Saturday 4 February 2017

JENNY


 TAKES THE BISCUIT!


and Valentine is not impressed !



PEEK FREAN  Makers of Famous Biscuits! With a warrant to supply the Queen with biscuits. My Grandmother  Ivy LeMay, worked at their factory when I was a child and she worked the late shift. When my siblings and I were young sometimes my dad would visit his parents and take us to pick up our Nan at the factory when she finished her shift.
She would come out with a big brown paper bag filled with broken biscuits which she could buy for 2 pennies, in old money. She would also bring us the QUEEN'S biscuits! These were about three inches long and an inch or so wide and about half an inch thick , a biscuit covered in milk chocolate, not un similar to the club biscuits of today but much bigger and nicer.
So the words Peek Frean Biscuits have a special place in my heart .


 So I was over the moon when I found these tins on ebay , I'd managed to get a Huntley and Palmer tin like the top two a few years back and it's lovely to now have these Peek Frean ones.


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14 comments:

  1. Lovely memories Dee. I like your new tins and they are extra special with your happy memories of them. Jenny is so very pretty and Valentine is very handsome in his red outfit. Valentine's Day will be here soon! ❤ xxx

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    1. Thank you Ginger, I was so happy to see and buy those tins :) Yes not long till Valentines day will need to be an extra special post :) xx

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  2. I love the story and memories that go with these biscuit tins. Thank you for sharing.

    But oh no!
    Now I now I will have to go and look for miniature Peek Frean biscuit tins to go with my Huntley and Palmer tins.
    And *humph*
    I am not so sure that Jenny should be allowed to run off with the biscuit...... Valentine needs one too as he did actually stay and help you with the photoshoot.

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    1. Thanks Jane :)
      lol you don't have to go get some! but they are very nice and a great size!
      I think Valentines probably sampled a good few while he was making them, I've never known him to miss out! :)

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  3. Such treasured 'biscuit' memories! Those were the days!

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    1. They are and they were the days Kendal, such great memories we all have :)

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  4. Ooh! Lovely old Peek Freans! I loved their milk and honey biscuits.
    These little tins are so cute, Dee.

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    1. Their biscuits were just scrumptious :) and I just love miniatures of everyday items :)

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  5. Those tins are just wonderful! Such a cute little size and they look in minty condition. And they're in Valentine's preferred color too!
    Steve

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    1. They are and two are minty and the other not far off. Yes Valentine loves his red!

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  6. Jenny must have brought the biscuit back, as it can be seen in the last pic - or there was another one for poor Valentine.
    Love the tins!

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    1. Alas Jenny scoffed the biscuit but I'd taken a photo earlier of Valentine standing proudly by the tins !
      I love those tins too! :)

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  7. Lovely memories Dee, makes me want a biscuit....a chocolate biscuit would go down a treat right now :)
    xxx

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    1. I know , oh to nab one of her majesty's , for old times sake of course ;)xx

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