silly thing: dairy products

[Boiler 45,519]

If anybody knows a decent Branston style pickle let me know.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

I'm confused then which one is condensed milk? (can't open the link you sent above just yet). The one I mean is very heavy, yellowish and VERY sweet (that's why germans didn't really know it or like it!) .

Oh, then you do want "sweetened condensed milk." Do you drink this straight? I've never heard of that

Looks like this:

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

If anybody knows a decent Branston style pickle let me know.

I know you are joking but you can get it on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Crosse-Blackwell-Branston-Pickle-520g/dp/B0001LVX4K

[Transborderwife 4,666]

I know you are joking but you can get it on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Crosse-Blackwell-Branston-Pickle-520g/dp/B0001LVX4K

Is that anything like vegemite?

[rutabaga 209]

I'm confused then which one is condensed milk? (can't open the link you sent above just yet). The one I mean is very heavy, yellowish and VERY sweet (that's why germans didn't really know it or like it!) .

Yup, then you definitely want the thing called (sweetened) condensed milk (like the one Harpa just posted above) since evaporated milk doesn't have any added sugar.

P.S. Like the link says, condensed milk and sweetened condensed milk are the same thing since the added sugar in condensed milk is pretty much the only difference between it and evaporated milk.

[Boiler 45,519]

I know you are joking but you can get it on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Crosse-Blackwell-Branston-Pickle-520g/dp/B0001LVX4K

Actually I wasn't but first things first welcome back.

I am used to the Supermarkets also doing their own variants, a small jar for $9 is ouch. I still have some left from when my Brother came over but was looking for a bulk supply. Ploughmans Lunches etc for the summer.

[Merrytooth 5,748]

Is that anything like vegemite?

There is Marmite on Amazon.com

[Boiler 45,519]

Totally different, Vegemite is for those down under, could not stand Marmite.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Is that anything like vegemite?

Dunno

Never had either but I do like to talk about food.

First time I went to the UK I was expecting pickles on a sandwich and thought that when a menu said pickle it was because they couldn't spell

I think, though, that vegemite cannot be imported because it has meat in it and the US is very strict about meat imports.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

I've tried vegemite but not Branstons

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Actually I wasn't but first things first welcome back.

I am used to the Supermarkets also doing their own variants, a small jar for $9 is ouch. I still have some left from when my Brother came over but was looking for a bulk supply. Ploughmans Lunches etc for the summer.

Blame it on the strong pound?

[pantonia 39]

Oh, then you do want "sweetened condensed milk." Do you drink this straight? I've never heard of that

Looks like this:

thanks! and no, I don't drink it straight, although I'm ashamed to admit that after my abstinence period in germany I did drink it straight when I finally foud it.

Usually we eat bananas with it or we use it to bake desserts.

[Boiler 45,519]

Blame it on the strong pound?

Still 5 times the normal cost. Becomes a delicacy carefully measured rather than a routine condiment.

thanks! and no, I don't drink it straight, although I'm ashamed to admit that after my abstinence period in germany I did drink it straight when I finally foud it.

Usually we eat bananas with it or we use it to bake desserts.

Common product in the UK, you can use it instead of Custard.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Still 5 times the normal cost. Becomes a delicacy carefully measured rather than a routine condiment.

Okay so rough math, it is £3 on amazon.co.uk, which is roughly $4.50 so it's only twice as much

Pickle for all!

This does make me want to try it. Acquired taste I presume.

[Boiler 45,519]

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=256632597

$2 at Tesco's, which is much more than I remember, Own brand is much cheaper.

Never really thought about it being acquired taste as it is a regular product. Not sure how it goes down here, I have introduced people to HP and everybody I have shared Chocolate with has liked it.

Edited April 5, 2016 by Boiler