School Dinners. Did you love them or hate them?

[wsteve55]

Nothing in common at all Steve I still hate her now .

Really????

[wsteve55]

I was in the juniors (St Christopher's, Speke) until 1962 and quite enjoyed some of the meals. I was one of few who enjoyed the cheese and onion pie and the occasional cheese & onion pasty from Greggs takes me right back.
From 1962 I was at Blessed John Almond's in Garston and there were enough opportunities nearby to avoid school dinners - there was a cafe by the gasworks that did home-made pie, chips and gravy for 11d (old pence for you young 'uns) when I had a shilling to buy a school dinner.

In later years we'd go to the shops by the Cenotaph, just past Garston station. We'd buy a crusty loaf between two, from the bakery, rip it in half and take most of the bread out of the middle, then stuff it with chips from the chippy next door.

When I ended up at All Hallows in Speke in 1966, I started having school dinners again as there were few food alternatives nearby. Found them quite good.

Still got my school reference from there,it came in really useful....not! What was the headmasters name,then?

[Debra]

Really????

Yes , Really Really Really ..

[wsteve55]

Yes , Really Really Really ..

No,O'Reilly!

[Ronijayne]

Hated school dinners, Soggy mush and I did not want to eat meat, especial the unidentified meat they served. My sister and I discovered there was a chip shop not too far that for a shilling (dinner money exactly) they would give you a small fish, some chips and a few peas as a special lunchtime deal.

[ItsaZappathing]

Yes , Really Really Really ..

For f's sake don't encourage him.LOL

[suzi]

I hated school dinners, and the smell

[pablo42]

I hated school dinners, and the smell

Ha, posh kids...

[az_gila]

I hated school dinners, and the smell

Yes... I forgot to mention the smell of the Friday Fish Pie or Cheese Pie in my earlier post... still makes me shudder...

[brian daley]

I loved school dinners, when we were at Tiber street we had to walk to Dinorbin Street dinner centre, off Parliament Street. There would be lots of children from other schools so the place was always packed. There we would be fed with dinner and pudding , thick rich stews in delicious gravy were my favourite ,followed by a steamed pudding and custard. Pure heaven! Rationing was on and food was scarce so those school dinners were our main source of sustenance. We literally licked our plates,there were very few fussy eaters around those tables and there was always a queue for "seconds". Oh god,I've just remembered the steak and kidney puddings,thy were from heaven,I'll go and have me breakfast now ,Granola,not quite the same ,but it'll stave off the pangs of hunger
BrianD

[lindac8941]

At playtimes at our school, they sold Jammie Dodgers, wagon wheels and Potato Puffs, that was all there was, not like the tuck shops they eventually had. A vast majority of sweets and chocolates where on sale, tho I doubt they would still have them in schools today, because of the health issues.

[kevin]

Still got my school reference from there,it came in really useful....not! What was the headmasters name,then?

BJA? Mr McGarvey.

AH Fred Roberts - he lived around the corner from us and was a really decent guy.