Stuff not allowed into the US.
Mar 14th 2007, 3:00 pm
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Mar 14th 2007, 3:38 pm
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Terrific, I'll give it a try, thanks. Been told how to make UK style crust, do you prefer cooking the apples first? or just bake in the pie.
Mar 14th 2007, 4:02 pm
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let me know who to send my address to - - - - - - all these apple pies dropping in my post box.. AS IF!!!!
Mar 14th 2007, 4:30 pm
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Mar 14th 2007, 4:56 pm
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They stopped selling them at greggs on the Leam in gateshead
I was back home for a month last year and couldn't believe how revitalized the quayside is, it is fabulous. But bwaaaaaaaaa the sasparilla shop Laws on gateshead high street closed down after being there 125 years. I was one of their last customers.
Mar 14th 2007, 7:39 pm
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clootie dumpling
Mar 14th 2007, 7:41 pm
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glad u asked i was too embarresed to ...... Clootie???
Mar 14th 2007, 7:44 pm
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They stopped selling them at greggs on the Leam in gateshead
I was back home for a month last year and couldn't believe how revitalized the quayside is, it is fabulous. But bwaaaaaaaaa the sasparilla shop Laws on gateshead high street closed down after being there 125 years. I was one of their last customers.
I was back home for a month last year and couldn't believe how revitalized the quayside is, it is fabulous. But bwaaaaaaaaa the sasparilla shop Laws on gateshead high street closed down after being there 125 years. I was one of their last customers.
I was last in Newcastle at Christmas. I was upset to see the number of Starbucks next to the university, pandering to the southern students, and also a nasty Pret a Manger. The Londonisation of Newcastle is complete
Mar 14th 2007, 7:47 pm
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Oh - could also be spelled Cloutie Dumpling. The Scottish version of a Christmas pudding. Kinda similar, but a little lighter. And if you're traditional (and a glutton for punishment) you steam it in a piece of muslin coated with flour (the clout or cloth). And eat it right away, it doesn't need to age. With mmmm homemade custard.
Also, I discovered, it does NOT age well on the counter. Future mil told me to just leave it sit around - had green mold in two days. Apparently we heat the houses a bit more the she does.
Also, I discovered, it does NOT age well on the counter. Future mil told me to just leave it sit around - had green mold in two days. Apparently we heat the houses a bit more the she does.
Mar 14th 2007, 7:48 pm
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My Mum used to make those....
Clootie is a Scottish word for cloth...
the clootie dumpling is a dessert pudding made with flour, dried fruit suet, sugar and spices etc.,
It was all wrapped up in the cloth and placed in a pan of boiling water to cook.
Clootie is a Scottish word for cloth...
the clootie dumpling is a dessert pudding made with flour, dried fruit suet, sugar and spices etc.,
It was all wrapped up in the cloth and placed in a pan of boiling water to cook.
Mar 14th 2007, 7:49 pm
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Dear gawd woman! Stop kissing up to the future MIL will ya?
Marks and Spencers sells a really good one, so I'm told
Marks and Spencers sells a really good one, so I'm told
Mar 14th 2007, 7:51 pm
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For starters: No Fresh Fruit or Vegetables can be brought in. Nothing with Beef in it can be brought in. If you have any food or stuff it's safer to declare it. They will ask you to go through a different customs area that is just for agriculture. We brought back a bunch of Seasoning mixes and Peshwari naans last time and they were ok with that.
No Cuban Cigars and I remember something on the waiver form about Beanie Babies but that was a while back.
No Cuban Cigars and I remember something on the waiver form about Beanie Babies but that was a while back.
I always bring back foil packets of Brit catfood (keeps my wife and her cats happy). The cats seem to prefer the flavours to the US versions of the same brands.
They are always declared on the US customs form as exactly what they are and I have never had them confiscated.
Funny really...........
Mar 14th 2007, 7:53 pm
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I always bring back foil packets of Brit catfood (keeps my wife and her cats happy). The cats seem to prefer the flavours to the US versions of the same brands.
They are always declared on the US customs form as exactly what they are and I have never had them confiscated.
Funny really...........
They are always declared on the US customs form as exactly what they are and I have never had them confiscated.
Funny really...........