samboy Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 Hi gang. I remember my nan using this when i was a kid and if you left a cup of it for a while it ended up with a gungy top on it. Makes me feel sick thinking about it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 Did it not have chicory in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted March 31 Author Report Share Posted March 31 21 minutes ago, billytheghillie said: Did it not have chicory in it? Can't remember probably did, i'm going back to the 60s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave66 Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 My Grandad had a bottle of that, I thought it was woodstain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 have it with plenty of hot milk........used to drink alot of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 (edited) Ready Aye Ready! We had it in my parent's house in the 1960s and if you wanted coffee that's what you got. made with hot milk. Lovely it was too! The 1960s when if you wanted olive oil it meant you had wax in your ears and so went a got a tiny tiny bottle (about a half a cup full) from the village chemist. Edited March 31 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 2 hours ago, samboy said: Hi gang. I remember my nan using this when i was a kid and if you left a cup of it for a while it ended up with a gungy top on it. Makes me feel sick thinking about it . Wasn't the gunge just the cream off the milk? Back in the olden days before it was all homogenised rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TATE1 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 It was liquid Coffee with chicory in it, You can still buy it if your taste buds can take it lol. Just for information there is a web site for it, with loads of recipes on it using the Coffee. www.campcoffeeclub.co.uk/#/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted April 1 Author Report Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, 39TDS said: Wasn't the gunge just the cream off the milk? Back in the olden days before it was all homogenised rubbish. Yes that's what it was. We were talking about it around the table at dinner on Sunday. I'm going to buy a bottle this week i think Tescos sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 My mother used it a lot in cooking - coffee cakes, puddings etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsy18 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Still drink it,think it's the best coffee of them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, kingsy18 said: Still drink it,think it's the best coffee of them all. Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 You can still buy it. Camp coffee with chicory essence. First tasted it at my Grandmas when I was a kid. Was working in a new build the other week and the elderly owners had a bottle of it on a tray for any workers who fancied it. Haven't had it for donkies years, but didn’t mind it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, kingsy18 said: Still drink it,think it's the best coffee of them all. Your taste buds must be shot to bits 😝 I also have memories of this as a child, with my mum using it to flavour 'coffee cake' 🥴 Wouldn't even go near it nowadays 🤢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 ERSATZ Coffee...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 (edited) Camp Coffee. Thanks for the post. Brought back fond memories of my lovely Nan. That, and her custard made with sterilised milk - Gert Lush. Edited April 1 by Bobba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted April 1 Author Report Share Posted April 1 23 minutes ago, Bobba said: Camp Coffee. Thanks for the post. Brought back fond memories of my of lovely my Nan. That, and her custard made with sterilised milk - Gert Lush. Forgot about sterilised milk. When i was a kid i used to think it came from horses 😂. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 (edited) Anyone notice the subtle (or not so subtle) change to the labeling from the 60s (left hand one) to the current one? OB Edited April 1 by Old Boggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: ERSATZ Coffee...................... "Heil Hitler".. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 7 minutes ago, Old Boggy said: Anyone notice the subtle (or not so subtle) change to the labeling from the 60s (left hand one) to the current one? OB "I am no longer your servant" !!! 🤭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 43 minutes ago, JKD said: "I am no longer your servant" !!! 🤭 Got it in one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 4 minutes ago, Old Boggy said: Got it in one To add,,,, "so I will now join you in the partaking of this foul-tasting muck !!!" 🤦🥳😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 15 minutes ago, JKD said: To add,,,, "so I will now join you in the partaking of this foul-tasting muck !!!" 🤦🥳😂 Deserves it after peeing in it for all those years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 (edited) 3 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: ERSATZ Coffee...................... No not as a German told me. My tenant at my pond made ersatz coffee. Erna Stocklosse. A German woman who came to Britain after WWII and originally a "red" from Hamburg. All the big cities in Germany were "red". After Hitler seized power you kept quiet about it. She recounted the "Christmas trees" which were the illuminating markers dropped by the RAF Pathfinders and also trying to make coffee from roasting acorns. Ersatz coffee. Edited April 1 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Didn't know that you could still get it. As it now turns out that full fat milk is not all that bad after all, I may just get a jar. Just waiting for someone to tell me that dripping is OK to so I can put some on my fried bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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