Category: Mind The Trams
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What Was Dolly Blue? A Forgotten Lancashire Washday Tradition
Ada’s Dolly Blue — The Little Blue Wonder There was a time when Monday morning meant washday in thousands of Lancashire homes. Before automatic washing machines became commonplace, keeping a family’s clothes clean required hot water, hard work and considerable patience. And for white washing, there was a curious little product known as Dolly Blue.…
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Can You Still Buy a Donkey Stone?
If you’ve arrived here after searching for a Donkey Stone, there’s a good chance you remember one. Perhaps your mum used one. Your grandmother kept one by the back door. Or perhaps you’ve simply heard the expression “donkey stoning the step” and wondered what on earth it meant. For generations, the humble Donkey Stone was…
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The Accrington Herald — Mo’s Donkey Stone
MO’S DONKEY STONE — A CLEAN STEP SAYS A LOT ABOUT A HOME There was a time when you could walk down almost any Lancashire street and know exactly which houses had been done that morning. The flags were swept. The doorstep was scrubbed. The hearth was clean. And somewhere nearby there would probably be…
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What Is a Donkey Stone? | Lancashire History & Mind The Trams
What is a donkey stone? Discover the Lancashire tradition of donkey-stoning doorsteps, its mill-town history and why it appears in Mind The Trams. What Is a Donkey Stone? A Lancashire Tradition If you grew up around the mill towns of Lancashire, the words donkey stone may immediately bring back memories of scrubbed front steps, terraced…
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Oswaldtwistle Musical | From Mind The Trams to the Stage
Follow the creation of the Mind The Trams musical, an original Oswaldtwistle musical inspired by local characters, Lancashire history and 1939 life. From Oswaldtwistle to a Musical Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire — 1939. Trams rattle through familiar streets. Mills dominate the skyline. Lockwood’s Bakery opens its doors for another morning and ordinary lives continue while the world…
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Accrington Musical | Mind The Trams Musical Begins Soon
The Mind The Trams musical project is about to begin. Follow the development of an original Lancashire musical inspired by Accrington and Oswaldtwistle. An Accrington Musical Is About to Begin In two weeks, work begins on the next stage of Mind The Trams — bringing its characters, stories and songs together as an original Accrington…
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TRADITIONAL OSWALDTWSITLE CUSTARD TART The Accrington Herald
MRS LOCKWOOD’S RECIPES — No. 5 “A good custard needs eggs, milk and patience. You’ll notice I’ve not mentioned fiddling with it.” You Will Need For the pastry For Mrs Lockwood’s custard THE OSSY DIFFERENCE Use the richest whole milk you can get. Mrs Lockwood isn’t going to transform custard tart with exotic ingredients. Her…
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MRS LOCKWOOD’S RECIPES LANCASHIRE MARMALADE MINCE PIES
“Mincemeat is perfectly capable of looking after itself. It merely benefits from a little encouragement.” You Will Need For the pastry For the filling To finish MRS LOCKWOOD’S METHOD Put the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl. Add the cold butter and rub it into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture…
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THE ACCRINGTON HERALD
Accrington, Oswaldtwistle & District — 1939 LOCAL MAN TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO GIN **JIMMY’S STILL INTRODUCES GIN SPINNERS** “Spirit of the Mills” promises a rather different taste of Lancashire Residents of Oswaldtwistle who believed Jimmy’s activities with a whisky still represented the full extent of his ambitions may wish to reconsider. There is, apparently, gin…
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AT LAST! MRS LOCKWOOD REVEALS THE CHEESE PIE
MRS LOCKWOOD’S RECIPES LANCASHIRE CHEESE & ONION PIE “There are some recipes which do not require improving. They require making properly.” You Will Need For the filling For the pastry To finish Mrs Lockwood’s Method Begin with the onions. Melt the butter gently in a large pan, add the sliced onions and season with salt…