What was your favourite school dinner? - General Discussion

Victoria Sponge · 23-01-2007, 00:27

When I was at primary school I used to enjoy school dinner every day. My absolute favourite was warm 'sausage pie', which was sausage meat in a short pie crust, not puff pastry like they use in sausage rolls. I liked it with chips and beans, and a slice of buttered bread from the salad table. Sometimes I'd also have a little cold pasta salad from the salad table. I remember the presence of sliced betroot on the salad trays, which stained everything pinky purple.

My favourite dessert would be the lovely warm, soft spongecake with hot jam poured on top.

I HATED liver and bacon, which was also often served. Well, I liked bacon but it came with the complusory liver so I never picked it. I don't remember fresh fruit being an option for dessert but I sure as hell would not have picked it over the usual custard and cake or equivalent. 'Cold whip' was a bit minging though.

School dinners were gorgeous. What was your favourite? What were your least favourites?

KaliMist · 23-01-2007, 00:29

Hot dog and soggy chips then tablet and custard

That would so not be allowed in schools anymore.....

Victoria Sponge · 23-01-2007, 00:31

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Originally Posted by KaliMist

Hot dog and soggy chips then tablet and custard

That would so not be allowed in schools anymore.....

What is 'tablet'?

NRG · 23-01-2007, 00:32

I suppose my old fav would have been the chips, scotch egg and beans finishing off with apple crumble and custard. In saying that I mightn't be so quick to wolf it down now.

Lime Green · 23-01-2007, 00:33

Macaroni cheese and chips followed by proper white italian ice cream and hot chocolate sauce. Yum! And the minestrone soup was quite nice too. And the weird but strangely satisfying combo of red jelly, rice crispies and fruit cocktail.

KaliMist · 23-01-2007, 00:35

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Originally Posted by samantha1891

What is 'tablet'?

Recipe and picture here it's pretty much sugar, sugar and more sugar!

Victoria Sponge · 23-01-2007, 00:35

Oh gosh, how could I forget - apple crumble and custard! This was even better than jam sponge!

elena · 23-01-2007, 00:35

I tend to remember hot dogs. Hot dogs featured a lot. Leeds City Council obviously liked them. I would never eat hot dog meat now, but at the time they tasted nice.

We had rice pudding a lot as well. Which was surprisingly edible. And... apple crumble, which was gorgeous.

Victoria Sponge · 23-01-2007, 00:36

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Originally Posted by KaliMist

Recipe and picture here it's pretty much sugar, sugar and more sugar!

Ah I see, like a sort of toffee/fudge-type thing? Is that exclusive to Scotland?

KaliMist · 23-01-2007, 00:39

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Originally Posted by elena

I tend to remember hot dogs. Hot dogs featured a lot. Leeds City Council obviously liked them. I would never eat hot dog meat now, but at the time they tasted nice.

We had rice pudding a lot as well. Which was surprisingly edible. And... apple crumble, which was gorgeous.

Must admit I still love hot dogs... a big fresh hot dog roll, a mathesons smoked sausage and fried onions with LOADSA tomato sauce

grotbags1975 · 23-01-2007, 00:39

cornflake and jam pie!!

KaliMist · 23-01-2007, 00:42

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Originally Posted by samantha1891

Ah I see, like a sort of toffee/fudge-type thing? Is that exclusive to Scotland?

Yes but it has a different texture.... it probably gets imported to different places but it is Scottish.

NRG · 23-01-2007, 00:42

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Originally Posted by grotbags1975

cornflake and jam pie!!

Jeeze how could I forget that? I'd have ate the whole bleedin container even with the school custard.

swingaleg · 23-01-2007, 00:44

We had something that we called 'haggis'...........it was nothing like a haggis, it was a giant Suet Steak Pudding that you got a portion of.............lovely gravy !!

And for 'afters'..........Jam Roly Poly and Custard.

It was a suet rich diet..............

