50p a day til Christmas - healthily?! Weezl's next challenge...

Tightwadways

Seakay - it's the jars that I wanted to sterilise before use...I've since read that you can wash them in hot water then pop them in the oven on low to dry...any other methods welcome

Loganberries - mmmmm...I'm pretty sure I remember my dad making wine with these when I was a teenager...lethal stuff, veryyyyy nice though!!!

Sian_the_Green

I think they make loganberry jam/jelly to go with the meatballs at Ikea

lou1981

THank you Ladies I am going to go pick over the weekend then, might make a crumble for the kiddies.
x

MRSMCAWBER

Evening all

Sending hugs to you Bashful ..and anyone else who needs one too

Well this morning I had bananas in need of using so made a banana ginger parkin... that is said to last up to 2 months in a tub :T ... i had enough nanas to make a double batch..so i now have 30 good size pieces stashed in the box...well minus the ones we tried .. I will copy the recipe over from the GC thread in the morning just in case anyone can make use of it:T . I only picked that one as i was looking for something that i wouldn't have to freeze -im desperately trying to make a wee bit of space in there:p .. I'm sure you could omit the ginger and add sultanas of a few choc chips for the kiddies ...next time i need to add more ginger...mind the flavour should develope -so we will wait n see:D

I also cooked the gammon and turned the stock into soup with onions, celery, carrots and split yellow peas -so hubby will take that for his lunch on friday (to save me freezing it )
I am finally ordering a remoska in the morning :T I wanted one a couple of years ago..but talked myself out of it... now i have talked myself back into one again -hubby has agreed to get me one for xmas-after much persuation ... I read on the remoska thread that they will honour the summer price -£10 cheaper until august 31 on phone orders so i may as well save us £10.. ooh and i can pay a little less tax..not much saved -but it all helps:j im convincing myself that the standard size is all we need:o .... and that i don't need to spend £9.99 on the recipe book..my mum has it and im not even going to order al the extra pans, racks etc..im bound to find something suitable out here..thats assuming i haven't allready got something in my cupboard...so thats an improvement for me :A :rotfl: Im looking at saving on gas/electric.. i told mum about them, and she got one first -the cheek and she is in love and reckons she hasn't had her oven on since she got it :T

Right i had better get off again.... have a great night everyone:D

Sian_the_Green

Well Mrs M you sound like a pretty fabulous lady and your hubby must just be grinning all the time from all this yummy produce. How do you have the time to do it all, I make something and need to sit down for an hour

Seakay

freecycle wrote: »

Seakay - it's the jars that I wanted to sterilise before use...I've since read that you can wash them in hot water then pop them in the oven on low to dry...any other methods welcome

Loganberries - mmmmm...I'm pretty sure I remember my dad making wine with these when I was a teenager...lethal stuff, veryyyyy nice though!!!

I use the hot water, dry in the oven method myself - also use this for metal lids (if you are using vinegar make sure the lids have an enamel lining as metal corodes) but I think that you could use Milton sterilising fluid (or a Milton - alike) or campden tablets or sodium metabisulphite in solution if you happen to have home brew equipment or a shop that sells it near you.

In_Search_Of_Me

evening all...just popping in to say hi. Nowt frugal for me today as did shop for mum while I am in hospital so got some goodies plus lots cat food, litter etc so I wont have to do too much lifting...I saw a remoska and couldnt beieve how muh they cost!! HOW expensive! Just back from seeing mama mia and can def reccomend it for a good girlie.feel good/weepie & make you laugh film! A wonderful bit of escapism from the day to day drudgery!
Weezl says hello - spoke last night and poor things STILL decorating plus they had a minor mishap that involved an acetate monkey, a nail and a pipe and then a plumber....oops! send em hugs if you know how...think they may be needed - not in extremes but certainly would help!

JayJay14

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

I think they make loganberry jam/jelly to go with the meatballs at Ikea

Sian they use lingonberries - a bit like redcurrants - to make the jam at Ikea.

NSD for me today - 8 so far. I think I might make it this month if I can just keep out of the shops as I have loads of stuff in the freezer and cupboards just need the usual F & V

Keep up the good work everyone.

Sian_the_Green

Aw man, totally ruined my Ikea credentials

I do love those meatballs though, whatever they put with them, he he. Sorry

foxy-tigger

Ok......I think I am going to sound stupid.....but...... what is a Remoska?!?!?!:o

Yep. I was right. I did!!!!:rolleyes: