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Hey there Boardies!
I can always tell when we are getting real close to our next trip because our big bottle of Grace ketchup is almost gone. That's right, we don't usually bring home booze or coffee, but we cant live without our Grace. :D
I was wondering what other things the good people of this board like to bring home with them from their trips to the island. (besides sunburn, hangovers, and bug bites, that is) :p
So, what items are a "must have" for you at home in between reaches?
C.D.'s
Seasonings
Coffee
Gonna have to try this ketchup you speak of :p
A must is some All natural, Organic Coconut Oil.
Contact Linston or CaptD,...... they make it.
I always bring a bottle home, but I must start bringing 2 bottles.
I miss it sooooo much when it is gone.
Also seasonings from the market in Sav.
for my summer time BBQ's
Even though we live in the Wisconsin, Tastee Cheese is a MUST to bring back home...
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I take home 8 pounds of coffee (I don't drink coffee). But the big thing is Coco bread. My grandsons would disown me if I forgot.
I get my coffee on eBay, and yes, it's genuine Blue Mountain. And it's much cheaper than on island. :cool:
I bring home Grace catsup as well (have a few orders from friends too), Tortuga Rum cakes, Rum Cream.
~Moose
It's awesome Tiz! Great prices on it in Shamrock, $150j iirc last Dec.Quote:
Originally Posted by TizzyATX
~Moose
good thread ! Too funny , we also bring home grace ketchup . Don't bring home rum or coffee anymore . Spices , like dried turmeric whole pimento , whole nutmeg , some blended seasonings , like jerk , fish , chicken . a must is Castile soap , and PURELENE cocoa butter .
Our daughter gets a bottle of Grace ketchup every Christmas, so we bring that home. Sangster Rum Creme x 6 bottles, jerk spices and Shirleys cookies in all flavors
Rum cream
Havana Club
Great tan
Spared liver
2,000 Ja of patties, loafs and coco breads
Cap
I usually bring back several bottles of Walkerswood Jerk seasoning. Have also been known to bring a bottle or two of Rum Creme.
It's also convenient to bring home a little Jamaican cash in preperation for the next reach.
Scotch bonnet hot sauces
A few kilos of various Easy-Spice products. Okay, we actually buy it by the pound, but it sounds better (and illegal to my coworkers) when I tell them kilos! A few boxes of sorrell tea.
Regards,
Bob
me too!
plus some type of easispice seasoning, guava jelly, and usually a bottle or two of pickapeppa (because it's cheaper to buy it in ja than in ny).
i also usually try to sneak back whatever produce i haven't been able to finish up before the end of the trip-i got busted with mangos on our 2013 trip but was able to sneak back a few scotch bonnet peppers and a huge bunch of fresh thyme this trip.
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oh yeah, havana club! i didn't see it anywhere this trip and was very bummed.
i brought a few bottles home from montreal in 2015, though.
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I brought back some bottles of Havana Club rum from my trip to Cuba, I am bringing a bottle to share with some friends on the beach........ Dolly, are you listening !!! :)
mangoes
ackee
escovitch fish
merenge
brought some guinea hen , serasi and red root bush tea for my neighbour .
weirdest request i received is chiny brush or stone ;)
Jerk Chicken to eat on the plane and drive home. Got 3 Dives night before flight on Thursday
We Always looked forward to bringing a couple bottles of Tia Maria back home to the states but now since the plant no longer exists we can't do that. We absolutely love it. We used to get a bottle of Tia at 12 or $13 is over 30 back in the states. Unfortunately no more
Have to bring home lots of Grace ketsup, I was able to get it on amazon but then I couldn't find it.
Love this post!!!! Guinea hen and Neem from the bush doctor, Tastee Cheez for sure, took home canned calalloo one year(not great) seeds the next year, always take spices and sauces, Moringa tea for me and yes some Jamaican cash for the next trip!!!!And Rum of course!!
memories !!!
Sunburn........and a smile.........ok the ketsup is great too
A stack of receipts from Nicky Samuels hardware in Little London
Cap
Grace ketchup, Tops ginger tea, Walkerswood curry paste, cock soup mix, Grace guava jam.
Already bought it all at Mega Mart yesterday.
Banana Rum Cream and Hardo Bread......and lot's of it.
ginger jam, ginger extract, new zealand cheddar cheese, basa fish and lobster tails, nutmeg and mosquito coils.
Sour Sop juice
Congo Beans/Peas
Rum Cream
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just a few from my collection
A well rested,happy, happy wife. nothing better.
My friend wants me to bring here back a bottle of Coco Mania, does anyone know what this is ???
Appleton was a must for me, mostly bc the amazing price !
Question - how does one get cooked food into the terminal thru security to bring back, I thought you couldn't bring food thru, so we always get stuck crap at the airport LOL
Hey Jomack,
Once I brought back a pot full of cooked pork and onions, etc.
No problem, ladies at Security scanner just smiled.
carried it on board and made sure it did not spill.
This was 10 years ago.
Maybe things changed.
Three liters of 12 yr old Appleton. It was 10% off this year!
Jojo Coco Mania is coconut rum (80 proof). You can find it anywhere pretty cheap.
Spices and rum cream. :)
I found sour sop at my local supermarket! It was in the Hispanic food section. They call it guanabana.Quote:
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I didn't bring back food until about 7th trip lol. I kept seeing people on the plane with food containers and smelling that good food. It's no problem through security. My sister did get some honey in Likkle Bay that they would not let her take through security due to size, but so far food no issueQuote:
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