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I was lucky with compost as I'd bought mine in a couple of weeks before lockdown, from the corner shop that sells most things and does a good line in plants too. As a food shop they stayed open throughout.

Yes it’s hard to see the shop generally for plants.

My stockpiling has been focused on "what if one of us is sick and no-one can leave the house, and we can't get a supermarket delivery slot?". I don't think it's ever going to be as bad as it was during the initial lockdown, when there was panic-buying and delivery slots were booked up weeks in advance. But if we're self-isolating, it would be good to have a couple of weeks' basic meals that can be microwaved, so that's what I bought, mostly in bits and pieces.

We've eaten some of our stockpile, and others are nearing their expiry dates, so I'm making a new shopping list! Baked beans, breakfast cereal, pasta, bread flour, that kind of thing. Oh, and cat food. Though we can get that delivered without bothering the supermarket!

ETA: we also have some frozen home-made meals, but they don't keep forever so we have to cycle through them

I used to love baked beans and sausages on toast as a kid but, I haven’t eaten beans since they went on that drive to remove salt and sugar from them. I think they Succeeded in removing any taste mainly. Obviously in this instance I mean the 57 variety kind. I’m sure there are some which still taste nice, I’ve just not experimented with them.

Mikey Branston baked beans taste good those and Aldi beans are my favourites.

(04-09-2020, 10:19 PM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ]I used to love baked beans and sausages on toast as a kid but, I haven’t eaten beans since they went on that drive to remove salt and sugar from them. I think they Succeeded in removing any taste mainly. Obviously in this instance I mean the 57 variety kind. I’m sure there are some which still taste nice, I’ve just not experimented with them.

Add your own flavourings - a dash of brown sauce, or soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce. They cover up a multitude of tastelessness.

(05-09-2020, 08:41 PM)Veggie Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-09-2020, 10:19 PM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ]I used to love baked beans and sausages on toast as a kid but, I haven’t eaten beans since they went on that drive to remove salt and sugar from them. I think they Succeeded in removing any taste mainly. Obviously in this instance I mean the 57 variety kind. I’m sure there are some which still taste nice, I’ve just not experimented with them.

Add your own flavourings - a dash of brown sauce, or soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce. They cover up a multitude of tastelessness.

You forgot chilli sauce 

I wonder why?

(05-09-2020, 08:41 PM)Veggie Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-09-2020, 10:19 PM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ]I used to love baked beans and sausages on toast as a kid but, I haven’t eaten beans since they went on that drive to remove salt and sugar from them. I think they Succeeded in removing any taste mainly. Obviously in this instance I mean the 57 variety kind. I’m sure there are some which still taste nice, I’ve just not experimented with them.

Add your own flavourings - a dash of brown sauce, or soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce. They cover up a multitude of tastelessness.

But it really is bad that so much bought food is now so bland and tasteless. I used to love chocolate digestives until they took all the taste out of them. They are not even something I stocked up on in lockdown.

I like to take a tin of beans and add salt and sugar when cooking.

They are not the boss of me.

I tried Branstons beans (other varieties are available) I was thoroughly disappointed there was no pickle in there at all.