Just tried it and,,,,,,yum.

Oh and I think it was said above, but it has to be Heinz, and has to be the proper full fat version.

I'm well middle class and I can knock a bottle off in short order

Inspired suggestion. Just tried it and,,,,,,yum.

Right?

It's like vinegar (or not vinegar) three ways on cheese.

Salad cream just got added to the shopping list.

Also, malt vinegar can sod off. Non-brewed condiment (commonly referred to as vinegar) is the stuff that chips should be drowned in.

I like malt vinegar. Is that now wrong?

I love it too. I think it means we’re worse than Hitler

Anyway… I’m cooking gammon, egg and chips tonight to chomp while I watch the footy. Malt vinegar/non-brewed condiment will be heavily involved, though salad cream won’t

Salad cream Le Sauce Anglais... love it as a 60s kid it made salad (lettuce, Tomatoes, Cucumber at the most) tasty

findus pancakes

Now we're talking. Dalesteaks too 😁

Edit: with salad cream too FTW

findus pancakes

Second I read that I could taste them in my
olfactory memory.👍😁

Mmmmmmm… Dalesteaks

<blockquoteMmmmmmm… Dalesteaks

Alternatively...

oldnpastit
Full Member
Home made mayonnaise. Takes a few minutes and is way nicer than anything from a factory.

Posted 2 days ago

Respectfully, you're missing the point. Love jars of mayo, love homemade mayo, love salad cream. Choose the right tool for the job.

Chips and salad cream is not better or worse than chips and mayo - just different. I'm an equal opportunity condiment user.

Salad cream? 😖

Dalesteaks... i worked for Dalepak and i would eat them back in the day.

Eating my lunch at work today, and thought of this thread...mmmmmm...salad cream 😁

Yes!