Monday, October 3, 2022

Day Four - Sausages, Shopping and ... Ah! Bisto

 

Yay, I actually took a photo of my breakfast porridge and didn't lose it ... and here it is for posterity.

I had the apple cut up into slices after my porridge with a nice cup of coffee, the apple core went into the fruit scraps bag in the freezer ready for a future jam making day.


Then Alan wanted to go and get a little bit of shopping and have a coffee in Booth's cafe, so while I was out with him I took the opportunity to buy another loaf.  This was the nearest I could get to the 'National Loaf' ... a bit seedier perhaps, but definintely wholemeal and unsliced.

Lunch was tasty.  

A simple baked potato with a tiny knob of butter and a sprinkle of grated cheese.  I had it with just one of the large tomatoes cut into wedges.  It was surprisingly filling for what looks like such a small plateful of food.


Oh my, tea was nice, and very satisfying too.

A single large potato cooked and mashed with a knob of butter, my two sausages cut in half so they would cook quicker, and so that they would look like four sausages and appear more on the plate ... after all you do eat with your eyes first, or so they say.  And then maybe a little bit of a cheat but I used some of my Bisto granules to make the gravy.  


Bisto gravy powder was first launched back in 1908 so that would fit in with any wartime rationing diet, but the granules that I have in my cupboard were only available from 1979.  It's bit of a cheat then but as I use it so infrequently, I wasn't going to go out and buy another pack of Bisto when I have nearly a full tin already. 

I bet the original Bisto Gravy Powder was popular during the war years as it's a brilliant way to impart a meaty flavour to any meal or pie without there actually being any meat involved.  Yes, the red Bisto packs along with some of the other modern flavours are completely vegan.

For supper I finally got around to eating my Apple and Blackberry Crumble, and it would have been rude not to share it with Alan after all the driving he's been doing just recently.

It went down very well. 😀

So, day four was a very tasty and successful day, and looking at my rations in the fridge they seem to be holding out very well because of my scrumping and massive amount of bread eating.


Sue xx



16 comments:

  1. I really love your Bisto tin - and I agree with your Bisto comments. It's such a useful thing to have in the cupboard.
    The meals look really delicious - especially that crumble. Oh, my!!
    xx

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    1. I can't remember where I bought the Bisto tin from, but Alan is always amazed to find actual Bisto in it. He once phoned me when I was at the caravan to ask where we kept the Bisto and when I told him he just said 'Really?'. Well, I guess when there's bread in the 'Flour' bin and dog treats in the 'Biscuit' tin he has every right to be surprised. :-)

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  2. I remember my dear old mum using the original bisto powder, but she always mixed it with cornflour because dad liked loads of thick gravy and it made it go further - I suppose it was a sort of forerunner to gravy granules - which I couldn't do without!
    Your meals are looking tasty and I keep wondering why I don't buy unsliced wholemeal bread more , just laziness I think.
    Alison in Wales x

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    1. Gravy granules are a complete game changer aren't they, as was instant custard when I used to be able to have milk products. I have found that this unsliced loaf has gone stale a lot quicker than any sliced wholemeal I've bought over the past few years, so perhaps stick with your sliced bread and don't worry about laziness. :-)

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  3. I am intrigued by the idea of fruit scrap jelly/jam, can you use all fruit scraps and can the pips stay in the apples?
    Sausage and mash is a favourite here with lashings of gravy, also veg stew and dumplings, I love mushy comfort foods I also love to smother a thick slice of bread with left over gravy, oh will I ever be slim !!!! :(

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    1. Yes, everything goes in and any orange or lemon peels too. The few pips that will be there are not a concern, so I always just leave them in. It's a Pam Corbin recipe that I picked up when we visited River Cottage many years ago and watched her making it and other jams.

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  4. Always makes me laugh that what was traditionally called 'beef' Bisto has no animal products in it at all. But you're right - great for adding a little extra to warming suppers.

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    1. It tastes so beefy that some non-vegans hate to think that it's always been totally animal product free. Sometimes a bit of gravy just hits the spot doesn't it, although I have never liked the Northern thing of chips and gravy from the chippy.

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  5. We love Bisto granules too as they are so easy to use and I have massive BISTO TIN ENVY! It somehow looks very 'wartime'.
    Your meals look lovely and would suit me very well. You can't beat quick and easy ;)

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    1. There are a surprising number of Bisto tins on eBay at present . . .

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    2. Yes, PP it just fits in with the Challenge doesn't it. The image is taken from a very old Bisto advert ... and of course it's green so I had to have it. :-)

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  6. Have just read from Day 1 as we were away to St Anne’s for a few days. I had been going to ask if you wanted to meet in Booths for a coffee but knew you were doing hospital visiting, so maybe another time. You are doing well so far and your scrumping certainly gave you a lovely treat. Catriona

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    1. Perhaps another time yes, sorry what with work and visiting everything is all over the place at the moment. The scrumping was really worth it, delicious crumble and more apple base for a crumble and a pie in the freezer for next week.

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  7. Laughing about the Bisto and custard references as we seem to travel down the same Memory Lane. I always manage to bring back Bisto and Bird's Eye custard packets when I fly over the Pond. You can get them here in the US but the price difference is often ridiculous. Same for PG Tips tea bags. Saw them in the grocery store the other day...package of 80 tea bags now sells for £11.50 (a 25% rise from a couple of months ago--when I thought that was a crazy price). Needless to say, I don't buy them there.

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    1. Oh wow ... those are expensive teabags!! If you did get some they would no doubt be for very special occasions and every sip would be savoured.

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  8. It was lovely as it was luckily, but yes, some Oatly cream would have been delicious, I think Alan added some ice-cream to his.

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