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Yorkie: What was that unique taste
cleverdick:
That part of town has all been redeveloped, sadly (for various reasons), the trains are now boring diesel and any character (such as Yorkie lights and reversible seats) has gone the way of our chocolate. (But I'd better not speculate as to whose fault it is! ;))
At the risk of going totally OT, there's a 1960s promotional film called "Sunshine on Sea" (or something like that) on-line at the East Anglian Film Archive.
GimmeTheSoddingChoc:
I used to like visiting the waxworks at Southend. Remember the one with the pirate and the pendulum at the front? Long gone now...
oldspice:
--- Quote from: GimmeTheSoddingChoc on June 12, 2013, 03:13:52 pm ---I used to like visiting the waxworks at Southend. Remember the one with the pirate and the pendulum at the front? Long gone now...
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Oh yes! I'd forgotten that!
oldspice:
--- Quote from: cleverdick on June 10, 2013, 10:54:53 pm ---I did actually write to Nestle a few years back to express my disgust. Predictably, they denied having tampered with the original recipe. Possibly a difference in the milk content and type of emulsifier. (More research needed and preferably some insight from a Rowntree worker.)
As an aside, I remember that the old (green and white) Southend Pier trains had interior lights that were shaped just like a piece of Yorkie! :P
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I'll check out that film. :)
Such a shame to see childhood memories crushed by the wrecking ball!
If in doubt, blame everything on Thatcher!
Forth Bridges:
I would love to see the recipe of the yokies back in the 1970s and 80s.
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