Burdalls Gravy salt

[bushbaby 3]

i used to live at the back of burdalls buildings inhillsboro when i first got married.my husband was never late forwork as they had a hooter that went off at 8oclock every weekday morning there was no need for an alarm clockit could be heard all over hillsboro.it went off again at 1oclockfor dinner then 4_45 for home time

[tara]

I worked at Burdalls in the 70s on the production line and also catching the goods that came down a shute and packing and warehousing them .

[milted]

Around 1960 I used to deliver salt at Burdalls at the Barracks on Penistone Rd I loaded it at Sandbach in Cheshire, 10 tons at a time All for gravy salt Good old fashioned stuff Nowt to beat it

[mosccat]

i too worked at Burdalls i was a van driver that would be about the mid 60's, great stuff in winter for getting you going wen you got stuck in snow

Graham

Hi

I own a 1936 austin 7 van first registered by Burdall's in 1936. I know it wasn't the van you drove but I am interested in the livery of the van so that I can restore my van. Thanks

[DUFFEMS]

Hi

I own a 1936 austin 7 van first registered by Burdall's in 1936. I know it wasn't the van you drove but I am interested in the livery of the van so that I can restore my van. Thanks

 

My uncle was a rep for Burdalls in the 50's/early 60's, he drove a company A35 van which was always dark green. He used to have me tidy all the samples in the back which started out all neatly stored but, finished up strewn all over the place because he drove so fast. Getting a lift with him was like sitting on a rocking horse, I never knew an A35 was capable of such speeds!

[mosccat]

Hi Wyatterp colour was your van and can you describe the sign writing Thanks mosccat

[Asaw]

My mother used to work in the office it would make it about mid 40's

[mosccat]

I have added an avatar which is a picture of a Burdall's Austin 7. This is not my van but very simular. Unfortunatly the picture is black and white. I am interested in the colour of the van and the lettering etc.

[phuketjock]

When I worked at Burdalls i used make the "gravy salt" I can still remember the recipe..Two sacks of salt one coarse and one fine and half a gallon of caramel...mix together for about 10 mins then tip the goo out into a skip..then it would go and be pressed into blocks by some Lasses...and that was that... put it into packets and send it to the shops..Did anyone ever buy this, if so why?

Hi Timbuck as you may have guessed from my name I live in Thailand and would be grateful if you or anyone could possibly give me a more refined recipe and method with accurate measurements/amounts other than..( Two sacks of salt one coarse one fine and half a gallon of caramel.)? Method for making the caramel would also be very helpful.

Any help and/or advice gratefully accepted thanks.

[retep]

i used to live at the back of burdalls buildings inhillsboro when i first got married.my husband was never late forwork as they had a hooter that went off at 8oclock every weekday morning there was no need for an alarm clockit could be heard all over hillsboro.it went off again at 1oclockfor dinner then 4_45 for home time

 

That was down the back of the canteen, was told it came from a steam boat.