On 24 August 2010 13:55, JoeGoaUk <[email protected]> wrote: > Talking Photo: ‘Limbya Piprimuttam’ > > Limbya = Of Lemon (flavour/slice) > Piprimutt Sing. (Pl. Piprimuttam also Piprimittam) = Sweets > (Lemon flavour/slice boiled sweets) > > Extra: > Besides, the type of above sweets, my father also > brought tins of ‘Mari-Biskut’ (Round shaped Marie Biscuits) > and also another type of biscuits which came in the form > of various animals/birds shape such as rabbits, cats, dogs, > owl, parrot etc. Don’t know if this biscuit (animal crackers) > is still available. Britania Marie Biscuits still available though. > > Sometimes, my dad also brought Cream cracker biscuits > except there was no cream in it. > My father also brought Kraft Cheese tins, Cake tins, > Cadburys, Smarties, Milkmaid, Ovaltine, Horlicks, > Bacaliao, Seven-seas cod liver oil golden tablets/capsules etc > > Also Colwater, Sydney tel, clinical thermometer, > Chinese Tiger-balm etc etc > > COMMENT: Britannia crackers available in Goa, also kraft cheese in a tin, Cadburys - although not the same as what we get here in the U.K. Tiger balm also is available - made in Singapore. The owners Haw Par Villas have a garden in Singapore which is free and has some interesting figures there! Bacaliao - no cod fish in Goa? -- DEV BOREM KORUM
Gabe Menezes. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Goa-launch of the well-received *Into The Diaspora Wilderness* by Selma Carvalho on Aug 29, 2010 (Sunday) at 11 am at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. Meet the author, buy a signed copy (only Rs 295 in Goa till stock lasts). http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/
