Baxters beckons

Advantages: inexpensive, simple, last for ages
Disadvantages: none for me

...There is one cupboard in my kitchen that is full to the brim of cans. Tuna, tomatoes, beans, sweetcorn, soups and more. When it comes the the end of the week (especially as I begin to run low on funds nearing payday) and I'm trying to stretch what's in the kitchen to avoid spending money at the shops this cupboard is where I try to make a meal out of. Most of the time it is quite hard to even see what's in there! Most of the time I end up raiding the freezer before searching the long-lasting food cupboard. One thing always available in there is plain tomato soup. To be honest I have never been overly bothered by brand when it came to restocking and just when with the first one I came across. I like another soup in the Baxters range and thus more recently bought the cream of tomato soup. On a crazy night last week we got home relatively...

znh3ra54 12.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Baxters Vegetarian Tomato and Butter Bean Soup

Minestrone soup from Baxters for my lunch

Advantages: warming
Disadvantages: none

...You can buy this 415g can of Baxter's minestrone soup for 85p any 5 Baxters soups for £3.00 from Tesco I had a can of this at the weekend for my lunch; actually I shared a can with my husband. There is just enough for 2 if you eat some bread with it. In ½ can there are 67kcalories. The ingredients Water, Carrots, Whole meal Pasta from Wheat (10% Cooked), Potatoes, Onions, Concentrated Tomato Paste (3%), Tomatoes (2%), Green Beans, Green Peppers (1.5%), Modified Cornflour, Red Peppers (1%), Celery, Salt, Honey, Yeast Extract, Garlic Puree, Dried Basil, Oregano, Black Pepper, Vegetables (27%). Contains Celery, Gluten, and Wheat & Whole meal. To open this can is easy it has a ring pull. I heated mine in a microwave I had poured it into 2 bowls and microwaved each one for 2 mins20seconds. I could have used a saucepan over...

mumsymary 16.12.2009 · Read review
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Baxters chutney - like pickled jam

Advantages: Tasty, sweet, vegan, easy on the digestion
Disadvantages: Not too chunky

...Baxters tomato chutney is a sweet and not particularly sharp chutney that is good for people who find pickled relishes either too vinegary or too harsh on the digestion. I came across it recently when I was in the supermarket looking for a sandwich pickle. Usually I go for brown pickles like Branston, but this was on special offer for £1.59 for a 312g jar, so I thought I'd try it. The jar has a pretty upmarket feel to it in, a bit like home made chutneys that you can buy at farmers' markets. I found it was pretty easy to open, but the lid is quite small, so would be very difficult for someone with arthritis or other mobility or grip problems. Once opened, the content of the jar smells quite sweet and slightly fruity. It looks rather like a bright red jam. As this is a chutney rather than a pickle, the main ingredient is sugar rather...

beckyXX 21.12.2009 · Read review
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Baxters beetroot - quality assured!

Advantages: Good fresh beetroot without all the hassle of cooking it yourself.
Disadvantages: Juice can stain

...Beetroot is one of the vegetables that is very easy to grow but takes time to cook and because of its vivid colour can stain fingers, work tops and clothes. I therefore tend to by it from the supermarket in jars. Baxters have been making quality beetroot since 1920s. The beetroot is hand picked to ensure freshness and quality and I can say I have never been disappointed with the quality of this product. The benefits of beetroot has been advertised recently and I believe it contains betaine, a substance that is supposed to relax the mind and is used sometimes to treat depression. Ingredients: Beetroot Malt vinegar from barley Acetic acid Salt Sugar Sweetener - saccharin The product is available in glass jars with a screw on/off lid in gold. It comes in two sizes 340g for 81p and 567g for £1.45 and is available in most supermarkets...

colliedog2 21.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Baxters Crinkle Cut Beetroot

CITY-TRIPPING (Starfishing - Nicola Monaghan)

Advantages: fun story, believable voice, great ending
Disadvantages: silly and unnecessary "secret"

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Thumbs up for Baxters

Advantages: Tastes good. Big chunks of potatoes. Filling
Disadvantages: None

...You know the sort of soup that Gran makes? The kind that she'll give you in the winter months with thick bits of potato and stuff in it? Well, I didn't ever think that buying a soup in a tin would ever remind me of Gran's soup and/or broth. I have, however, come across such a soup. The soup I'm talking about is Baxter's Potato and Leek soup. Let me just say, I'm surprised nobody has written an op on this - until now! So, I'll do my very best to tell you all about it. The Baxter's soup has been around for over 100 years now, first thought of by a man named George Baxter. On the back of the tins you will see a short paragraph telling you about the soups with the signature Audrey Baxter on the back. She is the great grandaughter of George. Baxter's do a number of different kinds of wonderful and tasty soups...

