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DEBBIE CHAZEN:
Welcome back to the 1980s,
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a decade that went super sized!
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Everything was big.
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Big hair, big clothes, big phones.
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Britain was changing
at breakneck speed.
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We went from a steel-producing,
coal-mining, struggling nation
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to a shoulder pad-clad,
money-obsessed powerhouse.
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It was the era when technology
changed our lives.
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My mum had one of
the very first microwaves,
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and people came round to look at it.
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New foods tempted our palates...
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Nothing says '80s more than
a slice of Viennetta.
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...and our supermarkets
became enormous.
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These were monsters.
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Nobody had ever seen
these things before.
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Now we're taking a step back
in time...
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Oh, wow!
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...to discover the products
we loved...
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EXCLAIM I NG
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Ice magic!
Yes!
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...despised...
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It's abysmal!
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...and ones that caused a stir.
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It's not an attractive product,
is it? No!
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Much like a kind of artistic vagina.
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LAUGHING
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We'll also lift the scientific lid
on the fun...
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Say hello to my little friend.
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...and the, quite frankly, bizarre.
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This is steel-producing,
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also known as meat glue.
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And we'll whip up
some '80s classic dishes
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that got our taste buds tingling.
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Today, I'm making
French bread pizza.
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So, zip up your shell suit,
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pour yourself a Cinzano
and sit back
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as we reveal the secrets
of the 1980s' supermarket.
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"Pizza cake"! Do you get it?
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SHE LAUGHS
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I'm not very good, am I, with jokes?
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It's the start of the 1980s,
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and as a brand-new decade
got underway,
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Britain was readjusting
to its place in the world.
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Heavy industry was on its way out,
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and the bankers were moving on in.
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There was generally
a ruthless efficiency
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that we hadn't experienced before.
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But while mines and steelworks
everywhere were closing
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at a rate of knots,
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there was one sector
that was booming...
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convenience food.
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It was now less about coal and steel
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and more about
microwavable lasagnes.
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Before the '80s,
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convenience food was really seen
as something of a luxury.
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Things like the Vesta ready meals,
McCain oven chips, chicken Kievs -
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they were things that only people
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with double income in the family
could afford.
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But a food revolution
was about to take place
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that would send prices plummeting
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and bring processed convenience food
to the masses.
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By the '80s, convenience food
was becoming more affordable.
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Manufacturing processes
had become more efficient,
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things were less unionised
in the lab our markets,
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and we were importing from oversees,
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and these factors pushed costs down.
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So, in many ways, it was cheaper
than conventional cooking.
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And not only was it cheap,
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it was being processed on a scale
never seen before.
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It was the era of ultra-convenience.
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We saw the likes of
Ross Oven Crunchies,
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Padley's Chick 'N' Quick,
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Findus Dinner Supreme.
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And even the humble potato got
the ultra-convenience makeover.
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# Birds Eye potato waffles
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# Waffly versatile!
They go with beans... #
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Nowadays, I would not touch
a potato waffle with the barge pole.
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But in those clays,
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I was really excited
about trying them.
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Great product.
Everybody loved them.
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Everybody had them.
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Demand was huge.
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Absolutely huge.
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Sales were bonkers.
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If you sold out on potato waffles,
you were gonna have a bad day!
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Launched in 1981, the potato waffle
quickly became a staple food
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in many 1980s' homes,
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largely due to the success
of that catchy advert.
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# Birds Eye potato waffles
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# So waffly versatile!
They go with beans... #
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'We'd, for some reason,
be singing in the playground.
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'I think it was
the American accent.'
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It was the list.
It was the cuckoo sound.
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All of those were just, like,
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you know, addictive...
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# Waffly versatile!
They go with beans... #
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The potato waffle personified
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the 1980s' lust
for ultra-convenience food.
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Ready from frozen
in just 15 minutes,
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they were marketed
as going with anything.
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Beans, bangers, bacon, burgers.
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Eggs on, eggs in, chops and steak.
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And fish fingers.
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# They're waffly versatile... #
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MAKES CUCKOO SOUND
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They may have been
"waffly" successful in the '80s,
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but how do potato waffles fair
with today's shoppers?
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On the corner of an ordinary street,
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we've created our version
of a 1980s' supermarket...
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Ah! I can remember so much of this!
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...and stocked it with the decade's
most iconic foods...
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There is nothing more '80s
than a Birds Eye potato waffle.
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I think I vaguely remember once
trying to cook them in a toaster.
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They're "waffly versatile".
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Ahhh!
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Cheers!
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So, what will today's shoppers make
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of this classic
'80s convenience food?
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Excuse me.
I'm just going to lose myself here.
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That is quite nice.
Surprisingly potatoey.
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They are quite cardboardy.
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Yeah, I feel like I could use
at least, like,
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ten times more seasoning.
It's a bit dry.
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Where's with my tomato ketchup?
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So, mixed reviews from our testers.
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But how on Earth do you get mashed
potato to stay in that waffly shape?
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The man most likely to solve
that conundrum
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is intrepid food scientist,
Dr Chris Clarke.
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So, you might think a potato waffle
is mostly potato,
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and you'll be mostly right.
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However, if I was to take
this pre-cooked mashed potato
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and put it into a waffle mould,
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and then try and turn it out,
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then I'd probably get
a bit of a mess.
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Let me show you what I mean.
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Oh, clear.
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As you can see,
what we made is a waffly mess.
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Ancl I don't know about you,
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but I wouldn't want that
with my spaghetti hoops.
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I hope you're going
to clear that up, Dr Chris.
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So, how do they turn this...
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into this?
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Well, food manufacturers
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are waffly tight-lipped about
their trade secrets.
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But if anyone can take a stab at it,
it's Dr Chris.
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This is hyd roxypropyl
methylce llu lose,
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and it is a stabiliser.
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It's a kind of gummy,
gelatinous substance.
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This stuff is what helps give plants
their structure.
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And when mixed with our mash,
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it should help it hold its shape
when moulded.
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So, I've got my plain old mash.
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I'm going to take a big dollop
of my nice jelly-like stabiliser.
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In it goes.
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This stabiliser
is just the first step.
