Championing Proper British Food and Drink

Crossed wires JV. You are talking Steel plants, I mentioned breweries. We are both right, but I cannot recall smell from steel plant, at least not in Sheffield🙂

Interesting relationship around one of Cornwall’s most famous brands, Kelly’s Ice Cream. Still British, but now owned by a Yorkshire Food based company. 

Not even when the roof used to open and  the orange cloud blotted the sun as the Blast furnaces were working at full tilt ,

In the 1960s they still used Clayton steam wagons to transfer some of the billets, less suseptable to the heat than ICE vehicles

Also there used to be "Hot Moves" on the railway when the molten steel was transferred across the midland main lines in the special wagons 

The men working in the steel works were supplied with salt tablets to replace it in their bodies 

British food what about a bag of chips with scraps

Oat cakes from the local bakers in Sheffield

So it looks as though cheese is off the menu, except for special occasions.☹️

Does that include a no-deal Brexit 

There are many food stuffs that we take for granted that do the "Grunt" type work but travelling abroad you suddenly realise that certain countries just do not sell or eat these type of products. 

I'm thinking of things like Crackers or Oat Cakes. Almost impossible to find in France and Germany isn't a great deal better. if you do come across them they'll be something like "Tuc". We now have to carry a fair supply when venturing abroad.

Things like Chutneys and Pickles for putting on those Cheese and Crackers.

Proper Tea and not just Liptons "English" tea bags.

A nice biscuit to go with the tea. Certainly the pastries are wonderful but very fattening if you have one every time you have a cuppa.

So thank you for the small things that make the day go around.

Kelly's exercised good choice there. What a partnership👍

It's now produced in Bodmin rather than the old factory which was very close to where we live.

Don’t deny yourself the pleasures in life...everything in moderation. A doctor told me the only way to effectively reduce cholesterol is to change your parents!

Has anyone tried Eels?! We have a local smokery, famous for it's smoked eels (amongst other products) in normal times they have a popular cafe serving up various delicacies. Mail order too. Brown and Forrest Smokery LINK 

I can't cope with jellied eels but smoked ones are good! 

The only eels that I have eaten have been those either caught by myself or other friends. 

Ugh, eels are nightmarish to me. Live or dead. I couldn’t hurt one, but happy never to meet one. Closest I came was a Ling thrashing about on a small boat. I could have happily abandoned ship. 

I do like seafood though. 

I bought some Smoked Eel from Cley Smokehouse a few years ago. Enjoyed it but I do like British Smoked products such as Salmon, Haddock, Bacon etc.

Worth popping into this shop if you find yourself in Cley.