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Creamola Foam. Two teaspoons of Creamola crystals in a glass of water made a refreshing fruit-flavour drink. Allegedly. Lots of flavours, not just fruit: ginger and bubblegum were available.
It was 100% chemicals- despite what the advertising would have you believe.
Popular in Scotland, less popular in England but Mrs C remembered it from her childhood in Newbury.
The scandal plagued company who made it were bought by Nestle and production ended in 1998.
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DickyC said:
Creamola Foam. Two teaspoons of Creamola crystals in a glass of water made a refreshing fruit-flavour drink. Allegedly. Lots of flavours, not just fruit: ginger and bubblegum were available.
It was 100% chemicals- despite what the advertising would have you believe.
Popular in Scotland, less popular in England but Mrs C remembered it from her childhood in Newbury.
The scandal plagued company who made it were bought by Nestle and production ended in 1998.
Fond memories of this from childhood visits to Scotland, however it was more fun to make than to drink. Can you elaborate on the scandal at the Creamola Foam company? Wiki shows nothing untoward.It was 100% chemicals- despite what the advertising would have you believe.
Popular in Scotland, less popular in England but Mrs C remembered it from her childhood in Newbury.
The scandal plagued company who made it were bought by Nestle and production ended in 1998.
DickyC said:
Creamola Foam. Two teaspoons of Creamola crystals in a glass of water made a refreshing fruit-flavour drink. Allegedly. Lots of flavours, not just fruit: ginger and bubblegum were available.
It was 100% chemicals- despite what the advertising would have you believe.
Popular in Scotland, less popular in England but Mrs C remembered it from her childhood in Newbury.
The scandal plagued company who made it were bought by Nestle and production ended in 1998.
t now…!!!I get very nostalgic for the empty roads of my childhood (80s/90s), not so much for the hooning opportunities, as for the peace and quiet of certain places and routes, no matter what you were using them for.
I grew up in a square of countryside, bounded on three sides by major(ish) roads and on the third by a river, in which we would roam during school holidays etc, cycling, walking, playing in the roads. Once the morning commute was over, you would hardly see a car, generally just farm traffic and not loads of that. Safe, quiet, nice. I was waiting for a bus in our village once, probably about ten in the morning, and decided to see how long I could sit in the road for. Didn't have to get up until the bus came, about ten minutes on - late as usual.
Seems to have gone forever, presumably due to population growth, increased car ownership, and flexibility of working hours. Same routes now, and similar ones where I now live, very busy by comparison.
I grew up in a square of countryside, bounded on three sides by major(ish) roads and on the third by a river, in which we would roam during school holidays etc, cycling, walking, playing in the roads. Once the morning commute was over, you would hardly see a car, generally just farm traffic and not loads of that. Safe, quiet, nice. I was waiting for a bus in our village once, probably about ten in the morning, and decided to see how long I could sit in the road for. Didn't have to get up until the bus came, about ten minutes on - late as usual.
Seems to have gone forever, presumably due to population growth, increased car ownership, and flexibility of working hours. Same routes now, and similar ones where I now live, very busy by comparison.
Acorn1 said:
New to me but would've wanted one. Don't remember that cream but it reminds me of what we called shaving foam at school, a kind of mock cream on some puddings. I dread to think what was in it.
Acorn1 said:
I had that but it was the Police version - Hours spent flying round and round in my room.
I wanted a Super Flight deck but never got one
EDIT: Found a geeky video of one in action:
Edited by EmBe on Wednesday 1st May 14:31
BigBen said:
Fond memories of this from childhood visits to Scotland, however it was more fun to make than to drink. Can you elaborate on the scandal at the Creamola Foam company? Wiki shows nothing untoward.
Maybe scandal was too strong. The company was unpopular locally because the product's success had them running 24 hours a day, which was noisy, and they found the machines ran more efficiently without the particle filters, which covered everything locally in sweet dust. A court found in favour of the locals and reined in the company.ETA https://threadinburgh.scot/2022/08/29/the-thread-a...
Edited by DickyC on Wednesday 1st May 14:59
EmBe said:
Acorn1 said:
I had that but it was the Police version - Hours spent flying round and round in my room.
I wanted a Super Flight deck but never got one
EDIT: Found a geeky video of one in action:
Edited by EmBe on Wednesday 1st May 14:31
DickyC said:
Maybe scandal was too strong. The company was unpopular locally because the product's success had them running 24 hours a day, which was noisy, and they found the machines ran more efficiently without the particle filters, which covered everything locally in sweet dust. A court found in favour of the locals and reined in the company.
ETA https://threadinburgh.scot/2022/08/29/the-thread-a...
That is a brilliant article thank youETA https://threadinburgh.scot/2022/08/29/the-thread-a...
Edited by DickyC on Wednesday 1st May 14:59
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