General Chat

I lived and worked in a hotel in Turkey for 2 years - and really missed bacon and sausages! If someone was coming out to stay that we knew, we would ask them to pack some in their suitcases. lol

We always stock up on------

Back bacon
Teabags
Baked Beans
Peppermint aero and Sherbet lemons :))
Raspberry and Watermelon Breezers
Horseradish sauce
Bread mix for bread maker
Tins of mushy peas
There are always things that we spot and decide we cannot live without :))

xx Jill

Hi Susan, I was going to be about half an hour ago, have to go now as o.h. will be up in a mo for work lol
Catch you later, forgot how the Maltese use evaporated milk a lot, in the tea ugh! You do get used to it tho, my son's Nan always uses it.

Lizx

fresh milk

sorry, being lazy....good morning Liz and Joanna :-))

Hi Joanna, I was thinking about you today and wishing I had time to phone but o.h. was due home from work.
I had a tummy upset yesterday so not much sleep and have to be awake later this morning for the replacement/reparied monitor to come back so better get to bed soon.
Can't wait for him to get back on proper shifts but this week he is 12 hr days and next week, 2 x 12 hr nights then late shift so maybe then I can catch up with you.

Last year I had just come home from Malta by a few hours, how fast that year has gone.
Hope everyone is well at your house and away, are you still having some time away in November?
Take care, talk soon,
Lizxx

'Lo, Liz! How are you?
Yes, I do know what you mean about the limited choice in Malta. When we were there in the '50s Mum used to go and buy meat in the meat market in Merchants Street in Valletta, and half the time she really wasn't sure what cut it was - or even what meat it was!
We don't eat a lot of pork pies normally, but whilst living in Italy all we wanted was pork pies! A kind soul in the supply department organised a regular delivery of them to come out in the Diplomatic Bag as we were not the only ones craving them.
And good butter and fresh milk and cream, and unsalty water to make tea actually drinkable - I try never to take things for granted now. x

what foodstuffs etc would you miss most!

When I used to be in Malta I couldn't get Mars Bars and things like that, so used to have to take lots out with me, but now there is more variety in the shops there altho still a lot of things missing.
My son was amazed at the limited range of goods available altho we did find one supermarket (a small one, not like our supermarkets) that had a proper butcher's section and the meat that was prepacked looked good, most of the time the stuff over there looks as if has been frozen forever or really manky lol

LIzx