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You are marooned on a desert island

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Flossieturner Sat 19-Nov-16 16:37:06

And the essential Genie appears and tells you that you can have 3 food items and one drink item, to last you for the rest of the time you are stuck here.

Leaving all practicalities aside, because this Island just so happens to have a fully equipped kitchen, what will you choose?

Me: Olive Oil, Potatoes, ice cream and Tea.

Bamm Sun 20-Nov-16 15:37:51

More interested in sunscreen, scissors and tweezers please!

sue1169 Sun 20-Nov-16 15:05:41

Oooh? goats cheese.organic vine tomatoes.pitta bread.&Rioja
Would also make herbal tea&herb salad?

Brigidsdaughter Sun 20-Nov-16 14:39:37

Redruth tea (with milk)
Croissants
Butter
Eggs

Cosafina Sun 20-Nov-16 13:18:02

Cheese, chocolate, pea shoots and fizzy water. I'm assuming I can catch fish and/or prawns so I'm covered for the essentials and a luxury smile

Jalima Sun 20-Nov-16 12:30:09

Can we list three essentials besides food items?

Sun cream, insect repellent (strong) and a hairbrush please.

Matches?

Sheilasue Sun 20-Nov-16 12:07:35

Crustybread, billy can for boiling my tea in, matches, tea and fruit apples I think.

Flossieturner Sun 20-Nov-16 11:24:43

GrannyO, this is our Island, we are allowed anything we want.

blueberry1 Sun 20-Nov-16 11:08:02

Right now,being stranded on a desert island sounds like bliss!If I could have cheese,bread and butter with tea to drink.

GrannyO Sun 20-Nov-16 10:35:26

Eggs, potatoes and tea(with milk and sugar). Water if milk and sugar's not allowed.

TerriBull Sun 20-Nov-16 10:29:59

Crusty bread, strong cheddar, nectarines a coffee machine that makes flat whites

Alidoll Sun 20-Nov-16 10:13:46

I'd like a hen (for eggs)
6 cows and a bull (for milk and meat)
Fishing rod - to catch fish
Survival book and book on native plants and one of those fancy lighter sticks plus a pot (so I can collect plants to eat and cook them)

A stream and water purification system (for fresh water) and medical kit with dehydration satchets / anti-malaria tablets etc

That should keep me alive

My luxury food item would be mints (as they wouldn't melt in the heat as badly as chocolate would) and would keep my breath sweet if I didn't have a toothbrush and paste with me lol!

Skweek1 Sun 20-Nov-16 09:52:47

Ovaltine, a vast range of Whittards tea, hot chocolate. Of course, the store cupboard/kitchen would have to have all my staples - oven to make my own lovely crusty bread, porridge, potatores, fresh fruit and veg, eggs, cafe cut brown sugar cubes, my Dolce Gusto coffee maker with an undiminishing supply of pods - yes, FarNorth - Marmite too. And a superb wine cellar. I know - I'll just cut it ddown by asking for "everyday foodstuffs, luxury foodstuffs and everything else". OK, the genie wouldn't oblige, so probably I'd be left here, but a girl can dream, can't she?

Barmyoldbat Sun 20-Nov-16 09:51:18

A good coffee, milk, flour and cheese.

radicalnan Sun 20-Nov-16 09:15:04

Good bread, cheddar cheese and sweet pickle........

Hot chocolate............

grannypiper Sun 20-Nov-16 08:54:41

Galloway or orkney cheddar,f resh bread every day if thats not too much to ask, chocolate and gallons of tea Nato standard

Anniebach Sat 19-Nov-16 21:50:48

Honey. Potatoes. Butter. Tea.

Charleygirl Sat 19-Nov-16 20:24:39

Cheese, tomatoes, eggs, crusty bread, coffee.

NanKate Sat 19-Nov-16 20:24:09

Strong tea
Oatcakes (rough)
Vintage Gouda cheese for Sainsburys (recommended) by Anya
Full fat Bio yoghurt by Yeo Valley in the green container

gretel Sat 19-Nov-16 20:23:36

Fillet Steak, mushrooms, tomatoes and hot chocolate

FarNorth Sat 19-Nov-16 20:19:40

Wholemeal bread, Marmite, tahini, Ribena
and I'm looking forward to loads of fresh fruit too!

Christinefrance Sat 19-Nov-16 20:06:32

Bread, chocolate, bacon, coffee. All good healthy stuff.

merlotgran Sat 19-Nov-16 20:00:17

If there's plenty of fish, fruit and fresh herbs to be had I'd like rice, a good strong cheddar and olive oil.

wine of course because I'll make my own herbal tea.

rosesarered Sat 19-Nov-16 19:49:38

Bread, cheese, marmalade, tea.smile

M0nica Sat 19-Nov-16 19:06:04

A really good aged cheddar, lovely crusty bread from our local bakery and butter and with that I would be quite happy drinking water.

Alima Sat 19-Nov-16 18:33:36

Fresh fruit.
Cheese.
Mars Bars.
Coffee.