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Next, something to make the waffle
nice and smooth in the middle
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and crispy on the outside.
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If we were making mash at home,
there's one more thing we'd do.
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We probably add some kind of fat
to make it nice and creamy.
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But shop-bought waffles tend to use
something like a vegetable oil.
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It's cheaper than butter or cream.
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It's vegan-friendly,
and all around, it's just easier.
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just a splash of oil is enough,
mix it well,
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and the mixture's ready
for that all-important waffle mould.
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I'm going to smudge it
right in there,
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getting all the corners.
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Get it in every nook and cranny.
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Now that's nicely smudged,
it is time for the next secret.
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Ancl that is that this stuff works
a treat with a partial cooking.
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Giving the waffles a cook
in advance
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activates the stabiliser,
which then strengthens
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and sets the waffle into shape
before it's frozen.
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OK, so,
this is the moment of truth.
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Oh, look at that.
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It's a beautiful thing.
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So, as you can see, that stabiliser
has really firmed up the structure.
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It's made it non-sticky,
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and it's really bound
the potato together
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so that it doesn't separate,
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it doesn't crack,
and it doesn't mulch,
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which is what we were trying
to avoid in the first place.
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Ancl if I served you that...
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...compared to this,
I think I know which one I choose.
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So, there you have it!
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That's how potato waffles
keep their waffly shape.
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I think that is a waffly success.
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Lovely! Now where's the sausage,
beans and 14 turkey dinosaurs?
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Still to come...
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We reveal how the '80s
supercharged school dinner times...
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Ancl it was almost one-up man ship
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between five-year-olds
about who had the best lunchboxes.
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...and the iconic treats
that we put inside them.
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These haven't changed in 40 years.
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This is like going back in time.
Mm.
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DEBBIE CHAZEN: It's the early '8OS
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in our rummage through the shelves
of Britain's supermarkets.
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An ultra-convenience food revolution
was underway.
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Even school lunchtimes
were changing beyond recognition.
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Out were the overcooked cabbage
and soggy semolina,
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and in were the latest
must-have lunchboxes.
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I remember my sister at school
in the '80s,
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and it was almost one-up man ship
between five-year-olds
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about who had the best lunchboxes.
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For the girls,
it would be My Little Pony,
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Care Bears
or perhaps a Sylvanian Family.
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For the boys -
He-Man, ThunderCats, Transformers,
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and maybe even The A-Team.
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The lunchbox itself
was just the starting point.
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What was in it was crucial.
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Beginning with whichever high sugar,
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brightly coloured drink carton
you could nag your folks to buy.
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There was Quash, Ribena, Kia Ora.
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Capri Sun, Orangina.
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But the ultimate one - Um Bongo.
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SINGS
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I don't think there was any kid in
the '80s that didn't like Um Bongo.
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I can admit to going
around the playground
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chanting with everyone else,
saying...
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# Um bongo, Um bongo
They drink it in the Congo. #
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'This advert was designed
to appeal to kids.'
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just to get you to want this carton
in your packed lunchbox.
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And it worked.
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Thanks to the colourful ad
with its memorable earworm jingle,
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by the mid-'80s, no child -
or parent -
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could fail to be aware of it.
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If you listen to the lyrics,
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somebody's really tried
to do something
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where it rhymes, and it flows.
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Although whether an advert like this
would be made now,
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is another question...
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SINGS
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What's not so great
about the commercial
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is that it is
totally racially stereotyping.
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Also, it's not particularly factual,
is it?
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I'm not even sure all those animals
and all those fruits
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come from the Congo.
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In fact, it was made in a factory
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in a village called Milnthorpe
in Cumbria.
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So, I doubt very much if anyone
at all in the Congo was drinking it.
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Um Bongo wasn't the only
'80s lunchbox staple
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that some might question today.
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While sandwiches were generally
a less than tantalising choice
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of Dairylea cheese or Marmite,
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the coolest were pushing for
the latest supermarket offering.
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Billy Sausage was a product
that Tesco started stocking in 1988.
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It was a huge slab of meat that
was a bit shaped like a sausage,
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and you sliced
it to reveal a smiley face.
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I don't know about you,
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but I struggle to eat anything
with a face!
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So this processed meat,
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which was eaten
as a sandwich filler,
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was billed as a sort of health food.
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Ancl the face was there to encourage
children to actually eat it.
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There were even newspaper reports
entitled "Ideas For Choosy Eaters",
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which encouraged parents
to buy this Billy Sausage
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in order to encourage their children
to eat a more varied diet.
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Today, the coveted clown sausage
of the '80s
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has spawned several spin-offs,
the most common being Billy Bear.
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Even if ham shaped like a bear
horrifies you,
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you've got to wonder
how it's actually made.
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One man who thinks he has the answer
is our very own Dr Chris Clarke.
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So, the first thing to say
is that the makers of Billy Bear
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keep the process
a closely guarded secret.
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So we don't know
exactly how they do it.
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But if I was going to have a go,
I'd use this stuff here.
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This is transglutaminase.
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Also known as meat glue.
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PSYCHO MAIN THEME
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Yes, you heard him -
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meat glue.
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Transglutaminase
is a naturally occurring enzyme
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that can bond separate pieces
of meat
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to make new multi-coloured,
patterned creations.
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Sounds... yummy.
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Now...
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I am a scientist, not an artist,
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so I think I'm going to have
some major difficulties
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recreating this face.
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So, I'm going to keep things simple.
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I'm going to glue
two different types of meat together
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to make what I call
a meaty Battenberg.
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Mmm! A meaty Battenberg!
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Dr Chris's slightly worrying take
on a normally sweet treat
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involves chicken and gammon.
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Plus, a large dollop
of mixed meat glue.
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Delicious (!)
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I think we're about there,
so, let's stick it all together.
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Having assembled his rather
unsavoury-looking meaty Battenberg,
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Dr Chris wraps the whole thing
tightly in clingfilm
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and gives it a bashing.
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This is literally
just for shaping purposes.
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You don't want to be too rough
with it.
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I think that's about clone.
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Nice and firm.
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The Frankenstein sausage
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is then cooled in the fridge
for several hours to set...
