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Anyone else noticed a lack of bourbon biscuits recently? These are my daughter's favourite and there is a distinct lack of them in all the supermarkets right now. I'm told that a flood at the main factory in Carlisle has stopped production and presumably this factory supplies all the supermarkets with their "own brand" biscuits.
Also - does anyone know if any supermarkets do a Jammie Dodger type biscuit that is dairy free. My daughter thinks that she has had some previously but I'm not sure where from.
Our current staples as far as biscuits are concerned are Fox's summer berry crunch crinkles, Morrisons own brand rich tea fingers, oaties and pink wafers. Their shortbread fingers used to be ok but they now put milk in them and I haven't seen the lemon creams for a while but they were ok. If I go to the co-op or Tesco I get their own brand jaffa cakes but unfortunately Morrisons and Lidl have milk in theirs.
ok i know you dont want to hear this but you can buy a little device that makes biscuits a bit like a big icing syringe thing. you put diff shapes on the end and push the lever and out pops a biscuit shape.....
so you could always make some jammy dodgers yourself? hell maybe i should contact the princes trust or something and get a set up grant to make reasonably priced dairy free biscuits and cakes. just too much hassle with the health and safety/ health courses food prep etc and insurance. too much red tape i think. be a great money spinner though. i'll have to price it up and set up a biscuit ordering service on the site and then send them via courier all over the country to all members!:lol2: :drool:
But Matt, I don't have the time or energy to bake enough biscuits to keep my lot going. There's 5 of us so home baking doesn't tend to last more than a couple of hours and I get little enough time to myself as it is.
No, whilst there is a dairy free option available in the shops, I will buy it, thank you.
So I want everyone on the site doing a bit of research for me and looking for dairy free jammy dodgers. I already know that Burtons ones contain whey powder but they used to do some mini ones in a dipper set that were ok. Get your magnifying glasses out to read those labels peeps!
another way for special treats could be buy some shortbread biscuits then add the jam yourself. yeah i know time consuming again but i did say for treats.
but don't worry i'll keep the eyes open next time i'm out shopping. own brand ones i suppose, not that i've actually seen many own brand jammy dodgers.
countrywide shortage of bourbons!!!!!:o
enough said really
Don't knock the bourbons! They are a lot of peoples' favourite biscuits.
The jammy dodgers don't need to be own brand but I know that all the Fox's creams and Burtons JD's contain milk so own brand are probably best. All the iced biscuits seem to have milk in too, unless anyone knows any different? (Iced gems might be ok IIRC but I am meaning the larger ones with smooth icing on them that you always used to get at parties as a kid).
linny
25-02-2005, 03:12 PM
Pam, I can only get them at the newsagent in our hospital - Crawfords Jam Rings, Ian got me 2 packets when we were there on Tuesday! I've got a list of snacks and biscuits that are dairy free from www.unitedbiscuits.co.uk (http://www.unitedbiscuits.co.uk).
Our supermarkets are pretty empty of biscuits too because of a flood at a warehouse or something. I couldn't get any McV ginger nuts last week and they're my favourite at the moment. I also like the McV lemon and ginger digestives, I know Asda stock them here.
Thanks Linny, I'll have to look out for the Crawfords ones.
marks and sparks contain milk. so another off your list of possibles. sorry.
couldn't you have jam tarts instead?:drool: i'm sure tesco's cheap ones are dairyfree. don't quote me on that. but just another similar suggestion.
wish i knew why i couldn't have choc anymore. i usd to love bourbons. like everything else slowly taking them apart layer by layer.:drool: god i need help!!
savouring the moments one thing but.......B)
Copper
28-02-2005, 01:36 PM
I have recently munched my way through Tesco cheap and cheeful raspberry jam tarts - pack of 6 cost 22p. Not a hint of milk product :)
We get Morrisons Bettabuy tarts for a similar price but they are a bit too messy for a 5 year old to be trusted with away from the table. I'll have to look out for Crawford biscuits.
