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Re: Favourite food varieties

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I'm really not sure if a Mandarin is a variety of Clementine or just something on its own.
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Citrus pedantry alert!
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Prestige Worldwide wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 9:26 am I'm really not sure if a Mandarin is a variety of Clementine or just something on its own.
I think they're both varieties of the easy peeler fruit
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While we have plenty of supermarket own brand products, some must have brands are:
Porridge - Scotts Old Fashioned
Sweet Corn - Green Giant
Rice - Tilda
Red Leicester Cheese - Belton Farm
Pickled Onions - Garner
Tea - Twinings Assam
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slacker wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 9:36 am Citrus pedantry alert!
Far too much navel gazing going on here.
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The greatest foodstuff ever produced by man was Peach flavoured Angel Delight. Or at least that's what I thought when I was 13. It glowed in the dark and there were so many E numbers that ADHD kids were always injuring
themselves falling off the ceiling after cosuming a bowlful. I think the W.H.O or Save the Children got it banned in the end. Bastards. I still crave it to this day.

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Celtient wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 12:46 pm The greatest foodstuff ever produced by man was Peach flavoured Angel Delight. Or at least that's what I thought when I was 13. It glowed in the dark and there were so many E numbers that ADHD kids were always injuring
themselves falling off the ceiling after cosuming a bowlful. I think the W.H.O or Save the Children got it banned in the end. Bastards. I still crave it to this day.

:roll:
It was indeed a delicacy.

My favourite was Butterscotch with half a Bartletts tinned pear and a light smattering of pear jus poured direct from the tin. Foodie heaven.

I never understood why they never made a tablet flavour one.
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Re: Favourite food varieties

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Max B Gold wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 3:01 pm
Celtient wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 12:46 pm The greatest foodstuff ever produced by man was Peach flavoured Angel Delight. Or at least that's what I thought when I was 13. It glowed in the dark and there were so many E numbers that ADHD kids were always injuring
themselves falling off the ceiling after cosuming a bowlful. I think the W.H.O or Save the Children got it banned in the end. Bastards. I still crave it to this day.

:roll:
It was indeed a delicacy.

My favourite was Butterscotch with half a Bartletts tinned pear and a light smattering of pear jus poured direct from the tin. Foodie heaven.

I never understood why they never made a tablet flavour one.
Angel delight was only ever served if parents forgot to buy a dessert or my mum didnt make from scratch .

Disgusting stuff .
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Does anybody buy tinned fruit anymore? Our afters for tea were often that (Libby's or Del Monte) with Birds Custard:pears, peaches, plums, pineapple or fruit cocktail. But can't remember the last time I had any of them...Nor tinned grapefruit segments for a special breakfast treat.
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slacker wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 3:11 pm Does anybody buy tinned fruit anymore? Our afters for tea were often that (Libby's or Del Monte) with Birds Custard:pears, peaches, plums, pineapple or fruit cocktail. But can't remember the last time I had any of them...Nor tinned grapefruit segments for a special breakfast treat.
Think a few people have mentioned on here they still buy tinned tomatoes
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FFS! More fruit & veg pedantry. :x
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slacker wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 9:36 am Citrus pedantry alert!
You rang? :D

I didn't know this until I looked it up - Mandarins are a type of orange, and there are various varieties of mandarin orange including satsumas, clementines and tangerines.
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slacker wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 3:11 pm Does anybody buy tinned fruit anymore? Our afters for tea were often that (Libby's or Del Monte) with Birds Custard:pears, peaches, plums, pineapple or fruit cocktail. But can't remember the last time I had any of them...Nor tinned grapefruit segments for a special breakfast treat.
That's a big yes from me.

I buy tinned pear halves and tinned peach slices (both in juice, not syrup). We call them "old peoples" fruit, 'cos they're the sort of product one might imagine on the breakfast offering in an old people's home (not too difficult to chew). Indeed, back in my hotel days in the early 80s the breakfast buffet at many a good 4 star hotel contained tinned fruit.

