Young loungers

[Geiamama]

My dad is a Yorkshireman and he would always save the drippings from the roast meats on Sunday, let it solidify and eat on sandwiches through the week.

We lived in the South of England and the old bloke was quite a novelty because of all the weird stuff he would eat - dripping, tripe, chitlings (these were the nastiest) and other things that most people would through away.

Because we lived by the sea, he would also go and dig up his own shellfish. It was quite common to get home and find the bath full of disgusting things like whelks. No wonder I don't like seafood

I'm afraid I sound much like your Dad. I eat more or less anything; heart, liver, kidney, tripe, dripping, trotters, brain, tongue. I used to go down to the seafront with my grandmother to get shell fish too! I loved winkle picking, it was so much fun pulling them out of their shells with a bobby pin!

Obviously the kids aren't quite so thrilled with my cooking... *yucky**yucky**yucky*

 

[Juliet]

Geiamama
Drippings from a good roast are HEAVEN! lol My mother always laughs at me, because whenever I make chicken liver pate, I pick the hearts carefully out, fry them with thyme, and never share! lol

AtomicEraTom
Love your new avatar!

 

[Juliet]

Geiamama
Drippings from a good roast are HEAVEN! lol My mother always laughs at me, because whenever I make chicken liver pate, I pick the hearts carefully out, fry them with thyme, and never share! lol

AtomicEraTom
Love your new avatar!

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Thank you so much

AtomicEraTom
Love your new avatar!

 

[DJH]

trotters .......

Agggggrrrrgggghhhhhhh!!!!! I'd forgotten about the trotters - that was one of his favorites. He'd often go to town on a Saturday afternoon and get a couple for his tea.

Are you from ooop north? I don't think this kind of thing is the usual Cheltenham diet.

I still think the nastiest southern food is jellied eels!

 

[Danny Ocean]

I used to go down to the seafront with my grandmother to get shell fish too! I loved winkle picking, it was so much fun pulling them out of their shells with a bobby pin!

Hi Geiamama,

Yes, I can remember that too.........and, trying to get ALL the sand out, before you ate them!

Danny O

 

[Geiamama]

Geiamama
Drippings from a good roast are HEAVEN! lol My mother always laughs at me, because whenever I make chicken liver pate, I pick the hearts carefully out, fry them with thyme, and never share! lol

Lol Don't forget the Parson's Nose, it's the best bit!

[AtomicEraTom
Love your new avatar!

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Agggggrrrrgggghhhhhhh!!!!! I'd forgotten about the trotters - that was one of his favorites. He'd often go to town on a Saturday afternoon and get a couple for his tea.

Are you from ooop north? I don't think this kind of thing is the usual Cheltenham diet.

I still think the nastiest southern food is jellied eels!

No, I'm not from ooop north - mores the pity I'm Welsh but have lived in Cheltenham so long I've even lost the accent forshame, not that it's exactly common to eat that stuff in the Rhondda either! lol

Hi Geiamama,

Yes, I can remember that too.........and, trying to get ALL the sand out, before you ate them!

Danny O

Oh yeah, they were always a bit, well, gritty!

 

[DJH]

Oh yeah, they were always a bit, well, gritty!

That's why the old bloke would put them in the bath. His theory was that by submerging them in fresh water, all the sand and grit would pass out - leaving a nice slimy grit free morsel for him to enjoy.

My poor mother was never impressed with having the bath full of cockles (if we'd been to Brightlingsea) or winkles.

 

[Geiamama]

That's why the old bloke would put them in the bath. His theory was that by submerging them in fresh water, all the sand and grit would pass out - leaving a nice slimy grit free morsel for him to enjoy.

My poor mother was never impressed with having the bath full of cockles (if we'd been to Brightlingsea) or winkles.

We used to pickle cockles! Just to gross people out even more! lol

 

[Mr. Hallack]

Here in Maine a "winkle" is what gals call a man's "unit" So what is winkle there in the UK?? (never heard the term when I visited there)

 

[DJH]

We used the word for the same thing. It is also a little snail that lives on breakwaters and things. You could go get them at low tide.

As mentioned earlier, you'd pull the nasty little creatures out of their shells with a pin.

I'm sure this is why pointy toe shoes are referred to as Winkle Pickers.

 

[Shangas]

Last time I heard, a winkle was a small shelled sea-creature that you had to winkle out of its shell with a knife. I'd rather be served that than what they call it in Maine!

