What made childhood birthday parties so special? We asked Starts at 60 readers to share their favourite memories and the response was overwhelming on our Facebook page. Unlocking childhood memoriesThere must be something about birthday parties that unlocks childhood memories. We recently asked our Starts at 60 community what they remembered most about the birthday parties of years gone by and, before long, hundreds of comments had flooded in. Readers reminisced about fairy bread disappearing within minutes, homemade birthday cakes proudly carried to the table, chocolate crackles that never lasted long enough, and little frankfurts dunked generously into tomato sauce.