Almonds, Marzipan, Stollen and Costa Almond Slice, for home and away on a trip

Almond Centre Stollen
We packed marzipan centred Stollen from Waitrose for an overseas trip. Marzipan is a mixture of ground almonds and sugar. We packed it in a cool box which was checked in so that it went into the hold - no chance of upsetting anybody in the cabin with our nuts.

Stollen has a wonderful, sweet, almond paste centre. Cheers you up for breakfast or elevenses to accompany your wake-up coffee on arrival at a hotel bedroom, hotel suite, second home or home.

Costa Almond Slice
A cheap alternative is almond slices from Costa. You might be lucky and get them at the airport. The slices are so full of almonds - and sugar. My favourites. Very calorific.

Not what I want - too much candied and coloured peel, real nuts, not ground nuts, no centre, no paste. But you might like it. 

Where will you find Stollen? Probably near the Christmas puddings in a British supermarket.

I see some tempting offers. Christmas cake for us, or visitors in the UK or overseas. 

Waitrose stollen bites. This is good portion control. Stops somebody taking a huge slice. Enables you to ensure each guest gets one. Or dole them out for elevenses and / or tea time for a whole weak. However, we found the smaller slices might go dry - if you keep them longer than two minutes after opening the box!

DIY stollen using a kit. Photo by Angela Lansbury

Here's a home made kit we bought one year from Tesco. It was interesting to learn how a stollen was made.  All the currants, sultanas and peel and so on in a pack. Mix them in. Roll up the pastry. Cook, just the right time.

Tesco discontinued that the following year. Frankly, less effort and better result to buy it ready made.

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.

Update 2021 Dec About the Author Angela Lansbury

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Chocolate Orange Ice Cream From Devon at Ocado, Found on Singapore Airlines

Problem
We are all travelling from the past and to the future, but what can we eat to energise and reduce the stress of time-critical travel? When you are completely passive, only two things can be controlled at an airport and on a place, one is the film watched on board and the other is the food!

We hurried to the Singapore Airlines Lounge for a free top up breakfast. It's free. But, heavens - we pay enough on flights. We deserve it.

The lounge was offering a colourful, tempting range of fruit juices. The usual orange colour orange juice, and pale apple, and pink grapefruit. I look for something new and different. I tried the bland but refreshing cucumber. Finally elderflower.

The smoothies were equally delightful. You could choose a red one or a green one. Strawberry and beetroot.

Ice Cream
I tried the Singapore Sling ice cream. The colour was pale pink. It didn't taste of much. But it was Okay. The original alcoholic drink contains cherry brandy, not much fruit in it, I suspect.

However, a good, suitable flavour to choose for Singapore Airlines, the name more exciting than the flavour. An advance taste of a holiday in Singapore.

Finally, on board the Singapore Airlines plane, to finish the meal, orange and chocolate ice cream.  It arrived rock hard. Never mind. That's better than half melted.

Chocolate orange was one of those flavours you lick every morsel and remember it hours, days later. As Shakespeare said, all's well that ends well.

I cannot feel anything except great gratitude to an airline which provides chocolate orange ice cream. First, the joy of the eating. Second, the ongoing improvement to life the airline has introduced me to a new flavour and a new brand.

More importantly, and happily, I made a note of the name of the company which produces the chocolate orange ices. I kept the ice cream carton lid with their name.

If you are down in Devon, go to Salcombe Ices and try their flavours. they have another branch in Dartmouth. You can also order from Ocado, the delivery branch of Waitrose.

Useful Websites
http://www.salcombedairyices.co.uk

http://ocado.com

https://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Restaurant_Review-g190768-d5814768-Reviews-Salcombe_Dairy_Ice_Cream-Salcombe_Devon_England.html

Tourist Information
http://www.salcombeinformation.co.uk

Salcombe Tourist Information Centre, Market Street, Salcombe, Devon, TQ8 8DE
01548 843927  

info@salcombeinformation.co.uk

Author
Travel writer and photographer, Angela Lansbury, author and speaker.