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Now I have traveled a bit and consider myself to be a bit of an expert on the subject of ice cream, I mean real ice cream not this whippy stuff, I can remember only two ice cream makers in and around Leyland, one was Oldfields his ice cream was yellow and lumpy, he used to come round Farington in a horse and cart.
The other was Robinsons on leyland lane, I used to help make it when I lived on leyland lane, they also had horses that we used to ride.
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There was also Corcoran's. They had an old Austin van. Their shop was down at the bottom of one of the streets opposite the Post Office. The went out of business in the early 1960s, I think, may have been bought out by Robinson's.
Frank
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Does anyone remember Posts ice cream, they sold it from their little shed/shop where they made it on Aqueduct St near Brook St Preston. Their ice cream was initially made using broken/cracked eggs suppied by nearbye Preston Farmers Ltd., and it was delicious ! In more recent years they sold their ice cream from a trailer parked on the flag market Preston, but I believe that they changed their recipe to the more powdery commercially available tastless variety, similar to Robinson's !
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'Frederick's' ice cream was a Leyland seller, although I seem to remember it was a Chorley company. My favourite was an Italian called Cassinelli [what a great name] who sold his own ice cream at cricket grounds in the Chorley area. He had an ancient Rolls with a box body on the back, it was painted in a wild finish of red and yellow, with his name in sign writing on the sides. Rossi's in Southport was a favourite as well, but last time I tried it a few years ago it was the same tasteless stuff as the mass produced variety. Last time I was in Preston, Posts had a van on the old flag market.
I still can't resist buying ice cream.
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Anyone remember great home-made ice-cream from a little shop down some steps opposite the Public Hall? Was it called Knight's??
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Was it Corcorans? Frank will know.
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Originally posted by anacortesdamp
There was also Corcoran's. They had an old Austin van. Their shop was down at the bottom of one of the streets opposite the Post Office. The went out of business in the early 1960s, I think, may have been bought out by Robinson's.
Frank
Yes I remember them now not bad ice cream if my memory serves me right, I would not be at all supprised if Robinsons bought them out they wanted the monopoly on everything.
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'Twasn't Corcorans, I don't think, it was made by the owners of the shop. I'll ask my Mum.
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Corcoran's store... home made icecream and the only icecream that
I would eat ..or lick!! .. was at the bottom of Newsome Street off Hough Lane.
They had a van .. Mr Corcoran operated it .. he used to make the cones and wafers with a big wooden spatula .. the ice cream was
thick and a rich creamy yellowy color .. I can still remember the mouthwatering wait as he carefully constructed my order!!
Yum..m..m.m.
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I sold Frankit's icecream on the beach at Blackpool every summer.
My van was between the North and Central piers.
I fed the Tower ponies with broken wafers every morning .. they came to the van for their treats after exercising ..needless to say there was always a supply of goodies as I somehow managed to accidentaly 'drop' a box each day!!!
Ciao Karen.
T. D.
