I was wondering if anyone knows if UK has some unique bread products, equipment or ingredients. I have someone who can bring them to me in July if I order them ahead of time.
That was my thought too. In Vancouver there is a place that imports Hovis granary flour, bakes a granary bread, and sells the flour bulk, but I don't recall ever running into it in the US.
I saw the netherton spun iron cloche and realized I have the 10" prospector pan with lid. Reading about the properties of the cloche for bread, I think the prospector pan will do very well for lower rising breads like rye. I just measured a small round pan that just fits. It would be fun to visit the foundry.
We always bring back Mixed Peel (usually Co-op, but others fine of course) and Mixed Spice (can make from scratch here but never quite the same so why bother) from the UK for makingHot Cross Buns.
But what I could really use at the moment are a couple more Worth Gardening™ Bean & Pea Nets for our beans to climb up this summer. I brought a couple back from one of those great UK garden centers at Christmas but our peas have monopolized both. Beans'll get old fashioned fencing again I guess.
The "Co-op" brand of Mixed Peel we smuggle back comes from the Channel Islands (where we tend to visit -> family). I'm pretty sure Co-op is a Channel Islands-only outfit, so their products might be hard to find "on the mainland" (=England), as islanders call it. I'm sure Waitrose, Sainsburys, Tesco and of course M&S have fine Mixed Peel. I think we brought back Tesco tubs once. And you can be sure Fortnum & Mason has a gourmet version (pre-snockered in 40 yr old Port?).
There might be different ones, but I think co-op exists everywhere in the UK... In Scotland there were even two different chains with that name :) "regular" coop and "Scotmid coop".
Are these the nettings you need? They are sold for $2.98 on Temu, my new favorite shopping platform. Shipping is free and the goods arrive within two weeks, mostly around one week. Hassle-free local returns are available, just like Amazon, but Temu's prices are much cheaper. However, please note that there is a minimum order requirement of $10.
Thanks Yippee! And no CLAS involved! ;-). Our "Spring" weather's staying cold enough that 1-2 w shipping might still work to get beans planted early enough.
One thing that's disappointingly un-English about New England is the garden centers. They are so uniformly excellent in the UK (where so much grows so well) but mostly just adequate to good here.
First I've heard of Temu. Always happy to give Amazon some competition.
The UK, and Scotland specifically, is certainly heaven for growing heathers, and while I love the California weather, I do sometimes envy the gardeners there.
Dangerous showing me the Temu platform, Yipee. I I hadn't heard of it before. Suffice it to say, I ended up with yet another set of scales for baking purposes!
I have a big box of sisal twine from Johnny's Selected Seeds that I use for vertical support of beans. I string vertical lines every 4–6'' from the top horizontal frame support and tie them off to one horizontal line near the ground. I found it was a good substitute for netting.
At first that sounded fussier than I usually go for. But on second thought, not so bad and infinitely flexible in terms of row length. I like that. Might try it. Always used 2x4 fencing for pole beans in the past but new garden, new structures. When I saw the jute nets that I ended up bringing back from the UK, I thought “this must be how really serious gardeners do it” because I always think British gardeners are the real thing and we yanks are just posers. Thanks!
I'm terrible with knots, so if you're more proficient at that task, it's pretty easy to set up the strings.
I made my frame out of 2" PVC pipe that I painted green. I made one piece about 6' long in a shallow U using elbows. I glued short sections of pipe to the elbows so I could attach it to vertical pipes with compression fittings. This allows for easy disassembly and storage. I switched to PVC after witnessing my original frame made out of electrical conduit collapse in a thunderstorm.
I like doing pvc things to support heavy fruiting branches and even a simple organizer for the junk pile of stakes, pots, drain piping, etc. I usually don't glue anything for remaking the object into something else.
Which sold a variety of rare British heritage grains. Can't seem to find it. I'll continue to search for you. In the meantime I have found another site which sells some of the same grains.
First thing that came to mind was Granary bread or Granary flour with malted wheat flakes or malted grains.
Michael
That was my thought too. In Vancouver there is a place that imports Hovis granary flour, bakes a granary bread, and sells the flour bulk, but I don't recall ever running into it in the US.
Granary bread is delicious. Hovis is the more obvious one (I think Hovis was the original) but there are other malted flour mixes too. Delicious.
Have a look on the Bakery Bits website - see if there's anything that takes your fancy.
Lance
For some reason, I thought they were in Canada. What a fun site to browse through! Thanks for the link.
