Giles favorite foods when he was a kid?

[dragonyphoenix]

Hi,

I need more help for my story. So after Giles is brought back to life in his 12 year old body, he and Faith drop in on Giles' mother unannounced. I figure she'd probably want to make Giles' favorite meal but she's going to go with whatever she currently has in the house. Naturally she's not going to want to let him out of her sight. What could she serve?

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[il_mio_capitano]

Can't really argue with gillo though I can lament that my mother wasn't nearly as good a cook and embraced convenience foods like a drowning man grabs a liferaft.

Consequently my childhood memories of favourite food revolve around fish fingers and mash, or beans or spaghetti hoops on toast. Oh and Angel Delight for dessert.

gillo's list is way better.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Spaghetti was a big one at my house. My parents divorced when I was young and Mom worked full-time so she cooked things that were easy to make until we were old enough to cook and then we cooked them.

Spaghetti on toast? I have problems eating what nowadays and my poor tummy is cringing at the thought.

Angel Delight? I've never heard of that one.

[gillo]

Canned speghetti hoops in tomato sauce on toast.

Angel delight is a sweetened, flavoured powder you add to milk and whisk till it's thick. Not heated, so not quite like your 'pudding', but the same family.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

I had sort of guesstimated those spaghetti hoops were out of a can. We had something similar like that here. I've just never had them on toast.

Thanks for the help.

[gillo]

You're welcome. Tony Head is a couple of years older than me, so I have a reasonable idea about his, and Giles's childhood.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

And I very much appreciate you sharing that knowledge.

[gillo]

Where did you grow up? My Mum Gave Up work to be A Mother, so home cooking was a big deal for her. Bland, though.

I've friended you - hope you don't mind?

[il_mio_capitano]

East Yorkshire. My dad was away a lot so she was practically a single mother with four kids. I don't blame her choices.

Absolutely on the friending.

[gillo]

I have very close friends in Selby, so it's an area I know a bit. I lived in Grimsby for three grim years, too!