nr8209

I can second this - I had my beef and lamb oxo taken off me in ATL last week. They were OK with the chicken one though. He said there are some approved oxo's that can be bought here. Any outlets anyone has?

Mallory

Some Publix supermarkets in Atlanta have a British section, and they sell the beef Oxo's. The trick to bringing Oxo's in is to put in your baggage that goes in the hold. Wrap it in tin foil.

bugman

sardines, true they are expensive in regular stores but if you have a hispanic shop nearby they often sell sardines of various brands stacked high for around $1.80-$2.20 for a big 14oz can. some brands better than others ive tried quite a few, i like the polar brand, the fish is nice and firm even though they are a bit big and 'finny'.

cornish pasties, i use 50/50 butter and that horrid lard to be bought here but its possible to make a pastie as good as any in the UK.

bugman

sausages, for those in driving distance of elburn Il west of chicago try elburn market on main street, they do an excellent all natural brit banger, none of those weird preservatives in either and the home made ham is excellent too. the banger is pretty much pork, bread crumbs, spices, salt, parsley, in a sheep casing.

recommended.

tea, try trader joes irish breakfast.

bugman

I simply make my own S&K pudding, i use atora vegetable suet and a local butcher here can supply me with really fresh beef kidney to order, and funnily enough i have some bartons here, i just bring in a couple of jars each time i visit. actualy teh same butcher selles blocks of suet so i could get some iof teh real stuff and just grate it myself.

bugman

our local whole foods has yorkshire gold.
cream, nightmare, but check out my posts on making some really good cream, just takes a bit of patience.

bugman

uuugh, I know the stuff, primula right? thats like something you'd get here. I'll admit though, that on ritz crakers so reminds me of being a kid and munching on those 1970's new years eve buffets!

nr8209

The kind gentleman in CBP Atlanta told me suet wasa big no no. Is Atora available locally? How come some of these items are on sale in the US yet we're not supposed to bring em in?

bugman

the 'Uk style' curries are pretty amazing but they can be made at home you know!!

bugman

i bring in the vegetarian atora 4 packs lasts a year for me in freezer, its got no animal product in.

Jerseygirl

If I remember correctly Tracym gave instructions for making suet a year or so ago. It's in the recipe thread in The Lounge...use the search engine at the top of the thread...go to Advanced Search and search for 'suet'.

bugman

one sweet thing i do miss are tunnocks teacakes (actually a big round marshmallow type biscuit) and their delicious caramel wafer bars. still, i'd only eat them once every couple of years so not really a hardship.

anotherlimey

I made suet last year for mince pies. I got a load of the thick beef fat from the meat counter at Publix (it was free), put it in a pan on a low heat for an hour, sieved the scraps out, let it cool and that was it.

I have no idea if that's the correct way but the mince pies were excellent!

bugman

a local store sells the actual fat from round the organs, its in the meat dept, but labelled as 'for the birds' i wonder if its best to render it first then grate or simply grate, i suppose rendering allows you to get rid of membranes, veins etc first (like what you did)

Jerseygirl

Here's the posts from the recipe thread discussing suet....posts #1253 onwards.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...et#post5615948