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yey!! christmas cakes are in the oven!!

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  • Paulie'sGirl
    Paulie'sGirl Posts: 923 Forumite
    edited 13 October 2009 at 3:19PM
    Oh dear... I haven't done any of this. You're all so wonderfully organised!!

    I have made tomato chutney and mango chutney (ALDI Super Six mangos :D) for hampers though :)

    I just had a quick google for Stir Up Sunday, and WikiAnswers reckons "Apparently it is the Sunday before the first Sunday of Advent which this year is Nov 29th which makes stir-up Sunday Nov 22nd" - so I'll try not to panic just yet!

    PGxx
  • Reverbe
    Reverbe Posts: 4,210 Forumite
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    edited 13 October 2009 at 3:28PM
    Wow I am really impressed by all the MSE folks getting all prepared. I would normally have bought the pressys by now but I have decided not to have Christmas this year.

    OH doesn't do gifts and cards n that anyway. I normally have to buy some gifts for flatmate and for his family- thats one for his parents and one for his brother and sister in law as we used to spend Xmas Day with them.Used to keep them to a £10 each max- plants., biscuits etc..Flatmate isnt buying pressys as he had big debts and I don't think I will go to Xmas Dinner with them this year to save money (plus there have been family issues which have changed things)

    I did make pressys last year of biscuits and cranberry sauces but I don't think these were well recieved - even looked down upon and I didn't even get the expensive jars back so won't be doing that this year.

    It's gonna be easier just to cancel the whole thing anyway.Will enjoy reading the MSE threads tho. :D And I hope all MSErs have a wonderful Christmas.
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  • helyg
    helyg Posts: 454 Forumite
    Oh Reverbe, I would love to receive your HM pressies!

    Have been making my mincemeat this afternoon, now my house smells all yummy and Christmassy.
  • Reverbe
    Reverbe Posts: 4,210 Forumite
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    aww thanks hely. I was thinking of making mincemeat this year myself til the finances got even worse.. Enjoy the lovely aromas...
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  • baz_chaz
    baz_chaz Posts: 43 Forumite
    Surely the cakes and puddings will go off by Christmas Day??? It's still two months away.

    They certainly won't go off :cool: but they might get eaten :rotfl:
  • baz_chaz wrote: »
    They certainly won't go off :cool: but they might get eaten :rotfl:

    lol.. how did you know???!! we already finished the 'spare' loaf christmas cake between us and my mum and nan... i put it down to quality control.. :o
    it was yummy!!
    now just have to keep my paws off the 'real' one!!

    :rotfl:
  • baz_chaz
    baz_chaz Posts: 43 Forumite
    charliee wrote: »
    lol.. how did you know???!! we already finished the 'spare' loaf christmas cake between us and my mum and nan...:rotfl:

    Easy, when we make our batch of puds there's always the tester on the day :D

    Then a few weeks later, say mid November, another tester ........ just to make sure they're still alright :o

    Of course just to make doubly sure, another tested early December :rolleyes:

    Each one with different custard/sauce, then Mrs C makes custard then a rum sauce and a brandy sauce on christmas day. The pud is always the highlight of our christmas dinner :D
  • NJW69
    NJW69 Posts: 843 Forumite
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    Oh dear... I haven't done any of this. You're all so wonderfully organised!!

    I have made tomato chutney and mango chutney (ALDI Super Six mangos :D) for hampers though :)

    I just had a quick google for Stir Up Sunday, and WikiAnswers reckons "Apparently it is the Sunday before the first Sunday of Advent which this year is Nov 29th which makes stir-up Sunday Nov 22nd" - so I'll try not to panic just yet!

    PGxx

    Do you have a recipe for the mango chutney please?
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