What everyday goods do you now consider a treat?

saveabobortwo

never bought much from the butchers so will check this out and see what bargainsi can find.:)

spike7451

saveabobortwo wrote: »

never bought much from the butchers so will check this out and see what bargainsi can find.:)

You're welcome.
In the Co-Op I can buy a pack of 'Elmwood' pork sausages for £2.00,in my butchers over the road,I can get a pound of his selection,say Pork & Leek for £1.80.(about 8 sausages,same as the Co-Op ones.
Meatballs ready made from the Co are about £2.50 for 12,Buy minced pork from the butchers for a fraction of that,a jar of Italian herbs & make your own.
Eggs,1/2 dozen from the Co are over a quid,I can buy 10 from a local farm,sold in the butchers for a quid.

scottishminnie

Browntoa wrote: »

started doing this , instead of egg I use self raising flour and water to make a thick batter

freezers full of the fillets as they are 2 packs for £5 in Tesco's at the moment ( works our about 50 p each fillet )

treat for me is proper naturally smoked undyed haddock , used to be a staple when I was a kid but now sadly an expensive luxury

I bought some lemon sole in the fish shop and few weeks back and had to swallow hard at the price. It was beautiful but I don't remember it being more expensive than sirloin steaks before.:eek:

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

What is a luxury now?

Chicken. Having chicken thighs is an extravagance, saved for Sundays. Bought from the butcher.

Lamb. Must be at least six months since I could afford two steaks. Roughly the time that some TV chef said it was cheap and tasty - it doubled in price overnight. Roast leg or shoulder of lamb must have been done at least 2 years ago.

Beef. I think I had roast beef for Sunday Dinner um...[thinks very hard]...about 8 years ago. I can honestly say that I have never had a beef rib roast, a rib eye steak or anything more fancy than a bit of sirloin/rump when reduced to clear. I can get a half pound of pretty good lean mince from the butcher, which can feed 3 of us twice with pasta or mash.

Cheese. Try and avoid buying it as much as possible. Then when we have a pasta meal, I try and get the smallest, strongest flavoured piece to grate just on the top.

Fresh vegetables. Used to be meat and at least 4 different veggies. Nowdays, it's a tiny bit of meat and some frozen peas and sweetcorn if I'm feeling flush.

Fruit. I try to have some fruit around all the time for DD, but now it's one or two types at most - and all of it has to be eaten before I buy something else the following week. She can eat a whole punnet of strawberries as they are (no sugar or cream), but that is usually reserved for an extra special treat/when she is extremely upset about something (when she eats them in the bath).

I am growing veg and a little fruit this year (which DD shall eat most of), but I do tend to rely on tea, toast and the occasional egg for most of the time.


This isn't fun.

madtrekker

ellies_angel wrote: »

My guilty pleasure would be those fancy chocolate biscuits which are rectangle with thick chocolate on one side and like a richtea on the other.

My Mum bought a pack of these in Lidl and they were very tasty and much cheaper than the branded ones I've seen in the big supermarkets. I think they're a German make anyway so the ones in Lidl are probably made by the same company!

Pink.

spike7451 wrote: »

You're welcome.
In the Co-Op I can buy a pack of 'Elmwood' pork sausages for £2.00,in my butchers over the road,I can get a pound of his selection,say Pork & Leek for £1.80.(about 8 sausages,same as the Co-Op ones.
Meatballs ready made from the Co are about £2.50 for 12,Buy minced pork from the butchers for a fraction of that,a jar of Italian herbs & make your own.
Eggs,1/2 dozen from the Co are over a quid,I can buy 10 from a local farm,sold in the butchers for a quid.

Spike, I use the same butchers as you and have found their prices are going up and up. The last time I bought pork and leek sausages I paid over £3 for 10 sausages. Which fish and chip shop is it that charges £7 for fish and chips so I know to avoid it?

Pink

saveabobortwo

to make ends meet if its any consolation we re all in the same boat and imorely than likely loads of people out there who don t have the help from here that we do. been down morrisons to night i think ill go eveings all the time has lots more reductions and nice prices like 9 pence for fresh tiger rolls onothing wrong with them infact they re great so try morrisons for a few really good bargains i like 10 pence loaves of bread so does my stomache;)

spike7451

Pink-winged wrote: »

Spike, I use the same butchers as you and have found their prices are going up and up. The last time I bought pork and leek sausages I paid over £3 for 10 sausages. Which fish and chip shop is it that charges £7 for fish and chips so I know to avoid it?

Pink

It was "The Captains Table" although I think I had some battered mushrooms as well.
Still find Jim Devonport's cheaper than the Co tho.

misssmcc

i live in a small fishing town on the scottish coast, fish supper at our local chippy is £5.95 :eek: although to be fair this does also come with a slice of bread and butter.

chicken and eggs are a treat for us, i refuse to buy battery chickens/ eggs. unfortunately my DD's 2 fave meals are cheese omlettes or roast chicken. and despite looking out my window and seeing nothing but fields, we have no farm shops.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

The nearest chippy to my old flat charged £6.20 for cod and £7.50 for skate. Then another £1.30/£1.80 for chips.

They weren't even that big or particularly fresh, but there were no alternatives if someone wanted a takeaway. I generally didn't bother.

I think someone had a friend who worked for the award organisation that gave them a prize for several years running, as they always completely changed their food for the week of the judging.