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bats May 8th 2017 6:33 am

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My shopping bill today and a photo of the fine quality zucchini. Hah. $1.49 a pound. I didn't buy.

BristolUK May 8th 2017 6:39 am

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Originally Posted by bats (Post 12247973)
...a photo of the fine quality zucchini...

They look as if they've been fried. You should have asked if they had courgettes instead. :rofl:

not2old May 13th 2017 4:05 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11922471)
Jamaican Curry powder was recommended by N2O, I think, but none of the Walmarts here stock it.

I knew I could get it on line from them but free shipping is now only on a spend of $50.

But spending $10 to get the free shipping was only going to cost $4 so I made it.

My order included three jars of the curry powder. They are enormous. :eek:

'in store' special, for our son I bought three jars of Sharwoods Madras Indian curry paste 255ml jar for $1.99 each

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For the local small discount deli two packs Schneiders 'chicken gill'ems' Buffalo sausage 300g (4 sausage to a pack) 2 for $1 ($0.50 each pack)

salsgrocery.com/flyer

bats May 13th 2017 5:54 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK;12x247978
They look as if they've been fried. You should have asked if they had courgettes instead. :rofl:

Do you have courgettes in NB? It always seems daft to me that a French speaking country calls courgettes zucchini. Damn American influence again.

BristolUK May 13th 2017 6:50 am

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Originally Posted by bats (Post 12252055)
Do you have courgettes in NB? It always seems daft to me that a French speaking country calls courgettes zucchini. Damn American influence again.

I'm not sure I've ever seen them labelled as courgettes here. It's just a lifetime of calling them that isn't easy to change.

Even my Quebeccer family says Zucchini.

caretaker May 15th 2017 5:01 am

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At $1.77/lb this will make 3 very affordable pork roasts.
Re-organising the freezing compartment revealed a bunch of little tubs of chicken wing tips, so it's time to make stock; some sea salt, peppercorns, bay leaf, garlic, rosemary, butter..... it smells really good in here. I'm tempted to build a stew with the other piece of my breakfast steak instead of using the bbq. If I got a bell pepper on the way home from the club and the beer and liquor store I could cube and marinate that steak and make kebabs on the bbq. I should always have such choices!

BristolUK Jun 29th 2017 11:01 am

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Some great deals at Superstore.

When Pepsi is 99c a 2l bottle, the saving on that alone pays for the taxi back.

20 cooked wings for $10. 10 minutes in the oven and they're great.

Countless (different brand) packs of coffee pods including the wonderful 12 pack PC Sumatra @ $5.99.

Plumcots - a tad costly @ $3.99 lb but amazingly juicy and tasty. Really messy to eat.

I picked a good day for half price skinless, boneless chicken breasts too.

And something new 'from our chefs' Mexican style pork loin centre cut chops. Packs of two for $6 but half price with tomorrow's date.

We ate them for supper and I'd happily pay the full $6, they were that good.

scrubbedexpat134 Jun 30th 2017 1:37 pm

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Has anyone ever seen a Gherkin in Canada

Siouxie Jun 30th 2017 1:42 pm

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Originally Posted by Cheltonian (Post 12284461)
Has anyone ever seen a Gherkin in Canada

Everywhere! I presume you mean the little ones, not the huge things?

https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/mclaren.../6000023804900
https://www.iga.net/en/product/pickl...00005900000754
https://www.maille.ca/en/products/other/index.html
https://www.loblaws.ca/search/149887...~selected/true

scrubbedexpat134 Jun 30th 2017 2:01 pm

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Well I never did. Will check Walmart tomorrow. Would Kill for a packet of Walkers Cheese and Onion with a couple of Gherkins and a pickled egg. thanks for that.

Siouxie Jun 30th 2017 2:13 pm

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Originally Posted by Cheltonian (Post 12284468)
Well I never did. Will check Walmart tomorrow. Would Kill for a packet of Walkers Cheese and Onion with a couple of Gherkins and a pickled egg. thanks for that.

You're most welcome! You may find you have to order them from their online store as not all branches carry them.

Pickled Eggs...

https://www.loblaws.ca/Food/Pantry/C.../p/20175831_EA
https://www.costcobusinesscentre.ca/...100283640.html

Walkers - but also try local "Brit" shops

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0051C0J6M/...2ACBS0JMDWPR85

:)

caretaker Jul 1st 2017 2:58 am

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I make far better pickled eggs than you can buy, I have Joyce's original pickled egg recipe from the Craven Motor Inn from the 70's. :lol: Store bought ones lack character, and onions, and peppers.

bats Jul 1st 2017 2:11 pm

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Pickled eggs. Why?

Siouxie Jul 1st 2017 3:55 pm

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Originally Posted by bats (Post 12285017)
Pickled eggs. Why?

Because it was mentioned, I suspect!


Originally Posted by Cheltonian (Post 12284468)
Well I never did. Will check Walmart tomorrow. Would Kill for a packet of Walkers Cheese and Onion with a couple of Gherkins and a pickled egg. thanks for that.


bats Jul 2nd 2017 1:37 am

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No, why? In the grand scheme of things why? It's not as if we need to preserve eggs for food so just why?

As you can tell the only food I like pickled is beetroot. The rest is an abomination.


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