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I am never without............. ....??

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DanniRae Sun 17-Mar-19 13:23:46

I grew up in a household that was never without a jar of Branston Pickle and for all of my 49 years of marriage we have also always had a jar of this delicious pickle in the kitchen. (Although my husband can't stand it!)
What food items have you always got in your cupboard or fridge?

nannypiano Mon 18-Mar-19 13:18:57

Can't seem to live without, HP sauce, hot English mustard from Asda, salad cream and mayonnaise. Also salted real butter, bread and eggs. Not a very healthy mixture.

breeze Mon 18-Mar-19 13:16:20

Aepgirl thank god you told me Bra stop was an error. I thought there was a condiment I'd missed. Phew. smile

Greyduster Mon 18-Mar-19 13:14:54

Rooibos tea, marmight, good wholegrain mustard go with me wherever I travel. I don’t drink a lot of tea, but that is the only tea I can drink.

Saggi Mon 18-Mar-19 13:09:47

Branston pickle right up there number one....my husband and me love it. Also never without salad cream or mustard and of course cream crackers...I live em all.

Aepgirl Mon 18-Mar-19 13:04:16

How did Branston become Bra stop?

sarahellenwhitney Mon 18-Mar-19 13:04:06

Grammaretto Had you asked the owners/agents of the holiday cottage to provide a few starter 'essentials' tea coffee milk etc which you would then reimburse them for.?Living in 'holiday let' south west I have friends who let out property and they advise that IF asked beforehand will make sure their are a few' starters' in both fridge and cupboard.
Maybe a hotel holiday for you, next time ???????

Rosina Mon 18-Mar-19 13:03:58

Tea is absolutely vital. Just once I have run out of tea and felt hysteria rising - nine o clock in the evening, had to rush to a friend to get some for the morning.

breeze Mon 18-Mar-19 13:03:48

I seem to have a bit of everything in my fridge/cupboards because 'things go with things'. For example, I would have brown sauce if I had a fried egg or a bacon sandwich but I would have red sauce with poached eggs. Worcester sauce with anything mince related. English mustard with roasts or sausages. Salad cream with peas confused I know, it just seems to go! Mayo with potato salad. BBQ sauce with chicken and coleslaw. Mint sauce with lamb. Apple sauce with pork. Horseradish with beef or mackerel. I have jam, marmalade, red current, cranberry, lingonberry for Swedish meatballs. Every kind of mustard. Branston for cold meat. Piccalilli because DH likes that with cold meat. Gherkins for fish and chips or tartare sauce. Goodness me, and that was just off the top of my head. I have a whole shelf, two door compartments and two shelves in my cupboards dedicated to herbs/spices/condiments.

If I had to choose just one, I'd choose, erm… argh.. don't make me! Grief I need to attend C.A. (condiments anonymous!)

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David1968 Mon 18-Mar-19 13:02:29

Milk - in glass bottles! (We still have milk delivered.)

Aepgirl Mon 18-Mar-19 13:01:39

Bra stop for me also, but whatever happed to PanYan pickle?I used to love it.

grannytotwins Mon 18-Mar-19 12:55:58

Marmite and peanut butter. My husband has to have Branston pickle. I can’t be in the same room with it. The smell makes me gag!

gillyknits Mon 18-Mar-19 12:39:41

Philadelphia, Branston, H.P. and oxo cubes!

missdeke Mon 18-Mar-19 12:29:03

Worcestershire sauce.

Twopence Mon 18-Mar-19 12:10:09

Heinz sandwich spread for me and marmalade for DH.

grandtanteJE65 Mon 18-Mar-19 12:09:27

A tin of cocoa . I don't make cocoa very often but I do like to know that I can if I want to.

Kalu Mon 18-Mar-19 12:08:54

Ryvita, cheese, coffee, fruit, porage, butter, milk and cherry tomatoes, my go to sweetie. ?

HappyBee Mon 18-Mar-19 11:57:43

Marmite! ? This is because my daughters absolutely love it! We have just had a new kitchen fitted and yet the jar of marmite had gone back into the cupboard “just in case” we get a visit from the kids! ?

loopyloo Mon 18-Mar-19 11:42:59

Dijon mustard.

gillyjp Mon 18-Mar-19 11:42:47

Yorkshire tea bags. I blame the parents as my dear old Dad used to wake us up in the morning with a cup of 'char' and the habit has lasted 65 years! I always take tea bags on holiday too although you can get yellow label tea bags in Greece so they will do at a pinch.

Jayelld Mon 18-Mar-19 11:40:58

Potatoes milk and, of course, chocolate!

arosebyanyothername Mon 18-Mar-19 11:19:44

Heinz tomato soup.
The first thing I crave when getting my taste back after a cold.
Never at any other time though.

Brigidsdaughter Mon 18-Mar-19 11:16:07

I've been a Redbush only drinker for years but had Lapsang a while back. Every time I make it it reminds me of visits to one particular aunt who always had a turf fire going. The smokiness. Smells are so evocative

Brigidsdaughter Mon 18-Mar-19 11:13:58

Tea (currently Assam, Lapsang and Redbush)
Scott's Portage oats
Kerry gold
Milk (skimmed, fullfat and Almond)
Coffee
Three of us complicates it all

jenni123 Mon 18-Mar-19 11:11:44

Marmite and strong cheddar cheese. Mayonaise

Silverlining47 Mon 18-Mar-19 11:11:04

All the usual 'go to' things but would really miss fresh fruit and a jar of marmite! I love bread and butter and eggs. I would be happy stranded for a few days if I only had those things in the cupboard!