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Sauces, Fruit and Vegetable Products<br />

Carley's Organic Foods<br />

New from Carley's of Cornwall we have two mustards, both of the sweet and gentle<br />

(rather than the 'remove back of head') variety. The Honey Grain is pretty self explanatory<br />

(cider vinegar, mustard seed, water, honey), the English is sweetened with agave syrup<br />

and is a turmeric yellow. For once, the boxes they tick are not figurative, but printed on<br />

the side of the jar: organic, gluten free, non GM, no added sugar, no added salt. The<br />

Honey Grain announces itself as raw as well.<br />

❈ Cornish Honey Grain Mustard - Raw organic 6x170g 7.60 1.69 390275<br />

❈ English Mustard organic 6x170g 7.60 1.69 390280<br />

Convenience Foods<br />

Geo Organics - cans<br />

We all have our passions in life; some of us are birdwatchers, Airfix modellers, radio<br />

hams, gardeners, train spotters, stamp collectors, kite flyers, glass animal collectors, Fall<br />

fans. Mike from Geo Organics has a passion for canning. You should have seen his face<br />

light up when he got onto the topic. It made my heart glad. The upshot is that we have<br />

three new lines in the Geo range: Baked Beans in tomato sauce ("BITS" in the canner's<br />

lingo) sweetened with agave syrup, Hearty Thick Vegetable Hot Pot, and Mildly Spiced<br />

Thick Vegetable Stew. All tick some literal boxes on the labels (vegan, gluten free, non<br />

GM, low fat), all are organic, and the Baked Beans give anod to Magritte in a trompe l'oeil<br />

label depicting a labeless can. Ceci n'est pas un can, as we say.<br />

❈ Baked Beans sweetened with agave organic 6x400g 5.35 1.19 444350<br />

❈ Hearty Vegetable Hot Pot organic 6x400g 7.15 1.59 444355<br />

❈ Mildly Spiced Vegetable Stew organic 6x400g 7.15 1.59 444360<br />

Hale & Hearty - Gluten Free<br />

Finally from Hale & Hearty we have an Organic Quick and Easy Falafel Mix, and an Organic<br />

4 Grain Pancake Mix containing rice, tapioca, quinoa, buckwheat, chickpea, and teff<br />

flours along with baking powder, sea salt and milled golden flax seed. Along with the rest<br />

ofthe range both products are tested at less than 20ppm gluten and carry the Crossed<br />

Grain Symbol of Coeliac UK.<br />

❈ 5 Grain Pancake Mix organic 8x360g 19.15 3.19 442305<br />

❈ Quick & Easy Falafel Mix organic 8x200g 12.55 2.09 442310<br />

Japanese Products - Miscellaneous<br />

Biona<br />

New from Biona a Wasabi-style horseradish paste in a tube. Though wasabi is reputed to<br />

have efficacy against oral infections, I still think it's a mistake to mix this up with your<br />

toothpaste tube. Wasabi: kitchen. Toothpaste: bathroom. You've got to have a system.<br />

❈ Wasabi-style horseradish paste - tubes organic 8x50g 17.95 2.99 510405<br />

Organic Teas - Black, Green & White<br />

Hampstead - Demeter/Organic FairTrade - loose tea in tins<br />

New from Hampstead and carrying both the Fair Trade Mark and the Demeter symbol we<br />

have four loose teas in tins. They all share the fabulous livery of the boxed range (the<br />

'smoking' leaves) but are a tad more special and permanent. Would it be dreadfully<br />

gauche to mention the term 'stocking-filler' at this point? Anyway, the teas are all from the<br />

Makaibari Estate in Darjeeling - the first biodynamic tea estate in the world - situated 3-<br />

4,000ft high up in the Himalayas. The estate is protected on all sides by virgin rainforest<br />

and is the home and livelihood for a community of 1,700 people (and a family of<br />

panthers). The teas are all self-explanatory with the exception of the Biochai which is<br />

60% black tea with ginger, lemongrass, pepper, cardamom seeds, and cloves.<br />

❈ Biochai Loose - in tins Demeter 6x100g 13.45 2.99 580505<br />

❈ Darjeeling Loose - in tins Demeter 6x100g 13.45 2.99 580510<br />

❈ Earl Grey Loose - in tins Demeter 6x100g 13.45 2.99 580515<br />

❈ English Breakfast Loose - in tins Demeter 6x100g 13.45 2.99 580520<br />

Herbal & Tonic Drinks<br />

Hampstead - Demeter/Organic FairTrade - Iced Tea - Elopak<br />

If I were dipping my toe into the chilly water that is the British iced tea market, I'm not sure I<br />

would be doing it at the start of autumn, but that is what Hampstead are doing and we<br />

love them so much that wherever they go, we follow. These are so new that the samples<br />

haven't arrived yet, so it should be quick to tell you what Iknow! Packed in tall and narrow<br />

elopaks (with a screw top) the livery complements the rest of the range (with 'smoking' ice<br />

cubes this time). If looks were all that mattered we would be home and dry. Ethically,<br />

they are biodynamic and Fair Trade Marked, they contain no artificial flavourings or<br />

colouring, and are sweetened with agave. As for taste ... watch this space ...<br />

