What Did She Say?

[RadioMom]

Please indulge this Canadian a little, would you?
I'm a HUGE Coronation fan and most things from England. We're quite a bit behind on Corrie over here (the big tram/explosion just aired this past Thursday) so no spoilers please! And I also indulge in the Daily Mail well, daily.
My problem is, I'm having a little trouble with a few words/sayings of yours.
What exactly is a YOB and a WAG? And what the heck is Brown Sauce? We have a little British Shoppe here in London (yes, ironically I live in London, Ontario and we have a Thames River even!) and I bought a little bottle of this Brown Sauce but haven't had the courage to open it. Mainly because I have no idea what to use it on or with! Is it like HP Sauce? We used to have that so I'm familiar with that taste.
I also bought a package of chocolate marshmallow tea cake cookies from this shop, they're from Marks and Spencers. Thought you'd like to know the markup! On the package, it was L1.39, here in Canada it cost me $5.99! But boy are they good! When I was a child, we used to have several Marks and Spencers here but by the 80's they were all closed up. Pity!
The man that runs The British Shoppe has all kinds of great treats in this shop, so if you can recommend anything to try, that would be wonderful! My husband's parents were from England and it's nice to be able to surprise him with things he ate when he was a child, that his parents would share.
Thanks for your help!

 

[wickesy]

A 'yob' is a hooligan or somebody who is generally badly behaved, always getting into fights or causing damage to property etc.

WAG stands for 'wives and girlfriends' and is normally used to describe the female partner of a football (soccer) player. I think the term started at one of the football World Cups years ago.

Brown sauce is kind of an alternative to ketchup and we would normally have it on bacon or sausage sandwiches or fries. It is exactly like HP sauce.

 

[RadioMom]

AHH! I thought that's what a Yob was, but wasn't sure if it was an acronym or not.
Thank you!

 

[RadioMom]

A 'yob' is a hooligan or somebody who is generally badly behaved, always getting into fights or causing damage to property etc.

WAG stands for 'wives and girlfriends' and is normally used to describe the female partner of a football (soccer) player. I think the term started at one of the football World Cups years ago.

Brown sauce is kind of an alternative to ketchup and we would normally have it on bacon or sausage sandwiches or fries. It is exactly like HP sauce.

Bacon or sausage sandwiches? Really? You eat sausage sandwiches? Like breakfast sausage on bread? My husband would LOVE that! He's always after me to make mashed peas but I just can't do it! I have found a new love for beans on toast...

 

[wickesy]

Bacon or sausage sandwiches? Really? You eat sausage sandwiches? Like breakfast sausage on bread? My husband would LOVE that! He's always after me to make mashed peas but I just can't do it! I have found a new love for beans on toast...

Yes, but not breakfast sausage as in patties but proper British 'bangers' sliced in half lengthways and placed between two slices of bread. I can't bring myself to eat mushy peas either - the texture just doesn't appeal to me - and I don't eat beans on toast either - soggy bread doesn't do it for me.

 

[Sapper383]

M & S tea cakes are lovely....just picked up a packet today....but thats a huge mark up

We have a shop that sells American goods and a box of lucky charms is £8.99.....I would never pay that when I can pick up a box of British cereal for £1

I find Maple syrup expensive here....does it cost alot in Canada?

I know this might seem odd...but I'd love to see a picture of the shop...but they might think your a bit strange wanting to take a photo

 

[wickesy]

I know this might seem odd...but I'd love to see a picture of the shop...but they might think your a bit strange wanting to take a photo

To spare RadioMom's blushes, there is a small picture of the outside of the shop on their Facebook page.

They also have their own website.

EDIT: Actually I think that might be a different one, it looks like there are a couple in London, the other one is The British & Irish Shoppe.

 

[Dimplenose]

We have a shop that sells American goods and a box of lucky charms is £8.99.....I would never pay that when I can pick up a box of British cereal for £1

I paid £2.68 for a packet of Kelloggs Honey Loops in Tesco today.

But Kelloggs have always been dearer than the other makes. (I buy own brand cereals the rest of the time but honey loop and Cheerio substitutes just don't taste as good.)

I think the term "yob" originated from "boy" written backwards - don't know why it was though.

 

[wickesy]

I think the term "yob" originated from "boy" written backwards - don't know why it was though.

It apparently originated in a coded language called 'back slang'. There is a better link than Wikipedia but it contains some 'non family friendly' language so I haven't used it.

 

[paulh]

Bacon or sausage sandwiches? Really? You eat sausage sandwiches? Like breakfast sausage on bread? My husband would LOVE that! He's always after me to make mashed peas but I just can't do it! I have found a new love for beans on toast...

Mushy peas
Dried peas soak in water with a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda for 20-30min
Rinse then place in pan with fresh water and bring to boil, leave to simmer and will reduce to mushy peas(we have with steak puddings and chips) with brown sauce

We have bacon or sausage on toast with brown sauce

beans with toast i have beans in middle with toast around the side with brown sauce and black pepper

Paul

 

[Sapper383]

To spare RadioMom's blushes, there is a small picture of the outside of the shop on their Facebook page.

They also have their own website.

EDIT: Actually I think that might be a different one, it looks like there are a couple in London, the other one is The British & Irish Shoppe.

