Oh I’m sorry, am I talking about Meijer too much?
What can I say? I love Meijer.
My favorite aisle in Meijer is the International food aisle. Going down this aisle makes me realize how little culture I possess. Last night when I went grocery shopping, I went on a covert mission with my camera to take some pictures of a few things I’ve never heard of. I apologize for the poor quality of some of the pictures, but I was really nervous taking pictures and was certain that I’d get banned from Meijer for taking the pictures, which obviously would be HORRIBLE. Who me? Irrational much?
Anglophile Football Fanatic? Mrs. Chicken? I found this in the British section. Help me understand. Please. What IS this stuff??
All I know is that Tate better never come home with a (can of) spotted d1ck. *ahem*
Salad and cream DO NOT belong together. Yuck. I think I just PIMMALed (puked in my mouth a little.) (Thanks Sarah, In the Trenches for that little phrase!)
Um, Dana?? Why??? What is WITH all the CREAM??
This is one kind of Ovaltine even I HAVEN’T heard of. Anyone else heard of it?
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I’d like to leave you with a story of true romance this Valentine’s Day. Oh, right, Happy Valentine’s Day everyone (the 2nd most overrated holiday.) (By the way, I’m not bitter, just realistic.)
Last night at Meijer, I saw a gentleman walking toward me with a bouquet of roses and something tucked under his arm. I thought to myself how sweet it was that he was getting flowers for his wife. He smiled sheepishly at me as we passed. When I saw what he was carrying under his arm, I understood why.
Maxi pads. The BIG OL’ JUMBO kind of maxi pads.
A man buying roses and maxi pads. Now that, my friends, is LOVE.
Alright everyone together now….”Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
janet
Twitter: Janet Daw
February 14, 2008 at 3:25 pm
spotted dick.
i have no words.
janet’s last blog post..From me to him … with all my love
Sarah
February 14, 2008 at 3:27 pm
I am always gazing curiously at the Foreign Foods shelves in Meijer, too, but have never actually purchased anything. Wait, I did buy Nutella once, does that count? Oh, and Toblerone chocolate bars.
Kay I lied. I’ve bought those two things. But I don’t think they’re strictly BRITISH ONLY type foods, as opposed to spotted d1ck and salad cream.
Sarah’s last blog post..Post-a-licious
Stephanie
February 14, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Heehee! I love going down the foreign food aisles!
That is true love by the way!!! Such a great man!
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amanda
February 14, 2008 at 5:17 pm
I hope the roses and Maxi pads that the gentleman was carrying were not over-compensation for a case of spotted dick. Seriously..someone has to get to the bottom of canned spotted dick. I love Meijer. It has a lot going for it, but the built in liquor store won me over.
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Alex Elliot
February 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm
I love Meijer. Unfortunately we don’t have it out here. Wow, roses and maxi pads! You can’t get much better than that!
Alex Elliot’s last blog post..My Most Embarrasing Moment Happened Today
VDog
February 14, 2008 at 7:09 pm
My husband went to TWO (count ‘em, TWO) flower shops today, before deciding that $7/rose or 70 for a dozen was too much — esp. b/c they looked bad.
Now THAT’S love.
Hey, at least he brought home burritos for lunch.
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Aimee Greeblemonkey
February 14, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Spotted Dick was by FAR my favorite.
Aimee Greeblemonkey’s last blog post..Proving I Will *Never* Understand The Internet
Mrs. Chicken
February 14, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Don’t look at me, I just eat the stuff.
I kid, I kid, the spots are raisins. It’s a dessert.
You should have seen my all-American family when we went grocery shopping for the first time over there. It was ugly.
Jenni
February 14, 2008 at 10:20 pm
I remember the first time I went into the grocery store when I was in college (NC). They had pickled pigs feet. I’ve never recovered.
Jenni’s last blog post..We Are All Weeners *
Karly
February 14, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Dude. Don’t they have a Target around there? Have you forsaken Target in favor of Meijer? I don’t know if we can be friends anymore.
Karly’s last blog post..They Are So Cute Until They Eat Your Eyeballs
Not the Queen
February 14, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Boy, I wish I could get flowers once a month. It might menstruating better. Although, if his wife needs a box of maxis, wouldn’t chocolate be a better choice instead of flowers?
Not the Queen’s last blog post..Living with Sleeping Beauty…
Loralee
February 15, 2008 at 2:03 am
Dude. I looked for spotted dick EVERYWHERE when I was in England!
Who knew that Indiana has the market on Dicks? (Or Whatever)
Loralee’s last blog post..Happy Valentines Day!
Lisa
February 15, 2008 at 8:43 am
And I thought Alabama had strange food products! What exactly is Spotted Dick anyway?
Lisa’s last blog post..I’m Moving, Sort of
Andria
February 15, 2008 at 10:40 am
We have that aisle in our cool grocery store too. Every time I go I want to throw a can of the spotted d#ck in the cart just to see what it is, but I am too cheap.
Andria’s last blog post..Dear Elizabeth,
Siobhan
February 15, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Did I ever mention I’m from Scotland (aka Scottish, aka British, aka from the UK??)
Spotted Dick: Even in the UK, you sound like a sex-craved maniac (shut up, so what if I am?!) if you utter the words, “I bought me some spotted dick!” The UK LOVES innuendos and collectively has a smutty mind.
All it is: a traditional ENGLISH (yes, we Scots and Welsh take no credit for it AT ALL) sponge cake (made with suet) with raisins in it. It comes with a custard sauce. (No FILTHY comments, now!)
I am SO SO jealous you can get as manu British HEINZ products there.
Cream Salad: an accompaniment on the side to salad. It is a thinner sauce, but has a tang like Miracle Whip. It’s mustard-y and creamy.
The HP sauce next to it tastes a bit like A1 sauce. Not used on steak though. Great on a bacon roll (with butter).
The Sarson’s vinegar is British too.
You so suck.
Siobhan’s last blog post..Haiku-chee-coo Friday
Siobhan
February 15, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Holy crap, I just spotted Bisto up there too. Gravy granuals… I wish I knew what was next to it!
You still suck.
Siobhan’s last blog post..Haiku-chee-coo Friday
Bren
February 16, 2008 at 12:14 am
Hahaha! True love indeed!
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Laura McIntyre
February 16, 2008 at 8:08 am
Trust me salad cream is not as bad as it sounds and makes a boring salad very yum (and um very unhealthy).
I craved it with sausages when pregnant with Rebecca
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HRH
February 17, 2008 at 5:04 pm
love the food stuff…haven’t heard of any of it either…but agree that it is strange and unusual. love the maxi Valentine.
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