 

[Propeller Planes]

Thought I'd add to this thread. I'm 24. Feels really good to finally find a place where there are other youths who also appreciate vintage styles and antiques and the like. Living in rural Australia (Or even the capital cities for the matter), it feels quite isolating when you're the only chap around who's into this, and how surprised museum volunteers are when you show up with a genuine interest for what's there!

 

[Taz-man]

I am still fairly young at 29.

 

[ShortAndCashed]

I'm a 19-year-old college student in a culturally starved portion of Alabama (as most of it is). The people in my town, while extremely nice, have no idea what true style is, or how they can wear it. So, I have undertaken a project a while back to show a little true style to them, and let them decide if they like it. I'm happy to report that I have happened across a few retro or vintage loving people, and a few who decided they'd like to wear hats as well. Now if I can get them into a felt instead of cotton... I am in the market for a suit or two, but they're expensive, and I'm broke. :\

 

[Emily the Storyteller]

I'm 17 and from Essex, the well-known home of the vajazzle and copious fake tan. I wear vintage because I feel more classy than my peers Also the quality and fit of vintage is so much nicer, even if I can only afford a few pieces at the moment. I feel a bit of a fraud if I wear modern clothes; it's not really me!

Something occured to me the other day which I think might also be a reason, if a flippant one. You know those insects that are brightly coloured to warn predators not to eat them because they are poisonous? Sometimes I feel that my wearing vintage can be asort of gentle warning to people that says no, I'm not quite normal, talk to me at your own risk

 

[MissLaurieMarie]

I'm 17 and from Essex, the well-known home of the vajazzle and copious fake tan. I wear vintage because I feel more classy than my peers Also the quality and fit of vintage is so much nicer, even if I can only afford a few pieces at the moment. I feel a bit of a fraud if I wear modern clothes; it's not really me!

That's how I feel too Emily. My mom asked me last weekend if I ever wake up and want to wear modern clothes and I said no! If I don't feel like getting all gussied up I'll just pull on a comfy dress or even my high-waisted trousers, but I never have an urge to pull on skinny jeans and a bunnyhug (goodness, I just realized that I don't even know if skinny jeans are in style now lol).

Even though I wear mostly modern pieces that have a vintage feel or style, I think that pairing them with vintage or going the whole nine yards with the look makes the modern clothes feel more vintage on me than if they were being worn by someone else.

Something occured to me the other day which I think might also be a reason, if a flippant one. You know those insects that are brightly coloured to warn predators not to eat them because they are poisonous? Sometimes I feel that my wearing vintage can be asort of gentle warning to people that says no, I'm not quite normal, talk to me at your own risk

Agreed - and then it's a calling card to other vintage-lovers as well. I was at a 1940s themed swing dance for Remembrance Day (so lots of people were dressed vintage) but I asked one specific person if I could take her photo for my blog because I loved her outfit, and it turned out she was also a vintage blogger (which in my neck of the woods is incredibly rare)!

 

[Swing Motorman]

You know those insects that are brightly coloured to warn predators not to eat them because they are poisonous? Sometimes I feel that my wearing vintage can be asort of gentle warning to people that says no, I'm not quite normal, talk to me at your own risk

Haha, great observation, Emily! I agree, and I think it can serve another purpose. It lets those "predators" (the less savory youth of our day) know that we're not into the same shenanigans that they are. I feel like if someone walks by looking like them, they might try to pull you into their idea of "fun," whereas when I walk by in a fedora, they just stare (if not step out of the way!)

That's what I was thinking when I was walking through downtown State College, PA (HUGE party college town) at night, escorting three female members of my small college's swing dance club. I was sure glad I had a uniform cap from a police distributor on my head (left from working at a trolley museum before the dance!)


-Steven

 

[avedwards]

I'm 17 and from Essex, the well-known home of the vajazzle and copious fake tan. I wear vintage because I feel more classy than my peers Also the quality and fit of vintage is so much nicer, even if I can only afford a few pieces at the moment. I feel a bit of a fraud if I wear modern clothes; it's not really me!

It's reassuring that not everyone in Essex is boring.

I know what you mean about wearing modern clothes, although in my case it's usually people asking me if I ever dress casually (to which I point out that brown shoes are casual).

 

[Emily the Storyteller]

I know what you mean about wearing modern clothes, although in my case it's usually people asking me if I ever dress casually (to which I point out that brown shoes are casual).

I definitely have a different definition of casual to most people; I mention that I don't own a pair of jeans or a hoodie and people generally look at me in a funny way... I think pulling a dress on is probably easier than jeans and a hoodie, to be honest. But each to their own, I suppose.