tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post6345371623261404575..comments2024-03-16T10:01:48.154-07:00Comments on Chronica Domus: A Rather Questionable British Children's Christmas Tipple Chronica Domushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-33084777794456296292016-12-17T08:07:10.202-08:002016-12-17T08:07:10.202-08:00Hello Paris Cafe,
I'm so pleased you have sha...Hello Paris Cafe,<br /><br />I'm so pleased you have shared your lovely childhood drinking memories after reading this post. I just looked it up and I almost spilled my tea at the discovery that Cherry B has a 14% alcohol level. I think you qualify as having the merriest childhood Christmases of all (Babycham, alas, is a weakling coming in at 6% alcohol level).<br /><br />Thank you again for stopping by, and I hope you come back again and often!Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-91028086442397546372016-12-17T01:54:00.551-08:002016-12-17T01:54:00.551-08:00Just catching up on my blog reading and although l...Just catching up on my blog reading and although late I just have to comment! You have stirred some happy memories for me. I spent my childhood in England before moving to Australia. When we went on holidays mostly to Clacton and at Christmas my sister and I were allowed Babycham and its sister Cherry B. I loved Cherry B and still remember the song that played in the ad. I suppose the equivilant today is a piccolo of Moët although the quality of the contents would be worlds apart. Such a different care free time back in the 50 s and 60 s.Paris Cafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942988032512102698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-26978536074658590712016-12-14T09:39:52.765-08:002016-12-14T09:39:52.765-08:00Hello GSL,
I think it quite amusing that I only f...Hello GSL,<br /><br />I think it quite amusing that I only found out this family drinking secret so late in life, and all because my American husband was curious enough to read the label. <br /><br />I'm happy to oblige with a gee and tee per your request, cheers!Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-90161067832299745282016-12-14T09:38:25.113-08:002016-12-14T09:38:25.113-08:00Hello Toby Worthington,
Why is it I've yet to...Hello Toby Worthington,<br /><br />Why is it I've yet to see The Grifters I wonder? I shall correct the error of my ways later this month when I have a little more time to indulge in film watching activities, thank you. <br /><br />PS: I've been thinking about you lately and hoping you've been listening to Series 3 of Gloomsbury on the radio. I've been in fits of giggles.Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-70619059086935145642016-12-14T07:40:38.507-08:002016-12-14T07:40:38.507-08:00Many thanks for this enlightening post. I've w...Many thanks for this enlightening post. I've wondered about Babycham since Angelica Houston's character ordered it in that unsettlingly fine film The Grifters.<br />The bartender hadn't a clue, but was ordered to fake it. A memorable scene, but not nearly so memorable as when, later on in the film, Angelica chastises an ambulance driver who hesitates to assist her injured son: "Do it or I'll have you killed." Somehow that line always melted my heart.<br /><br />Happy Christmas, dear CD, and do let's toast the end of this dismal year with several glasses of Babycham...now that I know its lurid history. Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494294732826925579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-74313271380312951332016-12-13T22:53:02.509-08:002016-12-13T22:53:02.509-08:00My Dear CD,
GSL is not the least bit surprised you...My Dear CD,<br />GSL is not the least bit surprised you and sis started hitting the sauce as wee lassies...we recall that charming Trafalgar Square pic brimming of Holiday Spirit(s).<br /><br />Didn't Kate Moss have a Babyshamble she once curled up with?<br /><br />Have yourself a merry little gee & tee!GSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903412564467078538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-75451481125356672772016-12-12T16:34:22.871-08:002016-12-12T16:34:22.871-08:00Hello Karen,
I agree, advertising Babycham today ...Hello Karen,<br /><br />I agree, advertising Babycham today would be a far different kettle of fish than it was during the Swinging Sixties. How times have changed!Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-87846022234381549832016-12-12T16:27:05.741-08:002016-12-12T16:27:05.741-08:00Hello KL Gaylin,