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then cooked.
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Ancl when it comes out,
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you should have something
that looks like this...
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It's time for the big reveal.
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Dr Chris, what have you done
to Billy's face?!
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So, we've got the chicken
and the gammon
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with the nice pink
and white colours,
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and more importantly,
it's glued together.
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It really is a thing of beauty.
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You really need to get out more.
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Ancl as you can see,
that is a single piece of meat.
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Now, I know this might be
a bit thick,
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but if I had a proper ham slicer,
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we'd get something as thin
as this one.
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I'll give you 50 quid
if you actually eat that.
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If all that processed meat and sugar
wasn't enough,
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no self-respecting '80s lunchbox
would be complete
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without a chocolate biccy.
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So, in the '80s,
I think there was very much a sense
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of parents wanting
to be responsible.
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So if a kid had a chocolate bar
in their lunch box every clay,
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that is irresponsible parenting.
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But a biscuit in a lunch box,
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that's responsible parenting!
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And in the early '80s,
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it was all about one product
in particular.
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# If you like a lot of chocolate
On your biscuit, join our club... #
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Club biscuits.
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Oh, my goodness me!
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00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:17,815
Club biscuits!
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No picnic or lunch,
328
00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:24,015
little outing in the car
with the Turner family
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would be right
330
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unless you had a Club biscuit.
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I loved Jacob's Club biscuits
332
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because the ratio from chocolate
to biscuits was really generous.
333
00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,615
Ancl so, it was really more
about the chocolate
334
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than it was about the biscuits.
335
00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:44,095
The bar had been
a supermarket staple for decades...
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#join our club! #
337
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...but it was its iconic '80s advert
that sent its popularity soaring.
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# If you like a lot of chocolate
On your biscuit, join our club. #
339
00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:59,175
It's a good commercial
because the jingle is really catchy.
340
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I've remembered it since 1980.
341
00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,015
Ancl it did seem exciting and fun.
342
00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:07,655
But just as the Club's place
343
00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,335
as go-to lunchtime treat
looked secure,
344
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a new biscuit on the block
was launched in 1984.
345
00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:19,135
Susie's gonna sing about a different
kind of chocolatey biscuit.
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# Trio... #
Too loud.
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00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:22,575
# Triiiioooo... #
348
00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,375
A company called United Biscuit
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00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,255
saw the success that Jacobs
were having with Club bars,
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and they wanted a bit
of that market.
351
00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,295
So, they came up with their own
chocolate-based biscuit,
352
00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:32,375
and hence Trio.
353
00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:33,535
That was too loud.
354
00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:36,175
# I want a trio
And I want one now... #
355
00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:37,335
Thing about the advert is,
356
00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:39,055
it shows you how the biscuit
is broken down.
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You got that piece of biscuit.
358
00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:42,815
You've got the chocolate
constructed in such a way
359
00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:45,735
that it's a bucket
that can hold a bunch of toffee.
360
00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:49,775
# Not one, not two
But three things in it
361
00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,655
# I say chocolatey biscuit
And a toffee taste too. #
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00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,055
When you saw that, you were like,
363
00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,575
"This is some chunky thing
that I want to get my teeth into."
364
00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:59,695
No three things are quite
as good together as a Trio.
365
00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,095
The debate over which brand was best
366
00:18:04,120 --> 00:18:06,095
continued to rage
throughout the '80s
367
00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:09,015
and well into the 21st Century.
368
00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:12,175
But ultimately,
one biscuit came out on top.
369
00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:17,375
Trio was discontinued in 2003,
370
00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,535
but it was brought back briefly
in 2016
371
00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:22,375
clue to a Facebook campaign.
372
00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,615
But sadly,
you can't buy them any more.
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00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,175
However, Club Biscuits
are still going strong,
374
00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:31,375
albeit with only two
of the original favours
375
00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,735
still currently on sale -
orange and mint.
376
00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,655
Gammon and chicken flavour
never really took off.
377
00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,135
These haven't changed in 40 years.
378
00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,375
These could be from the '80s.
That is amazing.
379
00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:45,175
Which classic flavour
do today's shoppers prefer?
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00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:46,495
Cheers!
381
00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:48,815
First up, the orange.
382
00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:51,615
I'm sure I remember them tasting
more orangey, but... Yeah.
383
00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,095
Mmm! I remember that flavour.
384
00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,215
This is like going back in time.
Mm.
385
00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,175
A solid start for the orange,
but what about the mint?
386
00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:04,935
Mmmm!
387
00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:06,095
Whoa!
388
00:19:06,120 --> 00:19:09,015
There is a strong minty flavour.
Mmm.
389
00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:11,935
Mm! It's a lot mintier
than I remember.
390
00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:16,495
I can clean my teeth in conjunction
with eating a chocolate bar.
391
00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:18,695
Thick chocolate, crunchy.
Yep.
392
00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:20,695
What's not to like?
Yeah.
393
00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:22,175
I could have a gallon of that.
394
00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,335
An equally impressive review.
395
00:19:24,360 --> 00:19:27,135
But which flavour comes out trumps
396
00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:29,735
and takes the biscuit?
397
00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:31,815
For me, it has to be the mint.
398
00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,735
For me, it's definitely orange,
hands down.
399
00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,335
Ancl for me,
it's definitely the mint.
400
00:19:37,360 --> 00:19:40,495
I'm gonna have to choose the orange.
It's such a sweet flavour.
401
00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:42,215
I'm going mint.
402
00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,375
That's us. Ying and Yang.
Cheers!
403
00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:48,215
It looks like opinion is split
among our shoppers
404
00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,975
and both flavours can live
to fight another day.
405
00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:54,775
Coming up...
406
00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:59,175
The ultra convenience food that
took supermarkets by surprise...
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00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,175
At first,
we all thought they were mad.
408
00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,615
Who would buy a sandwich
from a supermarket?
409
00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:07,455
...and Rustie rustles up
an '80s lunchtime favourite.
410
00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:09,735
Doesn't that look lovely?
411
00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:12,695
A quiche Lorraine,
or, as I like to call it,
412
00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:14,575
a quiche a la Rustie.
