Alternative hot drinks

[AB]

Fishtigua said:

dudleybloke said:

Bovril.

I love Bovril when it's cold and wet (must be a Midlands thing) but have you seen the bloody price of a jar????

Bovril, bit of salt and pepper and an oxo cube in a flask.

Makes cold days and long drives bearable!

[Hoofy]

Just go to the tea section of your local supermarket and try some out. Remember that the fruity sounding ones will smell great but disappoint much so ignore them.

[Mobile Chicane]

Hoofy said:

Just go to the tea section of your local supermarket and try some out. Remember that the fruity sounding ones will smell great but disappoint much so ignore them.

The 'flavour' is sprayed on. Once that's evaporated, what's left tastes like wet hay.

[Hoofy]

Mobile Chicane said:

The 'flavour' is sprayed on. Once that's evaporated, what's left tastes like wet hay.

That explains it.

[eskidavies]

Tomatoe soup with a splash of your fav hot sauce in.
http://www.heinz.co.uk/Products/Soup/Ranges/Heinz-...

[Vyse]

Thanks for the suggestions. One that I normally drink at home not at work is Milo.



Its a bit like ovaltine but even better.

[Fishtigua]

Vyse said:

Thanks for the suggestions. One that I normally drink at home not at work is Milo.



Its a bit like ovaltine but even better.

West Indies cricket and a certain Fishy was built on that.;)

[Siracha]

You probably wouldn't want to drink too many of them, but OXO Veg stock cube is a very nice alternative hot drink.

[toasty]

This stuff is great for the chilly days.

[Hoofy]

Siracha said:

You probably wouldn't want to drink too many of them, but OXO Veg stock cube is a very nice alternative hot drink.

How much of the cube goes into one mug?

[thetapeworm]

Asparagus Cup a Soup - warming with the added bonus of smelly wee.

[BoRED S2upid]

Mobile Chicane said:

Teapigs 'chai' tea is lovely in winter. I bung a few extra chillies in mine.

Can't beat a decent chai tea in winter.

[feef]

Don't waste your money on Brovil, just throw an oxo cube into the cup with some boiling water.

A dash of Tabasco is a nice touch too

[Cotty]

Fishtigua said:

I love Bovril when it's cold and wet (must be a Midlands thing) but have you seen the bloody price of a jar????

£3 in Sainsburys, thought I would check Amazon pantry and its £3.

Then spotted they did Chicken Bovril for £2. Err WTF is chicken bovril
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bovril-Chicken-Extract-12...

[Siracha]

Hoofy said:

How much of the cube goes into one mug?

Personally, I have one full cube.

I suppose you could add 1/2 a cube, 3/4 of a cube etc depending on your preference for the strength and/or to lower the amount of Salt you would be consuming.

From memory I think one cube contains 20% RDA of Salt so for that reason alone you wouldn't want to be drinking too many of them on a daily basis but you'll get away with 1 or 2 now & then and they're a nice change instead of Tea/Coffee.