What to take? What do you miss most?

Okay... I am trying to make a list of sorts of foods that are harder or impossible to come by in the UK.  These of course have to be suitcase/shippable items. 

I have 4 boxes of Graham crackers.
I have Pumpkin.
I have basic Mexican chili powders.
I have Ranch and Onion Soup mix for dressing.


So what else should I bring? 

Balmerhon is finding it hard to source sour cherries here (and I am afraid I wasn't the help I thought I was being), dear VNP, so if you're looking to bake cherry pie, it might be an idea to bring a can or two?

Howbo

Vanilla comes in the teeniest tiniest bottles here.

Netsle Toll house

A-1

Corn syrup if you tend to use that

Hershey's syrup

Hot Fudge Topping

Poultry seasoning

Good idea on the vanilla...I love the bourbon based one I get..

Do they not do corn syrup?  How does one make a pecan pie?  The horror!

We don't eat a lot of fruit pies except apple. And then we only buiy them from a bakers usually.

Never heard of pecan pie but i had a lovely toffee and pecan danish last night.

if only cool whip were packable.  *sigh*

I had a huge list of things but i'm really going to try and embrace the change......but will be throwing in boxes of brownie mix and sugar free jello.    If only baked lays and soy crisps were nonperishable.

Yes - Ranch dressing is a good one. I missed Wrigley's Extra (polor Ice) gum AND sunflower seeds! Everytime someone came to visit they would bring me LOADS! 

you can buy sunflower seeds they are just not cheap.

Errr... I still have no luck finding maple syrup here.. So I'd bring that, and pancake mix since that's also proving difficult to get.  Chili cheese Fritos (because I love them soooooo much).

oooh...i forgot about pancake mix!

and david's dad LOVES vermont maple syrup.  i'm loading up on that too!!!!!

you can buy sunflower seeds they are just not cheap.

Not the ones that I like 

You can get pancake mix here. You can even get Bisquick, it's just usually sold around Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) so I stock up (but seriously, it's so easy to make yourself!!!).

You can also get maple syrup here. I think you can get a sugar free jelly (jell-o) though not sure how it compares to US version.

The only large store here I can shop at (because of distance and lack of transportation) is Safeway... and the one here carries neither maple syrup nor pancake mix larger than like, a packet that would barely make 2 pancakes.  You're right about the pancake mix though.. it's easy enough to make yourself.  It's just not much worth bothering with if you haven't got the syrup. 

Maybe when I'm craving it enough, I'll break down and buy the 100% Canadian maple syrup 2 oz. bottle for £5 

Maybe when I'm craving it enough, I'll break down and buy the 100% Canadian maple syrup 2 oz. bottle for £5 

NOOOOOOooooooooooo!!!!!   

Buy the Lyle's Maple Flavoured Syrup!  It's absolutely gorgeous (very much like American syrup) and only 99p for a bottle!  It is lovely and THICK... not like that horrible 100% stuff!

I would buy it if I had the option at the store.. unfortunately not though.  ( I don't like pure maple syrup so I agree with you on that one)