Pizzawheel

I don't think it matters where Coors Lite is made, it still tastes like P

Pizzawheel

I noticed today that the gap where the "british style" baked beans used to be- they haven't had them in stock for a month or so- has now disappeared completely.



You people weren't buying enough of them!

not2old

This past Saturday 'Giant Tiger' store own brand name of Baked Beans in Tomato sauce on the shelf at $0.67/ 12 oz can

Of course I bought the 'Molasses with pork' variety

dbd33

When I noticed this, I tried the British shop for real British beans. The woman there said she'd given up stocking them because they are on sale cheaper at WalMart than she can buy them wholesale. Bit of a bean crisis here.

MarkG

Personally, I never really liked 'British style' baked beans, even when I lived there. I may be going native, but I much prefer the Canadian kind to soggy beans in watery tomato sauce.

dbd33

It's not that they're better but that they're ours. Like Proustian madeleines for the English, innit?

MillieF

Not many Proustian madeleines in Canada eh?

jimf

Walmart had the beans in stock on Friday. I left a couple of cans so as not to appear greedy.

Tinpusher63

There are eight Walmart stores in Calgary which one did you leave the couple of cans in.

Inquiring minds need to know.

bats

Toast, marmite, beans and cheese.

jimf

Deerfoot Meadows. Eight stores eh - I think I've been to five of them

Pizzawheel

What am I missing? I think of the north American type as being "soggy beans in watery tomato sauce" with either sugar, maple syrup or pig fat added. None of which floats my boat.

I'm having a go with Clarks regular beans this weekend, hopefully this'll be a good substitute.

I think the British Baked Bean peaked (in evolutionary terms) with the Branston Baked bean, but couldn't see them on the shelves of the Tesco megastore last time I was over. Maybe it's the end of civilisation as we know it.

caretaker

I bought the Clark's because they were on sale @ GT but normally I'd go for the Stoke's at Dollarama. I get the Mr Goudas black beans there too for making chili and refritos.

TrishP

Just make em in the Crockpot, tastes just like the real deal Heinz stuff!

Shard

Is this thread still actually about beans!?