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Sunday 23 August 2009

MOTHERS PRIDE IN THE 60'S

IT'S OFTEN SAID, ABOUT THE BREAD
THAT BE INSIDE THE PACKS
IS IT PAN, OR IS IT PLAIN
THE LOAVES ON SHELVING RACKS
LOOK INSIDE A MOTHERS PRIDE
AND IT IS PLAIN TO SEE
CRUST ON TOP AND CRUST BELOW
THAT SOLVES THE MYSTERY!

Seeing this Mothers Pride packaging again reminds me of being a bairn in the 60's. Not just jam pieces, but there was Gales Lemon Curd, Condensed Milk, Lyons Golden Syrup and gooey treacle. All nice and messy for kids!
Nowadays the red stripes on the wrapping have disappeared and have been replaced with the official "Mothers Pride Tartan".
Plain plaid..!!
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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous24 August 2009 at 13:47

    Blast fae the past wow! but listen to you eh! Gales Lemon Curd, Condensed Milk, Lyons Golden Syrup and gooey treacle..piece n'suger mate that wis my whack! if you were lucky you put it under the gril for the toffee effect LOL..gave you wurms..very healthy.

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  2. Anonymous25 August 2009 at 02:07

    Dear Other Anonymous. Re. getting worms from your sugary piece.That will be from the same medical advice that many mothers told their kids- not to swallow their chewny as it "would stick to their ribs" Ha ha, how we laughed all the way to the D.R.I.

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  3. Anonymous25 August 2009 at 02:19

    We used the mothers pride wrapper to grease the slide on the chute in the park.It made it very slippy.

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  4. Shilton25 August 2009 at 10:21

    Around 1976/77. used to work for Mothers Pride as a van boy on Saturdays. Their depot was opposite where Toys R US are, infact, maybe on the site of B&Q. Good memories working till 11, getting paid then hitting Dens Park or the train station for away games.

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  5. Anonymous9 November 2009 at 17:59

    i use to help a mothers pride breadman in 1960s 10 bob for sat loved it then left school became a milkman in 1973 worked as a roundsman for mothers pride myself but like all now the disappearing bread and milk now i drive buses loved the old days deep snow fog etc lovely days then from roy the brummie

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  6. Anonymous29 April 2010 at 04:38

    Remember Mothers Pride being made at Beatties Bakery on Kings Cross Road.Had it's boundary with Lochee Harps ground on one side and the old railway on another.As a wee beechie boy sneekin in and going through the big bins and getting burnt fruit cake,magic!

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