I never used Perkins Paste. But you did make me remember Clag (was it really called Clag? I feel like I can smell it) and my miraculous fave the UHu glue stick.
Love the memories this post evokes! I didn't realise Perkins Paste was only a NSW thing. I first encountered it in primary school in Ballina on the north coast in the late 1970s. Had never made the marzipan/almond scent connection, either!
I'm not sure about only NSW - it could have been a national phenomenon! The complete story of Perkins Paste remains to be written but it was fun to look into it. I think it was the almond smell that made it seem edible? Or maybe just boredom in class!
The whole state-separation question is really interesting though. I do remember state borders meaning a whole lot more back then, to the extent that my parents would make a big deal of crossing the Murray, always analyse car numberplates and criticise Queensland drivers for example, who were pariahs on the north coast. I also can't imagine Joh Bjelke Petersen allowing edible glue in QLD schools lol. I would most certainly read a history of Perkins Paste. Imagine the oral testimonies!
I never used Perkins Paste. But you did make me remember Clag (was it really called Clag? I feel like I can smell it) and my miraculous fave the UHu glue stick.
Uhu never fails. I had Clag too - I remember the whiskery plastic brush - and yes the name!
REMO have a page about their Perkins Paste relationship https://remosince1988.com/blogs/news/perkins-paste-design-story
I love it that you can still buy the shirts!
Love the memories this post evokes! I didn't realise Perkins Paste was only a NSW thing. I first encountered it in primary school in Ballina on the north coast in the late 1970s. Had never made the marzipan/almond scent connection, either!
I'm not sure about only NSW - it could have been a national phenomenon! The complete story of Perkins Paste remains to be written but it was fun to look into it. I think it was the almond smell that made it seem edible? Or maybe just boredom in class!
The whole state-separation question is really interesting though. I do remember state borders meaning a whole lot more back then, to the extent that my parents would make a big deal of crossing the Murray, always analyse car numberplates and criticise Queensland drivers for example, who were pariahs on the north coast. I also can't imagine Joh Bjelke Petersen allowing edible glue in QLD schools lol. I would most certainly read a history of Perkins Paste. Imagine the oral testimonies!
Ha ha - it would have to include a Tasting Notes section!