Stocking up on Food Brexit.

I wouldn't hoard flour because weevils hatch if you keep it too long.

Off to Aldi this morning. Now, what to buy for my Brexit cupboard?

Decisions, decisions.

Well the atmosphere's frosty enough lemongrove

I expect this latest snow is because of the threat of Brexit
Urmston

Everything that doesn’t go smoothly will be blamed on Brexit from 30th June.

There are so many reasons that shops have an empty shelf here and there, bad weather, delays from the manufacturer,
Staff shortages (to stock shelves) and depending on the product ( bad harvest etc) few supplies.
If we are hit by any shortages purely because of Brexit in the future am sure that however inconvenient it is, that we won’t starve.?

Lots of calories in beer Badenkate!

I will nip off to M&S tomorrow (weather permitting).
Thank you.
There was a pack of gf bread mix lurking at the back of the cupboard so that is now in the oven. It ends up more like cake, though.
M&S gf soda bread is good.

My M&S had plenty of GF flour yesterday. I dont buy it, just happened to notice it on the shelf.

Holland and Barrett also had GF and spelt and other flour in stock.

That could explain the shortage of gluten free flour, POGS because although coeliacs can't eat spelt bread, it's really popular with people who just want to reduce the symptoms of bloating. GF flour is the next best thing if you can't get spelt.

I saw a warning in my newsfeed today to stock up on food due to the snow and of course panic buying follows.

Could the flour shortage be connected to this

bakeryinfo.co.uk/news/archivestory.php/aid/12619/Bakers_hit_by_spelt_flour_shortages.html

He didn't specify, Jamila1108. It was probably bottles of speciality beer, knowing him. Still, it is a sort of food, I guess!

Well, I have lots of dried fruit etc from the Christmas cake I didn't make....
But no flour!

Probably stocking up on flour to set their breadmakers going 30th March.

Has everyone suddenly started baking?

cake supplies is that for all of us to cheer us up?

Very little flour in my Asda today. Just needed ordinary S/R for the cake supplies but noted very short stock of strong bread flour. But more importantly, I did get a pack of Fevertree tonic. ?

foreign beer or British beer

I do need some gf flour [should I worry?]

I sent a message to my two sons today asking if I should be embarrassed by buying some extra non-perishables, just in case. Younger son said no, and he was just beginning to wonder whether he should do it; elder son said no and he had already started to stockpile beer!

No gluten free flour of any description available in Tesco this morning. Just a note saying they won't be re-stocking until the end of the week.

lilypollen, unfortunately that is what I said would happen in my earlier post.

These supermarkets will always put profit before customers, and whilst people are flocking to put more in their basket they are going to take every opportunity to fleece us the consumers.

Sainsburys cashing in already. I like their TTD cheeses, £3 at New Year, yesterday all £3.10. 3% rise.

GillT57, I totally understand the difference between panic buying and stock piling.

GG13 whatever you like. I have tried, several times, to explain the difference between 'panic buying' and stockpiling, and buying a few extra items per week but you seem to be wilfully unable to understand.

GillT57, Why would you say "people like you".

Panic buying is invariably the cause of shortages, which is the reason I am not stockpiling, nor do I intend to be scared into "panic shopping" on the 30/3.

GG13 I am not stockpiling or panic buying, I am buying extra so that I can avoid the shops when people like you realise there is little on the shelves. I also realise that many people will be unable to buy a few extra bits and pieces every week which is why I have made an additional donation to the food bank.