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cheapest sultanas please- lots of them

moggymutt
moggymutt Posts: 666 Forumite
edited 18 March 2012 at 10:14PM in Food shopping & groceries
My elderly pigs have now got used to a heated breakfast of baked beans and sultanas, in wich I can put lots of turmeric, which works wonders on their arthritis.
Problem is, I'm really struggling to find the cheapest sultanas that I can get. Lidl works out more expensive than own brands.
I live in a rural area so no markets etc.
Any ideas please.
ps cant use raisins because I wont have them in the house because they are poisonous to dogs.

They have about 200g a day between the 2 of them, with 2 tins of baked beans- tastes really nice cooked- until you add a heaped dessert spoon of turmeric- yeuch! (but they like it)
DONT BREED OR BUY WHILE HOMELESS ANIMALS DIE. GET YOUR ANIMALS NEUTERED TO SAVE LIVES.
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  • Ilona
    Ilona Posts: 2,449 Forumite
    Tes&co Value 500 grm are 84p, but I guess you would need more than a few bags. Perhaps a wholesale cash and carry would be best for buying in bulk.
    Ilona
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  • kitschkitty
    kitschkitty Posts: 3,177 Forumite
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    edited 18 March 2012 at 8:26PM
    Sultanas are poisonous to dogs too. :huh:

    • Raisins are dried white grapes.
    • Sultanas are dried white seedless grapes.
    • Currants are dried black seedless grapes.
    A waist is a terrible thing to mind.
  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    Ilona wrote: »
    Tes&co Value 500 grm are 84p, but I guess you would need more than a few bags. Perhaps a wholesale cash and carry would be best for buying in bulk.
    Ilona
    Cheaper than Sainsbury's value and Lidl's sultanas (£1.06 for 500g). Only commenting because I was scouring around for these yesterday - decided to go w/o in the end.
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

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  • Edwardia
    Edwardia Posts: 9,170 Forumite
    edited 18 March 2012 at 9:57PM
    www.itadka.com 800g Fudco golden sultanas 4.49
    www.spicesofindia.co.uk 1kg TRS golden sultanas 6.45
    www.steenbergs.co.uk 500g Country Products organic sultanas 2.86
    www.theasiancookshop.co.uk 1kg golden sultanas 6.80
    https://www.emasala.co.uk 250g TRS golden sultanas 1.29
  • moggymutt
    moggymutt Posts: 666 Forumite
    Sultanas are poisonous to dogs too. :huh:

    • Raisins are dried white grapes.
    • Sultanas are dried white seedless grapes.
    • Currants are dried black seedless grapes.
    Oh My Giddy Aunt- just looked it up and you are right. I thought it was just the raisins +grapes that could kill dogs- I am now very glad I did my original post because after having banned raisins, I was quite blase about sultanas- THANKYOU

    Thinking on, what else could sultanas be- doh!
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  • moggymutt
    moggymutt Posts: 666 Forumite
    Thanks for the replies- does anybody know how much the cheap ones are in Morrisons please?
    DONT BREED OR BUY WHILE HOMELESS ANIMALS DIE. GET YOUR ANIMALS NEUTERED TO SAVE LIVES.
  • kathie1101
    kathie1101 Posts: 375 Forumite
    moggymutt wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies- does anybody know how much the cheap ones are in Morrisons please?

    I'm not sure that they do a cheap one. I was looking for some yesterday and they didn't have any (no place for any) just raisins and mixed fruit in their own brand - of course it could just be my store that doesn't stock them. I ended up buying the Tesco value ones at 84p for 500g but they are not as juicy as the Aldi ones that I normally get - but as they are cheaper I thought I would try them. Think Aldi ones are 85p for 400g.
  • Lugh_Chronain
    Lugh_Chronain Posts: 6,867 Forumite
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    edited 19 March 2012 at 2:47AM
    Tesco's value and ASDA's smartprice sultanas appear the cheapset at 16.8p/100g, unless Morrisons are cheaper that is.

    The ones posted by Edwardia appear a little pricey though.

    800g Fudco golden sultana’s £4.49 or 56.13p/100g
    1kg TRS golden sultanas £6.45 or 64.5p/100g
    500g Country Products organic sultanas £2.86 or 57.2p/100g
    1kg golden sultanas £6.80 or 68p/100g
    250g TRS golden sultanas £1.29 or 51.6p/100g

    And does it matter if they are juicy or not? Will your pigs notice the difference? I guess it’s the sweetness of the sultanas they are after and not the fact that they are juicy. Mind you, I don't have pigs so who am I to argue?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raisin
  • Clowance
    Clowance Posts: 1,894 Forumite
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    Surely you could soak them in water to plump them up - just a portion at a time - then even the cheapest would be juicy.
  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    Clowance wrote: »
    Surely you could soak them in water to plump them up
    I soak them in Cointreau before I use in desserts, delicious ;).
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

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