On Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:01:01 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
stuart noble wrote:
Our Co Op has gone all posh with an instore baked walnut loaf at £1.85.
Have to say it was rather tasty and more than twice as dense as the
cheaper loaves.

Yes - most supermarkets do those now. At a price - about 1.60 for a small
loaf.

I do buy them for a treat every now and again. Exorbitant prices, I
know, but the bread IS delicious. Yesterday, because I was having such
fun and games trying to install Turbo Delphi Explorer (one of
erstwhile Borland's free products) I bought a sourdough loaf. It was
£1.30 for a 400g loaf! A 'normal' 400g loaf costs around 80 pence. But
with some of that Black Forest ham I mentioned it is sheer mouth
heaven. I'm going to eat some more in a minute for brekkers.

Here, the trick is to go to Asda, because they also do these
specialist breads but don't charge an arm and a leg. Last time I was
there, they had some decent looking loaves for £1 each. Our local Lidl
has started selling fresh, baked on the premises rolls, loaves and
cake-type thingies (apple turnovers etc), so maybe they'll do some
special kinds, too. The rolls are even cheaper than Asda's. The apple
turnover is 39 pence.

MM