May 2017 Grocery Challenge

This morning I had a "kitchen" session turning what was left of the weekend's pork joint into "other things". I remarked to DH that once I'd finished, I'd mop the kitchen floor and while that dried I'd pop over to the local C!op for some milk. He offered to go instead and came back with the milk + a malt loaf (no worries, it was on offer at 60p and I do like a couple of slices of buttered squishy malt loaf) + not one, but two large bottles of lemonade! Why? Because it was on offer. :doh: So, another £2.75 spent - that was expensive milk!

XSpender wrote: »

£3.00 spent in Land of the Pound on tin foil, chocolate fingers and jelly beans.

£11.00 spent in M&S on gluten free quiche, sausage rolls, fruit scones and bread.

I am making DS and 2 sets of his grandparents (and me and his Dad;)) a proper birthday party tea on Sunday for his 7th birthday. The kind of party tea I had as a kid 40 years ago when Krispy Kreme parties and soft play didn't exist! :eek:

Apart from the usual sandwiches and sausage rolls I always remember having chocolate fingers and fairy cakes with icing and a sweet on top. And a big jug of orange squash to wash it down before jelly and ice cream. Anyone else remember what else you had at a party tea back in the 70s?

All of the spends today are for the party (except the bread and foil which are everyday stuff).

Yes I do !! And I do similar for my boys too, I make pizzas too as they are a favourite. And the lolly bag to take home was always my favourite. Although I've noticed in recent years Mums have turned the lolly bag in to a bag of cheap plastic toys and one fun size mars bar :eek:

A Seventies birthday party. The cheese, pineapple and sausages on cocktail sticks are spot on Seventies but they are a bit lethal for small children.

Cadbury's Mini Rolls were always a huge hit.
Sandwiches, always seemed to be salmon fish paste or chicken spread or strawberry jam. This was on thin white slices of wax-wrapped bread, crusts cut off.

The birthday cake was usually either a chocolate sponge or a Victoria sponge covered in fondant icing. No fancy shapes usually. Just a standard circular cake.
I can remember a white blancmange rabbit being the centrepiece of one friend's birthday party. Blancmange was the most boring, tasteless dessert ever, I hated it.
If I recall correctly, all it is, is flavoured extra thick white sauce made with milk and cornflour.

A big plate of drop scones was a must at our church parties. Here they were called 'pikelets' and tasted heavenly.

Drink was orange or lemon squash or lemonade, not Coca Cola, as that was for teenagers. Party blowers that unrolled with a raspberry noise were always popular, ditto balloons.
A game of Postman's Knock, Musical Chairs /Statues (if you had a record player) or Spin The Bottle was obligatory.

Fendi-bag-lady - take it back and complain. That money is better off in your pocket rather than in their till!!

XSpender said

Anyone else remember what else you had at a party tea back in the 70s?

We always had cheese and pineapple chunks, or cocktail sausages and tiny picked onions on cocktail sticks stuck into foil covered potatoes. Height of sophistication

Three more NSDs this week, and a nice meal for sudden guests prepared from what we already had in, rather than newly bought goodies. Helped to reduce the pasta mountain too
Supermarket tomorrow though, not looking forward to it as it's where things usually go pear shaped!

Ohhh I forgot to 'join' can I be put down for £300 for May please

Have had my first spend at Aldi of £56 this included a fair amount of stuff for youngest's work food.