Judy in Calgary

Sorry, I don't know what white lasagne sauce is. If it's the same thing as Alfredo sauce, I have not found it in a jar, but it does come in plastic bags. It's in the fridge section of my local supermarket, next to the fresh pasta (made by Olivieri et al).

Souvenir

Don't you have the Classico sauces on the pasta sauce aisle in your supermarket? We buy the Alfredo by the caseload (it seems). It's probably not a true bechemel sauce (it is made by Heinz, after all) but we use it as such.

iaink

LOL, Bechemel is laughably quick and easy to make. Why on earth would you want to pay $3 for a jar of it?

Souvenir

Coz we like the Classico ones. Also because my missus is at work for 11 hours a day and has better things to do with her time when she gets home than make bechemel.

And before you ask, all the recipes in this house that involve bechemel belong to her. We don't cook each other's recipes, the same we we don't break the wet/dry rule for DIY.

Alberta_Rose

I wouldn't buy ready made white sauce. But I do buy Safeways Lasagne .... if she's working 11 hours a day why would she want to be cooking minced beef and tomatoes and making layers of the stuff with pasta and jars of sauce and grated cheese??

On the subject of salad cream, I have just discovered "Miracle Whip" (bought by accident really) which has something of the taste of salad cream, but the consistency of mayonnaise. Rather nice!

adele

Fabulous thread! I too only felt truly settled in Canada when I found that I could indeed buy salad cream! I got through 3 of those glass bottles of Heinz Salad Cream (English Dressing!) in 4 months! I lived downtown and if I remember rightly I think I bought it from Nesters across the street on Seymour at Nelson.

Enjoy

Adele x

The Edge

Souvenir

Isn't there a bit of a contradiction in terms going on there?

adele

I was being sarcastic - if I had to choose between the two then obviously I'd rather live in Canada without salad cream than with salad cream elsewhere...

Souvenir

I'm encouraged.

Salad cream is one of those things, like beetroot, semolina and c*****d, that makes me want to crawl into a hole and die.

My primary school teachers and the 'dinner ladies' have much to answer for.

ImLivingTheDream

Jeez a 2 page thread dedicated to Brits missing salad cream, whatever next?

Daedra

I used to love making lassagnas when I lived in Canada, found out using a tub of Ricotta cheese along with sprinkles of grated mozzy and even some Montorey Jack grated cheese in the layers turned the lasagna in to a deliciously cheesy saucy servings.... I swear that those ads on TV use that trick!! *lol*

britishvixen21

Surely better than a 2 page thread of ppl b*tching at one another or complaining about how bad life is in Canada.

Just a light hearted thread, and I dont remember seeing any clauses when i signed my PR papers that said i would have to give up anything i ever loved back in England?

I always thought that Alfredo sauce was white sauce LOL, thats what ive been making my lasagne with ever since i got here.

Thanks to Biiink i am now able to enjoy branstons pickle here now too, she was right it is in the marinade section. THanks Biiink

Souvenir

You didn't read the small print.

Section 8; subsection 3; clause 9; line 27a: "Draught bitter? You're 'avin a laugh, eh?".

printer

Now you've done it.
The great salad cream debate just got bigger, this could run on and on