Old Westminster Shiant
Isles Expedition 2002 Old Westminster Shiant
Isles Expedition 2002 Shopping List
This list was based on Adam Nicolson's list on his website, expanded to cater for 7 men (including one vegetarian) for 3 days plus one extra lunch. We had a few things left over; we took too much bread and breakfast cereals, and we didn't really need all the bottled water, which was intended as a stop gap until we got water from the well. We had a bit too much milk and orange juice as well. I'd allowed a bit extra in case we got stuck on the islands for an extra night; however, we could have survived for several days on the food left in the store cupboard by previous visitors!
| Item | For party of 7 |
| large Bag of Alpen | 2 x 500 g |
| large Box of Shreddies | 500 g |
| Large box of Corn Flakes | 500 g |
| large loaves of brown Bread (medium sliced) | 10 |
| large loaves of white Bread (medium sliced) | 4 |
| box of teabags | 1 (40 bags) |
| jar of instant coffee | 100 g |
| cartons of UHT long life milk | 10 litres |
| salted butter | 4 x 250 g |
| jar marmalade | 2 |
| packs rindless streaky bacon | 3 x 250 g |
| free range organic eggs | 2 dozen |
| bottle sunflower oil | 1 |
| boxes oatcakes | 3 |
| Cornish pasties (large) | 8 standard + 2 vegetarian |
| packets of shortbread | 3 |
| fruit and grain bars | 21 |
| cheddar cheese | 1000 g |
| sliced ham | 18 slices |
| tinned paté | 3 x 200 g |
| oranges | 15 |
| eating apples | 20 |
| unsweetened orange juice (UHT?) | 3 litres |
| large bars plain chocolate | 3 |
| Mars bars | 21 |
| Kendal mint cake | 4 packets |
| leg of lamb | for 6 |
| chicken pieces | for 6 |
| onions | 3 |
| garlic bulb | 1 |
| curry powder (medium) | 1 small pack (~50 g) |
| tube of tomato purée | 1 |
| vegetable stock cubes | 1 small pack |
| large packet of shells pasta | 2 x 500 g |
| long grained rice | 2 x 500 g |
| fresh tomatoes | 1 Kg |
| Iceberg lettuce | 1 |
| tinned Bologaise sauce | 3 x 400 g |
| tins tomatoes | 4 x 400 gms |
| potatoes | 5 Kg |
| cabbage | 1 large |
| tinned ratatouille (V) | 400 g |
| frozen vegetable lasagne (V) | 1 (single portion) |
| tinned vegetarian sauce for pasta (V) | 1 x 400 g |
| tins mushroom soup | 4 x 400 g |
| tins vegetable soup | 4 x 400 g |
| tins asparagus soup | 4 x 400 g |
| tinned peach slices | 4 x 400 g |
| individual apple pies | 7 |
| individual chocolate mousse | 7 |
| bottled water (still) | 7 x 500 ml, 3 x 2 litre |
| large bottle lemon barley water | 1 |
| granulated sugar | 1 Kg |
| salt | 1 small shaker pack |
| white pepper | 1 small shaker pack |
| bottle whisky | 1 |
| cans lager | 20 |
| bottles red wine | 4 |
| bottles white wine | 2 |
| large boxes of matches | 6 |
| boxes firelighters | 4 |
| box of 24 candles | 1 |
| packet of J-cloths | 1 |
| bottle Fairy Liquid | 1 |
| rolls loopaper | 7 |
| roll of binliners (large black) | 1 |
| plastic scouring pads | 3 |
We also took two 25 Kg sacks of coal and a 7Kg red gas cylinder for the cooker.