spoil sport, half the fun's finding the crumbs they leave behind them. mind you my 6 year old loves cakes so much that there's no danger of her dropping any or if she does of the bit making it all the way to the floor before being caught and eaten!!
she has just discovered swiss rolls. tesco do a cheap raspberry one. she wasn't sure to start with as she doesn't like jam! until she tried it then suddenly she loves jam and swiss rolls! not that i'm at all envious. i love those cheap ones too much sugar and fake jam that's probably never seen any fruit!:drool:
JDArsenal
01-03-2005, 12:42 PM
http://img.tesco.com/pi/xpi/8/5000426134988_200.jpg
:drool:
I believe the above biscuits are dairy free - they are available at Tesco and would be an ideal alternative for your daughter......
Good Luck - I'm 36 and still miss my biscuits !
Thanks, I'll have to look out for those. If they are new they might be on some sort of promotional offer.
Jambos do seem to be fine - my son has had them without ny effect. So are - dare I say it - Fruit Winders, but not the Sainsburys versions of them which I seem to recall have some form of milk in them, or lactic acid and you can never be sure where that comes from. I noticed yesterday that Sainsburys are selling off the Lyme Regis chocolate-covered marzipan bars at a clearance price of 39p each instead of 79p each. I don't know if that means that that's something else they are about to discontinue. But you have to watch them at the till because they are still registering as 79p.
i have to say i've always avoided buying the marzipan bars. as you can buy a block or marzipan for less than the bars!! more for the same or less!! ok not choc but why not buy bar of choc, surround each square with marzipan? :drool:
sainsbury's prob discontinuing knowing them!! they seem damn odd when it comes to their free from stuff. don't let anyone know it's there then complain of no sales!:rant:
Copper
02-03-2005, 06:22 PM
I came very close to going to Sainsburys on my way home - but I just couldn't do it. I just know that I would find nothing I want as our store just stops selling dairy free food with no warning. Complaining gets you nowhere - been there and done that :hammer:
no point complaining at local level. complain higher. not too likely to get results but local manager will just say company policy, nothing i can do.
support local small healthfood shops. they'll order in etc comes to something when the little shop is more helpfull than the bigger store. good old days.:bleh:
Copper
03-03-2005, 05:24 PM
I had thought of going to my little health food shop in Poole tomorrow but I can't take the cold weather anymore. When I get home from work at lunchtime I just want to hibernate.
Yep - I tried to complain once to Sainsburys and spoke to a very helpful duty manager who has a milk allergy herself and said she understood exactly what I was talking about. She advised me to write to Head Office so I did but they passed the letter back to the local branch - and guess what? a written response came from the very duty manager I'd spoken to, but this time quoting the party line. Given all our experiences you wonder how much longer Sainsburys is going to last - we all seem to have given up, and in my case not just on the dairy-free things either (except if they are selling marzipan bars cheap - but I only discovered them because I'd gone in to see if the Kinnertons chocolate had reappeared). On a different subject - it just came to mind while I was sitting here because I was sitting staring at a bookcase of cookery books - has anyone tried the Coronation Chicken recipe in Mark Hix's Eat Up book which is a cookery book of interesting food for children? Very tasty and dairy-free (but not egg free because it contains mayonnaise)
instead of complaining to the big stores the better bet would be to decide what biscuits we'd fancy then approach the firms that do dairyfree and ask them to supply.
like i've done before, i'll approach the firms what biscuits would we like to see.
no promises and going by the results (none) of discounts i don't hold out too much hope but if we don't ask......
list: jammy dodgers?:drool:
My local Supermarket are doing 5 packs of Crawfords Jam Rings for £1.50 at the moment, hence I stocked up on 20 packets! haha!! but they are incredibly hard to find......... the only other place I have ever since them is in the canteen at college, In tesco on Friday I found the most gorgeous dairy free biscuits, they were called Lotus Biscuits and they were kind of a cinnamon flavour, they were like the kind that you get in hotels with coffee if you know what I mean, the dark brown ones. I'll look out for the Jambo's.
sorry guys...... I hadn't read the page 2 of this link!! if wondering why I am blethering on about something that was posted ages ago!!
