People having sweet buffets

curlylou1986

Hey guys,

thought let you know some of the bits we have got for our sweetie table.
Managed to get different size kiln jars in £1 land, also ikea were good for some pasta jars so we got them.
Hope these links work -

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40137911

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20132453

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00030262

Also these are the bits i found on ebay -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260635368595&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:GB:1123
I got the bags above in orange and pink to match our theme!

I cant find the scoops i brought as my internet is touch and go at the mo and ebay doesnt like working for me, but they were £1.99 and pack of 3 clear plastic scoops in different sizes - will try and find the info for you all though.

hope may have helped some?

sparklylime

maggie111 wrote: »

12oz is huge.... It will hold about as much as a bag of sugar, possibly more... Get a measuring jug or scales and weigh it out to get an idea of volume??

Oooops! That is huge :eek:

Can you tell that ounces mean absolutely nothing to me?! D'oh!

MissPixie

Haha oz mean nothing to me either but I saw a picture next to a ruler to compare online and was like wow.. maybe not then :P

kitschkitty

An ounce is about 25g or the weight of a medium egg.

When we bought sweets as kids we'd get a quarter (of a pound) which is 4oz or 100grams (rounded down).

I actually think £10 a kilo is expensive for sweets, that's £1 a quarter, but then I could easily visit a fab local sweet shop and choose from dozens upon dozens of things all at less than that.

Sadly I can't though as I'm diabetic, and sugar free cola bottles just don't do it for me.

BarbC

Hi Kitschkitty -Obviously if you are diabetic its not something for you - I didnt want a sit down meal as I am veggie and preferred a buffet so I wasnt the only saddo eating soggy veggie lasagne!
My FIL2B is diabetic and so I am hoping to incorporate some diabetic sweeties and some strawberries so he doesnt feel totally left out. I think I will label all the sweets and certain types contain gelatine or other ingredients that veggies cant eat. I know it complicates things but if its done prettily I think it wont detract and people can make advised food choices so they will appreciate it. I need to look into the coeliac thing too as we have a couple in my extended family.
I was wondering if you were having a cheesy cake or if you have a special recipe or binning the cake thing altogether? I have just knocked up a dessert for FIL's b/day but can never find a suitable cake recipe for birthday type cakes. (he is not insulin dependant - my friend who is, chooses to eat sugary stuff and then as he says "shoot up" afterwards, I don't know if that is good for him but he seems healthy at face value).

xjoannexxx

i found these plastic scoops

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pack-3-Clear-Plastic-Scoops-/220660649916?pt=UK_Kitchen_Accessories

kitschkitty

BarbC wrote: »

Hi Kitschkitty -Obviously if you are diabetic its not something for you - I didnt want a sit down meal as I am veggie and preferred a buffet so I wasnt the only saddo eating soggy veggie lasagne!
My FIL2B is diabetic and so I am hoping to incorporate some diabetic sweeties and some strawberries so he doesnt feel totally left out. I think I will label all the sweets and certain types contain gelatine or other ingredients that veggies cant eat. I know it complicates things but if its done prettily I think it wont detract and people can make advised food choices so they will appreciate it. I need to look into the coeliac thing too as we have a couple in my extended family.
I was wondering if you were having a cheesy cake or if you have a special recipe or binning the cake thing altogether? I have just knocked up a dessert for FIL's b/day but can never find a suitable cake recipe for birthday type cakes. (he is not insulin dependant - my friend who is, chooses to eat sugary stuff and then as he says "shoot up" afterwards, I don't know if that is good for him but he seems healthy at face value).

You can eat sweet foods as part of a balanced diet, so I will be having cake!

The reason were not having a candy buffet is that we simply don't think our guests would appreciate it -it's just not their thing.

In all honesty drinks are worse - most places the only sugar free options are diet coke, tea, coffee, or water - very boring.

But on your wedding day you have to enjoy yourself, so as long as I take my tablets and don't make a habit of eating lots of sugary food's it's fine. Also eating sweet things as snacks is worse than eating them as part of a meal.

I think labeling stuff is a good idea if you are concerned. Rather than labeling everything could you make a little note sheet for the table of whats good for who or maybe just a simple code like V, GF and SF on each tag would be discreet but easy to see so people can easily choose?

VK-2008

does anyone you know have access to a warehouse like makro or costco? you would get a bargain their

BarbC

VK-2008 wrote: »

does anyone you know have access to a warehouse like makro or costco? you would get a bargain their

That's such a good idea - Ive only been loking online and bargain shops but so far nothing startling. I wish we were nearer one but live out in the lakes so the petrol to Newcastle cost would outweigh the saving I think. You have given me a good idea though - I
know someone who runs a pub, I could maybe see where he gets his wholesale stuff from and see if they do sweeties too. Hmmm, Thanks for that VK.