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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #15 on: June 28, 2009, 09:43:45 PM »
Can you not get this in Florida?

http://www.stonyfield.com/
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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #16 on: June 28, 2009, 09:46:09 PM »
Quote from: Cadenza on June 28, 2009, 08:54:56 PM
I would so miss clotted cream.  I can make a really good scone myself, but mmmm, I love big dollops of artery-hardening clotted cream!

Some grocery stores in the US sell the long shelf life stuff.   ;)  Not the same as the nice crunchy-topped fresh, but still better than nowt.
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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #17 on: June 28, 2009, 09:58:15 PM »
Quote from: balmerhon on June 28, 2009, 09:43:45 PM
Can you not get this in Florida?

http://www.stonyfield.com/

I don't know. I've never seen it in my grocery store, but I wonder if they would stock it if I asked? I got seriously spoiled by Longley Farms.
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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #18 on: June 28, 2009, 10:17:35 PM »
Caryn and other PG lovers...Amazon is doing a pretty decent subscription offer on PG tips... you can get 480 bags every 4, 5, or 6 months.  Roughly.. for $26.35 even with the regular price of $31.00 it is better than shipping costs and much better than the $9 for 80 bags at Kroger.

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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #19 on: June 28, 2009, 10:37:49 PM »
Quote from: vnicepeeps on June 28, 2009, 10:17:35 PM
Caryn and other PG lovers...Amazon is doing a pretty decent subscription offer on PG tips... you can get 480 bags every 4, 5, or 6 months.  Roughly.. for $26.35 even with the regular price of $31.00 it is better than shipping costs and much better than the $9 for 80 bags at Kroger.



Thanks! It's time for me to get much more au fait with online food shopping!
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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #20 on: June 28, 2009, 10:57:06 PM »
Quote from: vnicepeeps on June 28, 2009, 10:17:35 PM
Caryn and other PG lovers...

Yeah, but you still didn't tell us what you need that you can't get!  :)
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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #21 on: October 04, 2009, 08:45:35 PM »
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Cadbury Flake, and by extension, Dairy 99.

Ploughman's Lunch, with a huge stanky wedge of Stilton.

Walker's Ready Salted Crisps. Yes, I know they're technically the same as Lay's Original...but they're different!

Nice big thick chips with malt vinegar and salt. Our fries are too skinny!

And a great big glass of Montepulciano to wash it all down. (I could probably get that anywhere, but I'm not drinkin it without him.  :\\\'( )

British beef and ale pie, slopping over with onion gravy. (Even if I could find it here, it couldn't possibly taste as good as it did at The Red Lion in Avebury.)
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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #22 on: October 04, 2009, 09:03:28 PM »
Quote from: LittleFlowerGirl on October 04, 2009, 08:45:35 PM
British beef and ale pie, slopping over with onion gravy. (Even if I could find it here, it couldn't possibly taste as good as it did at The Red Lion in Avebury.)

Except for the pie, I love all those things you mentioned! And I also really really like the Red Lion in Avebury! I've had some gorgeous meals there!
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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #23 on: October 04, 2009, 10:01:26 PM »
Tomato mascarpone pasta sauce. The closest thing I've found to it is vodka sauce (because it is a tomato-based cream sauce) in the US.
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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #24 on: October 05, 2009, 01:24:15 AM »
Quote from: LittleFlowerGirl on October 04, 2009, 08:45:35 PM
Cadbury Flake

I know it's only a teeny bit of your list, but Cost Plus (or whatever they're called these days) almost always has Cadbury Flake (Dairy 99 is iffy).  It's stupid expensive, of course, but when you gotta have it, it's there.  They've saved me when I needed a Jelly Baby fix more than once. ;D
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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #25 on: October 05, 2009, 01:55:42 AM »
Quote from: Abby Normal on October 05, 2009, 01:24:15 AM
I know it's only a teeny bit of your list, but Cost Plus (or whatever they're called these days) almost always has Cadbury Flake (Dairy 99 is iffy).  It's stupid expensive, of course, but when you gotta have it, it's there.  They've saved me when I needed a Jelly Baby fix more than once. ;D

Cost Plus World Market? *giggles* They just closed the one in my town...but I'm Googlin it as I type!! I could always have him send me some....but it's still probably cheaper to get over teh interwebs, lol
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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #26 on: October 05, 2009, 04:49:30 PM »
We use World Market when the urge becomes too great for DH to resist or when he's feeling homesick. It's ok for candy/biscuits and Patak's but we are still trying to find decent cheeses and 'proper' sausages. The price nearly makes me weep though.

Kroger carries what they call double gloucester, but it is an abomination. We have settled on Taylor sherry, but it is definitely not what we'd prefer (but better than no sherry at all!) and I can't find the cider I used to drink.
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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #27 on: October 05, 2009, 05:10:01 PM »
Ploughman sandwiches in little triangle boxes at Boots (and the £3.49 special meal deal!)
Magners Cider
clotted cream
scones
Wheatabix minis with chocolate chips
Various quorn products, esp the apple sausages
real chips from a chippie
real indian food/curries (homemade doesn't taste as good to me. Probably bc I don't have all the right spices or know how to cook it)
Bombay mix
cheese (though Trader Joes does have several imported English cheeses and they even use veggie rennet!)
Yumchaa tea from the nice tea shop in Soho
Probably more stuff that I can't think of at the moment....
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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #28 on: October 05, 2009, 05:10:26 PM »
You can get Patak's at most Indian stores, and it should be much cheaper than World Market.  :)
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Re: For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?
« Reply #29 on: October 05, 2009, 05:16:00 PM »
Quote from: geeta on October 05, 2009, 05:10:26 PM
You can get Patak's at most Indian stores, and it should be much cheaper than World Market.  :)

Same with Bombay mix! I used to always buy it in RI!
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