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Home baked pressies?

spinningsheep
spinningsheep Posts: 1,046 Forumite
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Hi people. I am seriously unable to afford to splash out at all this xmas, so, I thought maybe I might bake instead. Some nice xmas biscuits, rum truffles, flapjacks etc and package them up nice in small boxes or cellophane and make like a little hamper, then that way its alot cheaper than buying things and its alot more personal, just wonder what others think? Dont want to offend anyone buy not buying anything, but I can't see I have much option!

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  • willa
    willa Posts: 2,447 Forumite
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    That sounds lovely! Very thoughtful and will be obvious it took time, care and effort.
    Have you got odd bits lying around house that you can decorate them with? You can get ribbon dead cheap sometimes from markets, sometimes bags of lengths of different ribbons. Also empty jars for preserves if you were going to go down that road?
    "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)
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  • angelavdavis
    angelavdavis Posts: 4,714 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    I think Homemade pressies are a lovely idea! I saw some lovely recipes in the Christmas magazines in the GPs today and thought I wished my MiL wasn't such a snob about presents.

    Might be worth you checking out the Xmas Moneysaving forum, lots of ideas on there!
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  • willa
    willa Posts: 2,447 Forumite
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    Or cannabalise your Christmas cards off other people and stick nice pics from them on the hampers to decorate cost-free?
    "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)
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  • nic_santorini
    nic_santorini Posts: 801 Forumite
    i would be happy to receive such gifts. I bought little trays from hobbycraft last year and bought retro sweets from wilkos and made an 80's retro sweet box and decorated it with printed banner from the computer and ribbon, everyone loved them, then saw similar things for £10-£15!! cost me £3!! each and they were great. Go for it.
    Food and Smellies Shop target £50 pw - managed average of £49 per week in 2013 down to £38.90 per week in 2016
  • rosekitten
    rosekitten Posts: 1,812 Forumite
    those mini sweet/cake cases 44p in asda
    bake mini muffins in them or get a
    bar of chocolate27p in Asda,make
    mini rice crispy cakes.Really popular
    with the kids and the adults too who
    always fancy these things and seem to
    prefer the neat size.
    :j:j:j
  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,162 Forumite
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    I would love to recieve prezzies like that.
    Have you thought of Chutneys & maybe jams and shortbread:j:j:j
  • Butterfly_Brain
    Butterfly_Brain Posts: 8,862 Forumite
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    I am making 6 gingerbread houses this year for young un's plus old fashioned coconut ice, truffles and peanut brittle for the oldies
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  • jennihen
    jennihen Posts: 6,500 Forumite
    I made biscotti last year for my more 'cosmopolitan' friends - ok the snobbier ones!!!:rotfl:
    One life.
  • purpleivy
    purpleivy Posts: 3,573 Forumite
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    A tin of shortbread only needs flour butter and sugar. Don't be tempted to use marge, it just isn't the same!
    [SIZE=-1]"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad"[/SIZE]
    Trying not to waste food!:j
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  • purpleivy
    purpleivy Posts: 3,573 Forumite
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    jennihen wrote: »
    I made biscotti last year for my more 'cosmopolitan' friends - ok the snobbier ones!!!:rotfl:

    Do you have a recipe? THat is such a good idea!
    [SIZE=-1]"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad"[/SIZE]
    Trying not to waste food!:j
    ETA Philosophy is wondering whether a Bloody Mary counts as a Smoothie
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