Hi All
Remember those humungerous samies and the cheap cooldrinks.
malcolm
Goof, you really are giving away your age - 5c for a sandwich!!!!! But yah, I remember her super sarmies - dripping with mayo on thick slices of white bread - jees, they were divine. My dad used to bribe me to go to church on a sunday by promising to take us for cooldrinks & ice cream at cora's afterwards. I'd drag myself out of bed not to miss a visit to cora's. Then after a lunchtime braai at the beach every sunday, we'd head back there for supper. Do you remember at the end of the counter, there was the "small sweets" section with those 2 huge glass lids that flipped up - they had gaps between them which easily accommodated little fingers????
I remember the glass counters, they were always getting cracked... also the sherbet... I used to love the stuff... oh and the little sets of plastic vampire teeth wrapped around a packet of sweets... all in that counter they were... and Dinner at Cora's.. always sausage egg and chips for me (does anyone remeber the brass picture imprints she had on the walls in the restaurant). My dad says that in the early days of the restuarant, if you wanted steak or any other such luxuary, you had to place your order a couple of days inadvance so she could get the meat...
And we think service is slow these days ;D
The name of the waiter was daniel, and you could easily get your long arms over that glass counter , (if nobody was looking), oops!
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I remember Daniel - he was such a honey. I'm sure cora knew about the odd sweet going missing but turned a blind eye. Paul, those brass pictures are ringing a bell - they were in the "larney" area that was partitioned off from the rest of the cafe, am I right? We used to love that area to sit and smoke - nice hideaway - we could see between the wooden slats who was coming in to the cafe and quickly get rid of the smokes, ashtray etc. if necessary.
Another image that sticks in my head when i think of cora's cafe is of kids standing at the counter, in swimming costumes, shivering, hair wet and plastered to their heads just run in from the swimming pool, money in hands extended over the counter trying to get served first to get back to the pool. strange what images stick in one's head.
Hi Delia,
Thats the place,!!! you had the cafe portion at the front and the restaurant and the back... I suspect the brass prints were actually plastic but at the time I used to thik the were the real think, I seem to recal them as being of hambo women or something... I forgot about the sprints from the pool...
Was'nt that the only restaurant in town back then, before the Hexenkessel opened?
Real plastic 60's feeling about the place.... :o
Oh and wilsons toffee's and chappies!
;)
sorry thats Himba women, not hambo (eejit)...
Ja the front part always reminded me of Pop Tate's place from the Archie comics
Late 60s
Any one remember the Star sweets and what colour your pee was?
Or the 5c creamy toffee that kept the dentist busy?
Or the lucky packets with badges; figurines and goodies of rock artist (Beatles + Stones) of that time - must be worth quite a bit today!
does any one remember the name of the packet of sweets that came packaged in a thin box,3or 4 different coloured ,wrapped ,chewy fruit flavoured sweets,upon opening them,they had different countries flag with a picture of a woman in that particular countries traditional dress printed on the inside,they too were in the cafe in the late sixties.
Perhaps if you described the woman in more detail, some of us might remember.... ;)
wilson toffees 4 for a penny in early days. They were bigger then too.
SHE WAS ALWAYS lovely,sugars,ive thought of the word all nite,how sad is that xx
yeees someone remebers the little pink star chews ...and the effect the had on your bodily functions......was wondering if it was just me ha ha !!!!
Quote from: Delia on July 18, 2007, 11:47:59 AM
I remember Daniel - he was such a honey. I'm sure cora knew about the odd sweet going missing but turned a blind eye. Paul, those brass pictures are ringing a bell - they were in the "larney" area that was partitioned off from the rest of the cafe, am I right? We used to love that area to sit and smoke - nice hideaway - we could see between the wooden slats who was coming in to the cafe and quickly get rid of the smokes, ashtray etc. if necessary.
Another image that sticks in my head when i think of cora's cafe is of kids standing at the counter, in swimming costumes, shivering, hair wet and plastered to their heads just run in from the swimming pool, money in hands extended over the counter trying to get served first to get back to the pool. strange what images stick in one's head.
Oh yes. i remember standing in the "line" with all the kids and only a couple of cents needed to buy anything. Cool-drink! iron brew was my favorite and quite cheep compared to coke and fanta.
