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That's rubbish, my misses can spot a bargain from a mile away, just bought this dress shoulda been £149 got it for £139 ,bye the way did the shopping in morrisons got some spuds for a £1 out of date today but they will do for your dinner
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I misread that!
 If it makes you feel better so did I. Anyway, had some for dinner last night, and they were a shadow of how things were. Don't say its because they were washed and bagged, as last week I too hand picked dirty ones, as there was no other option, and they also were disappointing. Only a small thing, on the grand scheme, but I used to look forward to them, along with the Summers that just don't happen. I recall Lloyd Grossman saying ( a few years ago) that he was excited that the "Jerseys" were soon available. I actually think that was the first year that they were cr@p. Also have to say that no way are they worth the premium anymore! |
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I wonder if they are over producing them.
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Ok apparently they are not all grown with the seaweed and are now grown under plastic at start to get maximum production.
The need so sell as many as possible has ruined a great product. |
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Apparently in a recent year they did overproduce them because of the most idealistic growing conditions.
The main problem was that they grew too large for customers requirements so were just allowed to rot. |
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I had some Cornish new pots last year and they were really nice will look for them again.
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...along with the Summers that just don't happen.
_________________ you must live in the north west of England i take it  |
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Morrisons are regular users of Yoyo pricing one week carrots cheaper in the bag following week cheaper
loose its designed to catch out people. |
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sainsburys same price
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No Coach...."Vale of York" actually!"
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potatoes are the devils testicles!
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Had another bash with them last night, and to make it interesting I added a couple of regular, "New Season" Baby Potatoes.
Did "Salade Nicoise", so it wasn't a dish overpowered by a strong sauce, and yes, there was a difference (perhaps as I could identify them visually) but not significant enough to rave about, nor to justify 100% price difference. |
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Morrisons are regular users of Yoyo pricing one week carrots cheaper in the bag following week cheaper
loose its designed to catch out people. What? Supermarkets trying to catch out people? I don't believe it! |
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No Coach...."Vale of York" actually!"
______________________ Close enough i guess |
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Expensive potatoes! I notice that Egyptian grown Maris Peer and Charlotte are on sale for half that price. These varieties are excellent for salad use as they have that "new potato" taste when fresh. Be aware though that early varieties are best when just dug and deteriorate rapidly on storage, particularly when in plastic bags as they tend to sweat and will soon begin to rot, so pay attention to the expiry date.Keeping them refrigerated also alters the taste.
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Going to try some from each supermarket to see if any are good.
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Extra special from sainsbury was a good bag. Proper jersey taste.
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Asda jerseys are shocking the quality in the bag was terrible some in bin straight away.
No taste might as well of had cheapo spuds. |
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I wonder what proportion of the supermarket potatoes are actually grown in earth these days? Aren't the majority grown in deserts? This might be why they lack the taste they once had. Roast spuds don't often taste as nice as they used to.
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For example, to get new potatoes into British supermarkets in winter we import them from Egypt. Not that surprising - after all they are going to need warmth and sunlight to grow. But here’s the incredible process:
Seed potatoes grown in Scotland are exported to Egypt The potatoes are often grown in desert sand, fed by huge sprinkler systems. Because the sand contains no nutrients, fertilizer must be mixed into the water that is sprayed onto them. Water is a scarce resource in the desert so they drill down over 350m below ground level to a huge water system under the Sahara, which will never be replenished. It takes a staggering 500 litres (880 pints) of water to produce just 1kg of potatoes (2.2lb). To protect the potatoes on their journey to the supermarket and to retain moisture they are packed with peat – which is bought in from Ireland! The potatoes then make a huge journey over 2 weeks by specially refrigerated container truck and ship to reach the supermarkets in the UK. http://www.growveg.com/growblogpost.aspx?id=123 |
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makes sense to me stow .
i notice that we import a lot of spuds from belgium - why belgium ? do they have a special soil >? |
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a bit like Champagne - i'm guessing it's all to do with the chalk in the soil or somethin else similar - sloping terrain maybe ? climate wise the champagne region is identical to Essex UK
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