Digestives
You might wonder what are digestives? You get them in a grocery store. They are edible. From the sound of it, you might think it was Metamucil of some kind but no, really they are just straight-out cookies that are often eaten with tea (of course). At the store today, I bought 2 packages of digestives – a Cadbury-brand chocolate covered digestive and a store-brand Ginger Nut Biscuits. Oh, sometimes they call them biscuits.
Speaking of the store, my friend David said to get ready for “sticker shock.” I spent 59 pounds Stirling. (That’s about $120). Looking at my receipt, I don’t think it was all that bad. The most expensive item I bought was 4.45 pounds – and that was Ferrari Organic Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. Next for 4.42 pounds was West Country Farmhouse Cheddar – full bodied mature. So, those are about $9 each. You can easily find $9 cheese in the U.S. – I surely hope the cheddar is spectacular. This is after all, England. Kind of expensive was the sliced chicken breast (5 slices) for 2.19 – that’s about $4.50. Luckily, they were 2 for 1 so that’s why I got them. A really nice wholegrain bread was a mere .69 pounds. I usually pay over $3.00 for good bread like that. My splurge (calorie-wise) was my absolute favorite – Milka chocolate for .69. I always thought it was a Swiss chocolate but it appears to be made in Germany.