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In checkout today at Wxxxrose a lady in her thirties was in front and she had two large cartons of vanilla custard and two of turkey gravy and two of soup.

A tin of Birds and a tin of Bisto is all you need to make gallons.

Ah but that would involve 'cooking' Chris LOL

I had some young thing say to me "Ooo, do you cook from scratch"?
I just said yes. I didn't like to say 'well that's what cooking is, putting something in the microwave isn't cooking' LOL

Island I know I could not believe it many years ago when I saw bubble and squeak frozen. Even OH who has had cooking thrust upon him 3 years ago admits he enjoys it and at the weekend made an apple pie and mincepies.

well I for one never ever thought commercially made sandwiches would catch on - how wrong was ?I?

I have to admit when in lazy mood I have used tinned custard. (OH actually likes it) But always make my own (Bisto) gravy. I have also used the bubble and squeak frozen packs. It isn't always that you have left over potato and cabbage etc when you want a fry up!

or bottled water Ann! LOL, I remember my parents and their friends saying of a charmer "he could bottle water and sell it" never dreaming it would become reality.

Thinking about the young woman with the canned custard.....there is always the chance that she doesn't have a cooker. I think some modern houses are built without or with very small kitchens because 'people don't cook'. Must google that one.

or......she might be camping for Christmas! :-D

Mon Dieu, Sacre Blue, to buy ready made Bubble and Squeek, is a crime. Surely. LOL


Jul;ia in Derbyshire

I don't think we should criticize actually. Not all of us want to spend all our time cooking, life is too short. OK if you enjoy it but some don't. I don't actually cook more than we need for meals, it is not my thing although I am a reasonable cook. I would rather be reading, writing, making cards, chatting on here etc etc.

Ann I did enjoy cooking and baking when I was able but learning to stretch the pennies in the early days of marriage has stayed with me I suppose. Anyway a fridge was a luxury then freezers unheard of in shops or anywhere else.

We were lucky, when we bought our 2 bed bungalow in 1961 the kitchen had a bult in fridge, a huge one taller than me.

What about ready made ice cubes, seen loads of those around!! (I would never buy them though lol).

Don't blame her.....Christmas is the one time where I buy every thing ready made if possible.....far too much fun to be had elsewhere with my children than standing in a kitchen stirring custard or making gravy from scratch !!!!

ONE TURKEY BREAST JOINT
FROZEN MIDWEEK ROASTED POTOTOES
FROZEN VEGTABLES
FROZEN 4 MIN YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS

NOW THATS EASY

I don't like custard made with Birds, so on the very rare occasions we have it, it's tinned or a fresh carton - much quicker too!

Ambrosia best custard in the world!

Most people use ready made ice cubes in Tenerife.

I love ready made ice cubes in the summer, not got the freezer room any more but were nicer than the home made ones & lasted longer as we needed to use less :-D

Instant Bisto Best gravy for us, find its got a good flavour. Tinned or fresh custard for us too, tastes nicer than made up from powder & no lumps. :-D

:-)

Personnally find the microwave magic for non-lumpy sauces and custard!

Personnally find the microwave magic for non-lumpy sauces and custard!

You don't need Bisto to make gravy if you do it the old-fashioned way with meat juices and gravy browning.