Comments on: Pancake day http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/03/12/pancake-day/ One man's struggle in a foreign land Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Expatmum http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/03/12/pancake-day/comment-page-1/#comment-640 Expatmum Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:32:05 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/03/12/pancake-day/#comment-640 Wait - aren't you in NY? Surely you can get most of that stuff there? I can get it in Chicago. We were just talking over at my blog about what we miss from the UK. Sadly, our conversation revolved around Pears soap and Dettol. How sad is that? Wait – aren’t you in NY? Surely you can get most of that stuff there? I can get it in Chicago.
We were just talking over at my blog about what we miss from the UK. Sadly, our conversation revolved around Pears soap and Dettol. How sad is that?

]]> By: Sarah http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/03/12/pancake-day/comment-page-1/#comment-617 Sarah Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:30:07 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/03/12/pancake-day/#comment-617 I had Heinz Baked Beans on toast with a squirt of Worcestershire Sauce last night - Deeeelicious but sadly that was my last tin! I am out of PG Tips but have a trip to Amarillo in a fortnight when I can stock up on both at World Market I had Heinz Baked Beans on toast with a squirt of Worcestershire Sauce last night – Deeeelicious but sadly that was my last tin! I am out of PG Tips but have a trip to Amarillo in a fortnight when I can stock up on both at World Market

]]> By: Almost American http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/03/12/pancake-day/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Almost American Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:17:16 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/03/12/pancake-day/#comment-606 I have a jar of Crosse & Blackwell Branston pickle in the fridge right now. The price label says $3.99, so I must have bought it in the US, but I have absolutely no recollection of when or where. We have a pretty good source of British foods around here. The local supermarket sells PG Tips tea bags, but they're 3 times the price of Tetley's British Blend, so I stick with that. MUCH better than Liptons' rubbish! I miss blackcurrants. Blueberries are so flavourless in comparison. We can get blackcurrant jam, black currant juice and Ribena though, so I'm not totally deprived. I have a jar of Crosse & Blackwell Branston pickle in the fridge right now. The price label says $3.99, so I must have bought it in the US, but I have absolutely no recollection of when or where.

We have a pretty good source of British foods around here. The local supermarket sells PG Tips tea bags, but they’re 3 times the price of Tetley’s British Blend, so I stick with that. MUCH better than Liptons’ rubbish!

I miss blackcurrants. Blueberries are so flavourless in comparison. We can get blackcurrant jam, black currant juice and Ribena though, so I’m not totally deprived.

]]> By: Jonathan Glazier http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/03/12/pancake-day/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Jonathan Glazier Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:58:35 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/03/12/pancake-day/#comment-605 Wow black pudding yum yum. I used to only really eat it early in the morning on location. There is nothing quite like standing in a field with such a diverse bunch as you find on a TV crew. oxbridge grads, salt of the earth sparkies, vegans and health nuts and chowing down on a nice slice of fried black pud. Great blog I'm only sorry it has taken me so long to find it. consider your self linked! JG http://www.emigratingnz.com Wow black pudding yum yum. I used to only really eat it early in the morning on location. There is nothing quite like standing in a field with such a diverse bunch as you find on a TV crew. oxbridge grads, salt of the earth sparkies, vegans and health nuts and chowing down on a nice slice of fried black pud.
Great blog I’m only sorry it has taken me so long to find it.
consider your self linked!
JG
http://www.emigratingnz.com

]]> By: Flowers On A Friday http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/03/12/pancake-day/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Flowers On A Friday Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:50:57 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/03/12/pancake-day/#comment-601 Findus Crispy Pancakes! clasic. salt and vinegar crisps...actually pretty much just malt vinegar is what i miss the most. oh, and whilst i'm on it: chip shop chips....from the 1980s. i'm heading back to engerland in a week (only for three days though). shame you can't take big bottles of liquids on flights anymore. 100ml of malt vinegar wouldn't even last me a week! Findus Crispy Pancakes! clasic.

salt and vinegar crisps…actually pretty much just malt vinegar is what i miss the most. oh, and whilst i’m on it: chip shop chips….from the 1980s.

i’m heading back to engerland in a week (only for three days though). shame you can’t take big bottles of liquids on flights anymore. 100ml of malt vinegar wouldn’t even last me a week!

]]> By: Nat http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/03/12/pancake-day/comment-page-1/#comment-600 Nat Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:52:29 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/03/12/pancake-day/#comment-600 Your list of foodstuffs is interesting as many appear on my "accept no substitutions" list. These are things which you notice the difference if you buy generic rather than brand name, and Heinz Baked Beans is top of that list! Interestingly I only spent two weeks in NYC eight years ago - but I still yearn for foodstuffs I discovered there which you can't get easily in the UK; these being grape jelly, Hershey bars, root beer (although Dandelion and Burdock comes close) and Oreo Cookies (which happily Sainsbury's now sell!). Your list of foodstuffs is interesting as many appear on my “accept no substitutions” list. These are things which you notice the difference if you buy generic rather than brand name, and Heinz Baked Beans is top of that list!

Interestingly I only spent two weeks in NYC eight years ago – but I still yearn for foodstuffs I discovered there which you can’t get easily in the UK; these being grape jelly, Hershey bars, root beer (although Dandelion and Burdock comes close) and Oreo Cookies (which happily Sainsbury’s now sell!).

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