A Man’s Shopping List

Paper, spuds, onion, peas, milk, sausages.

The meal – Sausage, mash and peas with onion gravy.  Read the paper afterwards with a cup of tea with milk.

Found Aldi, Reading.

27th August 2016

Tom Purée


Washing up liquid, bread, milk, Tom purée, bread, leafs, onions, pepper, new pots, sauce, bars, fruit.

The owner was sketching out a plan for the week’s menu. Let’s see:

  • Monday – ?
  • Tuesday – Sausage, mash, pie
  • Thursday – Fajitas
  • Friday – Chilli with kidney beans

Tuesday could be meat rich with sausage and pie together. Nothing on Wednesday, maybe they are out on Wednesday.

Found Morrisons, Reading.
11th April 2013

Jammie Dodgers


Bread, milk, butter, cheese, eggs, frubes, Jammie dodgers, oil, pasta, meat balls, crisps, mint jelly, tea bags, pot, carrots etc, strawberries, fairy, softener, persil, dishwasher tabs.

This list was written in at least two sessions with different pens. Good to see the household cleaning product kept separate from the food stuffs.

Pasta and meatballs on the menu this week.

Found Morrisons, Reading.

15th April 2013

Good Luck Isaac


Make a bread, chicken chunks?, potatoes, salade, cucumber, carrots, onions, tomatoes, juice, bbq coal, cake, ice, sausage, eggs, olives, crisps, lemonad, cocolate, water, larger, sausage 13^, salmen fish.


A poignant message from Isaac on the rear.

Unknown location and date. Probably Spring/Summer 2013.

Glucos


Glu cos?, milk, potatoes, butter x 3, eggs, meat, greens, ham, 1 pk b/beans, crisps, nuts, bacon, cuscus, unsure. [sic]

The purchased items have been diligently crossed off. It is a shame there were no nuts. And also no sign of Glu cos?

Found Aldi, Reading.

20th April 2013

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

Red Onions


Red onions, potatoes, flour, milk, orange, butter, flowers!

The ! after the flowers indicates a flourish of happiness. Maybe an after thought to brighten up the house on a spring day.

Found Morrisons, Reading.

11th April 2013

Sunday Roast


New potatoes, apples, bananas, oranges, cabbage, bread, eggs, corned beef, baked beans, ketchup, joint, bacon, ham, cheese spread, yorkshires, tea bags, cream crackers, toilet rolls, bleach, wet wipes, spray, bowns?, tablets.

The joint of meat and the Yorshire puddings suggest a roast dinner. Maybe there were other potatoes in the house as the new potatoes here might not be ideal for roasting.

Non food items have their own column.

Found Morrisons, Reading.

22nd July 2016

Lunch Stuff


Bread, crumpets, milk, crisps, chocs, lunch stuff, peas, cokes, meals – pizza etc, cheese, new potatoes, biscuits.

Note the apostrophes in the plurals. Also a mixture of capitals and lower case.

Found Morrisons, Reading.

8th April 2013

Angela’s Beef Wellington


Olive oil, red wine vinegar, mushrooms, thyme, pastry, Parma ham, eggs, shallots, bay leaves, beef stock, potatoes, veg, chicken, lemon, butter, cream, chocolate.

From Angela, Waitrose, Basingstoke.

30th July 2016