tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post3214499599138072521..comments2024-03-09T10:21:47.738+00:00Comments on Sue Hepworth: Virol, anyone?Sue Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371516958537364663noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post-52957375677815312142011-07-27T13:43:27.751+00:002011-07-27T13:43:27.751+00:00I think the original had bone marrow, but at some ...I think the original had bone marrow, but at some point it changed into a concoction based on vitamins, malt extract, powdered egg, and sugar.<br />I used to buy extra with my pocket money, which probably explains why I am a chubby blighter!Ian Davidsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post-56774371710645605692009-07-15T07:41:34.156+00:002009-07-15T07:41:34.156+00:00Yukh! I wish you hadn't told me that!Yukh! I wish you hadn't told me that!Sue Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371516958537364663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post-4828407313964801772009-07-15T07:20:59.247+00:002009-07-15T07:20:59.247+00:00I have a pot of Virol (empty, sorry). Rather than ...I have a pot of Virol (empty, sorry). Rather than being some sort of malt concoction it says on the front "a preparation of bone marrow, and ideal fat food for children and invalids". Lovely...!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post-52501543915228740592009-04-13T18:30:00.000+00:002009-04-13T18:30:00.000+00:00I was eating it by the spoonful in the fifties.I was eating it by the spoonful in the fifties.Sue Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371516958537364663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post-41240136809076204442009-04-13T17:35:00.000+00:002009-04-13T17:35:00.000+00:00Not sure whether Virol is still available but I ha...Not sure whether Virol is still available but I have a photo of it being advertised on a tram in Houghton-le-Spring in 1910...Paulhttp://www.houghtonlespring.org.uknoreply@blogger.com