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

shaz_mum_of__2

Right

now even i am wondering if i have gone mad :rotfl: :rotfl:

here is a pic of my jars :T :T

these are the empty ones there are loads more full of stuff i have made over the last few months




the tall ones at the back (old cider vinegar bottles)are hopefully going to be filled with ketchup if the sun ever ripens my tomatoes then topped with a cork and sealed with a wax seal

until this year i had never done preserves now i am addicted although some recipes are not cheap unless you have access to an apple or plum tree or shed loads of tomatoes etc and the cost of vinegar and sugar doesnt help but boy does it taste good

trying out a pork pie recipe soon then can have a proper ploughmans


Thanks to whoever recommended animal vegetable miracle book i got it and really enjoying it


Shaz

BASHFUL_2

welcome steve40 :-)

Its so nice that there are so many of you that live so close to eachother :j

Not that it would matter hugely as I'm a bit of a recluse!!!! But is anyone here in Essex??!!!:o

You all make my day so much better, hope you're all having lovely days, and hope Weezl and the baby Weezl Monkey both have full tummys!!!!!

weezl74

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

I am entering the rhubarb and ginger chutney i made earlier in the year(and sent to weezl) to our village show next week as well as some marmalade and a fruit cake


shaz

It had better win! It was to die for!


Nomnomnom:D

Weezl x

Beki

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

Right

now even i am wondering if i have gone mad :rotfl: :rotfl:

here is a pic of my jars :T :T

these are the empty ones there are loads more full of stuff i have made over the last few months




the tall ones at the back (old cider vinegar bottles)are hopefully going to be filled with ketchup if the sun ever ripens my tomatoes then topped with a cork and sealed with a wax seal

until this year i had never done preserves now i am addicted although some recipes are not cheap unless you have access to an apple or plum tree or shed loads of tomatoes etc and the cost of vinegar and sugar doesnt help but boy does it taste good

trying out a pork pie recipe soon then can have a proper ploughmans


Thanks to whoever recommended animal vegetable miracle book i got it and really enjoying it


Shaz

is it a bit weird to be jealous of someone's glass jars?

*is feeling a bit abnormal (for a change! - not!)* :rotfl:

weezl74

shaz, beki and all other glass jar stockpilers,

Are your plans for chutneys part of a christmas plan or are they for you and your family?

Last year we did hampers with chutneys, relishes, ice cream sauce, chilli jam, apple cheese... Went down well with most folk!

Beki, just a quick thought, ISOM has been very successful with selling her strawberry jam at work, making approx £1 profit per jar. If you made big batches, it could make a healthy contribution to the holiday fund?! I'll butt out now!

Love Weezl x

HypnoNu

Beki wrote: »

is it a bit weird to be jealous of someone's glass jars?

*is feeling a bit abnormal (for a change! - not!)* :rotfl:

I was just thinking the same thing.... i wish i had that many jars!:rotfl:
I'm sat here thinking of ways we can empty some from the cupboard!

weezl74

just about to make a triple batch of the coconut loaf, as acetate monkey loves it so much! I might be a bit low on sugar tho, I'll just have a look see...

weezl74

Awwww! not enough sugar!

I've got 300g of sugar. The original recipe calls for 200g. If I made a double batch and added sultanas for extra sweetness, do people think that might work?

Also, hello to new people and ex-lurkers, lovely to see you

Love Weezl x

Beki

weezl74 wrote: »

shaz, beki and all other glass jar stockpilers,

Are your plans for chutneys part of a christmas plan or are they for you and your family?

a bit of each - some for xmas pressies, and some for keeping us in jams/chutneys etc

weezl74 wrote: »

Beki, just a quick thought, ISOM has been very successful with selling her strawberry jam at work, making approx £1 profit per jar. If you made big batches, it could make a healthy contribution to the holiday fund?! I'll butt out now!

Love Weezl x

Brilliant! Why hadn't i thought of that!!! Thank you!

shaz_mum_of__2

weezl74 wrote: »

Awwww! not enough sugar!

I've got 300g of sugar. The original recipe calls for 200g. If I made a double batch and added sultanas for extra sweetness, do people think that might work?

Also, hello to new people and ex-lurkers, lovely to see you

Love Weezl x

i would think would be ok i replace some of the sugar with glace cherries sometimes too

jams and chutney are at the research stage for me as am considering asking a little village farm shop to sell them on my behalf and want to get it right

the shop sells all kinds veg so can hopefully get cheaper ingredients there too so

some things there isn't much profit in like beetroot it cost me £3 to make 3 large jars not inc the gas but so much better but cnt see anyone paying £2 a jar

Hoping uni might be an outlet for stuff too

Shaz-eating leftover risotto and lemon cake yummy