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Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g

Original price $4.99 - Original price $4.99
Original price
$4.99
$4.99 - $4.99
Current price $4.99

About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality — flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy — because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left — and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca — we read every message.

Availability:
In stock — ships from Canada

★ 4.8/5 shop rating from customers across Canada

 
More about this product

Buy Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g in Canada

Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g is exactly the sort of packet that makes a stew look like someone had a plan. Which, frankly, is sometimes more than the day deserves.

This easy-to-prepare dumpling mix is made with wheat flour and beef fat, and makes 8 dumplings. Add water, shape the dough, sit them on top of a simmering stew, and let the oven do the respectable part.

It is a proper British pantry staple for casseroles, stews, and those meals where something soft, hearty and floury on top is clearly the right answer. Subtle? Not especially. Useful? Very much so.

The Great British Shop keeps Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g available in Canada for customers looking for authentic British food in Canada. Imported from the UK, this is the genuine UK version and easy to order online in Canada when proper British pantry staples are what you actually meant to buy.

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Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients

Wheat Flour, Beef Fat, Raising Agents (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate), Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin

Allergens: Contains Wheat.

Product information is correct at the time of posting. As products may change, please check the label upon delivery for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Nutritional Information

This pack makes 8 dumplings.

Typical values Per 100g oven baked provides Per 2 dumplings oven baked provides
Energy (kJ) 1001kJ 531kJ
Energy (kcal) 238kcal 126kcal
Fat 9.2g 4.9g
of which Saturates 4.6g 2.4g
Carbohydrates 33g 18g
of which Sugars 1.2g 0.6g
Fibre 2.4g 1.3g
Protein 4.5g 2.4g
Salt 0.41g 0.22g
Ingrédients et valeurs nutritionnelles (Français)

Ingrédients

Farine de blé, graisse de bœuf, agents levants (bicarbonate de sodium, bicarbonate de potassium), carbonate de calcium, fer, niacine, thiamine

Allergènes : Contient du blé.

Les informations sur le produit sont exactes au moment de la publication. Les produits pouvant changer, veuillez vérifier l’étiquette à la réception pour obtenir les informations les plus récentes sur les ingrédients et les allergènes.

Valeurs nutritionnelles

Ce paquet permet de préparer 8 dumplings.

Valeurs typiques Par 100g cuit au four fournit Par 2 dumplings cuits au four fournit
Énergie (kJ) 1001kJ 531kJ
Énergie (kcal) 238kcal 126kcal
Lipides 9.2g 4.9g
dont saturés 4.6g 2.4g
Glucides 33g 18g
dont sucres 1.2g 0.6g
Fibres 2.4g 1.3g
Protéines 4.5g 2.4g
Sel 0.41g 0.22g
More About Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g

Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g is available in Canada for shoppers looking for proper British pantry staples used for casseroles and stews. At The Great British Shop, Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g is stocked as the genuine UK version for customers searching for authentic British food in Canada.

This 140g dumpling mix makes 8 dumplings and is prepared with cold water before being shaped and cooked on top of a simmering stew. It ships from within Canada, which makes it easy to order online in Canada whether you are in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, or adding it to a larger order for Toronto and Mississauga.

Customers in Ottawa, Montreal, Hamilton and Kitchener often search for British groceries in Canada by exact product name, especially for cooking mixes and savoury pantry staples. Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g fits neatly into searches for British dumpling mix, stew dumplings, British packet mixes and UK groceries available in Canada.

Across Alberta and British Columbia, shoppers in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria also buy British food in Canada as part of regular household orders. Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g is available in Canada and ships from within Canada, which helps when a proper stew needs finishing without making the whole thing more complicated than necessary.

Whether you are searching for Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g specifically or browsing British groceries in Canada more broadly, The Great British Shop keeps it straightforward. You can buy Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g in Canada, order it online in Canada, and add a genuine UK pantry staple to the basket with very little fuss.

Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy

We always do our best to keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. From time to time, manufacturers change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes, or branding without much notice. Because of that, the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown online.

If anything important changes, we update our listings as quickly as we can. If you have a question about ingredients, allergens, or a specific product before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check it for you.

Transparent Online Pricing

We believe in being upfront about pricing. Some products are priced higher online than they are in-store, especially heavier items, fragile goods, or products that are more expensive to pack and ship safely across Canada.

That difference is not there to catch anyone out. It reflects the real cost of getting British food to customers properly, whether you are ordering from Toronto, Halifax, Dartmouth, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Mississauga, Montréal, Victoria, Winnipeg, Windsor, Bedford, Saint John, Charlottetown, Kitchener, Carleton Place, London, Burlington, Etobicoke, or somewhere smaller in between.

We would rather be transparent about that than hide the reality in vague terms. Proper service, careful packing, and honest pricing matter to us, and we would rather explain the cost clearly than build it into the experience in a way that feels misleading.

Weather, Melting & Freezing Risk

Some products carry a higher risk during transit in extreme weather. In warmer months, chocolate and other heat-sensitive items may soften or melt. In colder months, drinks and certain products may freeze, leak, or become damaged in transit.

We do what we reasonably can to reduce that risk. Liquids are packed in sealed protective bags to help protect the rest of your order if a bottle leaks or bursts. During summer, we may add ice packs to chocolate orders or take extra packing precautions where possible. Even so, there is no way to fully guarantee that heat-sensitive or cold-sensitive products will arrive unaffected during extreme weather.

We are clear about that because we would rather be honest than make promises we cannot always control. Your trust matters to us, and we try to be transparent about how we price, pack, and ship every order.

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