Stuff you buy at Christmas and no other time.

petral_gal · 07/12/14 - 22:58

Tonight I've been having a conversation about things to try this Christmas. I'm getting very excited about it (It's a crappy time of year for me - death anniversaries etc. - so this year I've decided to get excited about it and lap up the festivities).

I've never tried brandy butter so I've decided I'm getting it this year (I've googled it and now know how to use it - but other suggestions are more than welcome). My boyfriend, when I asked him, was rubbish and didn't get the idea and simply said 'sweets'.

Rubbish.

If I was to make a fancy wee hamper for myself, what would you suggest I put in it?

Thanks in advance!!

fizzle90 · 08/12/14 - 15:34

Depends on your likes and dislikes really but the things we buy as Christmas treats are things like:

Different cheeses
Meat platters
Chutneys
Dry roasted peanuts
Different chocolates such as Ferraro rocher, those guiliyan shell ones etc
Baileys
Party food
Mince pies

Just off the top of my head, I'm sure there's loads more.

Shrike · 08/12/14 - 15:51

Lidl and Aldi, being German, have lots of Christmassy treats - including reindeer steaks;-). I also saw three different types of stollen the other day. They also have the Italian Christmassy bread - panattone (mind you I think most Supermarkets have that now.)

Marzipan sweets are pretty seasonal and make a change from all the chocolate. My local Tesco even has some half way decent nougat for a change! Hopefully that's not just for Christmas:)

jojo01 · 08/12/14 - 16:17

Cheesy footballs! Actually, I fib. I only bought a tub last Christmas.

sueh21 · 08/12/14 - 17:34

Do you like smoked salmon? That is my big treat at Christmas, with scrambled egg for breakfast, yum.
Nice selection of cheeses, something you haven't tried before, with good crackers
After Eights. Baileys
Butter, usually have marg

Mumof3 · 08/12/14 - 17:58

A plywood box of seedless clementines, £3 - £4. Feels like a treat to delve in, and keeps me away from the bad stuff.

petral_gal · 08/12/14 - 19:09

Oooooh some lovely ideas, thanks all!!

degsyhufc · 08/12/14 - 19:12

Irish Cream
advocaat
Mixed nuts - nutcracker required
After Eights / Matchmakers
Mixed biscuits / chocolates

petral_gal · 08/12/14 - 19:46

I did buy nuts a couple of weeks ago, and a nutcracker. The nutcracker broke on an almond

To be fair it was only a wee £1.50 job from Asda but still. Still looking for one that'll stand up to all the brazils I have left!!!

misha06 · 08/12/14 - 19:50

Wine that isn't on the bottom shelf.

Batfink · 08/12/14 - 19:56

Bottle of Cinzarno and Martini
Baileys
Cherry Wine (4 small bottles) - very 80s
Chutneys & cheeses inc Stilton
Bottle of Sloe Gin
Bottle(s) of Port
Pigs in Blankets
Quality Street
Mince Pies (love the Aldi ones)

Lucy Lou · 08/12/14 - 21:02

Twiglets! - cant leave the things alone so I limit them to Christmas only
Butter
After Eights - traditional and so right

Chocolate biscuits
Peanuts
Silverskin pickled onions - to go with the lovely cheeses
Grapes lots of them - also great with cheese

pugamo · 08/12/14 - 21:50

Matchmakers
Stollen
Terrys chocolate orange
Kp nuts
Pringles
M & S nibbles (cheese wrapped in ham)
Mince pies
Schloer

moonlily · 09/12/14 - 07:58

Cornish Brie

Celery Crackers

Florentines

A slab of real cocoa chocolate for making drinking chocolate with.

Gingerbread hearts with Apricots (from Lidl)

alan29 · 09/12/14 - 09:52

Nuts, dates and figs.

evil c · 09/12/14 - 18:02

Niederegger marzipan, it's the best, their liqueur marzipan loaves are divine: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Niederegger-Assorted-Liqueur-Marzipan-Loaves/dp/B005PVO460/ref=pd_cp_grocery_3

Chambord Black Raspberry liqueur, the bottle and box looks naff but the liqueur is delicious and not oversweet.

Cointreau.

Chococo Festive chocolate selection box, the best chocs ever, forget Hotel Chocolat! http://www.chococo.co.uk/chococo-xmas-selection-box.html

Marrons Glace (candied chestnuts), the whole chestnuts not bits of.

Sapori Panforte Margherita or the soft version Morbido: http://www.carlodeli.co.uk/christmas.html

If you want a really excellent panettone, Bonifanti won 3 gold stars in the 2014 Great Taste Awards for their Classic Hazelnut Glazed Panettone, although their Panettone Milanese is very highly regarded too. I like the bog standard Bauli ones myself.

Asda Extra Special Brandy Sauce with Remy Martin Fine Champagne Cognac.

Faustino I Gran Reserva Rioja 2001, ready to drink now.

Jasper92 · 09/12/14 - 19:39

Horse chestnuts

anneliese · 09/12/14 - 20:57

Toffifee! ^_^

azalea · 10/12/14 - 18:30

Gingerbread. Well I get it all year round but I always buy one of those houses at Xmas. I also make some at this time of year which I wouldn't do any other time. It's a pity I'm not competent enough to make a house, I would save a fortune!

Porcupine · 10/12/14 - 19:18

Tub of biscuits for cheese
A large variety of cheese instead of the normal cheddar
Pickled onions
A large gammon ham
Pringles
Port (my favourite Christmas tipple)

GaseousClay · 10/12/14 - 21:58

indigestion tablets

spectra · 11/12/14 - 08:42

Jasper92 wrote: »

Horse chestnuts

you eat conkers?

Lucy Lou · 11/12/14 - 09:35

Jasper92 wrote: »

Horse chestnuts

spectra wrote: »

you eat conkers?

:D:D

Porcupine · 11/12/14 - 11:22

GaseousClay wrote: »

indigestion tablets

Oh yes, and Wind Eez (or however you spell it)

Lucy Lou · 11/12/14 - 11:55

Porcupine wrote: »

Oh yes, and Wind Eez (or however you spell it)

....the sprouts should take care of that ;-)

:D

kate36 · 13/12/14 - 17:39

Lucy Lou wrote: »

....the sprouts should take care of that ;-):D

:D:D

Twiglets
Marzipan ( on a cake)
Alcohol ...I usually only imbibe at Christmas!
Party food
Stilton
Christmas cake and Christmas pud!!

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