Louise90 14.10.2002 · Read review
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Review of Baxter's Potato and Leek Soup

You cannot beet a Baxter

Advantages: Very versatile
Disadvantages: Can be messy

...Dear Mr Baxter, I am writing to thank you for opening your business in 1868. This was in Scotland too, the land of my maternal Grandmother I wonder if you ever met her family. I do know that you were a gardener at Gordon's Castle and what a coincidence my great, great grandfather was also a market gardener. So they I should imagine also knew how to prepare a raw beetroot, by chopping the tops and tails off, not damaging the skin and washing it carefully. I know my grandmother used to boil her beetroots; they probably took too long to cook in her kitchen range. Today we can wrap them in tin foil and put them in the oven or even put them in water and cook them in a microwave. All new inventions for you Mr Baxter your descendents probably know about these methods. I have always enjoyed beetroot in vinegar...

teacherofhooch 28.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Baxters Baby Beetroot in Sweet Vinegar

BAXTERS Carrot, parsnip & Sweet Potato Soup

Advantages: good price easily microwavable gluten free suitable for vegetarians
Disadvantages: over powering taste of pepper and quite sweet

...Been a former chef and spent 13 years in the trade ill try not to be too critical about this product I have also put the history behind the Baxter's food group at the bottom of this review As it is the product on review and not the history, I thought you mite like to know the history so have included it as mentioned at the bottom of this review I first noticed this soup today at Morrison's supermarket as it was on the isle end on offer. I am always on the look out for a bargain and something on the cheap. The is soup is from a well-known producer of soups BAXTERS. The packaging is that of a tub/carton and stands15 am tall containing 600g of soup. The soup in question is The Baxter's classics Carrot, Parsnip & Sweet potato. The carton also contains the following information, which is clear to see Only 3% Fat Suitable...

jsk1977 06.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Baxters Classics Carrot, Parsnip and Sweet Potato soup

It's winter? Must be time for some soup reviews

Advantages: Vegan
Disadvantages: Salty, expensive

...One line summary of the product in case you don't want to read any further: Baxters minestrone soup is a vegetable and pasta soup in a tin. Before I started trying to avoid dairy foods, I would never have bought this minestrone soup - at about £1 a tin, I figured I may as well buy fresh soups if I wanted to spend that much money and didn't have time to make my own. But, since vegetarian non-creamed soups were few and far between at my local supermarket, and it was on special offer of 3 tins for £2, I figured I would give it a go. The packaging Baxters are a fairly upmarket soup company, which is reflected in the packaging and the price of their products. The tins are the convenient sort which has the ring pull at the top, which means you don't need a tin opener. So, top marks for convenience. The serving suggestion looks very...

beckyXX 30.11.2009 · Read review
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Knickerless in Bruges!

Advantages: A good small and friendly hotel with excellent service. Great location too!
Disadvantages: Steep (very) stairs to bedrooms.

...During our recent trip to Belgium we stayed in Bruges. We had never stayed there before and, when planning the trip, didn?t know any hotels to base our decision on which to pick on. Our group was quite large (there were to be 17 of us in total) so we needed a decent sized place, but not in a huge and impersonal hotel. We also wanted to be well located in the centre of Bruges, but not too far away from the railway station (or at least easy to get to by public transport). So the criteria was small(ish), friendly, clean, good location, decent breakfast, good transport links and not too expensive. Were we asking too much? Our trip organiser (who was also in charge of transport) had a scout around and came up with the Hotel Nicolas. ~~~WHERE IS IT? The Hotel Nicolas can be found at 9 Niklaas Desparsstraat in the centre of Bruges...

tange 06.06.2007 · Read review
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