Edible Xmas gifts that can be made well in advance.....

tinksy

800g red onions
4 tbsp of olive oil
1tsp salt
100g golden granulated sugar
5 tbsp of red wine vinegar
1 tbsp of fresh thyme leaves

heat oil in large pan and add onions. sweat over a low heat for 35-40mins stirring frequently until they have reduced considerably and are very soft. dont allow them to brown.

add everything else and simmer til liquid has evapourated and jam is thick.

hope that helps!

ladyfalco

Can it be eaten right away or does it have to be left for a while and what do you serve it with? Sounds lovely!

ladyfalco

lmb i agree about an easier way to get recipes, maybe a sticky or listed on the first page would help

mr_knight

ladyfalco wrote: »

lmb i agree about an easier way to get recipes, maybe a sticky or listed on the first page would help

Yep I agree with that. I spent ages using the search tool and scrolling through the forum for recipies. If we had a sticky at least we could say see page ????? etc.

tinksy

it doesnt say whether it can be eaten straight away or not sadly. ive not tried it yet so i dont know what it will make like - its on my to do list!! i usually find onion marmalade plus cheese is yummy!!!

Sazzarella

Sazzarella wrote: »

I have attempted my first batch of Pear Drop Vodka! Unfortunately I couldn't find proper pear drops I could only find the large pear drops that kinda look like the rhubarb and custard sweets with the red bit and the yellow bit!
I've stuck this in my vodka but its gone all cloudy and looks a bit like pink milk! Will this still taste ok? :S

Have now strained the unfortunate looking pear drop vodka and has come out really clear and no longer sludgy hurrah! Have made some skittles vodka also and want to try the toffee next

Anglea

mr_knight wrote: »

Yep I agree with that. I spent ages using the search tool and scrolling through the forum for recipies. If we had a sticky at least we could say see page ????? etc.

I know it's not our thread or has all the information you want, but if you look at the sticky Gifts and Hampers at the top of the Special Occasions forum and scroll down it, there is a section specifically with food and drink recipes

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/414524

Here is the post about food -

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=4746598&postcount=10

EssexSaver_2

So sorry everybody if this is really obvious - i want to try making toffee vodka and raspberry vodka, im going to buy a 70cl bottle of vodka - and want to do half and half - so how many packs of werthers do i need for 35cl vodka and approx how many raspberries?

Thanks for your help:)

mum2one

EssexSaver wrote: »

So sorry everybody if this is really obvious - i want to try making toffee vodka and raspberry vodka, im going to buy a 70cl bottle of vodka - and want to do half and half - so how many packs of werthers do i need for 35cl vodka and approx how many raspberries?

Thanks for your help:)

Hi

I would go for 1 punnet raspberries and 1 bag of werthers, and see how the vodka looks once in, you can top up at the time of making it,
xx

tinksy

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i also bought my ribbon today so I can start wrapping the tops of my pots with material etc.