413
00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,415
Ooh, la-la!
SHE LAUGHS
414
00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:29,135
DEBBIE CHAZEN: It's the early '8OS
415
00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:31,975
in our jaunt down the aisles
of Britain's supermarkets.
416
00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,415
And as our lives became filled
with far more important things to do
417
00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,495
than cook our own meals,
our desire for convenience food
418
00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:39,655
went into overdrive.
419
00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:43,215
REPORTER: The ready-meals range
have been so successful
420
00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:46,175
that they've captured 1 0%
of the market in under a year.
421
00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,615
We became obsessed with quick
and easy food
422
00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:50,775
we could prepare
in a matter of minutes,
423
00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:52,735
so much so, it got to the stage
424
00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:56,095
where we couldn't even be bothered
to make our own sandwiches any more.
425
00:20:56,120 --> 00:20:58,575
At the start of the '80s,
a typical lunch at work
426
00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:00,335
was either a pack up
you made at home
427
00:21:00,360 --> 00:21:01,495
or a trip to the pub.
428
00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:07,535
Nobody would dream
of buying a sandwich,
429
00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:10,095
when you could make it at home.
That's ridiculous.
430
00:21:10,120 --> 00:21:14,815
But in 1980, the great
British Sandwich Revolution
431
00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:16,615
started by accident
432
00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:21,935
when a Marks and Spencer store
in South London opened a cafe.
433
00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:25,935
A lot of emphasis went on to
the food, the quality, the offer,
434
00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:27,775
which included fresh sandwiches
435
00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:30,375
that were made in-house,
on the premises.
436
00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:31,935
To avoid wastage,
437
00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,415
any sandwiches that weren't sold
in the cafe
438
00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:38,775
went onto the supermarket shelves
for shoppers to buy.
439
00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:40,655
And they sold like hotcakes.
440
00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:42,855
So, every day we put our excess out.
441
00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:46,655
And then, after a while,
we just decided to start making them
442
00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:50,015
for the cafe,
but also to put in the food section.
443
00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,935
Unwittingly,
Debra and her team had tapped
444
00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,335
into a brand-new sales opportunity.
445
00:21:55,360 --> 00:21:57,735
People come here,
want a quick lunch, pick this up.
446
00:21:57,760 --> 00:21:59,655
It's been very successful.
447
00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,775
The first ever pre-packaged
supermarket sandwiches
448
00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:06,455
were an instant hit,
although fairly basic.
449
00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:08,655
It wasn't a very extensive range.
450
00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,415
It was the sort of things that
you typically find on tea tray.
451
00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,215
Cheese and tomato, egg mayonnaise,
452
00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:17,055
ham salad, salmon and cucumber.
453
00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:20,535
And, of course, the famous
prawn and mayonnaise sandwich.
454
00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:22,735
Everyone went nuts
with the prawn mayonnaise
455
00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,695
because it basically was like
a '70s prawn cocktail...
456
00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:31,455
As soon as M&S realised that
sandwiches were, quite literally,
457
00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:35,695
the best thing since sliced bread,
production was super sized.
458
00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,215
Making sandwiches
on a mass scale daily
459
00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:40,615
was a massive task.
460
00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:47,175
We had to think
where we could automate.
461
00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,815
We had massive
bread-buttering machines
462
00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:52,735
that buttered the bread for us.
463
00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:56,175
And we had an awful lot of ladies
in factories,
464
00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,775
shoulder to shoulder,
making sandwiches.
465
00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,495
Then there was the age-old problem
of soggy sarnies.
466
00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:03,255
We've all been there.
467
00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:04,935
We had to put a lot of thought
468
00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:06,975
into how we assembled
our sandwiches.
469
00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,855
Salad ingredients contain a lot
of water.
470
00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,615
So the tomato is a bit of a devil
in the sandwich,
471
00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:15,015
and that has to be kept
in the middle.
472
00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:16,575
And then the rest
of the ingredients
473
00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,055
could be layered around that.
474
00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:23,455
M&S sandwiches proved to be
a gold mine.
475
00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,695
And it wasn't long
before other supermarkets
476
00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:27,575
jumped on the sarnie bandwagon.
477
00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,215
Sainsbury's, very quick to see
the success
478
00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,735
the Marks and Spencer's were having
with their sandwich range,
479
00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:35,975
and they wanted a slice of that pie.
480
00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,175
And since those humble beginnings,
481
00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,735
the ready made sandwich market
has gone from strength to strength
482
00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,855
and is now worth an incredible
£8 billion a year.
483
00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:49,495
Although there's now
a dizzying array
484
00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:51,855
of fillings, breads,
baps and wraps on offer,
485
00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,455
some things never change.
486
00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:58,135
It's the basics -
chicken salad sandwich,
487
00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:01,415
the prawn and mayonnaise sandwich,
are still, today, the big sellers.
488
00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:04,695
But ready made sandwiches
489
00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:06,895
weren't the only
new pre-packed convenience food
490
00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:08,775
to be introduced back then.
491
00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:12,135
One of the big changes we saw
in supermarkets during the '80s
492
00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:15,415
was the delicatessen products
now going pre-packed
493
00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:17,815
and being sold
from our chilled aisles.
494
00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:21,175
Food that was once hidden away
behind butcher and deli counters
495
00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:22,815
was now out on the shelves,
496
00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:25,935
ready to be popped in the trolley
in super-quick time.
497
00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:29,015
This would include
continental meats, salami,
498
00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:33,015
Parma ham, pates, terrines,
Scotch eggs.
499
00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:36,615
Lots more convenience for
the consumer to just pick up and go
500
00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:38,935
and not have to queue
at a deli counter.
501
00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:42,175
But there was one pre-packed
deli item
502
00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:45,055
that we couldn't get enough of
in the '80s...
503
00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,735
Quiche Lorraine.
Quiche Lorraine. Quiche Lorraine.
504
00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:51,055
Nothing is more quintessentially
'80s than a quiche Lorraine.
505
00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,815
Yes, a pastry case filled with
a cooked mixture
506
00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:57,775
of egg, cheese and bacon
507
00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:01,495
was considered the height
of sophistication.
