It's an American thing!

sandieb

Molasses = black treacle
shortening - I guess you could use butter? Not sure on this one

CAFCGirl

recovering_spendaholic wrote:

I just thought - since you are both at University, why don't you both apply for the Camp America programme? My neice and her friends do this every summer and they have a ball!! They get paid for being there too!! You work on a rich kids holiday camp for 4 weeks or so and then you get the money to travel for 2 weeks. Christine has been to Boston, New York and somewhere else I can't remember. It would be a really cheap way for you both to see the States and have your trip to New York!!!

LOL :rotfl:

Sorry for the confusion, I'm not actually a student!

I must have got up too early if I've written that somewhere.:eek:

I live where he goes to uni.
Even tho I'm not a student I've still got debt. Theres no avoiding it

Not sure I could cope with rich american kids

CAFCGirl

Debt_Free_Chick wrote:

Treacle

Shortening is lard - or trex, or cookeen.

I feel a bit of a fool now

CAFCGirl

thriftlady wrote:

I'm sure I've seen Oreos in a supermarket somewhere - Try Waitrose.

Btw my dd is allergic to nuts too;)

Thanks, I gues its because I'm generally only ever in a little Tesco metro. Might have to try somewhere bigger!

Being allergic to nuts sucks!
I wasnt when I was younger, its developed. Which is kinda ok coz I never really liked them anyway! Just a pain having to read packets all the time!

some1shy

<----is american.....


mircle whip is american..you can get it at tescos..sorta like mayo but its different...

you could make a BIG huge cookie and decorate it ..buy some licing and write something on it

make muffins...big ones like blueberry is popular flavor..

couldnt you go to the postoffice and like buy a $5 or $1 bill..i know its werid but it is american lol and i think it would be pretty neat...

hmmm..most people gave good ideas..
cotton candy is very american...but i aint sure where they sell that..they call that candy floss here thou..

sandieb

http://www.wildwestjerky.co.uk/

Just a thought!

sandieb

PS I could send you a $1 bill if you pm me. It's from the year 2000 so I'm not sure if it's been updated (like our notes are from time to time)

Debt_Free_Chick

CAFCGirl wrote:

I feel a bit of a fool now

No need - I'm not very good with foreign languages either :rotfl:

CAFCGirl

some1shy wrote:

<----is american.....


mircle whip is american..you can get it at tescos..sorta like mayo but its different...

you could make a BIG huge cookie and decorate it ..buy some licing and write something on it

make muffins...big ones like blueberry is popular flavor..

couldnt you go to the postoffice and like buy a $5 or $1 bill..i know its werid but it is american lol and i think it would be pretty neat...

hmmm..most people gave good ideas..
cotton candy is very american...but i aint sure where they sell that..they call that candy floss here thou..

So what is miracle whip then? Im intrigued now!

Muffins, Im thinking chocolate for him.......... dont think he's a blueberry kinda guy.

Another stupid question (im not sure they'll let me in with this lame a$$ knowledge of the states!)
Whats cornbread?
I remember it being on Green Mile, and some other American things......

PMs away btw sandie!:T

Am super impressed with all the help though people, I thought I'd be on page 5 by now!

leni

how about buying a pocketbook guide to New York and put a dollar bill in there!

Got to include Muffins