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Need Britishness for a Care Package

37 replies

Stylish · 08/02/2006 23:41

Hiya!

Have been asked to send two care packages to America - only requirment is britishness. So I need a list of things that are british - only thing I can think of is Marmite.
Any other ideas?!

Stylish

OP posts:
lucy5 · 08/02/2006 23:45

Here in Spain i miss
Walkers crisps
cadburys chocolate
English tea
Chocolate hobs nobs

Dh misses pork scratchings (eeww)

Original poster
Stylish · 08/02/2006 23:49

thanks

Its hard thinking of stuff when you live there iyswim

OP posts:
Skribble · 08/02/2006 23:55

Tablet/ fudge.

WestCountryLass · 09/02/2006 00:23

Kendall mint cake
English tea
Marmite
Cadburys Dairy Milk

I imagine you can't send anything perishable? Was thinking clotted cream and Cheddar.

hannahsaunt · 09/02/2006 00:51

Here in Oz, I miss

Posh biscuits (they do lots of nice plain biscuits but not much for a treat) so somehting from Duchy Originals?

Decent chocolate (Cadbury's have a factory in Tasmania but I don't know what they do to it as it's not v nice) so Green & Blacks?

Tea (bit of a cheat really as Aus tea is really nice but US tea isn't). Not PG Tips or Tetley.

Magazines from home just to see what's going on. I love getting my Guardian Weekly so maybe a subscription to that? (I find it easier to read papers than online). If for children then maybe a magazine like Tweenies or Magic Key?

Best thing a friend sent recently was a recorded DVD of the new episode of Rebus. I even enjoyed the adverts. So a DVD/video of something they won't get in US (though I guess they get BBC America which is good).

Can't think of much else for US. Books here are really expensive compared to home but won't be an issue in the States.

Will ponder. HTH

hannahsaunt · 09/02/2006 00:51

PS Wouldn't thank you for kendal mint cake!!

Original poster
Stylish · 09/02/2006 01:46

thanks everyone - am making a list :D

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Alipiggie · 09/02/2006 02:50

Ready Brek!!!! I get parcels sent here to Colorado.
Golden Syrup
Bovril (now it's not beef extract its permitted)
Mint Humbugs
With everyone else Cadbury's chocolate

vicimelly · 09/02/2006 03:12

Ooohh jaffa cakes and twiglets - two things I couldn't live without don't think you can get them in usa can you?

lunarx · 09/02/2006 13:10

spotted dick has always been a big hit for my american friends! if nothing more than a laugh!

or baked beans. american baked beans arent as sweet.

hmmm... galaxy chocolate is good (better than american chocolate!)

TEA. most of my friends love the tea here. its stronger than US tea.

MaryP0p1 · 09/02/2006 13:13

I live abroad and when my husband visits he brings things home for me.

On my list

Tea
Jaffa cakes
crisps flavoured

My local friends see britishness as Tartan and tweed, tea, chips

harpsichordcarrier · 09/02/2006 13:15

heinz baked beans
hp sauce
fish paste

MaryP0p1 · 09/02/2006 13:17

definate for them.

lunarx · 09/02/2006 14:02

what is fish paste?

doormat · 09/02/2006 14:03

worcestshire sauce

lucy5 · 09/02/2006 14:11

Ive just been to Gibraltar and stocked up on chocolate but bets of all crumpets. I think I paid through the nose for them though as they were £1.19. Surely they don't cost that in the UK?

Mercy · 09/02/2006 14:15

Marmalade?

Yorkiegirl · 09/02/2006 14:19

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bettythebuilder · 09/02/2006 14:22

Yorkshire Tea (by Taylors of Harrogate)

doormat · 09/02/2006 14:23

eccles cake

suzywong · 09/02/2006 14:26

Frazzles

I am in Aus too and i just miss all the food, all of eat even salad cream.

doormat · 09/02/2006 14:27

suzywong wot i wouldnt give for a pack of twisties

sharklet · 09/02/2006 14:28

DH's family are Amercians, things that are british they like are:

British Chocolate (green and Blacks is a fave)
HP Brown Sauce
Earl Grey Tea
Shortbread Biscuits
Marmite
Chocolate HobNobs
Jaffa cakes
worcestershire sauce

lucy5 · 09/02/2006 14:28

eew i'd never miss salad cream, I would rather eat kangaroo poo!

mawbroon · 09/02/2006 14:38

when I visit my sister in the states, she requests the following:

Jaffa cakes
tunnocks caramel wafers
creme eggs
salad cream
heinz tomato soup
ambrosia custard
teabags
haggis (apparantly not allowed, but nobody has ever stopped me and confiscated the tins of haggis at the airport)

no doubt some other stuff too, but i can't remember just now