1986-91 BBC TV sitcom starring Jean Boht as Nellie Boswell (5)
I believe the answer is:
bread
(Other definitions for bread that I've seen before include "Bloomers, say" , "It may be made from meal" , "Dosh - a bloomer, perhaps?" , "''Eaten . . . . . is soon forgotte''" , "Baked food; money" .)