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Did the Little Horror help with the cleanup?
He was out at the time but he would have had a bloody good go at it given half a chance.
Did the Little Horror help with the cleanup?
What's with the flour and yeast shortage? Supermarkets don't seem to be re-stocking.
He was out at the time but he would have had a bloody good go at it given half a chance.
Good job he didn't - milk tends to give 'em the schyttes...
ive seen some funny substituions on social media - someone ordered lettuce but got a massive leg of pork! wondering if the pickers are trying to keep themselves sane by playing a game on craziest sub!
i want some frozen green beans!
What's with the flour and yeast shortage? Supermarkets don't seem to be re-stocking.
I always buy frozen, not just in lock down - they're also better value - if i buy a 1kg of fresh ones i dont want to eat them every day for a week or whatever. its only me here so they are my go to staple and i buy other things fresh, mostly courgettes. they're not the lazy option for everyone - they are the best option for me
There is gallons of the stuff in my local Tesco, but I'm a few miles south of youbizarrely the one thing I've not seen anywhere is lime juice!
The BBC story at my link says there is a problem with increasing the packing in small bags for supermarkets, most of it is sold in bulk or bigger packs.So if the "shortage" of flour is because they are concentrating on supplying commercial bread makers then all well and good.
I've actually got flour and yeast but a pal (Who owns 4 locked down pubs) is spending his time making bread for the elderly villagers and he's running out.
(Of yeast, not elderly villagers.)
Thanks for the replies.
So if the "shortage" of flour is because they are concentrating on supplying commercial bread makers then all well and good.
I've actually got flour and yeast but a pal (Who owns 4 locked down pubs) is spending his time making bread for the elderly villagers and he's running out.
(Of yeast, not elderly villagers.)
Thanks for the replies.
I quite often see a bulk tanker or two obviously full of the stuff, on my travels to the Norfolk area,most of it is sold in bulk or bigger packs.
Once again, that’s in the BBC link, that everyone is trying the mills, who have fewer staff die to isolation and some have had to close their sakes because they are overwhelmed.He MIGHT be able to get a big bag direct from one of the big mills, might be worth him giving them a call and explaining his predicament.
What's with the flour and yeast shortage? Supermarkets don't seem to be re-stocking.
Got bread flour in my Ocado delivery today, no yeast though, wife is talking about making sour dough bread.
I read a report where someone ordered a bunch of daffodils & got spring onions......ive seen some funny substituions on social media - someone ordered lettuce but got a massive leg of pork! wondering if the pickers are trying to keep themselves sane by playing a game on craziest sub!
i want some frozen green beans!
Morrison’s sells fresh yeast usually, in small “Oxo” type cubes on the butter/pastry shelves. Can be frozen but they say not for a very long time. I shall find out when I thaw mine out that I discovered forgotten in the fridge.Ive found the same. But regarding yeast, I asked at the bakery counter in our local Sainsburys and they were happy to see fresh yeast by the kilo. Only £2.80 and it can be frozen (apparently...).
I used 2% of the weight of flour and slightly reduced the amount of water added by approx 10g.
Only a small amount of the UK’s flour goes to home baking most goes to commercial and I suspect we will be waiting a long time for shelves to repopulate.What's with the flour and yeast shortage? Supermarkets don't seem to be re-stocking.
Yes, most “bread making” flour is Canadian etc. though you can make perfectly good bread from lower protein flour as the French do.Only a small amount of the UK’s flour goes to home baking most goes to commercial and I suspect we will be waiting a long time for shelves to repopulate.
One thing ‘the beast from the east’ (snow storm) taught me was the first thing to go in a lockdown is bread and it doesn’t last long either so I’ve always held a good stock of bread making flour since!
Only a small amount of the UK’s flour goes to home baking most goes to commercial and I suspect we will be waiting a long time for shelves to repopulate.
One thing ‘the beast from the east’ (snow storm) taught me was the first thing to go in a lockdown is bread and it doesn’t last long either so I’ve always held a good stock of bread making flour since!
Well, you never know when these things will come in handy!i think you'd get on very well with one of my friends @Mr Badger - i bet he's got something like this tucked away somewhere. he's been ready for the zombie apocalypse for years.
I also heard that one but another I read is of someone ordering tampons and getting sausage rolls.I read a report where someone ordered a bunch of daffodils & got spring onions......
Could have been worse they could have got Prince Charles.I also heard that one but another I read is of someone ordering tampons and getting sausage rolls.
That only goes to prove what I've said all along, a lot of people never give a thought to food they dump(ed) in places like Mc.Ds car parks.Panic buyers beware, glad I don't have a lot of storage here, just necessities
I thought you ran that emergency committee thing?But don't mind me, this is how I make my living.
Only as a side lineI thought you ran that emergency committee thing?
BUGGER! I've no idea what happened there ... I'll try that again ...Erm… I didn't! SH did! (Quote confusion...)
And that's the point so does most of every one else'sMost of ours goes down my throat - without a second thought!!!
Only as a side line ...I thought you ran that emergency committee thing?
Sorry, I meant to chew the other cable.Erm… I didn't! SH did! (Quote confusion...)
If you mean Home Bargains stock of big roll, there is an App called Supermarket Check-In. It mainly advises of queueing times for entry but if you click on your local shops of choice it will give you an idea of general stock levels of things like big rolls, pasta, bread etc. It relies on customers updating the info, so not 100% accurate. But certainly helpful.I can report that tesco basic bog roll is not a patch on Nicky branded toilet roll (despite being very similar in price) - i need a spy at Home bargains to update me on their bog roll status!