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Date Created14th February 2025CommentsGillian Williams
wonderful days
Mark Humphreys
Best toast ever
Vaughan Smith
Many times, at Grannies in Blackball... Crumpets also
Dianne Manera
Need the butter and raspberry jam
Ron Johnson
I still do that today with door open on log burner with same toasting fork as the one in photo and using home made bread.!!
Barbara Fitzsimmons
My favorite. Couldn't get better .and BUTTER
Helen Ruscoe
Sheena and Matthew, do you remember doing this in Whataroa?
Anne Bruce
Gosh, what a posh toasting fork. Ours was #8 wire bent into shape.
Jim Clark
All we had back in the day was
Patricia Stephens
Was yummy to
Jill Smith
Can't beat toast on the open fire. Remember doing this as a child at home.
Shona Duthie
Best toast ever remember those days making it with my gran miss those days
Pam Skeats
Best toast ever.we have done it on mulitfuel fire when fire nearly out.yummy.
David Howe
When you could buy real bread, not the rubbish we get now.
Wendy Toohey
Yummy and then buttered and put above range on rack to soak n before eating!!!
Helen Caverhill
Best toast
Malcolm Howell
Always tasted so great.
Susan Tait
Best toast
Karen Heney
Had its own unique flavour, great memories of being on the farm during the school holidays.
Bruce Shrimpton
Toast Cooked over the hot embers of the open fire with homemade raspberry jam & mashed banana sprinkled with icing sugar..Yum
Carol Weir
Yes. Better than a. Toaster
Dianne Johnson
Yes, best toast ever, especially on a rainy Sunday afternoon with lots of dripping butter.
Karen Simeon
Same yum back in the day
Craig Smith
Just telling my grandson about that the other day.
Toasting fork and open fire.
Normal butter in a saucer I front softening up.
Bloody yummy
Wendy Clark
Best toast ever.
Trish Rennie
Only way to cook crumpets too….
Anne Honey
My grandad and granny used to.make toast like that. Remember Kathryn
Bill Liddell
The best Often did t have power so only way to cook was open fire
Judy Wilson
Yummy supper on a winters night with milo. Even made it on open fire when coal range wasn't going.
Fire Yes Sticker by Idil Keysan
Shirley D'ornay
Yes and it was so yummy as well
Margaret Malloch
Best toast ever
Brian McIntyre
Beautiful toast too
Jenny Schroder
Best toast
Lyn Whittle
It was awesome
Edna Worthington
Remember this .. beautiful toast
Spr SimRacer
The old toasted sandwich holders for open fires were the best!
Donald McLenaghen
The open fire was beautiful toast.
Pauline Adams
The best tasting toast ever
Trish Barry Andrews
Out at Lake Kaniere we would make toast on the top of the stove, yummo, Baz
Lorraine Carr
Yes and it was yum.
Noel Swift
Great way to cook toast. Yes, the Jiffy Iron was a great way to have a meal. Mince and cheese. Yum
21h
Sue Murdoch
Roasting pan on top of the range also made the best roast spuds u will ever taste
Carolyn Murphy
The best toast cooked this way by my Grandad
Jo Evans
Tasted sooo good too
Lorraine Morresey
Yes we cooked our toast on the open fire, worst bit was when it fell into the fire just when it was the perfect golden colour.
5w
Grahame Kelly
The flavour of toast over the hot coals was awesome. In later times I made it in front of an upright gas heater. And later still over the hot embers in the log burner. Very quick toasting too, by the way.
5w
Teresa Rainey
Yes! And crumpets, soooo good
Sarah Penrose
Dad used dripping and had to be salted to the edge
Catherine Moffitt Rowlands
Only toast we knew growing up was made on a toasting fork on the open fire. Just had to get the embers right to get a good toast. Still remember that taste. Yum. S. check Bette than the electric toast today.
Liz Attree
Or in front of the open fire in winter when the power went out
Charil Milne
Fond memories of toast this way
John Kaye
Remember it well. Great times.
What about toasties with the jiffy iron?? Anyone got any photos??
Sharon Larcombe
Remember my grandmother doing this back in the late 50's
Karina Lyons
We still do this on our open fire
Robyn Edwards
Marilyn Hopkins
Best toast ever
Dianne Manera
Need the butter and raspberry jam
Donna Mackett
Yummy cooked on the fire my grandfather used to make with lashings of butter and blackberry jam
Williams
wonderful days
Mark Humphreys
Best toast ever
Vaughan Smith
Many times, at Grannies in Blackball... Crumpets also
Ron Johnson
I still do that today with door open on log burner with same toasting fork as the one in photo and using home made bread.!!