508
00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:04,815
When the quiche Lorraine came out,
it was a very special occasion.
509
00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,095
When I think of quiche Lorraine,
I smile,
510
00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:09,535
and I remember summer...
511
00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:11,735
people eating and chatting together.
512
00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:15,055
You knew it was a party
when the quiche Lorraine came out.
513
00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:16,655
As soon as ready made quiche
514
00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,495
hit the supermarket chiller
and freezer aisles,
515
00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:22,335
sales went through the roof.
516
00:25:22,360 --> 00:25:26,615
But there was often a downside
to its convenience.
517
00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:28,415
When I hear the word
"quiche Lorraine",
518
00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,295
I immediately think soggy pastry.
519
00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,535
The thing about quiche Lorraines
are, you know,
520
00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:35,415
they're coming from the supermarket.
521
00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:37,335
They're always going
to have a soggy bottom
522
00:25:37,360 --> 00:25:39,015
and stick to the roof of your mouth.
523
00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:42,975
Soggy bottoms aside,
it seems supermarket quiche
524
00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,975
is still hugely popular
with British shoppers.
525
00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:50,335
In 2021,
we spent nearly £2 million it,
526
00:25:50,360 --> 00:25:54,255
with quiche Lorraine making up
more that 25% of that figure.
527
00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,655
But will a homemade quiche
always trump shop bought?
528
00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:08,615
Who better to find out than '80s
culinary extraordinaire Rustie Lee?
529
00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:12,495
Today, we're making
a quiche Lorraine '80s' style.
530
00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:15,415
Quiche Lorraine was very posh.
531
00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:17,735
It sounded like gourmet cooking.
532
00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:19,935
Everybody wanted to have a quiche.
533
00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:22,535
Ooh, la-la!
SHE LAUGHS
534
00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,935
Rustie's first job is to line
a baking tin with pastry,
535
00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:30,655
and, for convenience,
she's using ready made shortcrust.
536
00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:33,535
A good tip for you -
537
00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:36,655
rather than cutting the pastry away
with your knife,
538
00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:40,175
just take the rolling pin
and literally roll across the top,
539
00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:43,495
and you'll find you'll have
a nice sharp cut edge.
540
00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:46,895
Next
to avoid that awful soggy bottom
541
00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:48,935
and make sure
the pastry case is crispy,
542
00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,615
Rustie pricks it all over
with a fork
543
00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:54,615
before carefully pouring
in baking beans.
544
00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:56,335
Aaargh!
545
00:26:56,360 --> 00:26:58,055
SHE GUFFAWS
546
00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:00,615
It's a bit more
than I thought I had.
547
00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:03,295
I did say "carefully", Rustie.
548
00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:08,455
I'm going to bake this in a hot oven
at 180 degrees, fan.
549
00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:09,975
RUSTW. CHUCKLES
550
00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,735
The pastry case is then blind baked
for 15 minutes.
551
00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:14,775
Then the beans and paper are removed
552
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,935
and the case goes in for another
five-ten minutes
553
00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:19,495
until fully cooked.
554
00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,735
Look at that! Lovely and golden.
555
00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:27,575
While the pastry cools,
Rustie tackles the iconic filling,
556
00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:30,935
adding some creme fraiche,
double cream
557
00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:32,695
and two eggs to a bowl,
558
00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,455
and gives them a good whisk.
559
00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:38,335
Whoa, ho-ho!
560
00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:41,735
You don't want to whisk this
too long.
561
00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:43,655
You're not making a meringue.
SHE GIGGLES
562
00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,855
The next step is to add some
strongly-flavoured grated cheese.
563
00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,975
I'm going to fold in half
of my cheese.
564
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,775
A Swiss cheese - Gruyere.
565
00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,655
Before tipping the egg,
cream and cheese mixture
566
00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:00,175
into the pastry case,
567
00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:05,335
Rustie adds a layer of
bacon lardons she fried earlier.
568
00:28:05,360 --> 00:28:07,895
Then the egg mixture goes on top,
569
00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,495
and the whole thing is finished
with more cheese
570
00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,655
and more fried lardons.
571
00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:13,975
Mmmmm!
572
00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:17,775
I'm going to put it on the tray
and then pop it in the oven.
573
00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:19,335
SHE GIGGLES
574
00:28:19,360 --> 00:28:22,735
While Rustie's quiche cooks
for another 20-25 minutes,
575
00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:26,415
we've got time for a spot
of supermarket science.
576
00:28:30,360 --> 00:28:34,535
Ever wondered why ready made quiche
has such a long shelf life?
577
00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:36,135
Well, wonder no more.
578
00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:39,895
Here's Dr Chris
with some trade secrets.
579
00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,815
Rustie's homemade quiche,
as good as I'm sure it is,
580
00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,335
will probably only stay fresh
for a couple of clays.
581
00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:49,135
Whereas, a supermarket quiche
will last for a lot longer.
582
00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:54,095
Eggs, cream and cheese
are all foods that can go furry
583
00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:55,495
if left out for too long.
584
00:28:55,520 --> 00:29:00,575
So, how does a supermarket quiche
survive for around a week?
585
00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:02,855
Firstly, it's put into a sealed box,
586
00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,215
which reduces the number
of new bacteria
587
00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,015
that this thing is exposed to.
588
00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:11,335
Secondly, the pastry contains
palm oil instead of dairy butter,
589
00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:13,255
which prevents it from going rancid.
590
00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:15,975
Thirdly, it contains
something called antioxidants.
591
00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:19,135
The job of antioxidants
is essentially to mop up
592
00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:22,335
excess oxygen that might react
with ingredients in the quiche
593
00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:25,335
and provide off flavours
that aren't very appealing.
594
00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:27,255
So, all of these tricks combined
595
00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,975
leads to a quiche
with a much longer shelf life.
596
00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:35,375
So, a supermarket quiche
will undoubtedly last longer.
597
00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:40,295
But how will it compare in taste
to Rustie's freshly-made version?
598
00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,375
Doesn't that look lovely?
599
00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:47,255
A quiche Lorraine,
or, as I like to call it,
600
00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:50,095
a quiche a la Rustie. Ha-ha!
