@ukhaiku I think this is the shop: https://www.visitfleetwood.info/lifestyle/local-shopping/rimmers.php though I remember it as “Rhonda’s.” Apart from visits, and holidays there, I went to the primary school across the road for a few weeks in about 1968, when my brother and I went to stay with my grandparents while my mother recovered from an operation.
Nice to know Vimto lollies and parched peas are still going!
// @hazardwarning @jws @peemee @kdfrawg
@ukhaiku I generally don’t, because I was a picky child who didn’t want to put the extra letter in, but I was quite used to hearing it, though I can’t entirely remember where. As my mother originates from close to the Vimto lolly shop, I’ll have to check her version first.
// @hazardwarning @jws @peemee @kdfrawg
@hazardwarning My father’s from Yorkshire, but he can hardly speak now, so it wouldn’t be easy to check his pronunciation. I think it might be a south Lancashire thing. A research project for my Christmas visit!
// @jws @ukhaiku @peemee @kdfrawg
@peemee Apparently it started in Lancashire, but I seem to remember reading a few years ago that the main market was in the Middle East where there’s a big demand for sweet, non-alcoholic drinks.
// @jws @kdfrawg
@kdfrawg Oddly, it’s one of a small number of words that seem to contain an invisible “p” — so it’s often pronounced “Vimpto.” “Hampster” is another one. That might be a northern thing too. Possibly north west, but @hazardwarning or @ukhaiku might know more about the north eastern way.
// @jws @peemee
@ukhaiku You’re way ahead. Yes, they’re legumes. I have no idea why I know that.
// @matigo
@matigo Well, peanuts aren’t actually nuts, so maybe they’re saying the odd almond or something might creep in.