Monkeys Blood

miss mighty · Post by **miss mighty** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:09 pm

you know the rasberry sauce used on icecream. Anyone know why this term is used or where it originated, it seems to be a northern thing.

jimmywizz · Post by **jimmywizz** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:17 pm

not sure, did someone from hartlepool bleed over his ice cream ? and the name stuck

and fro our friends in oz, here is why we call people who come from hartlepool monkey hangers

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_boar ... s/815.html

baldy.smith · Post by **baldy.smith** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:29 pm

It is also known as Dragons Blood in some parts of the North East.

Having been in the ice cream business for about thirty years I can say with the greatest confidence that I don't have a clue where the name "Monkeys Blood" originated from. I have heard one or two ridiculous reasons given for it but none worthy of posting on here.
I used to use four or five gallons a week of the stuff, probably even more; and it wasn't cheap for the good stuff. We also used others which included butterscotch, lime, banana and quite a few other flavours, plus chocolate vermicelli, 100s and thousands, and nibbed nuts. Spoilt for choice my customers were.

Jim_in_France · Post by **Jim_in_France** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:23 pm

Not sure where the name is from, but for those who like it, it is made out of crushed beatles.

Cochineal I think they are called. (Spelling may be wrong)

sless · Post by **sless** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:29 pm

i used to d*e my hair with that stuff(food colouring)
when i went to see the angelic upstarts
years ago

it takes me back
hahaha

baldy.smith · Post by **baldy.smith** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:32 pm

Cochineal is the colouring used in all sorts of foods and as jim said it is made from dried crushed beetles.

memor · Post by **memor** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:37 pm

I never heard it called Monkeys blood. It always raspberry syrup.

Maybe if I tell kids its really monkeys blood they stop bothering me for ice cream......hey maybe thats the reason !!

baldy.smith · Post by **baldy.smith** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:45 pm

People often used to call it "Jungle Juice" as well, don't know why.

Also one or two people used to ask for "Bulls Blood"

gazza · Post by **gazza** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:48 am

<<<<<<< cue brenda >>>>>>>

jimmywizz · Post by **jimmywizz** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:32 am

so its not monkeys blood it beetles blood, YUK

baldy.smith · Post by **baldy.smith** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:12 pm

Jimmy the same stuff will be in almost any confectionary foodstuff that is coloured pink or red. The darker the colour the more there is in it.

Enjoy! it cos I do.

Jim_in_France · Post by **Jim_in_France** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:55 pm

Anyone for Turkish Delight?

Pooter · Post by **Pooter** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:21 pm

[quote="memor"]I never heard it called Monkeys blood. It always raspberry syrup.

quote]

There's posh! You never bought a cornet from an ice cream man in the back lane then?

codyx · Post by **codyx** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:28 pm

Monkeys blood sounds a bit more macho....

I like rasberry sauce on ice cream. Red dye used to be made from Co... whatever.

Good luck memor, hasn't put me off.

davebarnes · Post by **davebarnes** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:32 pm

Pretty sure it is the Hartlepool thing........

And I'm allowed to take the p*ss etc. as I was born in Monkey-land!!

baldy.smith · Post by **baldy.smith** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:49 pm

davebarnes wrote: I was born in Monkey-land!!

Sorry to hear that Dave, quite a cross to bear