601
00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:51,615
For this, we'll need a guinea pig.
602
00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:56,895
I need someone to test it,
and I've got the perfect person -
603
00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,815
the owner of this lovely kitchen,
Marco.
604
00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:04,375
But first, I am going to
cover it up so we can't cheat.
605
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,415
Come on in, Marco.
Hi, Rustie.
606
00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:07,935
Hello!
Nice to see you again.
607
00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:09,575
Aw! Nice to see you.
Lovely to see you.
608
00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:13,295
As this is a blind taste test,
Rustie has come armed!
609
00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:17,215
First up - the supermarket quiche.
610
00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:19,855
Here you are.
611
00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:22,615
Hmm, hm-hm!
612
00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:25,895
The dough to the filling ratio
is a little bit heavy.
613
00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,375
But overall, it's got a good taste.
614
00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:32,175
Now for the quiche a la Rustie.
615
00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:33,895
Here comes the other one.
616
00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,935
What do you think of that one?
OK.
617
00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:40,295
This one's nice and crunchy.
618
00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,055
The filling has got
more intense flavour.
619
00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:47,975
I could taste
the strong cheese there.
620
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:49,855
Rustie, you're cheating.
621
00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:52,255
And no-one likes a quiche cheat.
622
00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:54,175
Marco, put her out of her misery.
623
00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:57,095
They were both good
in a different way,
624
00:30:57,120 --> 00:30:59,455
but I did prefer the second one.
625
00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:01,655
Oh, really?
Was that the supermarket one?
626
00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:03,775
No!
BOTH LAUGH
627
00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,575
It's mine!
Is that your one? Ah!
628
00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:12,215
I'll have some more,
if you don't mind?
629
00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:13,455
Ooh! With pleasure!
630
00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:15,215
Thank goodness for that.
631
00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:19,455
A Cordon Bleu chef prefers my quiche
to the shop-bought one.
632
00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:21,175
Yay!
633
00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,135
These days,
if you fancy a bit of quiche,
634
00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:29,335
or anything else
from the deli counter,
635
00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:33,735
it can be ordered quickly and easily
via our phones, tablet or laptops.
636
00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:36,735
But 40 years ago,
online food shopping
637
00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:39,535
as we now know it
was still several decades away.
638
00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:42,375
In the early 1980s,
639
00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,175
the concept of having
your shopping delivered at home
640
00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:46,575
was almost unheard of.
641
00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,295
Yes, you had the errand boy
that might run from the bakers
642
00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:52,015
or the butchers,
and there was the milkman.
643
00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:54,375
That was about it.
644
00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:58,335
But in May 1984,
a pensioner from the north east
645
00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,655
became the unlikely trailblazer
for online shopping.
646
00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:06,695
There was a council initiative
set up in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear,
647
00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:08,895
that was devised
to help elderly people
648
00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:11,815
who couldn't get to the shops
access shopping easily.
649
00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:16,015
72-year-old Jane Snowball
650
00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:18,575
had recently broken her hip
and was housebound,
651
00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:22,215
making her the perfect guinea pig
for the trial.
652
00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:26,975
The idea was thatjane would order
her supermarket food shop remotely
653
00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:31,415
using a cutting-edge piece
of technology installed on a TV.
654
00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:34,695
Video text was a bit like Ceefax
and teletext.
655
00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:36,455
The only difference being,
656
00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:39,935
rather than those which only
delivered the information one way,
657
00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,295
you were able to use your television
658
00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:44,495
as a method of communication
two ways,
659
00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:48,735
and you could use your TV remote
control to order food or medicine
660
00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:52,135
from your local Tesco,
Greggs, or Lloyds Pharmacy.
661
00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:54,415
Sat comfortably in her own armchair,
662
00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:56,615
Jane ordered margarine,
cornflakes and eggs,
663
00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:59,895
which were later delivered to her,
and she paid the delivery in cash.
664
00:32:59,920 --> 00:33:03,455
Oh, go on, Jane,
order me a French bread pizza.
665
00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:07,735
Although the trial was a success,
there was a very good reason
666
00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:11,615
why we weren't all immediately
ordering our weekly shops remotely
667
00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:13,095
like Jane Snowball.
668
00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:15,295
It was just never
going to be possible
669
00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:19,095
to put the special two-way
technology into every home.
670
00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:24,215
Online shopping
didn't really become feasible
671
00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:25,855
until it became a technology
672
00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:28,895
we all had on our mobile phone
or our computer.
673
00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:32,615
Although it took another decade
before the first order was placed
674
00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:35,335
over the actual internet,
Tesco did go on to become
675
00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:38,935
one of the first supermarkets
to offer the service.
676
00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,135
And the rest is history.
677
00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:44,535
According to one survey,
the online grocery market
678
00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:48,055
is now worth well over £20 billion
a year in the UK,
679
00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:50,575
and 60% of shoppers
now order their food
680
00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:53,175
using their phone,
tablet or computer.
681
00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:57,335
Still to come...
682
00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:01,175
the '80s technology
that changed our lives forever...
683
00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:04,495
The microwave was kind of
the air fryer of its time.
684
00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:06,255
...and Rustie rustles up
685
00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:09,375
an '80s classic pudding
in just a jiffy.
686
00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:12,415
A microwave cake
in just eight minutes.
687
00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:15,135
Thank you, '80s!
SHE LAUGHS
688
00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:29,175
DEBBIE CHAZEN: The 1980s
was the decade of ultra-convenience
689
00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:30,655
when it came to food.
690
00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,255
And there was one piece
of new technology
691
00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:36,855
that helped drive the trend.
692
00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:40,575
The microwave
was a complete game-changer.
693
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:44,455
This thing was so exciting,
694
00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:45,935
and it was this little cupboard
695
00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:48,335
that you could put food in
and it comes out hot.
696
00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:51,655
It meant you could cook an
entire meal in a matter of minutes.
697
00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:56,535
Originally developed for use
in radar detection in World War ll,
698
00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:59,055
microwaves were first patented
in the USA
699
00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:03,375
for cooking purposes
way back in 1945.
