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  1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 04-Dec-2021 23:31:34 UTC Bernie Bernie

    #vegetarian falafel plate 😋
    (#vegan if you leave out the tzatziki)

    In conversation Saturday, 04-Dec-2021 23:31:34 UTC from mstdn.io permalink

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    • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 04-Dec-2021 23:39:45 UTC Bernie Bernie
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      The only thing I disliked is the Vimto, which turned out to be just a berry-flavored sugar soda 😝

      In conversation Saturday, 04-Dec-2021 23:39:45 UTC permalink

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    • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 05-Dec-2021 01:15:10 UTC Bernie Bernie
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      • penguin42

      @penguin42 wow, is Vimto really 113 years old?

      And is it really British? The menu claimed it was "a popular fruit cordial from Dubai"...

      In conversation Sunday, 05-Dec-2021 01:15:10 UTC permalink
    • penguin42 (penguin42@mastodon.org.uk)'s status on Sunday, 05-Dec-2021 01:15:13 UTC penguin42 penguin42
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      @codewiz Haha how does Vimto manage to get over there; it's celebrated as Manchester's local special: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimto

      In conversation Sunday, 05-Dec-2021 01:15:13 UTC permalink

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        Vimto
        Vimto is a soft drink first sold in Lancashire in the United Kingdom. It was first manufactured as a health tonic in cordial form, then decades later as a carbonated drink. It contains the juice of grapes, raspberries and blackcurrants (in a 3% concentration), flavoured with herbs and spices. The original recipe was invented in 1908 by John Noel Nichols. Nichols grew up in the Scottish town of Shortridge. Vimto has also been made into a sweet (made under licence by McCowan's) and an ice lolly. It is available in cans and bottles and as a draught soft drink in pubs. History Vimto was created in 1908 in Manchester by John Noel Nichols (1883–1966), a wholesaler of herbs, spices and medicines. He saw the market opening for soft drinks due to the temperance movement and the passage of the 1908 Licensing Act. It was originally sold under the name Vim Tonic, which Nichols shortened to 'Vimto' in 1912. Vimto was originally registered as a health tonic or medicine, which was then re-registered in 1913 as a cordial. In 1910, production moved to a warehouse at Chapel Street, Salford, then to Old...
    • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 05-Dec-2021 02:31:04 UTC Bernie Bernie
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      • penguin42

      @penguin42 Are there any other awkward monuments I should make sure to admire next time I visit Manchester? 😂

      In conversation Sunday, 05-Dec-2021 02:31:04 UTC permalink
    • penguin42 (penguin42@mastodon.org.uk)'s status on Sunday, 05-Dec-2021 02:31:06 UTC penguin42 penguin42
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      @codewiz Yeh, we've got that monument to it outside one of the University buildings [Near the one of Archimedes leaping out of his bath....]

      In conversation Sunday, 05-Dec-2021 02:31:06 UTC permalink
    • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 05-Dec-2021 02:31:33 UTC Bernie Bernie
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      • ilwoody

      @ilwoody, have you seen these when you lived there?

      In conversation Sunday, 05-Dec-2021 02:31:33 UTC permalink

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