Princes Peach Slices in Light Syrup - 410g

Tinned peaches sit right at the heart of the British pudding cupboard. They turned up after Sunday lunch, at school dinners, at teatime at your nan's, and at the bottom of more trifles than anyone could count.

People in Canada go looking for these because a recipe from home only works with the tin from home. The trifle your mum made, the peaches and evap after tea, the bowl you had when you were off school poorly: it is the Princes slices that make it taste the way you remember.

It is a standard 410g tin, enough for a couple of generous bowls or the fruit layer in a decent trifle. It sits happily in the cupboard until you need it. Once it is open, tip what is left into a covered dish and keep it in the fridge, if there is any left.

Princes is a familiar name across British supermarket shelves, on tins of fish and fruit alike. These peaches tend to go home in the same bag as a carton of custard, a tin of evaporated milk or a packet of jelly, which is how trifles start.