Morrisons Free From Fruity Almond Slices - 132g

The packet slice sits in a very particular spot in British life. It is not a showpiece bake. It is the thing that comes out with a mug of tea at elevenses, goes into a lunchbox, or gets offered to whoever has popped round, with a slight apology for not having made anything.

In Canada, people search for it because Morrisons is not round the corner any more. The big weekly shop at a British supermarket leaves a long list of small favourites behind, and this is the sort of thing that turns up on it.

It comes in a 132g pack of ready-cut slices, so there is no slicing and no arguing over who got the bigger piece. It sits happily in the cupboard until the kettle goes on, and once the pack is open it is best kept sealed, assuming any survive long enough to need it.

Most people put it in the basket alongside a box of proper British tea bags and a packet of biscuits for the tin. A cake, a cuppa and a biscuit for later: that is an afternoon sorted.