700
00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:05,375
MAN: Microwave cooking units,
701
00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:08,255
like those in the NASA lunar
receiving laboratory
702
00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:11,215
and this test kitchen,
are indeed revolutionary.
703
00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:14,735
Keep your eye
on the chocolate cupcake.
704
00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:17,455
It rises faster than you can eat it!
705
00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:22,175
But in Britain, domestic microwaves
didn't become available
706
00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:23,415
until the mid-'70s,
707
00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:25,615
and it wasn't until the early '80s,
708
00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:28,055
when they became
considerably cheaper to buy,
709
00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:31,135
that people started
to really take notice.
710
00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:34,695
But back then, they were a far cry
from today's offerings.
711
00:35:34,720 --> 00:35:35,895
They were massive.
712
00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:38,895
They were two to three times
the size of what we have now.
713
00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:42,855
My mum had one
of the very first microwaves,
714
00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:45,255
and people came round
to look at it
715
00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:48,255
like they were looking at colour
television when that came out.
716
00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:51,415
It was a technology
we'd never seen the likes of before,
717
00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:55,095
and for many, it was going to take
some serious explaining.
718
00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:59,935
My memories of Be jam in the 1980s,
when the microwaves first came out,
719
00:35:59,960 --> 00:36:02,415
was the demonstrations
that we used to do.
720
00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:05,335
So, the most popular one
would be a scrambled egg,
721
00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:07,655
and it would take about 30 seconds.
722
00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:10,095
Ancl it was hypnotic,
people would just stop...
723
00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:14,335
...mesmerised,
watching this microwave cook an egg.
724
00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:16,215
It was incredible,
and I remember it to today.
725
00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:22,295
But by 1984, the nation
had become more comfortable
726
00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:24,255
with this miraculous new technology.
727
00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:30,255
And more than 2.5 million Brits
had forked out for a microwave.
728
00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:33,495
The supermarkets,
once again, saw an opportunity.
729
00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:38,255
The supermarkets
very quickly switched on
730
00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:40,855
that there was a market to be had
and cash to be made.
731
00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:43,775
So, products started to be designed
purely for the microwave,
732
00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,895
with microwave instructions on
the side of the packaging for them.
733
00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:49,295
But it didn't stop
with microwave ready meals.
734
00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:51,495
The microwave was touted
as this device
735
00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:53,095
that you could create
an entire meal in.
736
00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:55,535
It was one of the...
the air fryer of its time.
737
00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:58,215
You know, it created
this whole buzz around it.
738
00:36:58,240 --> 00:37:01,455
And where there's a buzz,
there's always a cookbook.
739
00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:04,255
Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping,
740
00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:06,815
and even Mary Berry
had her own microwave cookbook.
741
00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:09,095
But were these cookbooks any good?
742
00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:12,855
And is it really possible to cook up
gourmet fare in a microwave
743
00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:14,495
in a matter of minutes?
744
00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:21,655
To help us find out,
we've set Rustie Lee a challenge -
745
00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:25,255
to make a recipe using
a microwave cookbook and microwave
746
00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:27,615
from the actual 1980s.
747
00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:31,735
Pfft! Look at this!
SHE GIGGLES
748
00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:35,055
Well, I never, it's massive,
isn't it? Look at it!
749
00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:37,455
Massive or not, the question is -
750
00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:42,015
what microwave marvel
is Rustie going to rustle up for us?
751
00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:43,575
Oh, look at that.
752
00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:45,255
Lobster thermidor,
753
00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:47,575
minestrone soup.
754
00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:50,055
Blancmange!
SHE GUFFAWS
755
00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:52,735
It's amazing how many meals
you can cook
756
00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:55,095
from this microwave book, honestly.
757
00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:56,975
Even Christmas dinner.
758
00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:00,055
Christmas dinner sounds
a little ambitious,
759
00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:05,215
so Rustie's plumped for trying out
a spot of classic '80s comfort food.
760
00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:09,895
I'm going to be making
pineapple upside-down pudding.
761
00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:13,175
I've made many upside-down
pineapple puddings before...
762
00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:16,575
Yes, and even a few that
were the right way up.
763
00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:19,095
...but never in a microwave oven,
764
00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:21,055
so it should be very interesting.
765
00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:22,335
Ooh!
SHE LAUGHS
766
00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:27,815
The first step
is melting the sugar and butter
767
00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:29,335
to coat the cake.
768
00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:32,055
Sta rt!
MICROWAVE BEEPS
769
00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:34,935
SHE LAUGHS
45 seconds.
770
00:38:38,520 --> 00:38:41,175
LONG BEEP
Ooh, I think it's ready.
771
00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:43,015
SHE CH UCKLES
Oh, I say.
772
00:38:45,120 --> 00:38:47,335
Oh, look at that.
773
00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:50,015
It's amazing. Look at it!
774
00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:52,215
Step one successfully completed.
775
00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:56,295
So, now let's have a look
at the next part of this.
776
00:38:56,320 --> 00:39:00,255
SHE CHUCKLES
I feel like professor here. Ha!
777
00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:04,655
Step two - place those all-important
pineapple rings.
778
00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:07,175
So, I'm putting the pineapple
at the bottom of the cake
779
00:39:07,200 --> 00:39:10,175
because it's going to be
upside down.
780
00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:12,055
Ancl that's where you get
the decoration.
781
00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:14,815
SHE LAUGHS
Now for the cherries.
782
00:39:14,840 --> 00:39:17,535
Make sure that your cherries
783
00:39:17,560 --> 00:39:20,135
are upside down
when you put them in.
784
00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:22,455
With the fruit and syrup sorted,
785
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:25,415
Rustie needs to tackle
the actual cake.
786
00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:28,295
And there's no messing about
with this microwave recipe!
787
00:39:29,640 --> 00:39:31,895
Here we go.
788
00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:33,655
The sugar.
789
00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:35,975
The margarine.
790
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,935
Eggs are going in.
791
00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:39,535
Flour.
792
00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:40,895
Lemon juice.
793
00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:43,775
Ancl the milk.
794
00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:47,855
You don't normally make cakes
like this.
