General Chat

What do you rush into the nearest supermarket for when you get back to the UK? -Here goes 1. 'Branston' Pickle - chunky of course 2. Cheddar cheese - the real stuff 3. Something to make decent gravy with (from a tin!) 4. Custard 5. a few packs of cornish wafers (otherwise what would I do with the cheddar and branston?) 6. Suet (can't do a stew without the dumplings) 7. apple turnovers with real cream Just as well I don't go shopping too often in the UK ;o)))) Carole

When my Canadian rellies come over to England, all they want is Cadbury's Dairy Milk! Aparently you can buy it over there, but it doesn't taste the same. Sue xx

Yes, I llive on the Belgian border surrounded by all those lovely Belgian praline choccy shops and what does my son (born and raised in France want from the UK)?- Cadbury's chocolate

The best is from Yorkshire (Harry Ramsden's) Carole (ex Halifax) update fish and chips I mean

forgot the mince pies!!!!

scrumpy (sorry - betraying my Somerset roots)

oh dear don't think I should have posted this on a Saturday evening lol

ooh Karen sounds like pork is a sensitive subject out your way???

Ohhhhhhhhhhh, Where do I begin? lol. Steak and kidney pie. Egg custards, Pickled onions, to go with the Cheshire cheese, Smoked haddock, Cod and chips. All washed down with a pint of Strongbow cider. 10 more weeks and I,ll be living in supermarket heaven. lol

Carol Just back from the UK with 4 bottles of Strongbow cider - glad you're 3000+miles away - think I might be in for a sharp slap on the wrist

Carole, Lol. That,s alright. You enjoy it. Just as long as you left some in England for me.

Bacon! The bacon in crap here, so I can't get enough of it when I'm over there. Strongbow Cider - was out last night and indulged in several :) Deb

Marmite and baked beans (though not to be consumed together!) X Allie

Karen When I lived in the States I craved Jaffa Cakes and proper crisps too so I had my parents ship some over! I also used to take gravy granules, HP sauce, all stuff we normally take for granted. But now I'm back in UK I miss stuff from the States. Just can't win can I :) joanne

Carole, try making your dumplings with butter instead... (I prefer unsalted). Just rub it into self raising flour (same ratio as the suet to the flour), until it looks like breadcrumbs, add a little cold water to make it a dough, roll into dumplings and pop them onto the top of your bubbling stew for 20 mins. Even better than using suet. Dee x PS Am going over to Canada in July - what can I take my expat cousins? Nothing too weighty...baggage allowance and all that x

Will try Dee BTW what about some real tea for your cousins - have just posted a large pack of 'Yorkshire tea' to my aunt in NY - weighed one kilo, costs £4 to buy and £10 to mail from the UK - can you believe it - but from one desperate expat to another what's money? C

Walkers crisps!! Not the same when posted out and all crumbly!! :O)

Allie have you never had beans on toast using marmite instead of Butter........... YUMMY!! :O)

Hi All Licorice Allsorts Oxo Sausages Caburys Caramel To name just a few Ann

no-one's mentioned mint sauce