Victoria Sponge · 23-01-2007, 00:44

Are you having me on or did they really serve this at your school?!

swingaleg · 23-01-2007, 00:47

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Originally Posted by elena

We had rice pudding a lot as well. Which was surprisingly edible. And... apple crumble, which was gorgeous.

At primary school 'pudding' was white and wobbly four days a week..........rice, tapioca, semolina and blancmange -.............and on the fifth day we got jelly !!

chats · 23-01-2007, 00:52

I loved chocolate cake with chocolate custard, I was not really keen on the dinners as i found them cold soggy and tasteless Mash potatoe was the worst LOL,
I also hated drinking the milk from the bottle through the blue straws that we were forced to drink i can still smell it now, LOL
I hated mushy peas but now love them with take away Chips

NRG · 23-01-2007, 00:52

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Originally Posted by samantha1891

Are you having me on are did they really serve this at your school?!

It wasn't so much a pie as a square slice with a crunchy pastry base.

grotbags1975 · 23-01-2007, 00:52

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Originally Posted by samantha1891

Are you having me on are did they really serve this at your school?!

Yes - it was absolutely gorgeous!!!

craigyboi · 23-01-2007, 01:42

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Originally Posted by samantha1891

Are you having me on or did they really serve this at your school?!

i remeber it too! it was brill!!!

i_am_a_gremlin · 23-01-2007, 10:07

Well...seeing as i was at primary school many moons ago....our school dinners were vile!!!!

Soggy cabbage...rotten mince....hard veg...ewwwwww

The only thing I loved was the mashed tatties...they were instant and you got 2 ice cream scoops (or 3 if it was my pals mum on the counter

)

Looking at all the food they get nowadays...how times have changed..

natsuki*head · 23-01-2007, 10:10

Chocolate concrete and custard, can't remember anything else

I had packed lunches after elementary school though.

SweetyPie2006 · 23-01-2007, 10:17

I used to love getting a hot dog or roll and sausage, apple juice and cake and custard which was mostly gingercake. MMMM I want to go back to school!!!

michy · 23-01-2007, 10:22

Tomato soup for break that was too hot to drink in the 15 mins playtime plus you had to wear gloves to hold it as it was in the thinnest plastic cup ever made

then for lunch, hot dog with lashings of fried onion and chips followed by jam sponge and pink custard.

My lad now goes to the same school and had pannini and salad followed by an apple

babysweet · 23-01-2007, 10:57

Sausage plait, yummy. Treacle tart for pudding. And I did love spam fritters. Made one a few years ago when I was feeling nostalgic. Eurgh, couldn't even swallow one mouthful.

23-01-2007, 00:27	#1
Victoria Sponge Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: That London Services: o2 bband Posts: 1,943	What was your favourite school dinner? When I was at primary school I used to enjoy school dinner every day. My absolute favourite was warm 'sausage pie', which was sausage meat in a short pie crust, not puff pastry like they use in sausage rolls. I liked it with chips and beans, and a slice of buttered bread from the salad table. Sometimes I'd also have a little cold pasta salad from the salad table. I remember the presence of sliced betroot on the salad trays, which stained everything pinky purple. My favourite dessert would be the lovely warm, soft spongecake with hot jam poured on top. I HATED liver and bacon, which was also often served. Well, I liked bacon but it came with the complusory liver so I never picked it. I don't remember fresh fruit being an option for dessert but I sure as hell would not have picked it over the usual custard and cake or equivalent. 'Cold whip' was a bit minging though. School dinners were gorgeous. What was your favourite? What were your least favourites? Last edited by Victoria Sponge : 23-01-2007 at 00:34.

23-01-2007, 00:44	#15
Victoria Sponge Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: That London Services: o2 bband Posts: 1,943	Re: Cornflake and Jam Pie Are you having me on or did they really serve this at your school?! Last edited by Victoria Sponge : 23-01-2007 at 00:58.