So what's your local supermarket Mac? is it a chain or just a local one man band? Five packs for £1.50 is a bargain.
Copper
04-03-2005, 01:35 PM
How about some chocolate covered digestives? I know I can get some from the deli but they are not cheap. I eat Bourbons and digestives which are dairy free from Tesco and cheap. I like cheap :)
Chocolate biscuits make messy hands when melted.
Had a look tonight and found that Morrisons only sell Burtons jammy biscuits and they all have milk in. Still no bourbons other than Crawfords, but they will do. After watching Jamie Oliver I have been a bit more inspired to do some baking so I'll have to get busy this weekend. I think I'll make some biscuits and flapjack. I'm going to try Mr chicken nuggetts (middle child) with some turkey kebabs to see if I can get him off processed food - if there's nothing else on offer he'll have to try it or go hungry.
Its a scottish chain called Shoprite, local one man band compared to the biggies though.
Don't suppose I'll find a branch round here then.
good luck pam getting middle one off the junk. don't forget to hide the veggies. nice sweet rich tomato sauce usually works. can chop stuff like carrots etc up really small. eat ketshup good for them. if not full of colours. cooked tomatoes very high in lypo thingies.
melted choc bickies are messy? since when did choc biscuits get the chance to melt? othe than in mouth.
i've had those lotus biscuits prior to stopping wheat. very nice.
so pam's doing some baking? can't wait to hear how it went.
Trouble is he won't eat anything cooked in sauce, so bang goes hiding things! Only sauce he will consider is Heinz tomato ketchup and he goes through that by the bucket load. I'm sure that must have plenty of nasties in it.
Don't knock my baking - I do it quite often! Only problem is it never lasts more than 24 hours so we still end up using supermarket stuff for the rest of the week.
Copper
05-03-2005, 10:52 AM
I am very good I have one choc digestive biscuit for supper and there is no way it melts in my hand :)
With me, it's holding the other 6 whilst I eat the first that is a problem! If I don't have a biscuit all week I don't mind but if I have one I will have half the packet to follow.
I bought a box of after dinner mints from the co-op (99p) on Friday to take back to work (they had no G&B left) and once I started I couldn't stop until the box was empty - I spent the rest of the day feeling ill.
emi_150
05-03-2005, 05:20 PM
:lol2: i have that problem! Iv just bought a huge box of after dinner mints and i keep eating them and thinking... hmm il just have another 1... and it goes on like that till the whole box has gone!! oops!! :drool:
Copper
05-03-2005, 07:35 PM
Yes I am bit like that with the Tesco mints :bleh:
mum's local co-op had bourbon biccies in milk free. maybe there's just a little supply prob?
god i wish i could make myself eat a packet of sweets! i worry if i deviate from my routine of a couple of bickies at certain times of the day. i know i'm mad, i've even the letter to prove it!!
envious of others ability to stuff themselves silly! who'd have thought?:lol2:
The factory is obviously not up and running at full speed yet, if at all. Hope they get going soon, Bettabuy bourbons are much cheaper than Crawfords, but if that's all you can get, its what you have to have.
Matt, stuffing yourself silly is no fun when you feel ill afterwards, and embarrassed at the pig you have been. Whilst I don't consider that I have an eating problem as such, or certainly not one that requires treatment, I do have something going on that makes me binge like that - maybe I just like the food so much that I can't stop eating it.
i think it's quite normal human behaviour. i used to get to pint number four and think "i really should stop now...." never seemed to happen though.
and lets be honest when given the choice between regular and large or monster we all go for the biggest, because it's good value for money, yeah right!!:drool:
like i said before i used to get a whole lardy cake and eat the lot. they're about 7 inches accross and three deep and are packed with sugar and lard!! lovely:drool:
blame the instinct to eat in excess in the good times to lay down fat stores for the lean times. we have cave man instincts but modern day opportunities. the two do not sit well with each other. a lot of problems can be traced back to that problem.
