UK goodies to send to the US

How about elderflower cordial?  Not something you can find here in the states.

A bag of flying saucers. My nieces and nephews really liked those. Dh said those were a childhood sweet he grew up on.

Luckie Tatties (I've never seen them anywhere but here)

It sounds dumb, but what about a box of 'man-sized' tissues? I thought that was hilarious when I saw it! As if woman are so dainty and produce much less when blowing our noses! 

Luckie Tatties (I've never seen them anywhere but here)

OMG... i love those!
DH puts them in my Christmas stocking every year!

How about some lovely Rococo chocolates?

Sorry too hot. They would melt.

Sorry too hot. They would melt.

 

I've sent chocolate to California many times without any melting.

chocolate Hobnobs!! Ooh lots of sweets especially clotted cream fudge.  I love Lilt soda too.  Too bad you can't send cheese or meat.  English mature cheddar is outstanding, as is Lincolnshire sausage.

I managed to find at a farm shop in small jars, clotted cream and strawberry jam.  The clotted cream had been sealed in the jar, possibly pasteurised?  Sent it to my sister, who then made some scones and the family really enjoyed it.  Not sure how close the cream was to what you can get here in the dairy sections but as I took her and her hubby to Betty's in Harrogate, she said it was pretty good stuff.

The stuff in jars isn't too bad. They sell it in Whole Foods in the States for insane amounts of money. It doesn't have that lovely crusty stuff on the top like the kind you get in the supermarket, though.

I always found the stuff in jars always had a faint taste of preservatives, unfortunately, but it might not be something you'd notice unless you were used to the fresh kind.  My mom LOVES clotted cream. When she visits she gets herself a container and sits down with a spoon!

my friends and family back home always love most any kind of 'regular' tea biscuits... whether it's McVitie's or Sainsbury's... and Cadbury fingers are always a big hit as well.  For the more posh, I might get a jar of some exotic honey from F&M or a little tea gift set and/or butterscotch from Harrod's (honestly, mostly because of the packaging).

I agree that sending things that we don't have in the States is just as good as sending things that are posh. I think the man sized tissues are hilarious and think Cadbury is a great choice as well. I like things like Chunky Kit Kat and I've only found those in the British section of the grocery stores here and those are still hard to find. Some interesting flavors of soups, crisps, etc...are great too. Have they ever tried UK Smarties? Those are always interesting to taste.

On one visit, I brought Paige back a load of sweets from Woolworths candy aisle, just different chocolates and things that she'd never seen before. I got her some York's, Aero's, a load of different Cadbury, Bertie Bassett, After Eight mints. I also brought back Jaffa cakes, tinned strawberry sponge and a can of Devon Custard.

I have no ideas for anything "posh" but my first thought was a tin of some kind of shortbread and tea.