home made food as christmas gifts

[bednobs]

hi, i am at home at till christmas so have time on my hands. I hate christmas shopping, plus i'm reasonably poor this year, so i am thinking of making people food gifts for christmas this year, I can do brownies reasonably well. Anyone have any other ideas? Perhaps things that will last for a bit as there is always loads of food around at xmas

[roslyn251254]

Some rich fudge (recipe with butter and condensed milk)

[anneasquith]

fudge, truffles, jam,shortbread, cookies,chutneys, ?

[anneasquith]

carrot cake.tiffin cake, bananna bread,rocky road, should all keep for a fair time in containers.

[woofgang]

home made hot drink mixes?
http://www.allthatwom...com/hotdrinkmixes.htm

[ethandron]

oatcakes for a savoury alternative. someone made us some last christmas and they were lovely with some of the special christmas cheeses. kept for ages in an airtight jar too.

[woofgang]

http://www.allaboutyo...ed-Nuts-recipe/recipe
spiced nuts
http://www.101cookboo...t-cookies-recipe.html
olive biscuits

[bednobs]

some good ideas here thanks. time to experiment i reckon. Now all i have to do is find a shop that sells gift boxes or packaging cheaply

[woofgang]

hobby craft aren't bad or make your own?

sheets of glossy magazine lined with silicone paper might be smart?

[boxtops]

I like that hot drinks mix idea ! bednobs, have a look here on eBay for boxes and bags, they look really nice! http://shop.ebay.co.u...at=See-All-Categories

[woofgang]

oops....link
http://www.do-it-your...s.com/gift-boxes.html

[slinky.kate]

i am thinking of making marmalade,chutney and a dumpling as presents

[society]

After calculating the cost of the ingredients, wrapping paper, time, gas won't it be cheaper to buy something instead? Just a thought...

[bednobs]

i don't think it needs to be expensive. For example, i already have things like sugar, butter, syrup etc in the cupboard. Am just trying out honetcomb now :)

[woofgang]

chex mix is pretty yummy. In the UK make it with shreddies

[Barmaid]

That's what I am doing bednobs. So far I have made three different types of chutney and mincemeat. I'll also do some jam and mince pies and small puds.

Lakeland have a good selection of jars and tubs etc and they are cheaper than Hobbycraft.

[bednobs]

thanks i tried honeycomb last night and it was an unmitigated disaster, so i'm rapidly reviewing my ideas. i also was looking o the BBC website and they had loads of ideas

[China Doll]

Any chance of getting on yours and barmaids christmas prezzie list?! ;0)

[bednobs]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...lections/edible_gifts
meant to say yuou can also download tags

[B00]

Check out this section of the MS forum bednobs, some great ideas on there.

Also, check out the rest of that forum too, it's great, im forever poring over it :-)