Barbara Fitzsimmons
My favorite. Couldn't get better .and BUTTER
Helen Ruscoe
Sheena and Matthew, do you remember doing this in Whataroa?
Anne Bruce
Gosh, what a posh toasting fork. Ours was #8 wire bent into shape.
Jim Clark
All we had back in the day was
Patricia Stephens
Was yummy to
Jill Smith
Can't beat toast on the open fire. Remember doing this as a child at home.
Shona Duthie
Best toast ever remember those days making it with my gran miss those days
Pam Skeats
Best toast ever.we have done it on mulitfuel fire when fire nearly out.yummy.
David Howe
When you could buy real bread, not the rubbish we get now.
Wendy Toohey
Yummy and then buttered and put above range on rack to soak n before eating!!!
Helen Caverhill
Best toast
Malcolm Howell
Toast always tasted so great done on an open fire with a toasting fork. And onions done in the hot ashes cooked in their skins and cut up with butter and salt and pepper.
Karen Heney
Had its own unique flavour, great memories of being on the farm during the school holidays.
Bruce Shrimpton
Toast Cooked over the hot embers of the open fire with homemade raspberry jam & mashed banana sprinkled with icing sugar..Yum
Carol Weir
Yes. Better than a. Toaster
Dianne Johnson
Yes, best toast ever, especially on a rainy Sunday afternoon with lots of dripping butter.
Reply
Karen Simeon
Same yum back in the day
Craig Smith
Just telling my grandson about that the other day.
Toasting fork and open fire.
Normal butter in a saucer I front softening up.
Bloody yummy
Wendy Clark
Best toast ever.
Trish Rennie
Only way to cook crumpets too….
Anne Honey
My grandad and granny used to.make toast like that. Remember Kathryn
6w
Bill Liddell
The best Often did t have power so only way to cook was open fire
Judy Wilson
Yummy supper on a winters night with milo. Even made it on open fire when coal range wasn't going.
Fire Yes Sticker by Idil Keysan
wonderful days
Mark Humphreys
Best toast ever
Vaughan Smith
Many times, at Grannies in Blackball... Crumpets also
Dianne Manera
Need the butter and raspberry jam
Ron Johnson
I still do that today with door open on log burner with same toasting fork as the one in photo and using home made bread.!!
Barbara Fitzsimmons
My favorite. Couldn't get better .and BUTTER
Helen Ruscoe
Sheena and Matthew, do you remember doing this in Whataroa?
Anne Bruce
Gosh, what a posh toasting fork. Ours was #8 wire bent into shape.
Jim Clark
All we had back in the day was
Patricia Stephens
Was yummy to
Jill Smith
Can't beat toast on the open fire. Remember doing this as a child at home.
Shona Duthie
Best toast ever remember those days making it with my gran miss those days
Pam Skeats
Best toast ever.we have done it on mulitfuel fire when fire nearly out.yummy.
David Howe
When you could buy real bread, not the rubbish we get now.
Wendy Toohey
Yummy and then buttered and put above range on rack to soak n before eating!!!
Helen Caverhill
Best toast
Malcolm Howell
Always tasted so great.
Susan Tait
Best toast
Karen Heney
Had its own unique flavour, great memories of being on the farm during the school holidays.
Bruce Shrimpton
Toast Cooked over the hot embers of the open fire with homemade raspberry jam & mashed banana sprinkled with icing sugar..Yum
Carol Weir
Yes. Better than a. Toaster
Dianne Johnson
Yes, best toast ever, especially on a rainy Sunday afternoon with lots of dripping butter.
Karen Simeon
Same yum back in the day
Craig Smith
Just telling my grandson about that the other day.
Toasting fork and open fire.
Normal butter in a saucer I front softening up.
Bloody yummy
Wendy Clark
Best toast ever.
Trish Rennie
Only way to cook crumpets too….
Anne Honey
My grandad and granny used to.make toast like that. Remember Kathryn
Bill Liddell
The best Often did t have power so only way to cook was open fire
Judy Wilson
Yummy supper on a winters night with milo. Even made it on open fire when coal range wasn't going.
