tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post13961411314985184..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Nigel Slater, Toast and Space DustJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-57040556577327218682011-01-30T12:14:27.820+00:002011-01-30T12:14:27.820+00:00I wonder if Nigel Slater is recalling 'kali...I wonder if Nigel Slater is recalling 'kali' (pronounced 'kay-lie'), which was sold loose in sweet shops in the 1960s.<br /><br />'A Quarter Of' (an online retailer of retro sweets, at www.aquarterof.co.uk) defines kali as a type of sherbert, but the kali I remember was a mixture of red and yellow coloured crystals.<br /><br />Kali's attraction to small children in the 1960s was that they could buy one-eigth of an ounce (in a small cone-shaped paper bag) for only one old penny, which stretched pocket money that bit further.Simon Titleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-74359915430501282612011-01-30T01:10:22.533+00:002011-01-30T01:10:22.533+00:00I do remember buying something called Space Food i...I do remember buying something called Space Food in the 1960s.A rather tasteless confection.Manfaranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672026288937285646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-16193583530510513502011-01-29T10:13:45.514+00:002011-01-29T10:13:45.514+00:00'The idea of producing Space Dust was first c...'The idea of producing Space Dust was first conceived in 1956 by William Mitchell, a chemist at General Foods. However, Space Dust as a form of candy actually only came in to circulation in 1975.'from weluvsweetscom.blogspot<br />I remember buying them from Devoran Shop (RIP) or Post Office (RIP) or Bakery (RIP) all near the School(closed/ moved)in mid to late 70's.<br />Never a fanCornishjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598756593449746077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-19674570878666704812011-01-28T22:51:30.812+00:002011-01-28T22:51:30.812+00:00Thanks WH. I would date it to the 1970s too.Thanks WH. I would date it to the 1970s too.Jonathan Calderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-57122777323475839662011-01-28T22:40:57.160+00:002011-01-28T22:40:57.160+00:00I remember eating Space Dust in the 1970s. It alw...I remember eating Space Dust in the 1970s. It always gave me a headache so I stuck to Blackjacks and Fruit Salads.Wartime Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337425530017564079noreply@blogger.com