No Manwich, grits or cornbread???

I think I've adapted pretty well.  It took a while, but once you decide to just throw yourself into it, there's no going back.  I even prefer the bacon to the crunchy kind I grew up with.  But what I STILL can't find a substitute for is Vlasic Polish Dill Spears pickles.  Aaaah, droooool....

But what I STILL can't find a substitute for is Vlasic Polish Dill Spears pickles.  Aaaah, droooool....

You are right you really can't find those here either....I can taste them in my mind though at this very moment....yum.

I think I've adapted pretty well.  It took a while, but once you decide to just throw yourself into it, there's no going back.  I even prefer the bacon to the crunchy kind I grew up with.  But what I STILL can't find a substitute for is Vlasic Polish Dill Spears pickles.  Aaaah, droooool....

You can buy thoseo nline easily though. We just got some from americansweets.com

You can buy thoseo nline easily though. We just got some from americansweets.com

OMG!  I could do some serious damage to the bank account if I ordered from that site...    No, I'm afraid the pickles will just have to be just a lovely memory for a few months until our trip to the States this autumn.... :\\\'(

The cracker situation is dire here, though.

Again, this is subjective.  We do biscuits and cheese quite often for weekend lunches (and sometimes weeknight dinners!) and we have at least 4 different types of biscuits to go with the various cheeses - oh, the cheeses here!!

And as for pretzels, I've bought them in Marks, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, the corner shop, Lidl.  Thick, thin, stick, bow-style; salted, salt & black pepper, sour cream & onion, worchester even!

No, things are not exactly like they are in the US.  But really, is that such a bad thing?

No, things are not exactly like they are in the US.  But really, is that such a bad thing?

Not all all! I couldn't live without Jacob's cream crackers! 

I was figuring I'd just learn how to make pickles. I'm lazy, though, so it probably won't last.

I bought some pickles in the UK over Christmas that looked just right, but liked to knock my socks off when I got them home. It was like drinking vinegar laced with garlic. Yow!

Not all all! I couldn't live without Jacob's cream crackers! 

Ditto!

whomever posted the americansweets site is very bad and now owes me £55.79!!!!  :\\\'(

My 19 year old son said he missed animal crackers when he was home from University this Christmas and after I saw them there thought I'd pick up a few packs for him. I got a little carried away....All will be going to the two older kids who actually remember the US except one jar of pickles for me 

P.S. Please don't make me feel worse by posting a cheaper place to have gotten this stuff. I'm sure I'll be wishing back my £50 later in the month hehe. Oh well second time I have done this in nearly 12 years I guess I am allowed.

One very good thing about polish immigrants is the Polish grocers that are popping up. -

 Dill Pickles!!! 

(and perogies)

And as for pretzels, I've bought them in Marks, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, the corner shop, Lidl.  Thick, thin, stick, bow-style; salted, salt & black pepper, sour cream & onion, worchester even!

I guess I haven't been looking very hard at all, then!  Oh, well shows I don't really miss them that much.

I do miss Cheeze-Its (or Nips--I forget now which one I like better!) but my sister mailed me some  .  And now I can find Reese's PB-Cups in the UK, so I'm pretty much good to go on that front.

Also, I've found that Cheesey Oat Cakes are a good and healthier substitue for my beloved Cheeze-Its (Nips?).

Have you tried the things called 'cheese savouries'? They come in a bag and are always (from what I've seen)  generic store brand. They're in with the crisps. I love them. They've filled the hole I had from Its, Nips, and Goldfish.

Pretzels are hard to find, too.  You can find basic pretzels but no cool ones like Newman's Own salt and pepper pretzels or Harry's broken up burnt pieces of pretzels or any of the "Dutch Style" big fat pretzels.

Yes, DF saw the selection in the local supermarket - Penn State Original and Sour Cream, and then said "Ah, I see why you asked me to bring you some [jalepeno pretzel nuggets] now!"

I'd kill for some Salt Free big fat Dutch ones. *sigh*

Sorry, Peedal, there is no reason to accept life meekly when it doesn't give you Triscuits every now and then.  Almost every food item for sale here is available in NA.. or at least in the Canadian part.  Trade imbalance!!  Unfair!!

But yes, you do get used to stuff here, aside from the odd Triscuit or Cheezit-related outburst.  Thank God they have Doritos here.  They help a lot.