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Bill Scott
“To us children he (Mr Ewing) was our very own ‘Mr Chipsâ€� and invariably we would each receive half a crown whenever we encountered him on his afternoon walk. If we were particularly lucky, he would send us to the ‘Big Houseâ€� for ice-cream â€� a rare treat in the early 1950s”
― Bill Scott
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Muriel Spark
“The sparkle and morning-freshness of the shop, and the butter-conjuring girl, formed a mind-picture which accompanied the whole of my youth.(about the Buttercup Dairy)”
― Muriel Spark, Curriculum Vitae: Autobiography
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“On Saturday mornings Mr Ewing would make his rounds, giving each tradesman £1 and the apprentices, ten shillings. Needless to say, we were all peeping around corners awaiting his arrival!”
― Ian Thompson Former Apprentice - on working for Andrew Ewing
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