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Monkeys Blood
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:09 pm
by miss mighty
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.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:17 pm
by jimmywizz
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
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:29 pm
by baldy.smith
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.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:23 pm
by Jim_in_France
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)
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:29 pm
by sless
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
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:32 pm
by baldy.smith
Cochineal is the colouring used in all sorts of foods and as jim said it is made from dried crushed beetles.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:37 pm
by memor
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 !!
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:45 pm
by baldy.smith
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"
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:48 am
by gazza
<<<<<<< cue brenda >>>>>>>
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:32 am
by jimmywizz
so its not monkeys blood it beetles blood, YUK
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:12 pm
by baldy.smith
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.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:55 pm
by Jim_in_France
Anyone for Turkish Delight?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:21 pm
by Pooter
[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?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:28 pm
by codyx
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.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:32 pm
by davebarnes
Pretty sure it is the Hartlepool thing........
And I'm allowed to take the p*ss etc. as I was born in Monkey-land!!
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:49 pm
by baldy.smith
davebarnes wrote: I was born in Monkey-land!!
Sorry to hear that Dave, quite a cross to bear