I saw the netherton spun iron cloche and realized I have the 10" prospector pan with lid. Reading about the properties of the cloche for bread, I think the prospector pan will do very well for lower rising breads like rye. I just measured a small round pan that just fits. It would be fun to visit the foundry.
I wish there was an equivalent site to Bakery Bits in the US. They have lots of products I want, but the shipping is prohibitive to the US.
We always bring back Mixed Peel (usually Co-op, but others fine of course) and Mixed Spice (can make from scratch here but never quite the same so why bother) from the UK for making Hot Cross Buns.
But what I could really use at the moment are a couple more Worth Gardening™ Bean & Pea Nets for our beans to climb up this summer. I brought a couple back from one of those great UK garden centers at Christmas but our peas have monopolized both. Beans'll get old fashioned fencing again I guess.
Tom
Those nets sure must be worthwhile and easy to set up too. I wish I could get it packed for you too but...
I will look into this "Co-op" . Thanks for the neat recipe too :)
The "Co-op" brand of Mixed Peel we smuggle back comes from the Channel Islands (where we tend to visit -> family). I'm pretty sure Co-op is a Channel Islands-only outfit, so their products might be hard to find "on the mainland" (=England), as islanders call it. I'm sure Waitrose, Sainsburys, Tesco and of course M&S have fine Mixed Peel. I think we brought back Tesco tubs once. And you can be sure Fortnum & Mason has a gourmet version (pre-snockered in 40 yr old Port?).
t
There might be different ones, but I think co-op exists everywhere in the UK... In Scotland there were even two different chains with that name :) "regular" coop and "Scotmid coop".
Is all over the UK. At least in major cities. Its headquarters are in Manchester I think.
Thanks Abe.
Hi Tom,
Are these the nettings you need? They are sold for $2.98 on Temu, my new favorite shopping platform. Shipping is free and the goods arrive within two weeks, mostly around one week. Hassle-free local returns are available, just like Amazon, but Temu's prices are much cheaper. However, please note that there is a minimum order requirement of $10.
Yippee
P.S. The Temu app
Thanks Yippee! And no CLAS involved! ;-). Our "Spring" weather's staying cold enough that 1-2 w shipping might still work to get beans planted early enough.
One thing that's disappointingly un-English about New England is the garden centers. They are so uniformly excellent in the UK (where so much grows so well) but mostly just adequate to good here.
First I've heard of Temu. Always happy to give Amazon some competition.
t
The UK, and Scotland specifically, is certainly heaven for growing heathers, and while I love the California weather, I do sometimes envy the gardeners there.
Yippee
Dangerous showing me the Temu platform, Yipee. I I hadn't heard of it before. Suffice it to say, I ended up with yet another set of scales for baking purposes!
Lance
Isn't it fun?😄😄😄
Yippee
Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply has a similar netting:
https://www.groworganic.com/products/jute-trellis-netting-6-12-x-150
I have a big box of sisal twine from Johnny's Selected Seeds that I use for vertical support of beans. I string vertical lines every 4–6'' from the top horizontal frame support and tie them off to one horizontal line near the ground. I found it was a good substitute for netting.
At first that sounded fussier than I usually go for. But on second thought, not so bad and infinitely flexible in terms of row length. I like that. Might try it. Always used 2x4 fencing for pole beans in the past but new garden, new structures. When I saw the jute nets that I ended up bringing back from the UK, I thought “this must be how really serious gardeners do it” because I always think British gardeners are the real thing and we yanks are just posers.
Thanks!
Tom
I'm terrible with knots, so if you're more proficient at that task, it's pretty easy to set up the strings.
I made my frame out of 2" PVC pipe that I painted green. I made one piece about 6' long in a shallow U using elbows. I glued short sections of pipe to the elbows so I could attach it to vertical pipes with compression fittings. This allows for easy disassembly and storage. I switched to PVC after witnessing my original frame made out of electrical conduit collapse in a thunderstorm.
I like doing pvc things to support heavy fruiting branches and even a simple organizer for the junk pile of stakes, pots, drain piping, etc. I usually don't glue anything for remaking the object into something else.
Which sold a variety of rare British heritage grains. Can't seem to find it. I'll continue to search for you. In the meantime I have found another site which sells some of the same grains.
https://www.heritagewheat.co.uk/shop
Thanks to all for the great suggestions! I will have to make sure the suitcase coming home has room!!
Actually I think I'd better go myself!!