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Fine Foods.

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Fine Foods.

Sites Reviewed on this Floor (10):

"A Quarter Of "
Buccleuch Foods
Eismann
Grasmere Gingerbread
Old Sweet Shop
PorkPie.co.uk
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Sweets For You
The Toffee Shop
Wiltshire Farm Foods

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Site Review: "A QUARTER OF"

Web Address: http://www.aquarterof.co.uk

Brief rating: A very good, small, friendly site. Extremely accessible.
Review by: Jill Storey

Have you ever wanted to experience that long forgotten flavour of all those favourite sweets and chocs and either didn’t know where to buy them or you presumed they had disappeared years ago, Well this is the place for you. browse this site, then, when you can’t cope with your mouth watering any more, buy them all online. It could be said that they are a little expensive, but does that really matter if you can renew your acquaintance with those old, long forgotten favourites.The site has an easy checkout process too, and, unlike many other sites, are happy to receive e-mails and do reply to them too.

Thanks to our chocaholic Jill for recommending this one!

Site Review: Buccleuch Foods.

Web address: http://www.buccleuchfoods.com

Brief Rating: A very good site.

All the products in the Buccleuch range are specially selected from small local producers using traditional techniques and recipes that have stood the test of time.

It is this unrivalled pedigree of expertise, understanding and a commitment to quality that makes Buccleuch Foods, Scotland's first aristocratic heritage brand, so special. Owning and looking after 400 square miles of some of south Scotland's most precious landscapes and with a family history that goes back to the times of King Robert the Bruce, the Buccleuch family have credentials that make the Buccleuch Foods brand unique.

"For generations the Buccleuch family have been rearing cattle and sheep, harvesting crops, growing timber and working with nature to produce some of the finest countryside and countryside produce Scotland has to offer. Buccleuch meats are special. Our beef from traditionally reared, grass fed cattle, is carefully matured for a minimum of 21 days to ensure that you get the very best flavour and succulence. Be it our five rib roasts or premium steak burgers, you can be assured that you are getting Buccleuch quality. All our products are dispatched chilled and are carefully packaged in insulated boxes which are meticulously temperature controlled so they reach you in perfect condition. All orders received by 12 noon Monday - Friday will normally be dispatched within 48 hours."

What more can I say except that this is a small, easy to get around site. You will need to go into the link that says My Account, first, so that you can log-in to browse the products or the details and availability won't show up and you won't be able to add anything to your basket. Once you have done this your password will be e-mailed back to you and you can log in and browse before buying. meat, game, fish, burgers and sausages are quite expensive but, after all, you are paying for quality products.

Site Review: Eismann

Web Address: http://www.eismann.co.uk/

Brief Review: a fairly good site.

Browse, then buy your frozen foods and have them delivered directly to your door. This specialist frozen food company pride themselves on producing both the basic and the more unusual, excellent quality products from right across the whole frozen food range. Their ready meals, soup, and fish are particularly good, and the ice cream has that home-made flavour. You may find it difficult to read some of the product information on the website, but if you telephone the company, they will be happy to take your order for you. The drivers are helpful and very courteous. you do not pay for your goods online, but by cash, cheque, credit or debitcard on delivery. Another way of contacting them is by e-mail and they will ring you back and take your order that way too! if you wish, they will contact you periodically but you are under no obligation to place any further orders. Recommended by Audrey Tonge.

Site Review: Grasmere Gingerbread

Web Address: http://www.grasmeregingerbread.co.uk/shop/uk/ukmailorderpage.htm

Brief Rating: A very good site.

Small is beautiful with this site. It really does have that umm yum factor!! I can vouch for that. You will be dealing with a family-run firm with a very good reputation that sells a fabulous product, it really is the best gingerbread ever!

Reviewed by: Sue Pallett

Site Review: Old Sweet Shop

http://www.oldsweetshop.com/

Brief Rating: A very good site.

Do you remember when sweets used to taste really good, and an old fashioned quarter used to seem to last forever. well, re-live those days by purchasing those flavours made by the original manufacturers. As this traditional, sweetshop in Morecambe, Lancashire says, If you thought you could no longer obtain the confectionary of your childhood memories you will find it here. On our site you will only find top quality branded products not cheap substitutes, from sherbet lemons to bullseyes there is very little we don't have, even if you don't see it here, we are only an email away!

Site Review: PorkPie.co.uk

Web address: http://www.porkpie.co.uk/index.asp

Brief review: a very good site.

Buy one of the best flavoured pork pies in the world, Dickinson & Morris, and many other fine foods from this reputable and well established family run business in the heart of the Leicestershire countryside. Their traditional recipes for pies, sausages and cakes are renowned. The site is quite small and easy to navigate, so why not treat yourself for Christmas or that special occasion.

Site Review: Sticky Toffee Pudding

Web Address: http://www.stickytoffeepudding.co.uk/

Brief Rating: Very good site.

Another reputable, family-run business, with a small site, concentrating on the sale of what I can only describe as one of the most scrummy puddings ever!! A brilliant alternative to Christmas pud! Try it Please!

Reviewed by: Sue Pallett

Site Review: Sweets For You

Web address: http://www.sweetsforu.co.uk/

Brief Rating: A very good site.

I can do no better than take the words of the makers and distributors to give you just a glimpse into the Aladdin's cave of this online sweet shop. If you breathe in deeply, I'm sure you will smell those sweets being made right now! Welcome to our old fashioned online sweet shop!

Our shop stocks all the hard to find sweets from yesteryear that can not always be found in conventional shops, the sweets that many people thought they had stopped making. We are constantly finding types of sweets that were found in the corner shop of the 80s bringing back those childhood memories. Although we stock many of the new lines the old favourites are still the most popular. Many of the sweets are hand-made in the traditional way in our factory, including, fudge, cough candy and twirly aniseed. Both the young and young at heart love to visit our sweet shops. My grandfather made all the old fashioned sweets for many years, sweets like Cough Candy, Pear Drops and Fairy Satins. If there is a type of sweet you would like please contact us and we will find out if it is still available.

Site Review: The Toffee Shop

Web Address: http://www.thetoffeeshop.co.uk/acatalog/index.html

Brief Rating: A very good site.

Buy your toffee and fudge here! I promise you won’t find better. Another small Company with along-standing reputation for quality, with a wow flavour factor.

Reviewed by: Sue Pallett

Site Review: Wiltshire Farm Foods

Web Address: www.wiltshirefarmfoods.com

Brief rating: Excellent site
Reviewed by: Jill Storey

A site to make your mouth water. Food which is delivered right to your door step. Tasty and satisfying. Very Reasonable prices. The food is easy to heat and very tasty. Easy to navigate with JAWS. This company delivers to about 99.5% of the country. The drivers are friendly and will help to put your food in the freezer. You can either pay on line by debit card or credit card or if you prefer you can pay cash or cheque on delivery.

Visit the TAFN webshop at www.buy.at/tafn where you can buy goods online and raise funds for The Accessible Friends Network (UK registered charity No, 1108043) at the same time!

DISCLAIMER: Neither Sue Pallett or the Accessible Friends Network accept liability for any transaction with any of the companies listed on this page, which is intended as a helpful guide and produced and run on an entirely voluntary basis.

Click here to contact Sue / Click here to contact the TAFN Webmaster

Other Pages on the TAFN website by Sue Pallett:-

Sue's Kitchen, a cookery guide for blind & VI people that featured on BBC in Touch, in 2005!

Also the excellent

Sue's Accessible Container Gardening Page

More Online Shopping recommendations by Blind/VI People are always wanted for this page and can help others!

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