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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.
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Mikey Offline
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Yes it’s hard to see the shop generally for plants. Smile
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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
How much veg and wildlife can I pack into a 6m x 8m garden in suburban Cambridge? Let’s find out!  Smile
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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. Wink I’m sure there are some which still taste nice, I’ve just not experimented with them.
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Mikey Branston baked beans taste good those and Aldi beans are my favourites.
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(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. Wink 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.
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(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. Wink 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  Wink
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I wonder why? Wink
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(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. Wink 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.
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I like to take a tin of beans and add salt and sugar when cooking.

They are not the boss of me. Tongue

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