Christmas day food hamper. What would you put in it?

Spendless

Want to make up a hamper that includes items used/eaten at christmas dinner. So far have got or had idea of

goose fat (for roast potatoes)

chocolate biscuits (already bought)

xmas crackers

Bottle of bubbly - perhaps?

and then I'm getting stuck.

tranmererovers

We have gone to my sisters for dinner the last couple of years and I always include

Couple of bottles of nice wine
Christmas Pudding
After Eight mints
Crackers
Biscuits and Choccies
Cranberry sauce (and apple sauce because my brother has to have that every year )
Nuts
Some nice coffee

tranmererovers

Oh and some home made mince pies

jackomdj

Spendless wrote: »

Want to make up a hamper that includes items used/eaten at christmas dinner.

make sure that the people you are doing it for know! Things like fat, Xmas crackers etc they will buy in advance if they don't know you are getting it for them!

If you are going to be opening it quickly then cheese, biscuits & port would be nice.

A bottle of baileys (my fave)
Little pots of gold
Nuts
Marsipan stuff

Spendless

jackomdj wrote: »

make sure that the people you are doing it for know! Things like fat, Xmas crackers etc they will buy in advance if they don't know you are getting it for them!

If you are going to be opening it quickly then cheese, biscuits & port would be nice.

A bottle of baileys (my fave)
Little pots of gold
Nuts
Marsipan stuff

Not a problem. I intend my hamper to be of the 'treat' variety that I know they will not buy themselves eg they would not buy goose fat especially for roasties, they will use the oil that they have in and in the event they want to use their own on xmas day, they will save anything I get them to be used on an alternative date over xmas.

motherhen2234

A little xmas cake and some nice filter coffee ?

romylou_2

I think the Hamper should contain stuff that the recipient would not normally buy. Specialist foods such as HM fudge, Jams and Curds. Unusual sauces or desserts (obviously food stuff that will keep for a period of time).

LEJC

some nice packets of cheese buiscuits or flatbreads to go with some cheese
a luxury christmas pud
Brandy butter
some dates..or nuts in shells and a nutcracker
a few miniture bottles...maybe port whisky or somthing similar...If you specially want bubbly ..go for a half bottle...or something like sparkling elderflower if they dont drink
a box of nice chocs...or a couple of chocolate santas...or if you have time make some homemade fudge or truffles
a jar of quality pickled onions...some chutneys or pickles..they do some nice ones in M&S.
not that christmassy...but a nice packet of pasta and perhaps a sauce as a bit of an alernative or to be used on boxing day with the leftovers

Spendless

romylou wrote: »

I think the Hamper should contain stuff that the recipient would not normally buy. Specialist foods such as HM fudge, Jams and Curds. Unusual sauces or desserts (obviously food stuff that will keep for a period of time).

hmmmmm. The thing is the recipient only likes 'useful' stuff for xmas presents (as reflecting in their choice of gifts to us) so am not convinced they would use it if it was too specialist. Something like goose fat is fine, as they will try it out, to see if it does roasties better, but unusual sauces may be a bit too 'way out'.:cool:

katelu

My mum did one for me one year for Christmas tea. She put in cheese and crackers, a small bottle of port, some chutney, some nuts, a pack of coffee and some nice tea. Some homemade mince pies and a box of chocs. Was lovely to snuggle up with on the sofa after the kids had gone to bed!

boiler_man

Why not include some chutney to go with any left over meat/cheese. I'd go with homemade, farmshop or supermarket extra special.