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Burdock Arctium is a genus of biennial plants commonly known as burdock, family Asteraceae. Native to the Old World, several species have been widely introduced worldwide. Wikipedia Dandelion and burdock - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelion_and_burdock It was originally a type of light mead, but over the years has evolved into the carbonated soft drink commercially available today. Traditionally it was made from fermented dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) and burdock (Arctium lappa) roots, hence the name.

Don't Know about your house but in ours it was a specific meal for a specific day Sunday was a roast Monday was sunday roast left over fried up Tuesday Pork chops Wednesday Stew and dumplings Cant remember the rest If you wanted anything different you made it yourself and bought it yourself Or put another way you had what was put in front of you or went hungry

Used to drink Barley wine regularly especially when I was broke. 20p / bottle. Drunk for a quid. The advert claimed it was the same strength as a double whiskey. Acquired taste at the beginning but the more you drank the tastier it got

In them days a couple of bob would've got him near on a gallon of petrol

Never know they might bring them back in Lincolnshire as the street lights are turned off at Midnight to save money

Correct on both counts and both poor brews ---------- Post added 02-08-2017 at 21:09 ---------- Used to go in the berni inn by the castle market. Used to ask the waitresses if we could have all the digestive biscuits that people would leave from their cheese and biscuits for the walk home. Sometimes they let us sometimes not. Life was simpler then

Used to go around town, Hillsborough, Gleadless only place we ever had any trouble was a pub opposite Kelvin Flats where we were followed when we left, some idiots said something which we ignored and carried on walking.

same pubs same era

Counter argument could be that the Tories have diluted the influence of the unions so much in favour of the employers that workers are in more danger of losing their jobs, in some cases for very little because of it. Zero hours contracts spring to mind as well. I'm sure they wouldn't exist as they do if the unions were stronger

seems to be working well now

Seem to remember it was a maroon / brown colour with gold lettering

Never knew the lads name only that he could neck it in seconds

Used to live on Darnall main road opposite the corner shop near the fire station. I went to Whitby road school but left when I was about 6. My Nan lived there for a long time after. Went back a few years ago and could believe how it had changed. I was talking to a bloke at a tyre place near where I live. I was talking to him about Staniforth Road where he had to go for training courses. He told me that they had been warned about walking alone in the area which I thought was sad if true. Remember going up to the Lyric pictures on a Saturday morning to watch Hop a Long Cassidy amongst other. Remember once when a man game and did tricks with a YO YO

I know one of the blokes who worked the doors in the Wap he also painted the mural,name of Trev.

Stage never mind the place itself would've been too small

It's supposed to be up and running. I'll give Neil a nudge again.

Anybody remember when they saw their first pop video in a pub? I reckon mine was in the claymoore on the juke box. Must have been some time in the 80's and if I remember right it cost a quid a go which was a lot of money in those days

Got the same yesterday. Looks like Neil might be getting his act together

An old wiork mate of mine was the brewer at the Frog and Parrot a man by the name of David B Staves. I had moved out of Sheffield by that time so never confirmed it. He had been doing home brew for many years and been very succesful at it producing many a fine drop.

Remember many years ago going into the Berni inn by the Castle Market. Nice steak then quick word with the waitress who would let us pocket the digestive biscuits that people had left from the cheese and biscuits to eat on the way home. Life seemed simpler in them days

Found my first job contract from 1973. I worked in the Labs at the Sheffield Smelting Co. and got £895 per year or around £17 per week. Gave my mum £17 for my board and still managed to save a bit after going out in town 3 nights a week. Mind you a pint was about 1/6 or 7.5p a pint and 25p to get into the top rank.

That was in its latter days before it closed I think

Witsun Clothes when did all that die out? Going round to your Grans and grandad to show them and get given some money

Mum used to take us there every year to get our clothes using the afor mentioned provident cheque

1974 Sheffield Smelting company. Gave my mother a weeks wages for my board and still managed to save a bit ---------- Post added 27-08-2016 at 12:48 ---------- recalculated it and it was £16.50 / week about £71 / month. Mind those were the days when it cost 2p on the bus into town and 2bob a pint