Kate Connally wrote:
>
> Okay, what are mushy peas anyway? Are they just
> plain old green peas that have been smushed up?
>
> One of my bosses is going to England for a month.
> When she travels she always brings me something back.
> From Europe it's usually chocolate. I prefer food
> type gifts, rather than some tacky souvenir that I
> have no use for. Anyway, she's used to me so she asked
> me what I want from England.
>
> Well, I've gone on line to see what sorts of things
> might be available that are transportable and she would
> have no trouble bringing back. To tell the truth most
> of the foods I'd like to try are fresh, not canned or
> packaged. It's very hard thinking of anything sort of
> packaged food that I would want, and most of them are
> actually available here anyway, in specialty shops.
>
> Anyway, so far I have thought of:
>
> Tate & Lyle's Golden Syrup
>
> Cadbury chocolate or other candies
>
> Heinz Baked Beans (as a sort of lark as I'm curious
> about British "beans on toast" and I understand the British
> version of Heinz baked beans is different from ours)
>
> haggis (I saw that there's a canned on available though don't know
> if it's any good and since my boss is a vegetarian she might
> not want to get me that)
>
> clotted cream (not sure if this is practical - I've seen bottled
> ones, but do they still need to be kept refrigerater?).
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions. I want something that's
> pretty unique to Britain and is really good (well, with the
> exception of the haggis and bake beans ;-))
>
> Kate
>
> --
> Kate Connally
> “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
> Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
> Until you bite their heads off.”
> What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
>

You really want to torture yourself with food from the land of the
culinarily challenged?