I bet the kids still stand their coming from the swimming pool. Or daesn't the Cafe` exsist anymore?
What happened to Cora? She was everybodies darling!
@ Georg
Go through my posts. you find answers to Cora and Ollie
Have fun searching
The cafe area is now a coffee shop, travel agency and a steak house there used to be a grass area outside the cafe I remember the after school activities there any problems during school would be sorted out on the grass area
Alfred
I remeber the cafe for Handburgers,hotdogs and the newspaper on a Sunday. My favourite was the soft twirly icecream for 6c and Saturday morning treats with my mom - an icecream float! Sat afternoon before and after the matrinee was madness at the cafe.
who remembers the ham salad sandwiches,double thic malts and the very famouse ice cream sodas,to add to the other post,the hamburgers were to die for,non of those processed burgers,all fresh ingredients,wonderfull. laughpoint
I have only discovered this sight today and tried to read as much of it as I can. The thing that strikes me is that we all seem to remember the same things. I was just telling my son the other day about the super sandwiches, I have never had a sandwich that could beat the super sandwich that Cora made. Remember how pretty and tanned she always was, I think she was also a supervisor at the swimming pool.
Welcome Florrie.
Hope you enjoy yourself here with us.
Georg
Quite true I have never had a Super Sandwich like Cora's.Tried to make them but never tasted the same.
Hi Florrie are you Florence Muir ?
Barbs I see Florrie off-line so I'll answer you. Yes it is Florence Muir, she just mailed me
welcome florrie,dont know if you remember me,i was at school with your brother billy and later at st pauls with david,how are the rest of the family?
Hi Bobby, Remember you well. You lived down the road from us, had blond curly hair and the nicest personality, (I,m not flirting, happily married), but you were one of the nicest people in Oranjemund at the time that I lived there. Will send you an e-mail about the family.
goodmorning
@ Florrie,
I just dug out an old Netball photo - yep, same girl I thought it was. Will try to scan and post it soon. Anyway's
welcome. I know we all seem to be certifyable, but what the heck, what fun is there in being sane? laughpoint
@ Dalene
Am I on a netball photo? Can't even remember playing netball. Your name sounds familiar but I can't picture you. (Alzheimers ) idontknowWhen were you in OM, and in what std? Plse send the photo if you can, have very few photos of primary school. thnx
I want to post a few photo's, but I will have to go and study the whole manual again about how to resize them - way to big to post.
I think the photo I'm talking about was from 1975 - when we still fitted into our skins very nicely = no creases, pleats or stretches, if you know what I mean!!!!!
Hi Dalene.
If you paste the photos directly into the email, they'll resize automatically. Like that you also reach a size that fits with this site.
Georg
hi florrie,many thanks for those kind words,i allways thought i was a little shit in my youth,but that was a long time ago ha ha,i really pleased to hear that the family are keeping well ,sorry to hear about your sis,keep in touch and pass my regards on to the family,take good care,love bobby
OOhhh the thought of Cora's pies has me drooling all over again. Best pies in the world, let alone Oranjemund, until we moved to Kleinzee and discovered Margaret de Koning's pies. Now we have to contend with "The Home of Chicken Pies" near Lanseria. Not quite on par.
Found the sarmies. faceinfood
Hahahaha ... Stennie it must have bothered the shit out of you wondering where this topic had gone to! It bothered me.....
You two have little to be bothering ye....... image21
Well at least they ain't mouldy! :nono1:
:emot112_2:
I was given too much lunch - I'm only little you know
You could have shared them with your friends, the Alexander boys..... coz we only got petfood on our sarmies...... faceinfood
I remember once sharing sausage rolls with you - but you guys had to have tomato sauce, except you thought it was the best idea in the world to empty half the bottle on your plate.........all hell broke loose when your aunty Bernadette came in and caught you....... 23_146_26
... and since that FATEFUL day , I have never touched Tomato Sauce again! Scarred for life I am.....
when we still fitted into our skins very nicely = no creases, pleats or stretches, if you know what I mean!!!!! I just picked up this comment of Dalenes .. well a good friend of mine says that when he looks in the mirror he looks like wet rice paper ....
@ Mike - I too can't bare tomato sauce, just the smell of it is enough to turn my stomach...........
