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Trying to escape folic acid (and bovaer)
… while still buying from UK supermarkets. An increasingly difficult task with so much subterfuge going on.
Starting here:
Morrisons sell one bread sourced from a private baker afa customers can know … Jason’s. Here it is:
Clearly labelled wholemeal all over the packet but it also mentions ciabatta … so I’m expecting wholemeal ciabatta:
Note Arla Foods there (bovaer peddlers). Also note the front label:
Read the fine print below. “Meets”? At this stage, I ask … do all UK food customers have to go through forensic investigation, just to ensure non-toxic nutrients, esp. when the firms show not the slightest interest in providing pure foods? Is it unreasonable to demand non subterfuge and non adulteration?
And demand it where? In the MSM? In parliament or congress? Hardly. Obviously only on socmed. What of all the other poor sods in society?
Continuing my research into this matter I found this. Interesting site, will explore it further.
https://findabrit.co.uk/folic-acid-fortification-in-the-uk/
FA is going to muck up Christmas treats such as mince pies and Christmas cake. Not forgetting the pud. Also going forward, hot x buns and Simnel cake. 🤔 Very fortunate over here as we remain “unfortified”. Still have to scrabble for mincemeat but we manage.🥧
Mum used to make her own mincemeat. I e got her old 1930s recipe book. I’ll have a gander and put it up.
Here we go, late night and just got back from the pub. Apologies for misspellings etc.
2lb cooking apples, 1lb raisins stoned (#metoo), 1lb sultanas, 3/4lb mixed peel, 1lb suet, 1lb caster sugar, grated rind of 2 lemons, juice of 3 lemons, 1 nutmeg grated, 3/4 lb raspberry jam (optional)
Put all fruit, peel and suet through a mincing machine or chop together as finely as possible. Texture will be slightly different, matter of taste. Stir in sugar, grated lemon rind and the juice, the nutmeg and jam if used. Sprinkle in a few whole currents, and, if possible a little brandy or whisky. Mix thoroughly. Put into pots and cover closely. These quantities make about 8lb of mincemeat. Smaller amounts mean reducing ingredients proportionally.
Mmm, I might give this a try. Good luck finding SFA free suet. If you do let me know please.
Thanks Andy, have noted and passed it on. No such thing as suet over here though 😕 Shall have to research what the alternatives are. Watch this space….
Also food processors back in the day were our mums and grandmums – thinking of mincing machine – no doubt a modern food processor carefully controlled would do the job.
Goes away with dreams of a mincemeat plait and custard….😋
Btw have got a flour free fruit cake recipe if anyone is interested.
Okay, suet substitutes. Have conferred. The resident Domestic Goddess recommends either butter or coconut oil. Butter has been used for over a decade in our Christmas puds.😲 Make sure the butter is cold first then grate it. Same with coconut oil but trickier to handle. For savoury uses use lard.
Andy!
Yum! I really love minced meat. Ashamedly I must confess I usually buy it. The brand was pretty good. My mother used to make it. I have no idea where her recipe is so I am anxious to try your ‘mum’s’! Thrilled to have it.
It makes so much I might put in jars as gifts for friends too!
Can I use the pub excuse for all my misspellings and punctuation and general goofiness? Purdy puhleese🙏. At least you CAN blame it on the pub…🥴 hic! 🎶🎵How dry I am… 🎶🎵…
Looking forward to making the delicacy!
‘1lb raisins stoned (#metoo)’ 🥴
Are you really now??? 🤭🤭🤭