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Vol au vent cases

(38 Posts)
Teacheranne Sat 03-Dec-22 14:03:18

Looks like Sainsburys, Morrisons and Iceland sell Jus Rol cases while Asda, Waitrose and Aldi sell their own brand. You might need to buy online though as I guess not all stores will have them in stock.

VioletSky Sat 03-Dec-22 14:02:21

I haven't had these since a wedding more than 20 years ago.

I was literally trying to remember what they were called the other day!

Very happy about this thread, will buy

MissAdventure Sat 03-Dec-22 13:52:41

I was fed quite lovely food, luckily. (Even though I was a first class whinger) smile

SOGran Sat 03-Dec-22 13:48:15

Now Im also fantasising about Coq u vin with good wine and Black Forest Gateau with bitter cherries, both labour intensive, expensive, spectacular.
After the bland foods of my childhood, served up by a resentful housewife type parent, the magnificence of Seventies food was a revelation.
T bone steak! juicy burgers with relishes! Scampi and chips in a basket!
Avocado Pears! Chicken midweek! (occasionally) sweet potatoes!
these all once I had left home, of course, monotony ended.

There are still foods I will not eat, wouldn’t consider them,
does anyone else shudder at some of the awful foods we were fed?

except for Vesta Beef Curry and Chow Mein of course

Witzend Sat 03-Dec-22 13:47:36

My mother often made these - IIRC from scratch - when there was any sort of ‘do’.
Usually stuffed with some sort of mushroom thing - she was never keen on chicken ‘because it’s a bird’. 🤔. Not keen on ‘eggy’ eggs, either. She’s long gone but ‘eggy’ eggs are still something of a family joke.

midgey Sat 03-Dec-22 13:36:06

I’ve just googled ( because I love them too!) Amazon sell them!
Is there anything Amazon doesn’t sell?

MissAdventure Sat 03-Dec-22 13:26:23

We had pineapple and cheese on cocktail sticks with our Christmas buffet one year. smile

We talked ourselves into a frenzy of anticipation.

SOGran Sat 03-Dec-22 13:24:11

we don’t have an Iceland or Morrisons near us but Im prepared to make a journey by bus/es if anyone can genuinely recommend any please?!
Then I will buy several packs !
A great way to use up little bits or chunks even of turkey, chicken, mushrooms, prawns whatever. Oooh I want one of
each, right now.
No party, wedding reception or wake was without these little
packages of squishy delight, which I hadn’t even thought of until my son was reminiscing.

MissAdventure Sat 03-Dec-22 13:16:00

I expect iceland would sell them.

Ilovecheese Sat 03-Dec-22 13:14:21

I bought some from Morrisons a couple of weeks ago. Frozen.

JaneJudge Sat 03-Dec-22 13:13:46

a quick google shows jus rol so them and sainsburys online and iceland popped up smile

JaneJudge Sat 03-Dec-22 13:12:59

oh i love vol au vents

SOGran Sat 03-Dec-22 13:10:58

vol au vents have been specially requested by visiting DS,
but because of my arthritic hands I cannot be making anything like this any more.

I’m sure we were able to buy these frozen? I have investigated, at Waitrose, Sainsbury, Coop, blank looks.
does anyone know where we can buy these frozen please?
Bring Back Vol au vents!!