Thank you....I never thought of googling it.....great shop though

 

[joolz1910]

You should try grilled cheese on toast with brown (HP) sauce. I might go and make some now...

 

[Tinks1984]

You should try grilled cheese on toast with brown (HP) sauce. I might go and make some now...

Oh yes! Now that's the jackpot!

Just a wonderful thread to read, me and my Mum have been chuckling away at some of our 'British traditions'.

As for other British traditions, do they sell Yorkshire Puddings in your shoppe? If so, Yorkshire Puds, with sausage (or bangers) and some gravy is just amazing!

 

[RadioMom]

M & S tea cakes are lovely....just picked up a packet today....but thats a huge mark up

We have a shop that sells American goods and a box of lucky charms is £8.99.....I would never pay that when I can pick up a box of British cereal for £1

I find Maple syrup expensive here....does it cost alot in Canada?

I know this might seem odd...but I'd love to see a picture of the shop...but they might think your a bit strange wanting to take a photo

I see my new friend below has found the Facebook page and the link for you!
We do have a couple of shops like this, but The British Shoppe is probably the best one for variety. I LOVE finding all of the treats from overseas and giving them a try. Especially Cadbury chocolate. We do of course have Cadbury here, but it just doesn't taste the same. A lot of the candy I used to enjoy as a kid is no longer for sale here, but it's still available in England (or at The British Shoppe) like Sherbert Fountains and fruit Chicklets.
Maple syrup is expensive anywhere in North America and I'm in a maple syrup area, where we have a lot of sugar bushes in March. A litre of maple syrup will run you about $10.00, so if I converted that to pounds probably around half of that cost. Considering a bottle of regular table syrup for the size like Aunt Jemima, would be about $2. But it sure doesn't taste the same! Do you have sugar bushes in England? I would assume it does get cold enough, but do you have an abundance of maple trees?
Lucky Charms! Today the family size box was on sale, about 900g was $3.88. A smaller size box on average is around $4.49 for maybe 275g size.
And it sure is a huge mark up for those cookies! But boy, were they worth it! I also picked up a package of red currant cookies in kind of a puff pastry. They're pretty tasty too!

 

[RadioMom]

You should try grilled cheese on toast with brown (HP) sauce. I might go and make some now...

And I just made grilled cheese for the kids for lunch! Drat! Next time!

 

[RadioMom]

Mushy peas
Dried peas soak in water with a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda for 20-30min
Rinse then place in pan with fresh water and bring to boil, leave to simmer and will reduce to mushy peas(we have with steak puddings and chips) with brown sauce

We have bacon or sausage on toast with brown sauce

beans with toast i have beans in middle with toast around the side with brown sauce and black pepper

Paul

Paul, you're killing me! If I could hop on a jet and come for dinner I surely would! Honestly, I thought mushy peas were just peas in a can that you mashed up!
What are steak puddings? Chips are french fries, correct?
I am going to try the beans with toast and brown sauce and black pepper! Thank you!

 

[RadioMom]

I paid £2.68 for a packet of Kelloggs Honey Loops in Tesco today.

But Kelloggs have always been dearer than the other makes. (I buy own brand cereals the rest of the time but honey loop and Cheerio substitutes just don't taste as good.)

I think the term "yob" originated from "boy" written backwards - don't know why it was though.

We have a Kellogg's factory in my city, but I have no idea what Honey Loops are! Our Kellogg's makes products for the US and the Michigan US Kellogg's factory makes products for Canada. It's crazy but somehow it works.
Kellogg's products run the gammut in price. But a box of Rice Krispies or Frosted Flakes will cost about $3.99 for a medium sized box. I stock up on cereal when it's on sale as my teenaged son will eat two or three bowls a day.
Does your milk come in bags like ours? 1.5litre bags that fit into a jug and come three bags in a larger bag.

 

[RadioMom]

Oh yes! Now that's the jackpot!

Just a wonderful thread to read, me and my Mum have been chuckling away at some of our 'British traditions'.

As for other British traditions, do they sell Yorkshire Puddings in your shoppe? If so, Yorkshire Puds, with sausage (or bangers) and some gravy is just amazing!

We can buy little packets of Yorkshire pudding mix that you add oil and an egg to and bake in the oven. My husband LOVES these things with roast beef.
John (my husband) mom used to make cabbage and sausages, and from what I recall, she put peas in EVERYTHING. I'm not sure if she just really liked them or if it was an inexpensive side dish. And she made something called steak rolls, which was a large steak flattened out and the mixture in the middle was hamburger/sausage and spices, onions, celery, etc. It's rolled up into the steak and sliced into pieces and baked like a roast. I make it from time to time but now I'm going to try it with that brown sauce!

 

[joolz1910]

Make your own Yorkshire puddings - they taste much better than a mix. If your husband likes sausages, add some browned ones in with the Yorkshire batter and you will have made Toad in the Hole. Serve it with mashed potatoes and peas.

 

[RadioMom]

Make your own Yorkshire puddings - they taste much better than a mix. If your husband likes sausages, add some browned ones in with the Yorkshire batter and you will have made Toad in the Hole. Serve it with mashed potatoes and peas.

So THAT'S what Toad in the Hole is!!! I'm getting quite an education on this UK board!
How do you make Yorkshire pudding?