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Tree Chocolates
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welshcakes
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I never buy the stringed tree chocolates for Christmas. Instead, I diligently sit down infront of tv for an evening and use a needle and thread to pierce the net bags of choc coins which are much cheaper. I also get Supercook bags of mini marshmallows and make little threads of them.
The variations on home thread tree 'candy' is endless and with little blobs of icing sugar, you can create all sorts of wonderful edible ornaments.
The variations on home thread tree 'candy' is endless and with little blobs of icing sugar, you can create all sorts of wonderful edible ornaments.
Integrity is a dying art!:p
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Great idea to use the mini marshmallows that way! My mil used to take a needle and thread and make loops in the ends of quality street sweets, they looked lovely. I would like to have a go at some gingerbread cookies with a hole in the top for looping ribbon through to hang on the tree this year.
Has anyone seen any fondant filled tree chocs around? I can't find them anywhere
Maybe they are too old style these days? What a shame! Our days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart rather than a piece of our mind.
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I make the stainglass biscuits, and hang on the tree, very easy to make and look fab0
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catznine wrote:Has anyone seen any fondant filled tree chocs around? I can't find them anywhere Maybe they are too old style these days? What a shame!
Haven't seen any however Aldis and Lidl always stock great continental goodies that can be threaded and plenty of gingerbread. The kids and I bought one of their make your own Gingerbread Houses (£2.99). It's a kit form 3-D house and gave us an evening of quality family time.
As an alternative to fondants, this year I'm going to buy the packs of fondant creme mints (trebor I think). They're big white mints and hopefully will smell lovely and be a nice palate cleaner after meals (or for anyone lucky enough to have a bit of mistletoe hanging around!)Integrity is a dying art!:p0 -
Counting_Pennies wrote:I make the stainglass biscuits, and hang on the tree, very easy to make and look fab
They sound rather good. Any chance of a recipe/directions please
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welshcakes wrote:Haven't seen any however Aldis and Lidl always stock great continental goodies that can be threaded and plenty of gingerbread. The kids and I bought one of their make your own Gingerbread Houses (£2.99). It's a kit form 3-D house and gave us an evening of quality family time.
That's really good value, John Lewis are doing them for £14.99 :eek:0 -
Don't you feel 'cheated' when [STRIKE]you[/STRIKE] the kids bite into those hollow tree decorations? I don't buy them now for that reason. When I was a child they had a yummy filling. Not sure if they are still available.0
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Sliced dried lemon and orange slices also make funky decorations. I was given a jar of cinnamon sticks last year so this year I've tied them in bundles and attached them with ribbon to my door wreath.Integrity is a dying art!:p0
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Penny_Watcher wrote:They sound rather good. Any chance of a recipe/directions please
You can cheat and buy the packets I think they are made by Supercook (in the Christmas food section of Tescos definitely)
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50g light soft brown sugar
50 g butter (softened)
small egg
115g plain flour
15g cornflour
1 tsp ground mixed spice
solid round boiled sweets
large cutter (Usborne books recommend a star)
fat drinking strawer or skewer
small round cutter slightly bigger than the sweets
large baking tray lined with parchment
Heat oven to 180
Using wooden spoon mix sugar and butter really well
Break egg into a separate bowl and beat
Mix half egg into mixture little at a time Don't use the other half
Sift flour, cornflour and spice through a sieve
Mix together well
Squeeze mixture in hands until a firm dough is formed make into a large ball
Roll out (on sprinkled flour base) until 5mm thick
Line baking tray with parchment
Use star cutter and fish slice them on to baking tray
Make a hole in each star pressing straw or skewer near the top (to later thread some ribbon through)
Use small round cutter to cut a hole in middle of each star
Reuse the dough until all stars are made (approx 20)
Drop a sweet into the hole in each star and put on middle shelf of oven
Bake for 12 mins
Leave on tray until completely cool
Thread with ribbon and hang on tree or eat!0 -
I have a black christmas tree, and I managed to get some hollow halloween chocolates in Selfridges at half price and added string, and now have a spooky christmas treeWith Love From The Mistress xx
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re: stained glass biscuits...a little extra tip
They do tend to come out better if you crush up the boiled sweets first too...and they do look great!!
clara;)0
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