Copper
07-03-2005, 02:00 PM
I have always had a small appetite. Lunch today - a brown roll, a digestive biscuit and a cup of hot chocolate. I am cheap to keep really.
linny
07-03-2005, 02:38 PM
I have to eat small portions but often. I think my dinner is smaller than Megan's! Last night I had a lamb chop (but couldn't finish it!), 2 pieces of roast potato and peas and carrots. For lunch I have toast and soya yoghurt. I get so annoyed when you go out to eat and people say 'is that all you're going to eat?' Eat as much or as little as you want that's what I say, as long as you enjoy it!
i have to say that when i did eat out i'd order a childs portion as i don't like waste or paying too much for too much food that i knew i'd not eat.
mind you prior to my probs i'd eat everything on the plate then go for more. it's amazing now if i eat more than the small portions i normally have i feel bloated and sick. when the same body used to consume three/four times the amount?
Tell me about it Matt.
If I go for large meals I bloat just looking at them. These days I tend to stick to smaller portions, especially when trying to fit into something tight, otherwise I tend to be all lumps and bumps. I guess this may be more of a woman thing.
Kind Regards,
Lan. :D
i see these cookery programmes etc and they show a starter and i think "that's more than i could manage" then they go on to do the main course and pudding. more in one meal than i'd have in a day! it is true your stomach does shrink if you don't eat much.
trouble is to stretch it you have to bloat out. no can do. looks like i'm stuck with eating like a model. shame i don't have the looks or i could be making a fortune with the skeletal look.
i'd say i eat child sixe stuff but thinking about it i don't, my daughter can eat twice my portion and still want more.:o where she puts it i have no idea.
to get back on thread no one's posted any biscuits that they'd love firms to make but can't find. like i said i'll be happy to approach some firms and ask. if you don't ask you don't get. bare faced cheek sometimes works:D
What about more chocolate biscuits and chocolate marshmallows made with dark chocolate to be dairy free.
so who does the best marshmallows? and are we talking about plain digestive choc biscuits? or what?:drool:
No I mean proper chocolate biscuits like kit kat, breakaway, club, echo etc I'm sure the inners are dairy free on some of them so why can't we have dark choc outers (preferably with chocolate that doesn't contain butterfat.
You know what I mean about the marshmallows don't you? A biscuit base with a blob of jam, then a round marshmallow, all coated in chocolate. (The bite size ones - if you have a mouth and appetite the size of mine!) You can get Pink and Whites which are marshmallows sandwiched between two ice cream wafers - they are dairy free but they don't have the jam or the chocolate.
There's a dark chocolate orange marshmallow biscuit which our local Sainsburys stock which is milk-free. I think the manufacturer is Lees - but don't go for the plain (non - orange) ones because they contain milk.
yeah know what you mean now pam. i'd forgotten about those marsh mallow biscuits. there always were damn nice:drool: big kids that we are.
let me know who makes them. i'll have a look for them next time i'm out.
i'll have alaugh when i have afree few minutes and blitz all the makers of mars etc to see what response i get. if they can make low carb versions then why not dairy free?:D
I think those chocolate marshmallows are Burtons but I'll try to remember to check when I go shopping on Friday.
