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Yes we had the jam roll in sometimes..

Asda selling 3 Hartley jeelies for £1 today..looked on purpose... :-D

Glad others like the jelly cubes did anyone have a trifle with a jam roll first then the jelly over it . It tasted that bit better than a plain sponge. Any other versions always willing to learn

Persie..

That made me laugh,I can just imagine the horse with his head stuck in the jelly..

Reminds me of the song ""I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles"""" :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

We didn't have a fridge when I was small and jellies had to cool in the safe. But in my mother's day they would leave them to cool on the shady side of the house. This was where the bathroom was and so my mother made two jellies and placed them on the window sill to cool and set in the cold air.

The horses were in the paddock right outside the bathroom and one of them went up to the window and put his head in the jellies and blew bubbles in them.


Persie

Bit off topic but............
Custard - yuk - one of my childhood nightmares - never been able to eat it or traditional blancmange - sorry but after all this time can't even put a spoon of them in my mouth. Oh and that includes tomatoes Ketchup

Yes, me too. I use the jelly cubes and always eat the last one lol.
Jelly and custard a simple delicious sweet with shades of childhood for hubby and myself.

When first married and without the luxury of a fridge, I used to dissolve the jelly and run water in the bath to set the jelly...... no kidding. A bucket with water kept our bottled milk cool all those years ago. Happy days back then.

Thanks also for the Jelly on a Plate rhyme which I had forgotten about but this has quickly come back to mind with the Sausage in a Pan too but can't recall the other verses. No prizes for guessing who will be having jelly and custard after lunch!

Rowntrees jellies became Hartley's a while ago,,and still cubed...I love the green ones....A few strawberries in the dish or sliced banana and pour jelly on...All set,,,,GO..... Lovely jubbly......LES.

All supermarkets sell Jelly in cubes.

Never a problem

Sorry Toots for copying your post but couldn't resist

Jelly on a plate
Jelly on a plate
wibble wobble wibble wobble jelly on a plate.

Thanks for that - Brings back so many memories <3

Googled and found the rest -

Jelly on a plate, jelly on a plate
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble, jelly on a plate

Sausage in a pan, sausage in a pan
Sizzle sizzle, sizzle sizzle, sizzle sizzle bang!

Noodles on a fork, noodles on a fork
Twirly wirly, twirly wirly, noodles on a fork

Popcorn in a pot, popcorn in a pot
Popping popping, never stopping, popcorn in a pot

Honey on a spoon, honey on a spoon
Runny honey, runny honey, honey on a spoon

Jelly on a plate, jelly on a plate
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble, jelly on a plate. :-D

Can't remember anything about the noodles or popcorn though
:-D :-D

My sister used to eat the cubes, under the illusion it made your nails stronger.
I didn't.
Guess who has the longest, strongest nails?



They're a right faff to cut, but at least I don't need a staple remover at work. :-(

AnnCardiff you had better check the sell by date on your Rowtrees jelly :-D :-D :-D

Our girls use to eat jelly cubes by the proverbial bucket full when they swam competitively :-S :-S :-S

Lidls sell cubed jelly,



,,,,yuk,,, :-)

always use them - Rowntrees and Hartleys - always have some in the cupboard

Asda do jelly cubes too Jean.

Must look for the Harlleys jelly cubes at the supermarket thanks for telling me.
Youngest grandaughter will love this

I use Halal jelly - the reason is because it sets quickly in any temperature and isn't so sweet as the normal classic jelly. I add loads of fruit - this time of the year it is strawberries - sometime it's frozen fruit.

Just measure out 400ml of boiling water - add powder, stir well and hey presto result.

Little grandson has it down to an art.

<3

So easy by microwave put jelly in jug just cover with cold water micro for 1.5 mins give a quick stir and add up to 1pt of cold water...I use less for a trifle just under the pint. Can be bought in any supermarkets.

And don't forget Chivers


Must go and make some Jelly, not had it for ages.

and now I can't get the skipping song out of my head

Jelly on a plate
Jelly on a plate
wibble wobble wibble wobble jelly on a plate.

:-D :-D

When I was young it used to be Rowntree's Jelly but just googled it and ......shock horror .....the brand was discontinued in 2005 :-(

The good news is that it now sold under the Hartley's brand which is owned by the same Company :-)

Got Hartley's jelly in my cupboard - that's in cubes. Granddaughter loved tearing the cubes apart and watching them dissolve - shame she didn't like the jelly :-D