OK, now I'm confused, because my local supermarket sells American ice cream, peanut butter, pretzels and yellow mustard. Hell, I prefer Skippy peanut butter to any of the UK brands - they're all too salty for me. I presume you weren't staying anywhere near London?
I lived in Islington and Highgate during 1993 and 1994. There was a bit of a trend towards more American brands coming around the time I left actually. Things like Ocean Spray drinks, Ben and Jerry's, and Snapple were starting to filter in around then, but yes, we did have a very hard time finding those specific things at the time! I remember having like five different jars of mustard in the fridge because we kept buying different kinds and hating them. Those Vienetta ice cream cake things were the only ice cream at Sainsbury's that we could stomach, the rest had the consistency of butter. There was one shop in Holborn that sold Reese's candies, and even in Golder's Green people at delis became violent with you if you asked where to get a knish. bobmonster has a little essay entitled something like, "The rantings of an American trying to find an all-night diner in London" somewhere online still I think. As i recall it was pretty amusing.
Yeah, it's been about a decade. Things may have changed.
Peanut butter was a big issue, yes. It used to be even more of an issue on the continent about fifteen years ago. Heh, my German friends in the eighties thought it was the most vile thing they'd ever tasted, and the idea of peanut butter and jam sandwiches really stressed them out.
I still have a friend in London who makes me ship her French's yellow mustard. Where is this magical place that you get it? :)
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Date: 2002-11-13 10:20 am (UTC)I lived in Islington and Highgate during 1993 and 1994. There was a bit of a trend towards more American brands coming around the time I left actually. Things like Ocean Spray drinks, Ben and Jerry's, and Snapple were starting to filter in around then, but yes, we did have a very hard time finding those specific things at the time! I remember having like five different jars of mustard in the fridge because we kept buying different kinds and hating them. Those Vienetta ice cream cake things were the only ice cream at Sainsbury's that we could stomach, the rest had the consistency of butter. There was one shop in Holborn that sold Reese's candies, and even in Golder's Green people at delis became violent with you if you asked where to get a knish.
Yeah, it's been about a decade. Things may have changed.
Peanut butter was a big issue, yes. It used to be even more of an issue on the continent about fifteen years ago. Heh, my German friends in the eighties thought it was the most vile thing they'd ever tasted, and the idea of peanut butter and jam sandwiches really stressed them out.
I still have a friend in London who makes me ship her French's yellow mustard. Where is this magical place that you get it?
:)