What food items do you buy for Christmas?

katskorner

Christmas Eve (which is also my littlest son's bday - he will be 3 this year) we have a huge joint of roast pork with extra crackling, home made roasties, stuffing, apple sauce (also homemade) and rolls to put it all on. Nom Nom!!

We buy big choocy boxes at this time of year, after eights, chestnuts, satsumas, cheese footballs - we buy much more party food for New Years Eve than Christmas.

Got my 8.4kg turkey in the freezer yesterday and got everyhting to make the stuffing inc fresh cranberries so job nearly done!

fay66

Re offer above

jjblondie wrote: »

after eights. We used to only buy tins of chocolates at christmas until we decided as a student house that they would become an essential part of our lifestyle for happiness benefits.

flloydhow

Sausages, Sausages and more Sausages
every year we have a big grill and munch on this stuff like there;s no tomorrow

[Deleted User]

I usually but things I don't buy during the year eg luxury choccie bickies , Pringles ( nope , don't buy them usually! ) some nice cheeses with biscuits for cheese , nice roasting joints , erm booze of course , dates , figs , don't really like mince pies but things like cheese straws and honey roasted cashews etc

Love it!! lol

[Deleted User]

ooooo forgot about the big jar of pickled bunions too!

Enterprise_1701C

christine.pearce25 wrote: »

Opies Cocktail Cherries Maraschino 225G

Any 2 for £2.00 valid from tomorrow

£1.29 (£0.57/100g)

Oh dear - shall have to find room at the back of the cupboard:-)

bargainbunny

Jane_Blackford wrote: »

Oh dear - shall have to find room at the back of the cupboard:-)

Me too have just put them in my basket:j

christmas eve
sausage rolls
mince pies
salad and dips
satsumas

christmas day
just the normal
but i like chestnuts too plus bucksfizz which normally dont have at any other time
ooo and baileys or shops own type

party snacks etc
iceland platters
also i go day after boxing day and most of the party food or anything with christmas design on is half price or less..
cant say we have room for much christmas day after the dinner
boxing day i make curry

d0nna

Thanks for all of your replies! My mouth is watering! Lots of yummy items which I've added to my shopping list. If anyone has anymore ideas, feel free to comment :-)

teresa555

things i only buy at christmas

m&s tray of fresh cranberry sauce
m&s pig in a blanket
cherry brandy
pink champagne
chocolate liquers

TimBear

Lynsey wrote: »

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned sprouts??

Only ever buy at Xmas time as I'm not a lover and generally just buy a few loose. Son likes them so maybe a 500g pack this year as he's coming home, well our home.

We have sprouts almost every week so not out of the ordinary for us!

In all honesty, nothing that we buy at Christmas is stuff that we only have at Christmas. Just my dad buys enough to feed the 5000 for some reason!