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

zcrat41

luvchocolate said:

EssexHebridean said:

I assume Moonpig are trading on their big name now and assuming that a lot of their customers will simply be using account credit and not noticing the individual costs.  

@luvchocolate your post made me giggle - the parents might well request no chocolate eggs - I bet the children would disagree though! 

They are very strict about "treats "
Children are 5 and 3 ..I usually get away with a tiny chocolate bunny in the bag 
I remember when my son was little I used to break the eggs into pieces and put in a bowl in fridge. 
Everytime I opened fridge I pinched some...I definitely ate more than he did

We still tease my dad about the year he unwrapped our Easter eggs, broke them open and ate the chocolate you used to get in the middle. Then he carefully wrapped it back up again thinking we'd be non the wiser as we were quite little. 

He underestimated my reading ability and I KNEW I was missing buttons! He gets me a big egg every year to make up for it - 40 years on!!! 

Blackcats

A bit late to the jelly chat but my vote goes to orange jelly with tinned mandarins in, using the juice from the tin as part of the jelly making liquid and then served with evaporated milk. 

Happy anniversary @Bluegreen143

Floss

zcrat41 said:

luvchocolate said:

EssexHebridean said:

I assume Moonpig are trading on their big name now and assuming that a lot of their customers will simply be using account credit and not noticing the individual costs.  

@luvchocolate your post made me giggle - the parents might well request no chocolate eggs - I bet the children would disagree though! 

They are very strict about "treats "
Children are 5 and 3 ..I usually get away with a tiny chocolate bunny in the bag 
I remember when my son was little I used to break the eggs into pieces and put in a bowl in fridge. 
Everytime I opened fridge I pinched some...I definitely ate more than he did

We still tease my dad about the year he unwrapped our Easter eggs, broke them open and ate the chocolate you used to get in the middle. Then he carefully wrapped it back up again thinking we'd be non the wiser as we were quite little. 

He underestimated my reading ability and I KNEW I was missing buttons! He gets me a big egg every year to make up for it - 40 years on!!! 

Similar to me repaying my little brother for years of sharing out in my favour: "one for Mark, one for Amanda, one for me..."

Bluegreen143

zcrat41 said:

luvchocolate said:

EssexHebridean said:

I assume Moonpig are trading on their big name now and assuming that a lot of their customers will simply be using account credit and not noticing the individual costs.  

@luvchocolate your post made me giggle - the parents might well request no chocolate eggs - I bet the children would disagree though! 

They are very strict about "treats "
Children are 5 and 3 ..I usually get away with a tiny chocolate bunny in the bag 
I remember when my son was little I used to break the eggs into pieces and put in a bowl in fridge. 
Everytime I opened fridge I pinched some...I definitely ate more than he did

We still tease my dad about the year he unwrapped our Easter eggs, broke them open and ate the chocolate you used to get in the middle. Then he carefully wrapped it back up again thinking we'd be non the wiser as we were quite little. 

He underestimated my reading ability and I KNEW I was missing buttons! He gets me a big egg every year to make up for it - 40 years on!!! 

😂😂😂😂😂 seriously sneaky!

Toonie

I always enjoyed Easter Eggs, as did my sister. She would eat all hers within a week whereas I would have mine for a couple of months and would have to ask my Dad to put them up out of her reach. I usually get myself a little Easter treat from Lidl or Aldi as I'm quite fond of the German chocolate.

I made some more granola, definitely only going to make a little at a time as I'm enjoying it too much! I'm finding making a basic base of oats and barley flakes and then adding fruits, nuts, or seeds to my bowl is the best way to do it. Lunch today will be a little leftover ragu with some wholemeal pitta bread and salad and supper is pork chops and veggies.

I'm not looking forward to the cooler temperatures forecast next week, I'd been hoping to pack away the winter woolies, but alas, not yet.

EssexHebridean

Cooler temperatures NEXT week? It's been none too warm here THIS week! 

I must remember to see if our local Farmfoods have the £1.30 butter - that's pretty much as cheap as it's been anywhere in a good while to my knowledge. if they have then we'll probably stock up a bit. 

Nelliegrace

DH comes from a family of four and thinks a tin of fruit divides into four portions, I think a portion is one sixth of a tin of course, dessert for three days for two, with a bit of evaporated milk or custard or rice pudding (made in the slow cooker.)
We have half a banana each on our porridge or basic muesli, and half an orange each with breakfast. (Orange juice is expensive, packaged sugar and water.) Two or three fresh fruit make a lovely fruit salad for two. 
I make trifle in small glass tumblers to take less room in the fridge. A friend saved us the lids from tins of coffee and tubs of crisps for covers. A packet of jelly makes six trifles, one boudoir biscuit broken into each. 
We don’t buy expensive individual plastic pots of dessert, just a large pot of plain full fat yoghurt which is lovely with a bit of jam, honey, or fruit. I reuse small jars or pots with secure lids for taking a dessert with a packed lunch.
The teaspoon of kefir grains we were sent have made our daily glassful every day for nearly three years now for the price of a glass of milk. We have some spare grains in milk in the freezer.

Nelliegrace

@sarahj1986 Getting a bit forgetful, I post all of the birthday cards second class at the start of the month, and those for the first days of the next month, and tick them off on the calendar. It has avoided the postal delays.
Oversees family get an e-mail with some family photographs. At least they arrive.
Our local market does pretty cards at a reasonable price, otherwise it is budget cards from the card shop chain. Beware of handbag thieves who target the distracted there. The great nieces and great nephews get a fiver in the card, enough for a book or several second hand books. I doubt if they would notice if it was an expensive card which ends up in recycling anyway, they appreciate the thought and the pocket money. 
It was strange going into the bank masked after lockdown to demand money at the till, unused notes in small denominations.

sarahj1986

Nelliegrace said:

@sarahj1986 Getting a bit forgetful, I post all of the birthday cards second class at the start of the month, and those for the first days of the next month, and tick them off on the calendar. It has avoided the postal delays.
Oversees family get an e-mail with some family photographs. At least they arrive.
Our local market does pretty cards at a reasonable price, otherwise it is budget cards from the card shop chain. Beware of handbag thieves who target the distracted there. The great nieces and great nephews get a fiver in the card, enough for a book or several second hand books. I doubt if they would notice if it was an expensive card which ends up in recycling anyway, they appreciate the thought and the pocket money. 
It was strange going into the bank masked after lockdown to demand money at the till, unused notes in small denominations.

This is actually a great idea posting cards out like that. I try not to buy expensive ones either, it’s a bit pointless as you say. 

EssexHebridean

It should of course be remembered that if splitting pieces of fruit between two people you are only getting half a portion. probably not a concern for someone elderly but definitely a consideration if feeding the younger demographic and aiming to ensure that a minimum of 5 a day is reached. It wouldn't be a problem in  my house mind - MrEH is firmly of the view that bananas, oranges etc come in single serve portions and I have to say I'm inclined to agree with him! 

In case anyone is curious - a standard 400g tin of fruit in juice is likely to have a drained weight of around 250g - meaning it divides roughly into three "5 a day" sized portions.