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rosecarmel Thu 02-Jan-20 10:33:55

Spumoni is pink, green and chocolate .. ?

travelsafar Wed 01-Jan-20 20:53:51

I remember a block of ice cream with pale green , pink, chocolate flavours. We use to buy from our ocal shop and it was wrapped in newspaper to stop it thawing out till we got it home, pure heavenly delight and what a treat!!!!

GagaJo Wed 01-Jan-20 20:48:54

Midnight mint choc ices. My mum liked them and I did too.

I actually used to make sorbet and water ice in my teens. It was fantastic and so much better than anything you could buy. No time or inclination now.

phoenix Wed 01-Jan-20 20:46:26

Before fridges had ice box compartments, and long before people had freezers, my gran would send me to the shop over the road every Saturday to get a block of raspberry ripple ice cream for pudding after lunch.

It would be well wrapped in newspaper and put on the slab in the pantry.

Modern raspberry ripple isn't a patch on it!

BlueSapphire Wed 01-Jan-20 20:44:09

In the 1950s, we used to have an Italian ice-cream van come round, Cavaciuttis I think he was. Used to do Italian ice-cream in shell-shaped wafers. Delicious.

Auntieflo Wed 01-Jan-20 20:01:51

We used to live in Hounslow, and the Rossi's ice cream shop, not far from the station, sold my favourite, coffee ice cream. Delicious.

Riverwalk Wed 01-Jan-20 19:49:57

Gosh that was a trip down memory lane grannyactivist - Mivvi's and Fab! No mention of frozen Jubblies smile

rosecarmel Wed 01-Jan-20 18:47:15

Two flavors I recall from the 60's, Maple Walnut & Rum Raisin ... with a generous slice of mocha babka ..

Nannynoodles Wed 01-Jan-20 18:37:51

I think it was called King Kong if I remember rightly, and yes it was yummy! ?

MamaCaz Wed 01-Jan-20 18:29:13

Any ice cream from our local firm, Coletta's.

grannyactivist Wed 01-Jan-20 18:22:34

Check out this websiteTrendyNannie - it’s probably on there somewhere, but I don’t have time to check.
flashbak.com/british-ice-lollies-and-ice-creams-1960-1990-19609/

MrsEggy Wed 01-Jan-20 18:16:01

Strawberry icecream from Henley in Arden. It was the first "real" icecream I had in the fifties and it was made of real strawberries. It was so popular the Midland Red bus used to stop outside the shop to let passengers dismount and buy it!

MissAdventure Wed 01-Jan-20 18:15:19

I think 'Happy Faces' were like that, but I'm guessing you'd know if it had a smiley face. smile

TrendyNannie6 Wed 01-Jan-20 18:11:51

Does anyone remember a ice cream lolly on a sick banana flavoured with a thick block of toffee inside, it would have been in the mid sixties, I am trying to think what it was called but I know it was before Lord Toffingham lolly