It's STILL tough and not getting better - so how are we coping?

grandma247

Would anyone like a coleslaw recipe? good for using up cabbage and it keeps well because it is "canned"

jackieglasgow

Well done on the debt freeness, Wee_Jo!!! That's lovely.

kezlou

After much hunting i've found a undercounter fridge, undercounter freezer on ebay thats quite close to me, so i've watching them at the moment. If i'm lucky i'll get them both for £22:D

Just had a phonecall off my youngest telling abou the horses on the farm. Couldn't help but howl at hi telling me how the "baby horse came out of the big horses back side" and the vet's hand had to go in the "pooey hole". :rotfl:

Only my child i tell ya, so lovely hearing his voice.

jackieglasgow

That's great Kezlou, and :rotfl: at your boy, he sounds quite the character!

grandma247

Coleslaw to can or freeze

1 medium head cabbage

1 large carrot

1 green pepper

1 small onion

1 teaspoon salt

SYRUP

1 cup vinegar

1/4 cup water

2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon celery seeds

1 teaspoon mustard seeds

Shred together vegetables. Add the salt. Let stand 1 hour. Drain
water from vegetables. Boil syrup ingredients together for 1
minute, cool. Add syrup to vegetables. Pack into quart jars and
process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes, or put into freezer
containers and freeze. Leftovers may be frozen. This slaw may be
drained before use and mayonnaise added, or used as is.

NOTE: The boiling water bath is a necessary step to sterilize the jar and contents so it will keep a long time. I have eaten it a year after making it and it was still good. You just need a pan deep enough to take the jars and enough water to go two inches above the top of the jars with room for boiling. A large stock pot is ideal. Edit:PUT A TEATOWEL OR OTHER CLOTH IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN.
Make sure the pan is half full of boiling water then add the jars and top up with a kettle if needed. Bring to a rolling boil and put the lid on. start timing from the moment it begins to boil.
If you live a thousand feet or more above sea level you will need to process them for a bit longer either google it or ask me to as it varies.
Then when the time is up turn off the heat and leave for about 5 minutes then take the jars carefully out of the pan onto a teatowel covered worktop and leave for 24 hours undisturbed. You will begin to hear popping after a while as the jars start to seal. If any do not seal after 24 hours put in the fridge and use first.
Wipe the jars,label and store.
Note 2: I use the curry sauce jars and lids. They seal fine.

lambanana

Wee_Jo wrote: »

Oops, sorry Kezlou, I just went on to the front page and saw the other thread! Must pay better attention!!!

(Got DEBT FREE today so I am a wee bit exciteable and distracted! )

Congratulations :beer: that's fantastic!

ginnyknit

Grandma 247 thats just the recipe I was looking for! Thanks

Aww weeJo am really pleased for you hunny, must have been hard work but amazing result, lets hope more of us are heading that way :beer:

gailey_2

Prudent wrote: »

gailey, Its 1% fat, so maybe a bit less than semi skimmed. Tastes great

I now have some freezer room, so will get two when I do my shop tomorrow.I have ooking at your list for winter too. I might add something useful every week. Going to start with some UHT milk as that shouldn't be too expensive.

Edit: also good at Morrisons is 4 free range eggs for 50p.

Thanks ever so much nots sure kids happy as morrisions over 2mile walk each way but did go huge park nearby with picnic and the rain dident start.
Ony got 1 in end as worried it be too low fat more my fussy family got 4pints normal semi for quid and the 50p egg promo sadly ended as I only buy free range eggs.

Forget how cheap morrisions is on some things find them ok for frozen grocery and fresh fish but produce never seems to last although the 1quid for rasberries/blueberries good but only had a tenner on me.

Not sure stepson was amused with me adding up everything as went along, rummaging through reduced section, getting basics such a contrast to his mam.

Although he was allocated quid by hubby he had energy drink 40p and 90p sandwiches then unhappy that sandwich came out of his money.
I got 80p sandwich for daughter and 39p samosa for me plus triple pack basic orange juice 37p for us to drink.
reduced pack lyons cupcakes and icecreams on offer so shopping with kids definatly cost me more as spent 4.50 on stuff for them.
Got to bake a white loaf later as son hates granary.
Being tight and rationing crisps as he would quite happily eat 10packs a day.

They all had nice time and lost exercise but lost several hours back home shattered, grumpy baby lots to do.
Definatly going to rain sadly.

Right more news on bog roll morriosions value 12pack 1,29 so 7p cheaper than sainsburys.
For those who like nouvelle co-op had 18pack on bogoff for 3.80

kezlou good luck finding fridge freezer we have 2nd and appliance shops here and sofa project if on low income.
classified good place to look.

Thanks for recipies dont want to waste 2 remaining cabbages hubby would.

Didednt realise you could freeze coleslaw.

EstherH

gailey wrote: »

is that for semi skimmed as might have to change my plans today and go morrisions/lidls instead then.

Looks like rain but eldest 2 driving me potty already hubby left for late shift back at 9, bit annoyed as hes promised son takeaway pizza tonight and has given me 10quid but need to give son quid for sweets and whatever e wants am I being tight as cant be doing same for daughter as we need more

milk, eggs, toothpaste, potatoes and fruit.

Galley, I don't think you're being tight if he hasn't given your daughter anything extra, that doesn't seem fair. But suppose from his point of view, daughter there all the time and son only part time. Hard one.

Raining here now. It's rained every day for last three weeks I think. And so dull.

ceridwen

TEN packets of crisps a day - YIKES:eek: ....

Cant recall when I last had crisps - but I am thinking about trying to make my own crisps (from any vegetables going - not just potatoes).

I got rather confused/lost when I went hunting round t'Internet recently for recipes for making crisps from various vegetables...has anyone tried it and have you got a good recipe for this please?:D I'm hoping to be able to make my own "posh" type ones - kettle crisps, beetroot crisps, etc...as they charge "an arm and a leg" for readymade ones...:cool: