Small Potatoes

A list on A4 lined and punched paper pulled from a pad. Written in biro by two people. The first in capitals, the second amending in what looks to be an older style in lower case.

Ordinary tea suggests that other types of tea are sometimes purchased. Quite a healthy list, no meat, low fat.

Sainsbury’s, Reading 3rd August 2021

Blue Sugar Cubes

This could be a classic tagine, any cooks out there, please correct me if I am mistaken.

Tomatoes, chicken thighs, sugar cubes, chicken (coacoo)?, salad, toms, Avacado, mixed herbs, paprika, honey, ground cumin, onions, apricot.

Found by John in Sainsbury’s, Newbury

Date unknown.

Pink Biscuits

Interesting one, a home cooker here with the mince, ham joint and other bits that need preparation. Any ideas what a pink biscuit is?

Pink biscuit, raisins, milk x 2, cheese, bananas, Aba bread?, honey, roast beef, veg, ham joint, mince, mozzarella, srut?, chip and dip, beer, throat sweets.

The consensus is that this is what the pink biscuits relates to:


Found Sainsbury’s, Calcot, Reading

15th September 2016

4 Meals


Pouch – yoghurts, eggs, salad, milk, biscuits, crisps, oil, potatoes, beans, nanas, pears, hairspr, sh gel, shampoo, black sq?, porridge, lenor, honey, 4 meals.

A good healthy diet of fruit and veg with a core of hair spray, shower gel and shampoo.

Were the four meals ready meals or ingredients to make four meals?

What was the black square?

Found Tesco, Reading.

11th March 2013