tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post8868402072714444508..comments2023-12-31T13:20:27.351+00:00Comments on Saltaire Daily Photo: Nettle beer, anyone?jennyfreckleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-71343617150879149092021-04-09T08:27:06.094+01:002021-04-09T08:27:06.094+01:00I lived on Avondale Road until 1969 (when I was fi...I lived on Avondale Road until 1969 (when I was five) and remember walking through the woods to Six Days Only for the lovely nettle beer (I never saw dandelion & burdock but that may have been because they sold that at the chippy in Saltaire so we wanted the unique nettle beer!) We were *told* it was non-alcoholic pop... We assumed the name came from the nettle beer lady, but that was just what we heard; I've also seen the article that the previous commenter mentions, about the nursery, which sounds convincing. Do you know what the inscription on the date stone means? Lovely pictures, happy memories; thanks!Alison Laylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242900373671426115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-79509674809699465402020-08-02T20:36:29.602+01:002020-08-02T20:36:29.602+01:00It was green and delicious and cost only 3 old pen...It was green and delicious and cost only 3 old pennies (= 1p +) a glass. Never tried the dandelion and burdock.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838180018060298761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-21336081335713545572012-08-07T21:21:37.276+01:002012-08-07T21:21:37.276+01:00Sounds like you have some wonderful memories. You...Sounds like you have some wonderful memories. You may well be right about how the name came about. I wasn't living round here in the 60s so I've only gleaned information from what others have said. Or maybe the '6 days only' rule got relaxed as time went on!jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-80610131326574357232012-08-07T21:19:09.422+01:002012-08-07T21:19:09.422+01:00Only two drinks Jim, 'dandelion & burdock&...Only two drinks Jim, 'dandelion & burdock' pop is one drink with two ingredients. I think nettle beer is alcoholic but I'm not sure that it's very strong.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-50498908952559460072012-08-07T16:23:41.894+01:002012-08-07T16:23:41.894+01:00We always knew it as "6 days only" and I...We always knew it as "6 days only" and I recently read that there once was a market garden out the back of the cottages that was owned by a chap who wouldn't open it on the Sabbath hence the name. The origin is probably one of those things lost in time now but you certainly could buy the nettle beer on Sundays. In the 1960's dad and I used to walk there on a Sunday afternoon, dad would get a pint and I was allowed a half pint that we'd drink sitting outside the cottages on a wooden bench.I can still remember it so well, it was a golden slightly fizzy liquid - I suspect that it probably was alcoholic but not sure what percentage! The lady at the cottage used to make dandelion and burdock too but it was the nettle beer she was noted for. Such happy memories for me of days out with my dad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-15913295109127988732012-08-06T01:46:46.574+01:002012-08-06T01:46:46.574+01:00We have root beer over here, as well as birch beer...We have root beer over here, as well as birch beer and ginger beer. Those are new to me. It looks like a quiet and charming neighborhood.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-76861541069329245902012-08-05T18:06:03.128+01:002012-08-05T18:06:03.128+01:00Charming. So nice to hear of long ago memories of ...Charming. So nice to hear of long ago memories of a place you still visit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-57779889547823038112012-08-05T14:25:19.963+01:002012-08-05T14:25:19.963+01:00Three beverages I've never tasted, or even bee...Three beverages I've never tasted, or even been aware of. Is nettle beer alcoholic or is it like root beer and just another pop?Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-86026206390408023542012-08-05T09:00:09.188+01:002012-08-05T09:00:09.188+01:00I love all those houses you're showing those d...I love all those houses you're showing those days! To me, they 're "real England".<br />And the fact that you have memories linked to them is a pleasure more..Malysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285965495493508425noreply@blogger.com