Can anyone remember Potato crisps of the 1960s called bettys vinegar?

Answer 1

yes I can.loved them and used to spend my pocket money on them.

Answer 2

yes, they sold them at my primary scholl in Scottland, only ready salted though. there was a cartoon drawing of what looked like an usherette on the packet. never saw them sold anywhere else.

Answer 3

The factory that made Betty’s crisps was in the upper Teams, Gateshead. We used to eat them as kids in the late 1960’s. There was drawing on the packet of a lady (like an usherette) carrying a tray covered with numerous packets.

Answer 4

I remember them too, Betty's Crisps were sold at Gateshead FC's Redheugh Park in the Teams area. Not many food miles then!

Yes, there was a drawing of a waitress on the front, looking much the same as an usherette of that era. But I don't recall the flavours available - you were lucky in those days to not have to settle for crisps with a little wrap of salt!

What you may not know is that crisps in past decades were often made in chip shops in afternoons and at other quiet times - when you've gone to the bother of heating all that fat, why not use it? Some would sell them in greaseproof paper bags, others would bag them more properly. The tradition was overtaken when brands such as Tudor went more commercial, with an adventurous range of flavours. Who remembers their Kipper-flavoured crisps? They were my favourite; I can't believe no-one's ever tried to market them since.

Answer 5

Yes, my Dad, a bus driver, brought the first bags of Betty's crisps home. I think it must have been 1965 / 66. They were the first "flavoured" crisps I ever tasted - vinegar. I think they cost 3d a bag.

Answer 6

I can remember Betty's Crisps though I don't remember a particular flavour. I seem to recall a light (white?) packet with a pen and ink style drawing of a waitress on the front.

They were a delicate crisp and quite tasty.

Answer 7

Yes. Sold in a vending machine at my local swimming pool.