Value Range foods compared

[grenfell]

It's interesting reading your reports. I feel we have a similar problem in that our family have different tastes. I'm pretty easy to please and will eat pretty much anything , the only real exception is coffee or anything with coffee in it. There are a few things like raw celery I steer clear of although like it cooked into stews. My wife and daughter are far more picky
As to your "daftest fry up" it sounds like a meal I've done for myself on numourous occasions although I tend to brown a few onions in the pan first. The corned beef has been substituted with spam or tinned fish or veggie sausages as well...

[jennyjj01]

It's interesting reading your reports. I feel we have a similar problem in that our family have different tastes.

Photos now added to that post.
Mr JJ says "You don't have to eat 5h1t" But it's like an adventure without leaving the house.
That was possibly the healthiest meal I ate all week, containing the proteins I so seldom eat. Was ok with brown sauce and would be perfect, post SHTF. I SHOULD have used some of my powdered egg.

Bacon Grill is popular here, so we easily rotate it in. The tinned corned beef less so, but it has easy shelf life of 5 years.Will probs buy a dozen tins of the canned beef.

[grenfell]

Can't say I'm put off by the photos , I'd be more than happy to come to dinner. The only real difference between yours and my effort is that I end to mix it all up together. I suppose it's what I'd generally term "lobby" in that there's no set recipe as such , just whatever happens to be around , potatoes , peas , beans , tomatoes , onions , fresh or tinned meat or fish ...

[jennyjj01]

Can't say I'm put off by the photos , I'd be more than happy to come to dinner.

Cheers. It was a bit salty and repeated on me rather badly.

The only real difference between yours and my effort is that I end to mix it all up together. I suppose it's what I'd generally term "lobby" in that there's no set recipe as such , just whatever happens to be around , potatoes , peas , beans , tomatoes , onions , fresh or tinned meat or fish ...

I thought Lobby was a Staffordshire term for what Liverpudlians call 'Scouse': A soup/broth of mostly root veg and leftover weekend joint. Every home made it totally differently.
Local supermarkets sell 'lobby packs' of typically an onion, a parsnip, a carrot and maybe half a swede.

[grenfell]

Could very well be , I'm from Staffordshire.

[jennyjj01]

Could very well be , I'm from Staffordshire.

Hey up duck

[GillyBee]

When I was a kid and we were broke my mum would make "beef" stew. The contents were 1 can of canned (not corned) beef and a vegetable mix very similar to the "Lobby" pack just mentioned. (Which is also sold around here labelled as a stew pack)

1 can of beef in the stew would feed 6. I think the dodgy beef flavour was almost totally swamped by the veg so we all ate it happily.

[ForgeCorvus]

It's interesting reading your reports. I feel we have a similar problem in that our family have different tastes.

Photos now added to that post.
Mr JJ says "You don't have to eat 5h1t" But it's like an adventure without leaving the house.
That was possibly the healthiest meal I ate all week, containing the proteins I so seldom eat. Was ok with brown sauce and would be perfect, post SHTF. I SHOULD have used some of my powdered egg.

Bacon Grill is popular here, so we easily rotate it in. The tinned corned beef less so, but it has easy shelf life of 5 years.Will probs buy a dozen tins of the canned beef.

Just a little reminder from five years ago.
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[jennyjj01]

When I was a kid and we were broke my mum would make "beef" stew. The contents were 1 can of canned (not corned) beef and a vegetable mix...

I think the dodgy beef flavour was almost totally swamped by the veg so we all ate it happily.

There's something particularly unpleasant (to me) about corned beef. It may be the salt, but I think it's mostly the texture. Losing the texture in veg sounds like a plan.

Just a little reminder from five years ago.
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Woooo
I feel another recipe forming for canned beef pie. I'm going to merge the canned beef with TVP granules and a stock cube to see what that does to the texture and palatability.

Something like a cornishbeef pastie or pie, once a week in the apocalypse will likely be a welcome feast.
Now..... Should I cheat with a little fresh veg, or go with dehydrates?.

[Frnc]

Sainsburys own brand whisky, 700ml, £12.49. Equals £17.85 /litre. Tastes a bit off initially, but after a bottle or two (not in one night, obviously!) you stop noticing, and it's pretty decent. Aldi own brand is a tiny bit cheaper, but I prefer shopping at Sainsburys. Though Aldi is ok. The other brands I buy are Whyte and Mackay, Famous Grouse and Grants, but these are all about £19 or £19.50 now, even when on offer.