My teenage daughter has been acc...Hello KL Gaylin,<br /><br />My teenage daughter has been accustomed to trying a little wine on special occasions at home too (so French, as you say!), which I think is a healthy approach to alcohol. In the UK, the legal age for drinking (18) is far lower than most states in America (21), which I still find rather odd considering you can be married and serve in the armed services by then.<br /> Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-2381104010159543742016-12-12T16:21:34.571-08:002016-12-12T16:21:34.571-08:00Get thee to the nearest off licence pronto, dear N...Get thee to the nearest off licence pronto, dear Naomi, for you've not lived through a proper English Christmas until you've sampled a few bottles of Babycham. Cheers to you!<br /><br />PS: Once sampled, not sure if you'd care to repeat - so much good (adult) bubbly out there.Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-84459140801724434012016-12-12T16:04:10.791-08:002016-12-12T16:04:10.791-08:00Oh my goodness, racheld. Tosspot is a word I'...Oh my goodness, racheld. Tosspot is a word I've not heard uttered since moving to America. Back in England, the word was volleyed as a slight insult. Very amusing!Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-31823728892741537482016-12-12T16:02:49.836-08:002016-12-12T16:02:49.836-08:00Hello Jim,
Spiked eggnog is always a good thing a...Hello Jim,<br /><br />Spiked eggnog is always a good thing around Christmas. <br /><br />You are so right about perry not being widely available here. The only time I've ever sampled a jug or three was during a lunch or dinner at the, sadly, long-gone Ti Couz restaurant in San Francisco. They served excellent Breton cider from earthenware jugs which was well worth a swig.Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-41651324004487424172016-12-12T15:07:41.106-08:002016-12-12T15:07:41.106-08:00That is hilarious. I would imagine today the mark...That is hilarious. I would imagine today the markets would have to make sure buyers were aware, right?<br />It is a very cute branding label, but the name is not a endearing to me...sounds like some kind of milk or formula.<br />:-)<br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064699521293763744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-62552700512837153202016-12-12T08:19:32.960-08:002016-12-12T08:19:32.960-08:00Too funny. The Babycham name is misleading but obv...Too funny. The Babycham name is misleading but obviously refers to the smaller size of bubbly rather than a child's libation. Good thing your husband read the label! Even so, a little tippling once a year clearly increased the merriment without seducing you (or your siblings) into a life of lushful excess. The French give their children watered down wine so I think those who enjoyed Babycham as youngsters are safe.<br />Best,<br />KL GaylinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-83691729830473368882016-12-12T07:13:14.671-08:002016-12-12T07:13:14.671-08:00So funny CD! I haven't never tried it but now ...So funny CD! I haven't never tried it but now I want to :) are you sure your folks didn't know though hehe. But seriously I am going to look for this at the shops later!Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-3033603552673922702016-12-12T04:49:19.113-08:002016-12-12T04:49:19.113-08:00Oh, my GOODNESS! What a delightful discovery, and...Oh, my GOODNESS! What a delightful discovery, and even more amusing denouement---you merry little tosspots, you.<br /><br />I'm even more charmed by the story because we're all addicted to your lively, wonderful export "Call the Midwife," with all the wonderful folks and happenings and BABIES and what I can tell is quite true-to-life London of the era. Not all smiles and BabyCHam, I can tell you.<br /><br />I noticed it as the favorite tipple for little celebrations by those lovely nurses (and nuns, on occasion), and had not given it a thought as a children's drink, because the "baby" title and the ladies' enjoyment as they toasted with their glasses/tumblers/wee bottles was quite evident and sweet. And by Jingoes, after some of those deliveries, they deserved champagne, one and all.<br /><br />Even the "BABY" in the title was lulling, associated with all the new arrivals and all, and the drink is usually proffered by bright, beautiful Trixie---ever cheerful and groomed within an inch of her golden coif.<br /><br />So, BabyCham, to me, was also a wonderful export, unheard of by us over HERE til now---an adjunct to crackers and flaming pudding and games of SnapDragon, and perfectly aligned to the Spirit, so to speak, of the occasion. <br /><br />Too fun and too true--absolutely charming.<br /><br />says rachel, who coincidentally ran across only yesterday a picture of our own Sweetpea, bald as a little egg at one, and lying feet-up with a stuffed Santa in a pink TeleTub, a tiny split of champagne in each hand, and her Ganner-applied caption of "Happy New Year!!"RachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-63158142928166654402016-12-11T22:39:24.106-08:002016-12-11T22:39:24.106-08:00Hello CD, The British have so much class in these...Hello CD, The British have so much class in these matters. American children had to rely on spiked eggnog during the holidays.<br /><br />It is interesting that perry, fresh or hard is still a commercial product in England. In America I have never seen it for sale (although probably it is available today as an exotic import--a while ago, never). But all the old pear books I read discuss the perry potential of different varieties of pear, as they do with apples and cider.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com