And more food tales

[eloise_herisson]

Alora:
> do those types of beans come in cans?  I might check that British 
> Emporium tomorrow and see if they have any.  I've got a doctor's 
> appt. right down the street from it, so it's a great excuse to go! 
> *L*  
> 
> I just might have to pick me up some lemon curd, too.  MmMmmMm 
> And some of those digestive cookies (McVitie's, I think) with the 
> little bit of chocolate on them.....I'm salivating right now. 


The beans do come in cans.

As for Marmite, it's one of those things you love or hate. In fact 
that was the theme of their most recent advertising campaign. It's 
intensely savoury, salty and malty (it's yeast extract) and needs to 
be spread *extremely* thinly. It's lovely on hot buttered wholemeal 
or granary bread toast (that's malted bread with whole grains in it).

Is Nutella British? I had no idea. I always assumed it was imported 
from somwhere, at least originally.

Be careful what kind of lemon curd you buy. The best sort is a pale 
yellow and needs to be refrigerated after opening. The type I was 
brought up on was luminous yellow and very sickly! The very best is 
home made. It's much easier than making jam as long as you don't let 
the eggs curdle (none of that long boiling and getting to the right 
temperature) and you can find recipes on the net:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/features/2004/01/lemon.shtml

This recipe is apparently now a big hit in Russia: there's a link to 
a Russian lemon curd discussion board!

~Eloise