❈ Chai Orange Iced Tea Demeter 8x500ml 9.55 1.59 641705<br />

❈ Darjeeling Cherry Iced Tea Demeter 8x500ml 9.55 1.59 641710<br />

❈ Oolong Elderflower Iced Tea Demeter 8x500ml 9.55 1.59 641715<br />

❈ new product ❒ on offer<br />

▲ price rise ▼ fall Page 2<br />

Organic Juices & Cordials<br />

Vitamont - in glass<br />

New from Vitamont and in replacement of the discontinued Vitalia we have an Organic<br />

Red Grape Juice in glass. It is 33% bigger than the Vitalia but at the same price!<br />

❈ Red Grape Juice organic 6x1l 16.80 V 4.29 663522<br />

Savoury Snacks<br />

Biona Artisan Potato Chips<br />

New from Biona we have a couple of Artisanal Potato Chips, one of which is flavoured with<br />

Himalayan pink salt (!). Artisanal is a word much used in the Biona range and I can't say I'm<br />

altogether happy with it. Photorealism is anal, I grant, but surely Abstract Impressionism is<br />

the opposite?<br />

❈ Potato Chips - Himalayan Pink Salt organic 15x30g 7.75 V 0.79 750205<br />

❈ Potato Chips - Salt & Vinegar organic 15x30g 7.75 V 0.79 750210<br />

Sweet Snacks<br />

Chicza - Mayan Rainforest Chewing Gum<br />

Hop onto their website - www.chicza.com - and you will find out more than you ever<br />

thought you could know about the various forms of latex and the history of gum. It's<br />

great! Harvested from the giant Chicozapote trees in the rainforests of Mexico's Yucatán<br />

peninsula by the 56 co-operatives comprising the Consorcio Chiclero, chicle is a unique<br />

form of latex (are you ready for this?) "because of its unparalleled mix of polyisoprenes<br />

that render a non-toxic, hydrophilic, non-vulcanisable substance." It is the original<br />

chewing gum as opposed to the petroleum-based muck that scars our pavements, and<br />

as well as being organic, it biodegrades. I suppose the last word should go to Mr<br />

Zimmerman, though: "Don't wanna be a bum/You better chew gum" (Subterranean<br />

Homesick Blues, 1965)<br />

❈ Mint Chewing Gum organic 10x30g 9.05 V 1.39 761905<br />

❈ Spearmint Chewing Gum organic 10x30g 9.05 V 1.39 761910<br />

❈ Lime Chewing Gum organic 10x30g 9.05 V 1.39 761915<br />

Green and Black's Gift Range<br />

New from Green & Black's we have a pillow pack of The Miniature Bar Collection (ideal for<br />

sleepovers [I'm really sorry about that, but I've been under a bit of stress recently]) and a<br />

replacement for the discontinued Mint Chocolate Leaves in the ... Squares.<br />

❈ Miniatures (Pillow Pack 18's) organic 6x270g 30.60 V 7.82 764053<br />

❈ Mint Chocolate Squares organic 6x120g 15.30 V 3.91 764055<br />

Maverick<br />

From the same stable as the Geo Organics and Organica ranges we have the Maverick<br />

Dark Chocolate with Honeycomb Crisps. Fair Trade Marked, and vegan, though not<br />

organic (the range, as it grows, will concentrate on these three areas, though with<br />

products which may not tick all three boxes at once) the bar is a rich treat made with 70%<br />

cocoa solids, and contains little starbursts of honeycomb rather than the chocolate<br />

coated honeycomb bar of certain related products. It is an altogether denser and more<br />

satisfying experience, to be sure.<br />

❈ Dark Chocolate with Honeycomb - FT 20x35g 15.00 V 1.15 765725<br />

Montezuma's - Milk Chocolate (the dark side)<br />

New from Monty's, along with the Xmas products to be found at the end of the catalogue,<br />

we have a couple of tweaks to the range. Below, a rich and creamy milk chocolate with<br />

butterscotch ...<br />

❈ Dark Milk with Butterscotch organic 12x100g 15.70 V 2.01 766259<br />

Montezuma's Milk Chocolate www.montezumas.co.uk<br />

... a milk, chilli, and lime bar ...<br />

❈ Milk with Chilli & Lime Bar organic 12x100g 15.70 V 2.01 766263<br />

Montezuma's Chocolate & Fruit<br />

... and a fabulous range of organic chocolate dipped, and chocolate coated fruits. May I<br />

personally recommend the Hot Dates: "succulent tunisian dates lavishly enrobed in dark<br />

chocolate and 'hot' icing sugar" with exactly the right amount of heat to widen eyes one,<br />

two, and three.<br />

❈ Lime Pickle - mango in white chocolate organic 10x130g 30.30 V 4.65 766342<br />

❈ Hot Dates - dates in chilli & dark choc organic 10x130g 30.30 V 4.65 766343<br />

❈ Dark Ginger - ginger in dark chocolate organic 10x130g 30.30 V 4.65 766344<br />

✫ size/other change<br />

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