Gift in a Jar ideas

mary43

threelittlepigs - got this this morning from fam.history colleague

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nscl.asp?ID=5863

She also told me this :

Somewhere I have my mums old Christmas Cake price list she wrote down around that time - so will hunt it out asap. - I do know the price of a Cadbury's bar of milk chocolate out of the machine was one penny and I could buy a half an ounce of fresh yeast for a half penny, no sweets so I bought this instead.

Did grannies shopping on Saturday mornings the bus fare cost 2 pence half penny to go approx five miles, it would be a return ticket around l944.

Hope this helps :j

Just found these two that might be of interest.........not 1948 but still interesting to see the prices on the ww2peoples war site

http://www.thecatalogshop.co.uk/cata...woods-1940.php

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/s...a6879487.shtml

alison6692

Hello

Firstly here is just a quick find I made - SOCK JAR

Thought that looked quite cool.

Ideas for a 1 year old ( this is what I was originally looking for when I found the above link)
Socks in a jar CLICK

Thought they looked quite cute! Or you could do a variation and maybe have gloves and scarf set - something like that.

Love Alison x

Chris25

for anyone doing foodie items that might need a label, there are printable ones on here..... http://southernfood.about.com/library/holiday/bltags.htm

CandyB101_2

Could be made up for use as 'jar toppers'
Santa
http://www.makingfriends.com/bug/bug_santa.htm
Reindeer
http://www.makingfriends.com/bug/bug_reindeer.htm

mary43

Like the idea of the sock jar alison -I've a pair of socks that were bought me as a joke, bright colours and decorated with buttons -even teenage grandaughter wasn't impressed..........be perfect for something like a sock jar though (she says hopefully)

Thanks for the labels link chris - I'm after kitchen jar labels for my 'safe keeping' jars.

maytaurus

I_am_mad
‘do you have to add eggs to peppermint creams?xx’
You can use this method
1lb icing sugar
4 tablespoons condensed milk
a few drops oil of peppermint

Sieve icing sugar and mix with condensed milk to form a paste.
Work in a few drops of oil of peppermint
Roll out and cut into shape
Put on a tray and leave in a cool place until set.
(I usually put mine in the fridge)
You''ll find loads of Egg Free Recipes including CAKES AND BISCUITS here;
http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Specials%20and%20Holidays/Special%20Diets%20Allergies/Egg%20Free%20Recipes.htm#Egg%20Free%20Cakes%20and%20Baked%20Fayre

maytaurus

Quick Chocolate Chip Cookies
75 g soft brown sugar
75 g soft butter/margarine
100 g chocolate chunks/drops
150 g self raising flour
1 egg
Cream margarine/butter and sugar
Beat in egg.
Stir in flour and chocolate.
Place in small spoonfuls(depending what size you'd like) on greased/lined baking tray.
Bake on 180 for 10-15 minutes

CINDER TOFFEE
Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1/4 pint water
1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
Method
Boil sugar and water for about 20 minutes.
Have a deep bowl of cold water ready.
Take the toffee from the heat, quickly add the bicarbonate of soda (the toffee will rise up). - Then pour the toffee into the cold water
When it’s cold break into pieces

C_J

Morning, everyone!

I just dashed into a small branch of Tesco to get some milk on my way in to work, and I saw (and bought!) a pack of four (really good sized) value beer glasses which they were selling for 99p. They are straight-sided pint sized glasses which look a bit like this :

http://thegrandview.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/243px-pint_glass_mixingsvg.png

I have a few teenagers to buy token gifts for at Christmas and had planned to make retro candy boxes for them, but I think these glasses would look really good filled with lollipops etc and wrapped in cellophane. At 25p each, they're cheap containers!

I suppose if I had the time, I could use glass paints to personalise each one too. (Time? what's that??)

RustyFlange

Morning all some lovely ideas and comments as always I would be lost without this site!

However I now want a carrot and pea bib :rotfl:

alison6692

Ooh this is cool too - Baby T shirt in a bottle CLICK

I am going to try and do some of these for xmas - I need to find some jars to start! I promise to post pics!