Where have all the flours gone?

[idun]

Where have all the flours gone?

Long time passing

Where have all the flours gone?

Long time ago

Where have all the flours gone?

Girls have picked them every one

When will they ever learn?

When will they ever learn

Well not that long ago, ie the last week........ and where is all the bloody flour?

I bake! I bake scones, pastries, cakes, breads of all sorts. I bake. I use flour.

I do not know anyone who bakes as much as me, and most of my friends just don't.

As there are so few of us who 'bake' where has the flour gone and what on earth are people doing with it apart from

hoarding it. Would they know how to bake?

This is not the only thing that I simply do not get.

It is also very strange as to which supermarkets have empty shelves and with which items.  In general where I live, I seem to be able to buy most things apart from flour and long life milk (if I wanted it, which I don't as there is plenty of fresh milk) and yet not that far away, there are supermarkets which have been 'emptied' of so much.

All very very odd, this current human behaviour, which I just don't understand.

There again with me living so long en campagne in France, I always have a well stocked larder and well stocked freezers, just what I am used to.

Is there a flour shortage in France too, because in France hardly any one I knew baked.

[Alan Zoff]

We were saying much the same thing yesterday. Most of the vege cleared out at our two supermarkets but a family-owned fruiterers within 200 yards of both had bursting shelves and hardly any customers. No bread in supermarkets but corner shops left with unsold loaves.

I can only think that after seeing images of panic buying in the media, the public has focussed on supermarkets and, once there, has bought everything in sight and ignored other outlets.

[Lehaut]

Same here, including the speciality bread flour we buy, Multi Cereal. Never met a French person who owned up to making their own non white bread.

[idun]

Yes,  a friend told me that all the fruit and veg had gone in Sainsburys, where as here, Morrisons and Asda had plenty.

I never knew anyone in France who baked their own bread and friends have never mentioned starting it since I left.

So, who is buying this flour and what on earth are they doing with it. I do realise that they can look recipes up on the internet, but with bread, unless one waits weeks to make a sour dough, yeast is required.

I bought my yeast, just need the flour to make my bread and pizzas up now.

[woolybanana]

Yesterday eggs were in short supply, so I guess a lot of baking is going on; pancakes, cakes etc.

Breadmakers were in fashion in France a few years ago, not sure if they still are. Lidl sold a half decent ready to use mix.

[cajal]

These two flour-mills are in your neck of the woods. Perhaps protective face masks on and trip out could be the order of the day.

 Gilchester Organics

 Heatherslaw Mill

[PaulT]

Perhaps if so few bake then demand for flour is low so supermarkets are taking it off the shelves and stocking the shelves with the highly desirable bog roll.

[woolybanana]

Which the short sighted will use to make bread and pancakes, I suppose, the famous bog bread, bog fruit cake and bog bread sandwiches. Yummmmm.

[idun]

Thanks for the links cajal.

The first says it is not taking new orders.

Both helas are not quite in our neck of the woods, the NE of England, covers quite an area.

No yeast available either today.

And the pubs and restaurants are closing from midnight so we went to a favourite restaurant tonight and left a very very good tip, as the staff will need the money.

All we can do now it try and help others as best we can. Just is what it is.

[idun]

 Soon won't be any flowers either....... apparently Mother's Day here tomorrow!

[woolybanana]

Hello doudoune, your usual posting time. Just got up or had your nap?

It seems flowers are being trashed as nobody is buying them. Such a shame.

[idun]

Well maybe some will be thrown away.

But today reminded me of Toussaint where flower carrying is the norm as I have seen a LOT of people carrying bunches of flowers around town.

[Loiseau]

My wonderful daughter had some delivered to me yesterday, to be on the safe side!