Have you seen the low carb rolos? £1.30 per pack!!!!!! Atkins has a lot ot answer for.
linny
10-03-2005, 02:23 PM
I think those marshmallows covered in choc are called 'teacakes' as I put teacakes on the shopping list one week and my hubby came home with them instead of fruit teacakes! :( He and Megan enjoyed them though.I think nearly the whole (but small) section of free from in Sainsburys is now filled with low-carb food. :rant:
Pink and whites........don't you think they taste stale? no matter how fresh? they always taste slightly like "stamp" (the bit you lick) although excellent for dieters, when I was on the Rosemary Conley I used to eat tonnes of the things. I agree, I would love a marshmallow in dark choc, and not skimpy with the jam, nothing worse than jam skimping.
well i've sent off emails to twix, nestle, burtons and trufree.
burton part of abp and make jammy dodgers, teacakes and so on.nestle do kitkats etc
any other specific choccy bars etc? might do one to penguin.
me again. mcvities do penguin amongst others
link here for list of dairy free stuff. worth looking at:
http://www.unitedbiscuits.com/80256C1A0047922E/vWeb/pcKEYL5DXFHU
would appear you can get jam rings by crawfords which are dairyfree.
i've sent email asking for others like penguin bars.
We already know about Crawfords jam rings - you just can't buy them anywhere. United biscuits seem to be a biggy and produce lots of the well known biscuits.
I live just a couple of miles away from Fox's biscuits but most of their biscuits contain milk, never mind the chocolate that they could be coated with. I think they only do about 3 biscuits that don't have milk in - one being the summer berry crinkle crisp then there's a ginger one and I think the other was a savoury biscuit (or something totally plain and uninteresting). I'm told by colleagues at work that their factory shop is open to the public at the moment (usually staff only) and they are selling 1kg of chocolate biscuits - Rocky bars etc. for £1.50 and tins of their luxury chocolate coated biscuits (the ones that M&S stick their name on) for £3.
:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: fox's big tins........
i'm not tempted, honestly, not at all worried that i couldn't eat them.....
on a side note go to this website:
www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com (http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com)
i think it might have started as a joke but it seemes to have carried on. not strictly all that usefull to us but funny to visit.:lol2:
list from nestle:
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1) BEVERAGES
Caro
Caro Original
Nescafé Alta Rica
Alta Rica
Nescafé Black Gold
Black Gold
Nescafé Blend 37
Blend 37
Nescafé Cap Colombie
Cap Colombie
Nescafé Espresso
Espresso
Nescafé Fine Blend
Fine Blend
Nescafé Firenza
Firenza
Nescafé Gold Blend
Standard and Decaffeinated, Half Caff
Nescafé Kenjara
Kenjara
Nescafé Original
Standard and Decaffeinated, Half Caff
Nescafé To Go
Black Coffee and Decaffeinated Black Coffee
Nesquik Powder Plus
Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla, ltd edt Green Apple
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Cocoa Powder
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Cheerios
Cheerios, Honey Nut Cheerios
Cinnamon Grahams
Cinnamon Grahams
Cookie Crisp
Cookie Crisp
Clusters
Clusters
Force
Force
Golden Nuggets
Golden Nuggets
Nesquik Cereal
Nesquik Cereal
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Shreddies
Shreddies, Frosted Shreddies
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After Eight
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got a reply from mars. it had been sent to their head office in usa. instead of taking the request for dairyfree, i get a email saying "we have to reject all suggestions"etc etc ie panic panic copyright if we accept your suggestion you might sue us in a year or two.....:angry:
daft sods. i might try doves farm and a couple like that. to see if they can be persuaded. jammy dodgers/ penguin type and so on. see if i can get some better response.
Going back to Bourbon biscuits - I bought some 'Elkes Essentials' Bourbon biscuits in Sainsburys a couple of days ago and then noticed when I got home they have whey powder in them and lecithins (for those of you who are also soya intolerant)
Cant ever remembering seeing a milk product in bourbons before but glad I noticed before my daughter had any seeing as how she is just recovering from a tummy bug!
well according to that mad site anicecupoftea the bourbon biscuits should be coming back to tesco's this week. just thought i'd let you all know.:lol2:
Fozzybear
31-03-2005, 05:07 PM
I already knew that hobnobs were milk-free as I rang them to ask, but interesting to see on the link to united biscuits that matt posted (post #52 above) that there are a Caramel & Hazelnut variant that are also listed as milk-free. They sound like they might be really nice - will have to have a look in Tesco tomorrow and see if they sell them!