795
00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:50,135
Everything just thrown in like this.
796
00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:53,615
Ancl all I have to do now is beat it
all together.
797
00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:54,855
So here we go.
798
00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:59,935
Once all the ingredients
have been mixed together
799
00:39:59,960 --> 00:40:01,215
into a smooth batter...
800
00:40:01,240 --> 00:40:03,055
Think that's clone now.
801
00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:07,095
...the cake mix goes on top of
the pineapple rings and cherries.
802
00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:08,895
So here we are.
803
00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:12,535
You ready for this?
SHE CH UCKLES
804
00:40:17,320 --> 00:40:19,855
So now let's place
in the microwave oven
805
00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:21,535
and cook for eight minutes.
806
00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:23,175
Eight minutes for a cake.
807
00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:25,495
It's unbelievable.
SHE GIGGLES
808
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:31,895
But what's really happening
to Rustie's cake mix
809
00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:33,895
in those eight minutes?
810
00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:38,215
It's over to Dr Chris
to explain all.
811
00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:40,695
So, what is a microwave?
812
00:40:40,720 --> 00:40:43,775
It's essentially a type of light,
which is a wave
813
00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:46,095
that goes up and down
as it travels along.
814
00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:49,335
Inside this is a Magnetron,
not an 1980s' villain
815
00:40:49,360 --> 00:40:52,175
but a device
for creating microwaves.
816
00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:54,815
The microwaves are fired
into the main cavity,
817
00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:56,255
the bit where you put your food,
818
00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:59,735
and where the most energetic parts
of the waves hit the food,
819
00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:03,295
it makes the molecules
inside vibrate, heating it up.
820
00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:05,855
Because the microwaves
bounce backwards and forwards,
821
00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:08,975
there's a fixed pattern
where they heat up the food.
822
00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:12,455
Which is why we have a turntable
cos it moves the food around,
823
00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:15,615
meaning all parts of it
is cooked by the microwaves.
824
00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:17,255
When we take out the turntable
825
00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:19,775
and put something
like these cheese slices in,
826
00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:22,615
I can show you where the microwaves
hit the food.
827
00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:25,775
Here we go.
828
00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:29,815
just a quick zap
should do the trick.
829
00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:31,975
OK, that should be about clone.
830
00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:35,335
Ancl... if I take out my cheese,
831
00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:39,135
we should be able to see
various points
832
00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:40,975
where the cheese has melted
833
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:44,215
which shows where the microwaves
have hit with their maximum energy.
834
00:41:44,240 --> 00:41:47,535
You can see the pattern laid out
on the plate.
835
00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:51,215
Ancl that is how a microwave works.
836
00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:56,775
Back in the kitchen, the microwave
isn't the only '80s phenomenon
837
00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:58,615
that's distracting Rustie.
838
00:41:58,640 --> 00:42:01,015
I could never get this right.
839
00:42:01,040 --> 00:42:03,735
Any clever clogs in the house?
840
00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:06,095
MICROWAVE BEEPS
Oooh! Oh, I say.
841
00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:07,975
I'm a bit nervous now!
842
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:11,015
After the cake has stood
for two minutes,
843
00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:13,895
the juice from the pineapple rings
goes over the top.
844
00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:18,495
Done'.
SHE CHUCKLES
845
00:42:18,520 --> 00:42:20,935
I'm frightened to turn it
upside down
846
00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:23,655
cos there's so much liquid
running around this.
847
00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:26,455
RUSTIE LAUGHS
Brace yourself, Rustie!
848
00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:30,855
It's not an upside-down cake
unless it's upside down.
849
00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:33,375
Oh! Let's see.
850
00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:35,215
Whoa...
851
00:42:35,240 --> 00:42:37,455
SHE GUFFAWS
852
00:42:37,480 --> 00:42:40,215
Well, that doesn't look too bad,
does it?
853
00:42:40,240 --> 00:42:42,135
So, it's ready for decorating.
854
00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:44,735
The recipe says
we use whipping cream,
855
00:42:44,760 --> 00:42:46,735
but in true 1980s' style -
856
00:42:46,760 --> 00:42:48,455
squirty cream.
857
00:42:49,880 --> 00:42:53,095
Now, come on, Rustie.
ls going rogue a good idea?
858
00:42:54,240 --> 00:42:56,815
I don't like that at all. Urgh!
859
00:42:56,840 --> 00:42:59,095
It's really awkward.
860
00:42:59,120 --> 00:43:02,295
It's like children's playtime, this.
Oh, my God.
861
00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:03,495
SHE GRUNTS
862
00:43:06,560 --> 00:43:07,895
I think she was right.
863
00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:09,935
LAUGHING: Use whipping cream.
864
00:43:09,960 --> 00:43:12,695
Cos this is rubbish!!
865
00:43:14,160 --> 00:43:17,455
Well, it may not be up
to Rustie's usual standards,
866
00:43:17,480 --> 00:43:21,615
but the proof of the upside-down
pudding is in the tasting.
867
00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:26,375
Cheers!
868
00:43:29,920 --> 00:43:31,175
Do you know what?
869
00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:35,615
That tastes really nice.
870
00:43:37,400 --> 00:43:40,735
A microwave cake
in just eight minutes.
871
00:43:40,760 --> 00:43:43,055
Thank you, '80s!
SHE LAUGHS
872
00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:49,175
Next time, when Britain went bonkers
for diet and exercise...
873
00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:53,895
It was legwarmers and lycra
and Leotards.
874
00:43:53,920 --> 00:43:57,135
...and how the supermarkets responded
with low-fat ready meals...
875
00:43:57,160 --> 00:44:00,375
They were basically very small,
very oversalted,
876
00:44:00,400 --> 00:44:03,295
and they were very unsatisfying.
877
00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:06,135
...and so-called healthy spreads...
878
00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:07,775
We went margarine mad!
879
00:44:07,800 --> 00:44:09,695
...all the while still catering
880
00:44:09,720 --> 00:44:12,815
for the nation's unwavering
couch potatoes...
881
00:44:12,840 --> 00:44:15,095
Oh, my goodness!
882
00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:17,415
What a flashback!
I don't like.
70415
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