I don't see the point of the stuff.... it kills the taste of what ever food you are using it on.... if you want tomato sauce ...buy a bottle and a straw...... drinking-41
Only time I use it is if i want to junk out .. breakfast .. a good dollop on the side and i dip everything in it .. eggs bacon the whole toot .. but thats a hangover junkout session ..
I used to work in the café during the holidays. At the end of the eveningshift we had to clean the twirly wirly machine......hmmmmmmmmmmm that was lovely with a flake! I often worked with Nicole, a niece or cousin of Mrs. Uittenhoven. Cora's mom, Mrs. Lindhout and my mom, Mrs. Brünner worked in shifts at the swimmingpool and cafe.
Double thick malt.they were the best at Cora's café.
notfair - we only came in 1981 and I don't recall there being a Cora's cafe then.
Sylvia can you remember how a double thick malt was made....... would love one now.
Yes I remember Nicole she was Michelle's cousin so therefore Mrs Uytenhoven's niece. She was rather pretty and all the guys in town went quite gaga over her and her french accent. 202
idontknow Its a good thing that I can't remember how the double thick malt is made....calories my friend!
I last saw Nicole in 1972? in Belgium. I went with her and her mother and grandmother to buy her a weddingdress. A pity that I lost her out of sight.
@ Mike S. Stennie the Mike's Kitchen franchise is on the up again and the double thick malts are magic. Almost as good as Cora's.
Sylvia .. Ineke .. herewith pics of Michele and Kiki Berteaux .. all part of that connection .. about standard five .. they are in the site under I think " kids of our time but relevant to here .. so ...
iknHi there!!!
I know how to make double thick .
Haha cheers
Inneke, so give us the recipe please. I got a 2lit icecream in the freezer, begging me for something special......
iknow
I would love to help you with your 2 liters of ice cream, but you need horlicks as well. That is a malt extract in a jar. You need 2 big spoons of horlicks and 2 big spoons of your 2 litre ice cream and add a glas of milk. Put this all into a milkshaker and shake. Baby i can taste it already. You also need big straws or else you can forget about drinking it. haha
Enjoy your double thick malt.
bye for now. Anything else girls?
lotsa love
Ha ha ha - surprise.............. I ALWAYS HAVE HORLICKS! Love the stuff -
Thank you very much - gonna make myself a double malt now. You are welcome to come and join me - not that far?!
Enjoy your thick malt. I live too far away to drop by. witch-43 this would have been handy.
speak to you later. I want to know if your malt was as you remembered it to be.
bye for now.
23_11_61 And did I enjoy that double thick malt! Was super...... just as I remembered it.
The more Horlicks the better it is .. I eat it straight out of the jar ..let it melt in my mouth .. its the only way I can consume it apart from a double thick .. the classic hot drink with hot milk and horlicks makes me want to puke ..
Sandy, are we related in some way? Same thing with me - like other would drink condenced milk or eat sweets, I every now & then eat the Horlicks with a spoon straight from the jar. Not nice in hot milk or with water - tastes like sour molassas then.....
Huey .. Huey ... same with Milo .. straight out the jar or in cold milk but never in hot milk ...
I enjoy Horlicks with hot milk, I have it in the evening before bed it helps you sleep better.
As for Milo, I love it with cold milk, I missed it, but can now buy it here I usually buy a few tins just in case the shop runs out.
YUK!!!!! I don't do hot milk in anything.....it makes that skin thing on top and you get floaty bits. Pork and custard are the other two yukky things I don't do.
I wonder if Cora realizes that out here in cyberspace, there are a bunch of nutters discussing her milkshakes and sarmies.....?
feedme
I think that Bianca reads all this and tells her mom all about it. I find it quite amusing to read about hot milk and cold milk and little "velletjies"on it. Great stuff.
Comeon!!!! Get Cora on the board. We all loved her.
Great memories, I agree with Jnr, get Cora on the board LOL
Bianca used to float around here in the beginning... I think she is more into the facebook scene.....
Chatted to her about 2 weeks ago ( in local Spar)....she always did my kid's birthday (theme) cakes. Stunning Stuff!! Now they all grown up - only interested in "other cakes"!! Aunty Cora looked really good & Uncle Ollie doing just fine.!
When my folks go visit - will make sure they will "kick start" A. Cora to check out this site!! Promise!! xxx