Sainsburys jaffa cakes are also milk free (at the moment) as are the co-op jaffa cakes. They are bad news though as I'll eat an entire pack in one sitting! :blush:
they aren't gluten free though.......they've oats in. might be aprob might not depending on each person
linny
03-04-2005, 04:30 PM
Ventured to the M&S grocery section today and their digestives, ginger snaps and rich tea are all dairy free.
It makes a change to see dairy free digestives, not many of them are.
linny
05-04-2005, 05:26 PM
I know the McVities low fat digestives are dairy free and McVities lemon and ginger digestives - they're really nice!
I like the sound of lemon and ginger, I'll have to look out for those.
Fozzybear
17-04-2005, 04:21 PM
I'm sure that someone mentioned Tesco Fairtrade double chocolate chip cookies but I just can't find the post! I bought a pack and tried one earlier - oh my god, they are gorgeous! I've got to wait to check that I don't react to them (listed as not having milk but can never be sure) but if I'm ok then these might join the value jaffa cakes as my treat biscuit. Whoever posted about them - thanks a lot!
linny
27-04-2005, 04:11 PM
:thumbsup: I treated myself to some Fairtrade Traidcraft double chocolate chip cookies from Waitrose. They are £1.09 but they are GORGEOUS!!!!:eat: and dairy free. I'll have to hide them!
Tescos value digestives I believe are also dairy free, can't see it any form listed on the pack.
went into waitrose yesterday and saw some ginger half dipped in choc biscuits in their free from area. they are getting quite good with their selection. can't eat choc though so:angry:
linny
28-04-2005, 11:04 AM
I should have hidden the cookies - from myself!!
Another gem I read yesterday:
'Save the Earth - it's the only planet with chocolate':lol2:
how do you know? i mean if the aliens have been abducting people for years surely they've nicked a few choc plants?
Copper
28-04-2005, 06:05 PM
I'm sure that someone mentioned Tesco Fairtrade double chocolate chip cookies but I just can't find the post! I bought a pack and tried one earlier - oh my god, they are gorgeous! I've got to wait to check that I don't react to them (listed as not having milk but can never be sure) but if I'm ok then these might join the value jaffa cakes as my treat biscuit. Whoever posted about them - thanks a lot!
Thanks, I think it was me :bleh: I love these biscuits too. I can only tolerate the tiniest amount of lactose and I am fine with these biscuits. I have one a night as a special treat.
Tesco cheap and cheerful digestives are also dairy free - I know 'cos I have eaten several in a day and no sign of trouble.
Fozzybear
28-04-2005, 07:19 PM
I bought a pack of Tesco value digestives and they just fell to bits. Don't know if it was a rogue pack but they had not enough sticky stuff in them so fell apart if you looked at them!
Been munching on Sainsburys and Tesco basics/value jaffa cakes recently. Only 40p for a double pack! Mmm.... :D
Copper
28-04-2005, 10:11 PM
I tend to avoid orange flavoured foods like Jaffa cakes as the orange repeats on me. Is this normal? If not then I guess I can add that to my list of problem foods :(
Tescos value digestives- the pack I've got are fine, look strong enough to dunk in your tea!!Was a bit concerned when I balanced them on a bit of work and the paper became see through due to the oils- but can't have it both ways as they taste quite nice
biscuits are not health food so don't concern yourself that they've got fat in them!
digestive biccy's that fall appart, what moreexcuse do you need to make a cheesecake? or a dairyfree caramel slice:drool:
I was more concerned by the speed at which they turned the paper clear!!I don't do healthy food too well, the vegetables served at college are not that brilliant, but I try to eat them when I can face it :D
Dairy free caramel slices now they sound nice!!
caramel's the hardest bit. prob use the fudge receipe given on site. mind you i'm wheat free aswell and wheat free biscuits too damn expensive to crush and use as a base.
my similar plan involves tesco freefrom pancakes and from waitrose......maple butter. the solid version of syrup!!! i'm sure that must count as a vegtable or fruit? it comes from a tree?
