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Original poster

to think maybe we are not middle class enough for Dorset Cereals

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5Foot5 · 02/02/2013 17:24

Just that really.

I bought their granola but have more or less given up on it. It's not that I dislike it but I am worried all the time that it will dislodge one of my fillings. DH tried it once and says it tastes like something meant for a budgie's cage. DD won't touch it with a barge pole. It is destined for the bird table.

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SoWhatIfImWorkingClass · 02/02/2013 17:54

The Jordan's one with the raspberries is really nice. Bloody expensive though, same goes with Special K!

twinklesparkles · 02/02/2013 17:55

Its not middle class

.... You can buy it in poundland ;)

(Not saying those that shop in poundland are of a lower class.. I love a bit of poundland)

FellatioNels0n · 02/02/2013 17:57

This thread title has really tickled me. Grin I am LOL LOL Lolling.

MrGeresHamster · 02/02/2013 18:02

Ah but the Poundland boxes are tiny... a definite con.

kim147 · 02/02/2013 18:05

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MoreBeta · 02/02/2013 18:12

Oh Gawd! Say it ain't so!

"It's probably more MC to make your own ....."

I use this luxury granola recipe to make my own.

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5Foot5 · 02/02/2013 18:15

I am middle class and I love Dorset Cereals, they even raffle a camper van every now and then

The camper van raffle is the main reason I noticed them in the first place! But then they had a nice cereal called something like "simple honest crunch" which was less threatening to the molars.

It was while visiting the website to see if I had won the van that I formed the impression that i was meant to be eating this stuff out of Cath Kidston bowls while still in my Boden PJs.

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FlickSticks · 02/02/2013 18:18

I know a lot of working class people who eat dorset cereals... I am MC and don't. I would say porridge is more a MC staple!

sleepyhead · 02/02/2013 18:24

That granola recipe looks amazing. Unfortunately I'm far too lazy to try it Sad.

I'm on the Dorset Cereals mailing list too (never win the bloody camper van) and they are very, very middle class in a driving the campervan for a weekend in a pastel coloured beach hut with Saskia and William (Saskia's bringing the bunting) sort of way.

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5Foot5 · 02/02/2013 18:25

I would say porridge is more a MC staple!

Really!? But that is what I normally have on a weekday. The other stuff was meant to be a weekend treat. Mind you I get the porridge that only takes two minutes in a microwave - does that still count?

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FlickSticks · 02/02/2013 18:28

No! It has to be real porridge, not readybrek.

RandallPinkFloyd · 02/02/2013 18:30

I am loving the red berries one, tried it for the first time this week as they've got the full size boxes for £1.49 in B&M Bargains.

Totes posh me.

countrykitten · 02/02/2013 18:32

God I love porridge - never tried that microwave stuff though as it's so easy to make it yourself....why bother? Porridge made with almond milk is delish.

Montybojangles · 02/02/2013 18:34

When it comes to porridge I'm so lazy I don't even do the microwave cheats variety, I use the porridge pots Blush

sleepyhead · 02/02/2013 18:38

You can make normal porridge in the microwave too. I do it because it saves on washing a pot and it's only me that eats it.

tubsywubsy · 02/02/2013 18:41

I tried Dorset's Gingerbread Porrige once. It was like eating wallpaper paste with bits of dry cardboard mixed into it. Utterly vile and completely tasteless.

CheCazzo · 02/02/2013 18:53

That's a shame tubsy because it sounds rather nice!
So - home granola makers - what could one put into a home made mix that has to be as low sugar as possible? Almost all the ready made stuff is very high in sugar and we have to avoid that. I know it would preclude dried fruits but any other ideas?

AwkwardSquad · 02/02/2013 19:56

I knit my own muesli. And I eat it from a bowl what I made myself and fired in my own kiln. *disclaimer: part of this statement is 100% truth-free (organically sourced).

AwkwardSquad · 02/02/2013 20:01

Ps if trying to reduce sugar, use agave syrup instead of honey. Make it flaked nut and seed based (avoid whole nuts for the sake of your molars), that gives you flavour, texture and protein. Then add fresh fruit when you serve it, depending on personal and dietary preferences. I like kiwi fruit.

happybubblebrain · 02/02/2013 20:07

My grandma was very middle class, she used to make her own muesli and eat it with sliced bananas or apricots. I buy Aldis cocoa pops, so I'm not quite sure what happened there.

MoreBeta · 02/02/2013 21:36

CheCazzo - I suspect granola does rather depend on having some sticky sweetness in to make it glue together. If you need to avoid sugars for health reason you might just need to avoid granola and go for porridge.

CheCazzo · 02/02/2013 21:53

Thanks more but for me the only way to eat porridge is with lashings of cream and brown sugar....... Grin

wildfig · 02/02/2013 22:25

I am so middle class I shun granola and cook porridge overnight in the slow oven of my Aga.

(I don't. I make it in a pan, but with water.)

IneedAsockamnesty · 02/02/2013 22:31

Sorry to share this but poundland sell actual dorset cereals

kim147 · 02/02/2013 22:32

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