It's getting tough out there. Feeling the pinch?

pumpkin89

Longwalker said:

Sainsbury's, marks, Waitrose chicken all comes from the same place - we process for them up here near me. We also process for Duchy of Cornwall, Ocado, Jaimie Oliver and Spar. We dont do Asda or Tesco.

Read from that what you will

That doesn't really mean anything, though.  There are multiple grades of chicken; just because they are packed in the same facility doesn't mean they are the same meat.  In much the same way that not all the meals you cook are identical just because they come out of the same kitchen.

Floss

pumpkin89 said:

Longwalker said:

Sainsbury's, marks, Waitrose chicken all comes from the same place - we process for them up here near me. We also process for Duchy of Cornwall, Ocado, Jaimie Oliver and Spar. We dont do Asda or Tesco.

Read from that what you will

That doesn't really mean anything, though.  There are multiple grades of chicken; just because they are packed in the same facility doesn't mean they are the same meat.  In much the same way that not all the meals you cook are identical just because they come out of the same kitchen.

I understood from @Longwalker 's post that the chicken processed all comes from the same sources & is packed according to brand, which are at the higher end of the price bracket. This from Waitrose is quite informative: 
https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/content/sustainability/animal-welfare/chickens

Auti

I read all the posts as they are helpful to me and thought I would share my shock about this item. The one with 30 in was only bought a couple of months ago and the 20 one was bought the other day - both the same price. I try hard to not use bags but for fridge things sometimes are needed. Also noted on 20 box no recyclable logo.

Katiehound

Auti said:

  Also noted on 20 box no recyclable logo.

But even if it doesn't say so you can put clean bags in the soft plastic recycling bins at large supermarkets- including Aldi.
(But they do need to empty the bin- in our Aldi this morning it was overflowing! which proves some folk are recycling!)

elsien

Does anyone know what Yorkshire slab cake tastes like? They were selling them off in Morrisons for 8p so I grabbed a couple. Before I open them, I was wondering how they go with custard or something like that?

YorksLass

elsien said:

Does anyone know what Yorkshire slab cake tastes like? They were selling them off in Morrisons for 8p so I grabbed a couple. Before I open them, I was wondering how they go with custard or something like that?

Hi, I'm Yorkshire born and bred and have never heard them called that but I think it's something like a fruit tea loaf.  If so, you could have a slice buttered with maybe a bit of crumbly white cheese, eg Wensleydale or Cheshire.  Alternatively, try a slice warmed for a few seconds in the MW and serve with custard.

elsien

Thanks. Yellow sticker label said slab cake, but when I pull that off it says parkin underneath. Which I have to be honest I am equally clueless about.

Skintoap

Parkin is a ginger cake made with oats. I regularly make it. It can be eaten as cake, but should be fine with custard. 

YorksLass

Ah, parkin, one of my favourites.  If it's yellow stickered it might be a bit on the dry side but, as per Skintoap's suggestion, it will be fine with custard.  It tends to be a Yorkshire thing, usually baked for Bonfire Night - but we like it all year round!     I'm wondering if "slab cake" might refer to the fact it's baked in a square tin rather than a round one or sometimes a loaf tin?  Whatever, 8p is a good bargain.      

Katiehound

bet whichever it is would taste great if 'fed' with a drip or two of something alchofrolic before the custard (or cream!)