Which foods do you have trouble finding nowadays? (No call for it?? We still eat it!!)

p00hsticks

GaleSF63 said:

p00hsticks said:

LemonadeBudget said:

Really struggling to find either Staffordshire or Derbyshire Oatcakes locally.  Admittedly based in Greater Manchester though . . . ! But nowhere seems to stock them in recent months 

No personal experience of this particular company (as yet - I'm tempted), but you can order either oatcakes or the mix to make them yourself online here and get them posted to you. 
Staffordshire Oatcakes | Order Oatcakes and Oatcake Mix online | Stoke-on-Trent
I think there are also other Stoke-on-Trent oatcake shops that do mail order. 

All this talk about Staffordshire/Derbyshire oatcakes - I was tempted and have just received a delivery from the company @p00hsticks named! Can't update on taste or quality yet; what I can say is that although they have a very short shelf life - 2 days (which is clear on the website) they can go in the freezer, and the packets of mix have a best before date of 29th Feb 2024. 

I'll be interested to hear what you think of them @GaleSF63 !
We moved away from Stoke a while back but still visit occasionally and take the opportunity to stock up while there. 
As you say, they freeze well, and are a great standby as they quickly defrost.
 
Our favourite filling is bacon, mushrooms and cheese, but I've also tried them with stewed apple in the past, which was a nice change from the more usual savoury fillings. .  

joey-lou

i miss several things. toast toppers & jacket potato toppers nice and handy. Homepride southern fried coat n cook . and it seams almost impossible to buy big bags of dried marrowfat peas in supermarkets. unless you go online & buy a catering pack you are stuck!

LemonadeBudget

@p00hsticks - Thank you so much for this, will be having a look this evening!

Keep us posted @GaleSF63 Hope you enjoy

HillStreetBlues

joey-lou said:

i miss several things. toast toppers & jacket potato toppers nice and handy. Homepride southern fried coat n cook . and it seams almost impossible to buy big bags of dried marrowfat peas in supermarkets. unless you go online & buy a catering pack you are stuck!

I remember them, looked liked someone had just thrown up on a slice.

YorksLass

joey-lou said:

almost impossible to buy big bags of dried marrowfat peas in supermarkets. unless you go online & buy a catering pack you are stuck!

Yep, I can't find dried marrowfat peas either, be it a small packet or a large bag, although I have found a tinned alternative that's not too bad.  Other things I can't get on my online order are blocks of Britannia beef dripping in a greaseproof wrapper, Greens Lemon Meringue pie mix or Greens Carmelle dessert although I can get them if I go to the SM myself.  Kind of defeats the point of having a delivery!    

HillStreetBlues

YorksLass said:

joey-lou said:

almost impossible to buy big bags of dried marrowfat peas in supermarkets. unless you go online & buy a catering pack you are stuck!

Yep, I can't find dried marrowfat peas either, be it a small packet or a large bag, although I have found a tinned alternative that's not too bad.  Other things I can't get on my online order are blocks of Britannia beef dripping in a greaseproof wrapper, Greens Lemon Meringue pie mix or Greens Carmelle dessert although I can get them if I go to the SM myself.  Kind of defeats the point of having a delivery!    

I use to love them, do they still have the lemon capsule in the pack?

maman

Aldi sell tinned marrowfat peas. Possibly worth a try? 🤔

Brie

Would one of those "unpackaged" shops have dried beans so you could buy just as few or many as you want?  Likely to be in the trendier parts of town where people can afford to be more environmentally friendly. (at least that's the way it looks to me!)

Rosa_Damascena

Brie said:

Would one of those "unpackaged" shops have dried beans so you could buy just as few or many as you want?  Likely to be in the trendier parts of town where people can afford to be more environmentally friendly. (at least that's the way it looks to me!)

They are a thriving environment for E Coli and all kinds of other nasties as people contaminate the merchandise.

Mnoee

I had a go at making oatcakes today inspired by this thread. I'll admit I'd never even heard of them before, but thought they'd be a lovely addition to a Sunday brunch.

I used this recipe: https://greatbritishrecipes.com/derbyshire-oatcakes as written, aside from subbing blended oats for the oatbran, as I always have oats to hand. Dead easy - if you can make a pancake, you can make these.

Served with fried mushrooms and onions, with cheese - bacon for the omni, fried egg for the veggie. Definitely something I'll make again. Thanks for the inspiration!