tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post8425521871784686444..comments2024-03-19T00:13:22.599+00:00Comments on LETTERS FROM SHEPPEY: Retrospective timesDerek Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-70338222509568922892022-01-17T18:46:02.524+00:002022-01-17T18:46:02.524+00:00Great to hear from you Paul and yes, getting dress...Great to hear from you Paul and yes, getting dressed to go to bed was quite normal in winter, with frost on the inside of bedroom windows!Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-4198013703912683502022-01-17T15:44:20.255+00:002022-01-17T15:44:20.255+00:00Spot on Derek, I too grew up in small village in t...Spot on Derek, I too grew up in small village in the 50`s/60s and my mum wasted nothing. There were four of us kids so food was always tight; I can still see the joy on her face when I used to bring a couple of rabbits back after a ferreting session! The other thing that sticks with me from childhood is how cold it was in winter with no central heating - we used to dress up to go bed! Keep the memories coming, and all the best 2022, Paul. Paul Troddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532050770282573211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-91303422477293056422022-01-14T15:45:10.177+00:002022-01-14T15:45:10.177+00:00Yes this post strikes a cord Derek. My wife and I...Yes this post strikes a cord Derek. My wife and I are of similar age to you and both of us experienced many of the things you have described and as our parents lived by waste not want not we have maintained that and nothing is wasted. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047342243577979820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-36674906900267432262022-01-14T09:39:30.871+00:002022-01-14T09:39:30.871+00:00Great memories Avus. I recall many evenings as a c...Great memories Avus. I recall many evenings as a child, sharing a couple of cold, cooked pigs trotters with my father. He always enjoyed them after coming home from the pub. Not sure that I would still find them attractive to eat nowadays.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-1777444335354477662022-01-14T09:19:34.395+00:002022-01-14T09:19:34.395+00:00Your memories strike with me, Derek. I am 83. My f...Your memories strike with me, Derek. I am 83. My father rented an allotment which fed us fresh fruit and veg. We bought anything else from one of the three shops in the village (Mereworth, Kent). My grandfather, a farm labourer, kept a pig out the back, fed with all the family scraps/waste. It was killed each winter, everything was salted down (no fridges then), even the blood was used for black puddings. It was said that all the pig was used, except the tail and bristles!Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-32733561612594139092022-01-13T22:25:11.850+00:002022-01-13T22:25:11.850+00:00This is a terrific post, Derek. Your memories of a...This is a terrific post, Derek. Your memories of another time really make me appreciate the "luxuries" I have now. I live simply but my life is so much easier than it would have been back then! Thanks!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-68531068118464261692022-01-13T22:14:24.286+00:002022-01-13T22:14:24.286+00:00I do a fair amount of cooking from scratch and I h...I do a fair amount of cooking from scratch and I hate to waste food, but I bet a lot of what I put into compost now would have gone into the soup pot in those days you describe. Very interesting account.Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-84292059907206919002022-01-13T20:49:33.053+00:002022-01-13T20:49:33.053+00:00That's an interesting comment Rachel but I'...That's an interesting comment Rachel but I'm not aware of it happening around here although it's a common sense use of such labour.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-4104320676858091682022-01-13T19:37:20.231+00:002022-01-13T19:37:20.231+00:00Ah Bubble and Squeak Derek on a Monday with the ro...Ah Bubble and Squeak Derek on a Monday with the roast from Sunday cold and plenty of my mother's chutneys - and hopefully what was left of Sunday's apple pieThe Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-8608927027423051772022-01-13T18:44:50.020+00:002022-01-13T18:44:50.020+00:00And don't forget that in the winter when it s...And don't forget that in the winter when it snowed, those on the dole up at least until the mid 1970s were required to go out and clear the pavements or put to work on the grit lorries with shovels. At least they were here. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-10882088853016711832022-01-13T17:16:47.096+00:002022-01-13T17:16:47.096+00:00Excellent Justme, you'd of been well at home i...Excellent Justme, you'd of been well at home in the 1950'sDerek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-32110995528597638862022-01-13T16:37:07.330+00:002022-01-13T16:37:07.330+00:00Love your reminiscences Derek. I smile about the u...Love your reminiscences Derek. I smile about the use of every scrap - I squirrel away every scrap piece of bone, meat or veg and keep a constant stock pot for broth or soup. It really is the most nutritious meal. I guess I'd do this even if I was a millionaire and could dine off fillet steak every day!<br />Justmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05207230260976768202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-48558952431459186002022-01-13T15:47:49.483+00:002022-01-13T15:47:49.483+00:00Thanks StewartThanks StewartDerek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-77602911120188808322022-01-13T15:28:18.423+00:002022-01-13T15:28:18.423+00:00Great post Derek...Great post Derek...Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.com