OS Christmas Support thread & timetable

sunflower76

I'm doing really well this year :T . I have:

• Made a list of everyone I need to buy for and make sure I keep it with me
• Decided to make home made baking hampers for the people I need to give token gifts to (jam, mince pies and a mini christmas cake)
• Bought at least 40% of what I need to get in the sales or with vouchers; at this rate I can do it for next to nothing
• Started saving CC points / Boots points etc for using on gifts
• Bought and in the process of making cross stitch cards for the special people and saved cards from last year for others
• Started thinking about making the christmas cakes; I'll order the ingedients with my Septemebr online shop

If I can get my cards done in time I'll make a couple of other presents too, maybe a bookmark ,scarf and some stockings. But I'm really slow so don't expect this to happen

Miss_Cinnabon

you lot are all nuts:rotfl:

but you have got me thinking after xmas, soon be time for the tree to go up, but just remembered we dont have one, so that is on my list;)

list:

buy wrapping paper
decide what to get for everyone, will do hampers again this year
know already what mums getting, and no im not telling you:p
buy a tree
decide on xmas lunch

sure theres loads of other things but will think later:D

nicki_2

I'm catching up on all the programmes I've recorded but not watched on the TV and sorting through stuff while I'm at it. I'm glad I did as I've just found :

• Empty baskets, 1 of which I can use for a hamper for DD from me (she loves this idea )
• Some travel puzzle books for DD which I bought from Aldi weeks ago
• 2 bang on the door bookmark kits which I'm going to make up for DD's hamper as she loves reading.
• My Xmas notebook which I carry with me to note down how much I've spent and what I've bought

So a productive night, with some Christmas prep thrown in :rotfl::j

fedupfreda

Hi peeps:hello:

First time in a while I have managed to wrench the pc from the boys, but I think I have managed to catch up now.

Not much preparation for christmas in my house unless you count making a list of potential presents - Argos is the most well read book in our house - but I have started on the blackberry and elderberry wines - should be ready for xmas 2009 at this rate, however I have been carefully nurturing the chardonnay I made before my birthday and this is now safely bottled - funny how the kit said 'makes 6 bottles' but after the testing I only managed to get 5 - hic! Won't have any left for xmas at this rate.......:beer: Next job, the cake.

Am saving hard and got a bit stashed away, which is better than last year, but have just been hit by a heavy leccy bill :mad: why does it take so long to earn it but 5 seconds to spend it????

Tashja

Does anyone have a recipe for a Christmas Cake please - I bought a nice square tin from a car boot yesterday and it was only £1.

Just need a nice recipe to go in it.

I am thinking I will do my little brother and OH a Christmas Cake and the Parents-in-law Can go as part of their pressies.

Also please can I have the recipe for Blackberry Wine.

T xx

Chris25

There are several recipes here for Christmas cake http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=54769#post54769

Tashja

Thanks Chris.

I don't suppose you have tried and tested any of them ?? I want something really yummy

T xx

Chris25

There are some blackberry wine recipes here http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/blackbr2.asp and lots of posts re homemade wine here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=12823&page=2&highlight=blackberry+wine

I was reading sveral posts on here this morning re tried & tested Christmas cakes - Delia's recipe seemed to come out tops - I'll retrace my steps


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Tashja

Thanks Chris

Never tried making wine before but I know my mum in particular loves Strawberry wine and Blackberry wine !!!

T xx

Chris25

Tashja, this might help you didn't say what size tin you bought http://www.deliaonline.com/cookery-school/scaling-up-cake-recipes,1002,AR.html