It's getting tough out there. Feeling the pinch?

ladyholly

Thank you every one who has posted condolences. It has been a hard year as we also lost our Staffy X in April. To be fair they were all old but losing all 3 in less than a  year has been hard. We are now looking hard for a new dog. We are being quite fussy due to our age.

Rosa_Damascena

Just catching up on the last 200 or so posts, there is some interesting stuff on here. I have no idea how people are coping given the ridiculous prices of everything these days, especially with families. A comment from a colleague (I have been working away for the past couple of weeks) about me being cheap to feed made me realise that others are finding cutting back incredibly difficult. And then I saw this come through on my news feed, its really is appalling how people are happy to exploit those with nothing: https://apple.news/ASh6ZKUOjQTSmTYbdzlkwEQ . Another 2 years of this is going to be awful. 

Which? came up with their taste test of mince pies, Waitrose brown butter one came on top this year but at £3.50 for 6 they can stay in the shop as far as I am concerned! In fact, cancel Christmas altogether. Christmas without mince pies will be just another Sunday.

TheAble

Or don't use loan sharks is the call. 

Matter of preference I guess but Tesco Finest mince pies on special offer at the mo, £1.12 for 6. Still value to be had without the need to cancel Christmas 

Floss

TheAble said:

Matter of preference I guess but Tesco Finest mince pies on special offer at the mo, £1.12 for 6. Still value to be had without the need to cancel Christmas 

What's the dates like though? I picked up some in Aldi yesterday but they were BB 05/12/22 

maryb

I’ve never costed my mince pies.  I make mincemeat every couple of years (it keeps for ever) and make my own.  I’m sure it costs more than buying them but it’s a Christmas tradition of such long standing that I don’t want to give it up so I don’t want to work out the cost

Even though I don’t eat many myself because they give me heartburn!!

Actually, I take a dozen mince pies and some sausage rolls when we go round to see my best friend on Christmas morning.  If I didn’t do that I would have to spend a lot more time and energy - and money, I expect - on finding something else to take

YoungBlueEyes

Mince pies - I was talking to my aunt last night, she was telling me the ones she bought in Marks’ the other day were dated the end of this month! 

zcrat41

The Iceland mince pies won the Telegraph taste test in yesterdays newspaper r. 

zcrat41

We're inundated with field mushroom recipes at the moment. Looking for ideas of what to do with them, I thought The OD board is the place to ask! So far I've got soup and mushroom lasagne. 

zcrat41

Mushrooms!!

Frugalista

I make a mushroom "roast" with cheese and breadcrumbs.  I can post the recipe if you want it.