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?
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