Turkish Delight and UK Speciality food.

[Morrigan //Vicki//]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dracos_boyfriend [mailto:dracos_boyfriend at yahoo.co.uk]

> However I admit to being confused as to why it was in the UK aisle,
> and confess to wondering what the hell they found to put in that
> aisle.  One would assume tinned puddings and tins of Birds' Custard,
> and maybe marmalade, but I can't really think of anything else.  I am
> completely stumped by the concept of a section of a shop dedicated to
> British food, and am therefore concluding that that supermarket is
> weird.

Heh, yes, probably weird, but still cool IMO.  Besides, it's not a whole
section - it's more like part of an aisle or a few shelves.

In addition to the other things listed, I've also seen Yorkshire pudding
mixes and trifle mixes, soups that would never be made by any company in the
US (cockaleekie?), and dressing - which to us in the States would be put on
a salad but is apparently what you all call sandwich spread. :)  I love
Bird's custard - I first had it when I was a teenager.  A girl from London
had moved to my suburb outside Chicago with her family, and we got to be
good friends.  She made Bird's custard and put it on top of cake for me, and
being the total Anglophile that I am, I was thrilled.

I think, however, that these places where you can buy such items exist not
for weirdos like me *grin*, but for people who've moved here from other
countries and miss the things they had there.  When you think of it that
way, it prolly doesn't seem quite so odd.  I know that's true even when you
move from one part of this country to another - I really miss Chicago pizza
here in California.

BTW, can someone please tell me what "IIRC" stands for?  It's making me
nuts...thanks!

Vicki