Prepping for Brexit thread

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I live in Kent and less than half an hour away is the huge Planet Thanet which grow enormous amounts of peppers lettuce and tomatoes under huge domes. So maybe lettuce will be in short supply but I can make a lettuce grow in a couple of boxes on my decking at the back they are easy to grow and grow very quickly ,the same with tomatoes I have a gardener who comes once a fortnight and I can get him to rig me a couple of raised boxes to plant other salad bits in and a hanging basket with take the tumbling tomato plants that you can grow from seed Even if you live in a flat a window sill will grow a few odds and ends.

None of us will starve ,we may have to alter our diets a little but perhaps that won't be a bad thing and as another poster said maybe there will be a lot less waste with folk actually eating the stuff they buy, rather than binning it because a date said they should. Nothing like shortages to make the UK housewife think laterally about her shopping and how she can streeetch things a little

I know I grew up with w tiny scots Mum who could conjure stuff out of almost anything, and we had rationing until I was 12, so she managed to feed her three children and we never went hungry either

JackieO xxx

Vegastare

SinkorSwim


Maybe dry pasta, rice and jar sauces/canned toms somethings like that might be an idea to add to others suggestions given to you.


My thoughts went the way of teabags the other day, when counted just how many cups I have in a day.....maybe I should dig out the teapot and cosy to make them go further.

silvasava

JackieO - rationing went on for quite a while after the war - there are many of us who were on the receiving end. I wonder how people today would manage on the quantities allotted? I do remember reading somewhere that the UK health then was extremely good - certainly no opportunity for obesity

Primrose

And very little sugar available either, so almost no dental decay in childrens' teeth!

bargainhunterss

Primrose wrote: »

Any good deals on peppers which are all imported from Europe should be snapped up. Slice them finely, mop up any surplus moisture on them with a dry kitchen tissue or clean tea towel and freeze in a big bag. . You can grab a handful as needed. They will keep in a freezer for months.
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I'm not sure how it directly compares in price, but I regularly buy frozen sliced peppers for about £1 for a big bag from Mr A, and they seem to last for ages, grabbing a handful now and again when I need them :money:

Primrose

£1 a bag sounds very good value when you consider growing them involves the cost of seeds and compost although I enjoy gardening and like the challenge. Did you notice the country of origin?. Were they grown here or continental Europe?

Incidentally my husband noticed the supplies of olive oil in our local supermarket were very low this morning. I wonder if people are starting to stock up ? I don't much fancy returning to the "good old days" of having to fry my food with lumps of white lard!

Farway

Primrose wrote: »

Incidentally my husband noticed the supplies of olive oil in our local supermarket were very low this morning. I wonder if people are starting to stock up ? I don't much fancy returning to the "good old days" of having to fry my food with lumps of white lard!

You could always use British grown rape seed oil, loads around, even in Lidl, and less transport miles as well

happydays89

Primrose wrote: »

£1 a bag sounds very good value when you consider growing them involves the cost of seeds and compost although I enjoy gardening and like the challenge. Did you notice the country of origin?. Were they grown here or continental Europe?

Incidentally my husband noticed the supplies of olive oil in our local supermarket were very low this morning. I wonder if people are starting to stock up ? I don't much fancy returning to the "good old days" of having to fry my food with lumps of white lard!

Hi,have you looked at airfryers..?
We purchased ours from B&M for 39.99, we don’t fry anything now.We cook sausages,bacon,oven chips anything in batter or bread crumbs.spring rolls,bake in the oven rolls,anything in pastry,ready meals in foil trays.I use mine like an oven just set the temperature then the timer and that’s it.

sinkorswim2018

Just started off some herbs, cherry toms and cucamelon ( mini cucumber type things) which I will grow both in hydroponics and soil inside with growing lights.
Thanks for your advice. Have got lots of tins, jars and pasta. Includes olives.amd sundried toms. Also ordered some dried veggie sausage mix. Frozen fruit, peppers etc also. I think this is probably a better way of buying stuff anyway, will be less wasteful than buying fresh all the time which sometimes doesn't get used in time.

Living_proof

For lunch today I found a tin of stuffed vine leaves with a long-ago sell-by date. They were delicious with a freshly baked roll and I have decided to buy half a dozen more tins in reserve as they make a good basis for a salad if you are a veggie. They are around £1.43 for two or three portions now, but I wonder what they will be this time next year?