do you remember...

[looobylooo]

vista curries from years ago?

can you still buy them do you know?

werent they a boil in the bag kind of meal..?

i used to think they were nice when i was young..

[20SilkCut]

Yes looby - if i can find a vesta curry i'll try it again and see if the taste is the same. I did read about the msg comment, and i guess if there is no msg in the curry then it deffo wont taste the same. I suppose that things like that from years ago will prob be very different than what we remembered - our tastes have moved on from then and been educated over the years...
Report back if you find a vesta curry before i do...lol .,,,enjoy!!

[looobylooo]

and you too! .. we will give our scores on the doors and compare notes when weve tried one!..... lol

[merciasounds]

they weren't boil in the bag, they were a powder-add-water to meal, i remember one boy scout bringing about a dozen to scout camp with him as it was the only thing he's eat (so his mother said!) (this about 1980!)

[mrs.chappie]

Hiya loooby!

The Vesta meals are in our local Poundstretcher at 99p a packet. You got me fancying one so I got a paella and it was quite tasty. Hubby turned his nose up at it though .... he's a budding chef and likes everything fresh, nothing dried or out of packets. Guess I shouldn't complain as he does a lot of the cooking. [:o)

[looobylooo]

hi mrs c,
did you notice if theyd got any of their beef curries in there?

[mrs.chappie]

I can't be 100% sure loooby, but I think they did, yes. You want me to buy some and post them to you?

[poodicat]

Sorry looby they are disgusting,we have come a long way ...

[looobylooo]

aww bless ya mrs c, what a kind offer, thank you.
but i think we might have a pound stretcher here in town, well theres a few pound shops anyway, not sure if one of thems a stretcher one though. but anyway, i will have a look in and hopefully find some.
thank you again for offering to send me some mrs c, thats so kind :o) xx

[mrs.chappie]

No problem lass. 'Twould be my pleasure.x

[looobylooo]

awww ta :o) x

well i will go a hunting here then, and fingers crossed i will find one! .... but ...if i dont have any joy, i just might take you up on your kind offer and come back to you and ask if youd pick one up for me and send it on, yes? .. as long as i can send you the money for it and the cost of the p&p of course :o)

[boxtops]

looby, I looked as a laugh but blow me down, here is a Vesta curry on sale on eBay - £2.99, free postage! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk...M&hash=item518c934d53

[boxtops]

or a four pack !!! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk...M&hash=item5191d314f5

[looobylooo]

bl00dy hell boxy - whodve thought it!! lol ... ebay of all places! lol

[looobylooo]

gosh! ... 'as new' too!! ....theyre not even second hand!! .... bargain!! lol

[boxtops]

..are you buying one now, looby?!

[looobylooo]

lol ... nooo not just yet boxy .... i will venture into town in the next couple of days and scour the pound shops first!

[mrs.chappie]

Don't buy them off eBay loooby, they're far too expensive! I'll have a stroll down to Poundstretcher tomorrow and have a look at what they've got in there.

[boxtops]

I thought they were a lot more expensive mrs c, but if you were desperate, there they are!

[looobylooo]

alright mrs c, thanks ...

will you be trying the beef curry too if you see any in there? lol

[mrs.chappie]

Aye, I'll try anything once. [:o)