Some Ploughman !
A recent e-mail dropped into my in basket from one of the ready meal distributing companies (I will spare their blushes by keeping them anonymous) which listed "new meals for the winter", one of which was a Ploughman's Lunch. A nice simple olde worlde meal you might think. But just wait until you see the ingredients :-
Pork Pie (28%) (WHEAT Flour (With Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Pork (7%), Pork Lard, Water, Salt, Pork Gelatine, Starch, Pork Fat, EGG, White Pepper, Yeast Extract, Sugar, Dextrose), Bread Roll (22%) (WHEAT Flour (With Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Sugar, Bread Fat (Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed), Water, Salt, Emulsifier (Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids)), Glaze (Water, Vegetable Protein, Sunflower Oil, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Starch), Yeast, Salt), Sweet Pickle (14%) (Sandwich Pickle Mix (Carrot, Swede, Cauliflower, Courgette, Silverskin Onion, Water, Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Salt, Sequestrant (Calcium Chloride), Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite)), Sugar, Tomato Paste, Water, Dates, Spirit Vinegar, Apple, Modified Starch, Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Black Treacle, Colour (Plain Caramel), Lemon Juice Concentrate, Salt, Black Pepper, Ginger, Clove, Chilli Powder, Cinnamon, Nutmeg), Double Gloucester Cheese (MILK) (11%) (Colour (Annatto)), Mild Cheddar Cheese (MILK) (11%), Red Leicester Cheese (MILK) (11%) (Colour (Annatto)), Salted Butter (MILK) (3.0%).