23-01-2007, 00:52	#17
chats Banned User Join Date: Mar 2005 Services: SKY Digital Posts: 2,553	I loved chocolate cake with chocolate custard, I was not really keen on the dinners as i found them cold soggy and tasteless Mash potatoe was the worst LOL, I also hated drinking the milk from the bottle through the blue straws that we were forced to drink i can still smell it now, LOL I hated mushy peas but now love them with take away Chips Last edited by chats : 23-01-2007 at 01:11.

23-01-2007, 00:29	#2
KaliMist Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Gender: Female Location: Scotland Posts: 6,845	Hot dog and soggy chips then tablet and custard That would so not be allowed in schools anymore.....

23-01-2007, 00:32	#4
NRG Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,673	I suppose my old fav would have been the chips, scotch egg and beans finishing off with apple crumble and custard. In saying that I mightn't be so quick to wolf it down now.

23-01-2007, 00:33	#5
Lime Green Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,006	Macaroni cheese and chips followed by proper white italian ice cream and hot chocolate sauce. Yum! And the minestrone soup was quite nice too. And the weird but strangely satisfying combo of red jelly, rice crispies and fruit cocktail.

23-01-2007, 00:35	#7
Victoria Sponge Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: That London Services: o2 bband Posts: 1,943	Oh gosh, how could I forget - apple crumble and custard! This was even better than jam sponge!

23-01-2007, 00:35	#8
elena Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 11,621	I tend to remember hot dogs. Hot dogs featured a lot. Leeds City Council obviously liked them. I would never eat hot dog meat now, but at the time they tasted nice. We had rice pudding a lot as well. Which was surprisingly edible. And... apple crumble, which was gorgeous.

23-01-2007, 00:39	#11
grotbags1975 Banned User Join Date: May 2006 Location: notts Services: sky/ntl Posts: 3,187	cornflake and jam pie!!

23-01-2007, 00:44	#14
swingaleg Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Gender: Not specified Location: London Services: Telewest Digital Malarky Posts: 45,573	We had something that we called 'haggis'...........it was nothing like a haggis, it was a giant Suet Steak Pudding that you got a portion of.............lovely gravy !! And for 'afters'..........Jam Roly Poly and Custard. It was a suet rich diet..............

23-01-2007, 10:07	#21
i_am_a_gremlin Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cumbernauld Posts: 1,932	Well...seeing as i was at primary school many moons ago....our school dinners were vile!!!! Soggy cabbage...rotten mince....hard veg...ewwwwww The only thing I loved was the mashed tatties...they were instant and you got 2 ice cream scoops (or 3 if it was my pals mum on the counter ) Looking at all the food they get nowadays...how times have changed..

23-01-2007, 10:10	#22
natsuki*head Banned User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bermingum Services: Violent Domination Posts: 3,168	Chocolate concrete and custard, can't remember anything else I had packed lunches after elementary school though.

23-01-2007, 10:17	#23
SweetyPie2006 Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Gender: Female Location: The Bonny Bonny Banks.. Posts: 4,913 Blog Entries: 1	I used to love getting a hot dog or roll and sausage, apple juice and cake and custard which was mostly gingercake. MMMM I want to go back to school!!!

23-01-2007, 10:22	#24
michy Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Twitter/Michymoo Services: Jostling workmen audaciously Posts: 4,262	Tomato soup for break that was too hot to drink in the 15 mins playtime plus you had to wear gloves to hold it as it was in the thinnest plastic cup ever made then for lunch, hot dog with lashings of fried onion and chips followed by jam sponge and pink custard. My lad now goes to the same school and had pannini and salad followed by an apple

23-01-2007, 10:57	#25
babysweet Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: West London Posts: 1,716	Sausage plait, yummy. Treacle tart for pudding. And I did love spam fritters. Made one a few years ago when I was feeling nostalgic. Eurgh, couldn't even swallow one mouthful.