Super Scrimpers

kittiej

I'm a Yorkshire lass and we have yorkies with any type of 'Sunday' dinner, as a child visiting granparents if any yorkies were left over then they would be eaten afterwards with either jam or butter and sugar - yum.

Speaking of bread sauce I don't think DH likes it but occasionally I make it for myself, I make my own though I don't use the packet stuff.

lisakay_2

JBD wrote: »

Lol, all this talk of raspberry vodka makes me wish I still drank! I guess you could do a really 'MSE' version by picking brambles in September [free obviously] then adding them to the vodka. After 3 months it would probably be mega strong.

BAck in sept I made rhubarb vodka, blackberry and raspberry brandy and damson gin. you're right, it is a tad potent;). must strain and bottle it!!

nearlyrich

pillion wrote: »

I have never had, nor ever heard of anyone else having, yorkshire puddings with a Christmas dinner. Perhaps it's a regional thing, however, now you've mentioned it I might just give it a try, I love yorkies.

I bought some Christmas themed bun tins a few years ago ideal for festive yorkies :beer:

maman

kittiej wrote: »

I'm a Yorkshire lass and we have yorkies with any type of 'Sunday' dinner, as a child visiting granparents if any yorkies were left over then they would be eaten afterwards with either jam or butter and sugar - yum.

Speaking of bread sauce I don't think DH likes it but occasionally I make it for myself, I make my own though I don't use the packet stuff.

I'm tempted by the idea of bread sauce kittiej, what recipe do you use?

Ida_Notion

We have Yorkshire puddings whenever we have a roast too, regardless of what meat we're having. I miss my Dad's Yorkshire puds. He was an army cook from Leeds (I'm a southerner), and every week he'd make a massive Yorkshire pudding that would puff up so much at the sides that it would fill most of the oven. Our next door neighbour saw one once and was so amazed that every week after that she would get him to show her the latest creation over the hedge when it came out of the oven. It was never crunchy or soggy either, just perfect. I can't even make an imperfect Yorkshire pudding without the help of Aunt Bessie, and even then she'd probably recoil in embarassment at the idea of having to put her name to it

It amuses me a bit to hear people call Yorkshire puddings 'Yorkies', especially in the same breath as saying how much they love eating them - that's what we always called Yorkshire terriers, not puddings

Back to Superscrimpers, and I quite enjoyed it. I think I've seen enough episodes now to know not to expect to take it too seriously I can remember seeing the 'stained glass window' biscuits in a copy of my Mum's 'Living' magazine donkey's years ago, and despite my disastrous 'skills' in the kitchen I've often been tempted to have a go. I can actually see them making an appearance in my biscuit jar one day soon now. Making a blackened appearance in my bin is probably more likely - Superscrimpers really shouldn't encourage people like me

The amount of stuff that 'fifty quid dinner' woman had previously been buying was an eye-opener, but most startling of all was seeing people cheerfully admit to throwing away half of their Christmas turkeys. Such shocking scenes should be followed up with a helpline number for those who were traumatised by them

Chickenopolis

Ida Notion- I am a Southerner too, and I have yorkshires with any type of roast. My grandparents were as poor as church mice and had lots of kids and it was a cheap way of filling up the family. It has kind of "stuck" with the "Plutocrats and the Paupers" in my family ever since :rotfl:

I can cook most things with some success , but I cannot cook yorkshires , whatever recipe I use (apart from Mr. T value packet mix!). I envy those who can !! Frozen ones just don't taste the same

bramble1

OH reckons the vodka is v. sweet and strong. But i put extra vodka in one bottle to keep him stealing the two proper ones, want to give them a chance before they get drunk!

PixieDust

Stained Glass Window Biscuits look marvellous.....but in my own experience, that's all they have going for them. They go sticky very quickly, and you're
likely to break your teeth while tryingto eat them But they do look marvellous

cooking-mama

I missed the programme..ive never actualy thought how much i spend on Christmas day dinner...doubt its £50 tho,
This year im planning on buying from Morrisons using my "free" £25 voucher,
Starters..none,dunno why,but we've never had starters,
Main ,turkey crown(no waste,and remainder will do family's boxing day dinner while im working a 12.5hr shift:()
pigs in blankets,gravy,No stuffing or fancy sauces(dont like)
parsnips,carrots,mashed + roast potatoes and brussel sprouts from my Veggie delivery box,might do cauliflower too if theres one in the box being delivered Tuesday.
Dessert,youngest has asked for a vienneta,then im either going to make a cheese cake or Lorraine Pascals swiss roll n icecream cake.
Drink will be 1 bottle of Rose and 2 bottles of shloer.
After eights from poundland.
I am planning on spending around £18 of the voucher on a free range turkey crown,,

threemuttleys

lostinrates wrote: »

I'm pretty sure given the opportunity I could spend £12k a year on food. (I doubt I would though, ould and could are different!)

But I don't think we'd eat as healthily because we'd eat more meat, or as ethiclly, because I think it would be easy to spend on yummy important fine goods from fancy food stores and imported treats.

Is there a published average household grocery spend?

fwiw, I doubt I could do the meat plus sausages etc for under £50. for us we eat meat less often than many, or than we would really like too, because the source of it is really important to us. Our beef (no bird this year) is about 2/3rds of a rib of beef than cost £40, but very excellent welfare and quality and a real treat! I may or may not bake a ham for boxing day (not the same meal, but I bet if I bake it it will be picked at on Christmas day on a left over plate late at night...one of the reasons Christmas day its self is so hard to price).

I think the first thing they did was look for the very cheapest turkey where as I'd prefer to serve a meatless meal, even for Christmas, than one with soething I felt uncomfortable with the welfare standards.

lostinrates wrote: »

re fruit: I agree for a basic fruit cake basics is fine ...but I'll be honest....my fmily would notice the difference from the family recipes, stuffed not with raisins and currants but dried figs and whole dried apricots.

I'm perfectly happy with froxen meat: mine is frozen. and agree with buyin pudding the january before. I make a pudding but dh loves them and does that.

second edit: I notice a lot of peple are budgeting using cheaper meat and animal products. I just have to reiterate, I'd sooner serve a vegetarian meal, spending more on the animal products used in it. We don't eat meat that often, but if I reall wanted to serve meat and felt I couldn't affford it we'd eat lest eat in the months preceeding in order to afford eat/cream etc from sources Im happy with. I realise this isn't everyone's choice (or everyone's ability to choose) but I feel as strongly about it for us as people who have other belief held dietary restriction.

LIR I totally and utterly agree.

I couldnt afford for us to eat the best meat 5-6 times per week...so instead we eat very little meat (And fish...I will only buy sustainable fish, and stay away from farmed fish for a variety of reasons)

So the meat/fish that we do buy, is a big treat, and every last scrap is used. I would rather have a meatless dinner, than eat a chicken/turkey/duck that has lived is miserable life in a shed, or a pig who never gets to wallow in a big muddy puddle.