British Mums in USA - what do you miss?

[twolittlemonkeys]

I could really use your help - I'm sending a package to my friend in the States and want to send things she can't get Stateside, eg Cadbury's chocolate, Birds Custard powder etc.

What things (mainly foody I suppose) do you miss living overseas?

[Ponders]

Unless you want it to be a total surprise I'd ask her what she misses, tlm. There are foreign food shops & websites there so sending things she can't get there at all would be nicest!

[twolittlemonkeys]

I know she'd like some Galaxy fruit and nut (which so far I haven't found in Sainsburys or Asda!) but want to put in some surprises too. Thanks for the link Ponders

[Ponders]

Did she used to read any magazines here? (Thinking of the thin weekly ones rather than the big fat monthlies which would cost a fortunes to post!)

I'm racking my brians to think of other special, lightweight, things you probably can't easily get there - maybe local stuff? Where did she live over here?

[newpup]

Marmite
PG tips
The Sunday Times

Probably not too easy to post the Marmite or Times!

[newpup]

Forgot, local newspaper from her hometown.

[twolittlemonkeys]

Ah, great idea about the newspaper or magazine. Hmmm, thinking about it I'm not sure what magazines she used to read. I'll get a Coventry Evening Telegraph for her next time I'm over that way LOL...

[SatinandTat]

I second the magazines and newspapers. If she has young children then how about a little packet or two of Haribos. Apparently they just don't taste the same here. Proper Worcestershire Sauce - the one here is just wrong. Hmmm it is difficult - After many years I have managed to source just about everything I need. When I am in England I love to look at what's new and different, orange kitkats are still a huge novelty to me and I always bring back a few multipacks.
I am sure she will just appreciate your effort and kindness whatever you send.

[rosietoes]

When I go to USA, I always have to bring Smarties and Hello.

[tadjennyp]

Jacobs Club Orange and custard creams!

[Grockle]

People used to bring/ send me:

Biscuits (bourbons, custard creams, caramel wafers etc)
Hula Hoops
Other crisps - skips, frazzles, McCoys etc
Lemsips
Oxo cubes/ Marigold powder
Tea
Hair Straightening stuff
Custard
Angel Delight

loads of other things but I forget what

[Grockle]

Chocolate digestives, Cadbury's chocolate - dairy milk, flake, twirl, DS loved getting malteasers

[howdoo]

Marmite
Bisto gravy granules
Dark Kit Kats
Cadbury's Fruit and Nut
Heat etc magazines

[Earlybird]

Chocolate Buttons - much nicer than Hershey Kisses

Rich tea biscuits - with and without chocolate

Percy Pigs

Salt and Vinegar crisps - they have BBQ, Sour Cream etc here, but not vinegar

Jammie Dodgers - they can be found here, but not easily

Teddy Crispies (for the kids)

[alarkaspree]

I live in NYC so I can get everything, pretty much, but the things I bulk-buy when we are in the UK are marmite and loose-leaf tea.

The children love getting smarties and UK kids magazines in packages from Granny.

Nice sausages, but you probably can't post those.

[haggisaggis]

Earlybird - the supermarket we used when on holiday on Cape Cod last week stocked Lays salt & vinegar crisps! Was so surprised to see them as they didn't exist last yer

[tadjennyp]

If only Lays would do the cheese and onion I would be happy! Haven't seen you girls on the living in America thread lately

[stripeyknickersspottysocks]

Heat magazine
Smarties
Tea

is what my friend misses. I spent a fortune posting Cadburys stuff for Xmas. The day afetr I posted it she updated her FB to say she'd found a shop that stocked proper English Cadburys!

[GoingRodeoBaby]

Newspapers, especially the tabloids. There is nothing like that here that I have found (although please correct me if you know of any!)

[Alouiseg]

Ribena.

[redflipflops]

yes Ribena mmmm

Tea, Marmite, Cadburys Choc and salt & vinegar crisps!

[BertieBotts]

What flavour crisps do they have in the US then if they don't have cheese and onion and salt and vinegar?

[Grockle]

Erm, Mainly

Ready Salted
Barbeque
Cheese (sour cream and cheese etc)

and I saw lemon ones today

and variations on the above

No:
Bacon
Prawn Cocktail
Beef
Salt and vinegar
cheese and onion

Can you still get tomato sauce flavoured crisps in the UK? Everyone ate those when I was little.

[FellatioNelson]

Hello A Having a lovely time? Can't wait to see your lovely Alcatraz sweatshirt.

What is it with US soft drinks? Aisles and aisles of Gatorade and 'sodas' and lurid ready-diluted cordials, but no decent squashes. Or any squashes, come to that.

(My mum bought my DCs Alcatraz t-shirts last year and they are brilliant quality, and wash up really well, as do most American t-shirts.)

Roxy is missing her Boyf, BTW. She can't wait to snarl at him!

[FellatioNelson]

Anyway, OP, I would say definitely chocolate. American 'chocolate' is vile - not worthy of the word. Also Marmite.

[brimfull]

My mum in Canada always wants M&S undies