:drool:
healthy food.......pass.
Found this on the United Biscuits website, I know some people buy Crawford's biscuits, so thought I better let you know about this. (think it's just a case of checking the labels on the listed biscuits) It has been up a while, but I've never visited their site before:
Changes in Allergen status for Crawford's/McVitie's Products
Due to exceptional circumstancesUB is temporarily manufacturing certain McVitie's and Crawford's brands from different UB manufacturing sites.
This has resulted in the possibility of some products appearing in the market place with different allergen warnings on pack. We would like to inform our consumers of the products involved in this change (listed below) and to reassure that at all times these products, when purchased, carry the correct allergen warning.
The affected products will carry either of the following warnings:
1. Custard Creams
Crawford's Custard Creams (150g and 300g)
-May contain traces of sesame
OR
Crawford's Custard Creams (150g)
-Contains: Gluten, Milk
-Produced on a line handling soya, egg, hazelnuts
2. Bourbon Creams
Crawford's Bourbon Creams (150g and 300g)
-May contain traces of sesame
OR
Crawford's Bourbon Creams (Weight 150g and 400g)
-Contains : Gluten
-Produced on a line handling milk, egg, hazelnut,soya
3. American Cookies
McVitie's MasterPieces The Great American Chocolate Cookie (150g)
For packs with Best Before from 3rd Sept 05 TB 1 or 2 a ''May Contain Nuts'' warning will be present near the date code
4. Lincoln
McVitie's Lincoln Biscuits (200g)
For packs with Best Before dates from 24th Sept 05 the following warnings will be found on pack:
- Contains : Milk, Gluten
- Produced on a line handling nuts, egg, soya
As of 21/03/05.
There were no bourbons or chocolate creams of any dairy free sort at Morrisons this week. When are they going to get the flooded factory up and running again?
linny
09-05-2005, 11:02 AM
I've had problems getting McV ginger nuts - I prefer them to shop's own brand.
alisonmorgan
18-05-2005, 04:27 PM
You say you can buy tesco own brand jaffa cakes, but don't they have chocolate on them? Tesco own rich tea biscuits are ok too, but I do tend to bake my own now as it is so much easier than reading labels every time you want a packet.
paranoidangel
18-05-2005, 08:56 PM
You say you can buy tesco own brand jaffa cakes, but don't they have chocolate on them?
Yes, but not all chocolate has milk in.
Tesco own rich tea biscuits are ok too, but I do tend to bake my own now as it is so much easier than reading labels every time you want a packet.
I have some Waitrose own rich tea biscuits. They taste exactly like the branded ones - I could eat a whole packet in one go quite happily.
You say you can buy tesco own brand jaffa cakes, but don't they have chocolate on them?
Fortunately Jaffa cakes are covered with dark chocolate which is often ok, though you do have to watch out for butterfat in some dark chocolate.
I've had problems getting McV ginger nuts - I prefer them to shop's own brand.
I found said biscuits in Sainsburys today, so they should be in other supermarkets as well now!!
Does anyone know of any 'Nice' biscuits that are dairy free, they are a favourite of mine and I'm struggling to get them. :(
Sainsburys Bourbons are also suitable for vegans, and are much cheaper than the Trufree ones, and tastier :eat:
(Sorry I was procrastinating by studying biscuits in the supermarket instead of getting back to revision!!)
Claire, you keep saying the "s" word - stop swearing!!!!
Bourbons have finally come back onto the shelves at Morrisons after several months absence. My daughter is really pleased. The bourbon factory must be up and running again after its flood.
I know, but its the S word, or starvation, and I'm sorry the S word has to win every time!! I can't afford to do my weekly shop at M&S and I don't fancy cycling all the way back from Tescos with the shopping hanging off my handle bars, can just about make the 5 min journey from S!!
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