Four our breakfast, we have oats soaked overnight in a little yogurt and water with cinnamon, and in the morning we chop tinned pears or peaches over them (I add raisins).

Del Monte are good, but I usually buy Morrison's own brand (probably the same product, tbh). They last forever and are probably better environmentally than flying the product in fresh from wherever in the world it's grown.
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A Pedant wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 3:52 pm
slacker wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 9:36 am Citrus pedantry alert!
You rang? :D

I didn't know this until I looked it up - Mandarins are a type of orange, and there are various varieties of mandarin orange including satsumas, clementines and tangerines.
I've got some Nardcott and Orri here, what are they then?
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Max B Gold wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 3:01 pm
Celtient wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 12:46 pm The greatest foodstuff ever produced by man was Peach flavoured Angel Delight. Or at least that's what I thought when I was 13. It glowed in the dark and there were so many E numbers that ADHD kids were always injuring
themselves falling off the ceiling after cosuming a bowlful. I think the W.H.O or Save the Children got it banned in the end. Bastards. I still crave it to this day.

:roll:
It was indeed a delicacy.

My favourite was Butterscotch with half a Bartletts tinned pear and a light smattering of pear jus poured direct from the tin. Foodie heaven.

I never understood why they never made a tablet flavour one.
Oh indeed the Butterscotch one was also divine. Of course you can still get a Butterscotch version these days but it is a pale imitation of the original. I always ate the Peach one on its own but strangely I liked pears with butterscotch one too
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KC & sunshine band wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 3:31 pm pie, mash and liquor !
Had that for lunch today. 7 pies, 6 mash, 2 liquor and 1 gravy. Picked it up as takeaway only, got home and no mash!! Had to phone them and go and get the mash they forgot to include.

Proper lovely it was when we finally got to eat it.
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Prestige Worldwide wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 4:17 pm
A Pedant wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 3:52 pm
slacker wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 9:36 am Citrus pedantry alert!
You rang? :D

I didn't know this until I looked it up - Mandarins are a type of orange, and there are various varieties of mandarin orange including satsumas, clementines and tangerines.
I've got some Nardcott and Orri here, what are they then?
See above in bold. Also: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4172
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Whats your favourite roast dinner?

I have a chicken to cook today, not my favourite but always good value and hard to go wrong. Any suggestions for how I should cook it?
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Rib of Beef - on the bone - Medium Rare. Complete with Yorks, Roast tatties and carrots, gravy, cabbage or greens. Must have horseradish on the side.

Also like to to the same meal, but with rib of buffalo. Really strong in flavour - "like beef used to be"

I do like a roast chicken - I just do it plain (or maybe with a couple of cloves of garlic in the pan). Such a homely dinner. Like a parsley, lemon and thyme stuffing with it too. I have the legs, Mrs Spike has the breast.
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I always find that brand loyalty always ends in disappointment as your favorite flavour disappears due 'insufficient sales' or some other guff. Crunchynut peanuts gone, any flavour of icecream you find is good, gone when you look for more etc. I still buy tinned pineapple chunks, put them in a slow cooker juice and all, with rice and chicken.

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slacker wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 3:11 pm Does anybody buy tinned fruit anymore? Our afters for tea were often that (Libby's or Del Monte) with Birds Custard:pears, peaches, plums, pineapple or fruit cocktail. But can't remember the last time I had any of them...Nor tinned grapefruit segments for a special breakfast treat.
I'm having tinned mandarin segments and carnation milk later 🤔🤔
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KC & sunshine band wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 3:31 pm pie, mash and liquor !



food of the gods.
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Meat pies - while Tesco don't do a bad Steak Pie, it's gotta be Fray Bentos!
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EastDerehamO wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:33 am Meat pies - while Tesco don't do a bad Steak Pie, it's gotta be Fray Bentos!
If you can open the bloody tin ☹
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