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American cooking ingredients - what to buy?
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Corn Syrup - all the best marshmallow recipies use it, and I can't find it in shops here...0
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My daughters lust after cheap (got to be cheap) boxes of macaroni cheese! You can get 4 or 6 boxes for $1 if you know where to look! You just cant get them over here - apart from Kraft occasionally for about £1 per box!!! Anyone going that way has to bring some back! If she could, she would buy a suitcase full! Plus Mountain Dew by the gallon!
I love Aunt Annies (?) soft pretzels. Once found a stall at Victoria station in London but when I went down following year it had gone
Can't find owt like it ooop ere int Yorkshire and there's nowt like it!
"It is always the best policy to speak the truth-unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar." - Jerome K Jerome0 -
I always used to buy foodstuffs when we went but realised it was cheaper to get them here and use the space weight for other things like clothes / trainers etc.
Saying that I always end up picking up packets of Crystal Lite which are little tubes of flavouring you add to a bottle of water to make ice tea, pink lemonade etc. Only 5 cals per pack. Although look out for the Snapple or Wallgreens own versions as they're nicer and cheaper
Also kitchen equipment is far cheaper. Every year I always seem to buy Microplane graters for friends - they cost around £17 each each here where as you can get them for around £6 in the US and they are the fully branded ones.You laugh because I'm different - I laugh because you're all the same0 -
Old Bay Seasoning is fab! Also - I would get a few of the Cavenders seasoning. It's a Greek seasoning (apparently) but it's fabby in all sorts including Spag Bol, Sheps Pie, Taco's, etc, etc. It pretty much seasons any meat.
On the sweet side of things - BUTTERFINGERS are the BEST American candy, close to Reeses, which as mentioned you can get here now. I blame any weight gain on Reeses Peanut Butter Cups...
PS - I wish I was your mum...!Official DFW Member 716 - Proud to be dealing with my debts0
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