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If meeting Molly isn't enough to make you visit Myers, how about the Walkers mince pies and Christmas crackers? Or, yes, spotted dick -- the Heinz pudding -- makes a silly stocking stuffer for someone on your list. They also sell Typhoo and PG Tips teas, a wide selection of Wilkns and Sons jams, Colman's mustard, Branston Pickle and other British favorites.

They make and sell their own sausages including bangers and chipolatas (as requested in some stuffing recipes or when making a Full English breakfast), Scotch eggs and meat pies. Citysearch suggests that the meat pies make Myers "an offbeat lunch stop."

While the government limits what Myers can import, if you don't see a UK "favourite", ask an employee and they can tell you if they have plans to carry the item soon. Unfortunately, they no longer have Mr. Kipling's pies. Apparently lard in Kipling's crust makes them illegal for export.

If you haven't tried these every day British staples yet, save the Yankee jokes about the food of Britain until you give some of this a try. You might pop in to Myers for the candy bars like the Curly-Wurly and the Yorkie ("It's not for girls," the wrapper oddly claims) and some lemon curd.