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Ladybird Tuesday: Packed Lunches

15/07/2014

Ladybird Packed Lunches

I have had the most amazing couple of weeks when it comes to finding vintage Ladybird treasure. So much so that I have a pile of six new titles sat here on my desk waiting to be written about, and that’s in addition to the shelves full upstairs. The book that caused the biggest response when I posted a picture of it on Instagram is the one I’m going to feature though – Packed Lunches.

Ladybird Packed Lunches

Forget your modern day Bento Box lunch that everyone’s busy posting photos of all over social media – we’re very much talking 1980s packed lunches here as this book was published in 1983. It’s part of series 824 which featured several coking books. I’ve already found a copy of Cooking with Mother, but I’m desperate to get my hands on Making and Decorating Cakes and Party Food. All the books just have a glorious 80s feel to them and they remind me so much of my own childhood food.

Ladybird Packed Lunches

Packed Lunches is equally practical and hilarious if you know what I mean. There’s a page of “exciting” sandwich fillings which today all look rather dated and also suggestions of some 80s style garnishes too. Whilst I fully appreciate the value of a Thermos flask so I can have a cup of decent tea when out and about I also had to smile at how the book embraces what was then I think quite a new thing. I’ve seen plenty of people putting soup or sometimes pasta in them before, but the idea of using one for a baked potato or ice cream was completely new to me!

Ladybird Packed Lunches

There are loads of recipes inside and I think I’m actually going to try out some of them – cowboy pies, shortcake whirls and bran loaf for sure – and I’ve actually taken away a bit of inspiration for packed lunches to take on days out with us over the summer too. Maybe I’ll try a whole picnic based on the book. The kids aren’t quite old enough to disown me quite yet!

Ladybird Packed Lunches

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  1. Jennifer says

    15/07/2014 at 8:23 am

    Fantastic! You should definitely do a themed picnic based on the book, I’d love to read about it!

    Reply
    • Penny BlogsPenny Carr says

      15/07/2014 at 2:06 pm

      I’m starting to plan one…

      Reply
  2. Boo Roo and Tigger Too says

    15/07/2014 at 11:24 am

    Ahh I remember the days when a thermos was the ‘in’ thing, I would never have thought to put a baked potato in there though

    Reply
    • Penny BlogsPenny Carr says

      15/07/2014 at 2:06 pm

      I’m now wondering if it’s a trend that should be revived, or just left well alone.

      Reply
  3. Alice says

    15/07/2014 at 1:18 pm

    BRILLIANT! I’m rolling at the thought of putting a jacket potato in a thermos!

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    • Penny BlogsPenny Carr says

      15/07/2014 at 2:05 pm

      Me too. Did people really do that???

      Reply
  4. Pinkoddy says

    15/07/2014 at 7:01 pm

    I love this series of posts – it is interesting to compare the then and now. I never knew that there was a packed lunches book.

    Reply
  5. Katy Hill says

    15/07/2014 at 7:02 pm

    Ooh – you are BRILLIANT! Love that you find these gems! *head off to put ice cream in a thermos! x

    Reply
  6. Nikki Thomas says

    15/07/2014 at 9:12 pm

    I love it! I was an eighties girl so I can so relate to that and the garnish too. What a great find and I look forward to hearing about how you get on with the recipes

    Reply
  7. Aly says

    15/07/2014 at 10:08 pm

    I so nearly bought some retro Ladybird books today.One was about food but I proper snorted in the Oxfam looking at the photos.I would of found it hard to keep a straight face buying them.But I have been buying a few and if I get my finger out I’ll post one next week.

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  8. Becky says

    16/07/2014 at 5:52 am

    what a fantastic find!

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  9. Manneskjur says

    16/07/2014 at 10:12 am

    Ooo this is one I’ve not seen before! Back in the day before the nanny state banned things like Twix and crisps in their lunchboxes!

    Reply
  10. Carolin says

    16/07/2014 at 2:15 pm

    I love old cookbooks. My mum has a couple of old books from East Germany and the foods range from revolting to delicious. The best thing about them is the food styling though. It’s hilarious what people found aesthetically pleasing back then 😀

    Reply
  11. Mari says

    16/07/2014 at 6:15 pm

    … I remember reading these books in school!!!
    Definitely a revival theme to start, such fun.

    Reply

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