Old Style preparations for Christmas 2012!!!!!

Possession

scrappie wrote: »

thanks - no rush!

Here's the Christmas chutney:
http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/chutney/christmas-chutney.html
and here's the onion relish:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/aug/03/caramelised-red-onion-chutney-recipe

fuddle

Possession wrote: »

Here's the Christmas chutney:
http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/chutney/christmas-chutney.html
and here's the onion relish:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/aug/03/caramelised-red-onion-chutney-recipe

Oh yum! Thanks possession

Ordered my red candle for table decoration. Amazon super saver delivery

I've never been this organised before and loving the feelings of control and not the feelings of eeek, so much to do/buy and running out of time/money

DebtFree2012

Hi all

Love this thread.

Thanks to the Grabbit boards I have managed to get the kids a few presents already and know everything DD wants so can get those in advance.

Need to keep an eye out for boose though for gifts and in house.

Need to work on keeping the cost of the other gifts down too as there's only 4 pays for me before the big day. Oh heck!

Love the chutney ideas.

Who knows what snowman soup is and how do I make it please? Thank you guys.

Phoolgrrrl

possession - do you have to use cider vinegar or would normal (cheap) vinegar work?
Thanks.

HOHOHOoffwegoKaren41

DebtFree2012 wrote: »

Hi all

Love this thread.

Thanks to the Grabbit boards I have managed to get the kids a few presents already and know everything DD wants so can get those in advance.

Need to keep an eye out for boose though for gifts and in house.

Need to work on keeping the cost of the other gifts down too as there's only 4 pays for me before the big day. Oh heck!

Love the chutney ideas.

Who knows what snowman soup is and how do I make it please? Thank you guys.

There's a glitch on grabbits for wine in Te5co if that's any help, and snowman soup is a little homemade cone or packet of drinking choc ideal for little gifts or selling on a Xmas stall if u do a search on here it will come up or should be in the first post index x

Possession

Snowman soup is hot chocolate with marshmallows etc.
You need some cello cone bags - I use 2 for each and put enough hot choc for 2 cups in one bag and sealed it, then put it in to the bottom of the other bag. Then add a layer of choc chips, then a layer of white mini marshmallows, and twist round the top of the cello bag and seal it. I stuck a candy cane on the front and tied tinsel round the top. There are labels with a snowman soup poem I laminated, will see if I can find it.
ETA: Can't immediately lay my hands on it but there are various poems in a snowman soup thread here:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1189961

DebtFree2012 wrote: »

Hi all

Love this thread.

Thanks to the Grabbit boards I have managed to get the kids a few presents already and know everything DD wants so can get those in advance.

Need to keep an eye out for boose though for gifts and in house.

Need to work on keeping the cost of the other gifts down too as there's only 4 pays for me before the big day. Oh heck!

Love the chutney ideas.

Who knows what snowman soup is and how do I make it please? Thank you guys.

Possession

Phoolgrrrl wrote: »

possession - do you have to use cider vinegar or would normal (cheap) vinegar work?
Thanks.

I think I did use cider vinegar because I found some really cheap (sorry this was in January so can't remember where), but I bet any other vinegar would be OK. I was also buying the vinegar bottles with a view to re-using them for flavoured vodkas for my hampers so that affected my choice too.

DebtFree2012

Absolutely fantastic! Love the idea.

Thank you!

fuddle

Phoolgrrrl wrote: »

possession - do you have to use cider vinegar or would normal (cheap) vinegar work?
Thanks.

cider vinegar isn't too bad a price. Asda have it for 84p

lisakay_2

Mum gave me a bag of carrots that were starting to go a bit ick. she had already peeled them to make them last a bit longer. they are now 3 jars of carrot chutney something else to add to my christmas hampers