Fire Yes Sticker by Idil Keysan
Shirley D'ornay
Yes and it was so yummy as well
Margaret Malloch
Best toast ever
Brian McIntyre
Beautiful toast too
Jenny Schroder
Best toast
Lyn Whittle
It was awesome
Edna Worthington
Remember this .. beautiful toast
Spr SimRacer
The old toasted sandwich holders for open fires were the best!
Donald McLenaghen
The open fire was beautiful toast.
Pauline Adams
The best tasting toast ever
Trish Barry Andrews
Out at Lake Kaniere we would make toast on the top of the stove, yummo, Baz
Lorraine Carr
Yes and it was yum.
Noel Swift
Great way to cook toast. Yes, the Jiffy Iron was a great way to have a meal. Mince and cheese. Yum
21h
Sue Murdoch
Roasting pan on top of the range also made the best roast spuds u will ever taste
Carolyn Murphy
The best toast cooked this way by my Grandad
Jo Evans
Tasted sooo good too
Lorraine Morresey
Yes we cooked our toast on the open fire, worst bit was when it fell into the fire just when it was the perfect golden colour.
5w
Grahame Kelly
The flavour of toast over the hot coals was awesome. In later times I made it in front of an upright gas heater. And later still over the hot embers in the log burner. Very quick toasting too, by the way.
5w
Teresa Rainey
Yes! And crumpets, soooo good
Sarah Penrose
Dad used dripping and had to be salted to the edge
Catherine Moffitt Rowlands
Only toast we knew growing up was made on a toasting fork on the open fire. Just had to get the embers right to get a good toast. Still remember that taste. Yum. S. check Bette than the electric toast today.
Liz Attree
Or in front of the open fire in winter when the power went out
Charil Milne
Fond memories of toast this way
John Kaye
Remember it well. Great times.
What about toasties with the jiffy iron?? Anyone got any photos??
Sharon Larcombe
Remember my grandmother doing this back in the late 50's
Karina Lyons
We still do this on our open fire
Robyn Edwards
Marilyn Hopkins
Best toast ever
Dianne Manera
Need the butter and raspberry jam
Donna Mackett
Yummy cooked on the fire my grandfather used to make with lashings of butter and blackberry jam
Williams
wonderful days
Mark Humphreys
Best toast ever
Vaughan Smith
Many times, at Grannies in Blackball... Crumpets also
Ron Johnson
I still do that today with door open on log burner with same toasting fork as the one in photo and using home made bread.!!
Barbara Fitzsimmons
My favorite. Couldn't get better .and BUTTER
Helen Ruscoe
Sheena and Matthew, do you remember doing this in Whataroa?
Anne Bruce
Gosh, what a posh toasting fork. Ours was #8 wire bent into shape.
Jim Clark
All we had back in the day was
Patricia Stephens
Was yummy to
Jill Smith
Can't beat toast on the open fire. Remember doing this as a child at home.
Shona Duthie
Best toast ever remember those days making it with my gran miss those days
Pam Skeats
Best toast ever.we have done it on mulitfuel fire when fire nearly out.yummy.
David Howe
When you could buy real bread, not the rubbish we get now.
Wendy Toohey
Yummy and then buttered and put above range on rack to soak n before eating!!!
Helen Caverhill
Best toast
Malcolm Howell
Toast always tasted so great done on an open fire with a toasting fork. And onions done in the hot ashes cooked in their skins and cut up with butter and salt and pepper.
Karen Heney
Had its own unique flavour, great memories of being on the farm during the school holidays.
Bruce Shrimpton
Toast Cooked over the hot embers of the open fire with homemade raspberry jam & mashed banana sprinkled with icing sugar..Yum
Carol Weir
Yes. Better than a. Toaster
Dianne Johnson
Yes, best toast ever, especially on a rainy Sunday afternoon with lots of dripping butter.
Reply
Karen Simeon
Same yum back in the day
Craig Smith
Just telling my grandson about that the other day.
Toasting fork and open fire.
Normal butter in a saucer I front softening up.
Bloody yummy
Wendy Clark
Best toast ever.
Trish Rennie
Only way to cook crumpets too….
Anne Honey
My grandad and granny used to.make toast like that. Remember Kathryn
6w
Bill Liddell
The best Often did t have power so only way to cook was open fire
Judy Wilson
Yummy supper on a winters night with milo. Even made it on open fire when coal range wasn't going.
Fire Yes Sticker by Idil Keysan
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