Guest Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Our friends made us a little hamper with homemade goodies in this year. Obviously not everyone has the skill or time to do this but I thought it was absolutely delightful and unique! It contains; white chcolate fudge Jack Daniel's marmalade christmas chutney little, decorated, ginger biscuits bottle toffee vodka bottle blackcurrant and liquorice vodka ALL homemade in a basket from Ikea and beautifully wrapped! I love homemade things Is anyone else giving a homemade gift this year? What is it and who are you giving it to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I'm doing a hamper for my parents this year as they insist on us not buying them anything as they say they neither need or want anything. I can't bear them having nothing for Christmas so I'm making them Stollen, a little raised pork pie, chocolate truffles, raspberry vodka, crab apple brandy, orange shortbread biscuits, ginger chocolate chip cookies and anything else I can manage to get into the basket . All my Christmas cards were homemade too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Kate, you don't have to buy me anything this year either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Same hamper then ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlass Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I always think than anything homemade at Chritsmas make the best presents. It shows a lot of love and care has been taken. I'm sure all those things will be a great hit and a wonderful surprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Kate.....please don't bother to get me anything for Christmas either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I give little hampers too my favourite family members. I do a few home made bits,& supplement them with other nice things I find throughout the year which I think they will like. This year I have packed them in reusable hemp bags For the home mades I am doing - Sloe Gin Raspberry Vodka Lemon Curd Spiced Christmas nuts and a Chutney Last year I was able to give them each a box of eggs too, but we hardly have enough for ourselves this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 sarah, is lemon curd easy to make? I think I'm going to do little hampers next year, such a good idea and how organised! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 There's a recipe in the All Things Nice section which I posted a while ago, Poet. It's such an easy recipe and doesn't need a double boiler which used to put me off making it. The recipe's here and it's Nigella's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 cool, thanks Kate I need to get into the mindset of thinking about gifts thru the year rather than the month before. I'm going to put lots of interesting things in my hampers and some homemade treats too next year! Such a brill idea. Wonder if Richard is making anyone any knitted pressies this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I embroider things for my grandmothers normally, but this year they're getting christmas cakes with embroidered doilies in a pretty tin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I did food hamers home made for all my family last year. Incl Soaps Bath Bombs Xmas Cake Marzipan chocolates Peanut Brittle Jams Infused Olive Oils Chutney and other stuff that I cant remember! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I have a group of seven girl friends, we exchange presents each year but not spending a lot. (I posted about this on the Green Thinking forum). This year they are each getting a BHWT bag, with: a jar of home-made whisky marmalade a jar of home-made apple & ginger chutney a cheap plastic container (Tesco) with Nigella's chocolate brownies a bag with some Christmas biscuits in (sesame-seed shorties, cut out with star cutters) I love doing home-made, and people usually really appreciate the fact that you've taken the trouble to do this. I would put eggs in, but not at the rate my girls are laying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I do the same for family and close friends - I use the 'newspaper bags' , this year, they are filled with homemade stuff - hedgerow jelly, lemon curd, crabapple and clove jelly, orange, pomegranate and cardamom jelly, mince pies, biscotti di amore, little brownies and other such stuff. Phil also gets loads of homemade booze! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Inspired by everyone last year, this year my lot are getting recycled bags with sloe gin, blackberry vodka or crabapple brandy; crabapple and clove jelly, apple and rosehip jelly or apple and rosemary jelly and a ham (courtesy of OHs staff shop) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Kate, you don't have to buy me anything this year either! Ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I've just been bottling up the crab apple brandy and I'm not sure I want to give it away now - ooooh, it's lovely stuff . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 You been quality controlling again Kate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 jusht a schmall one..........hic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I bottled mine yesterday Kate! It's raaaaather nice (but very strong!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 It certainly is! You don't need a lot, do you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Couldn't have had a lot even if I wanted it I used a larger bottle so there was only a drop left over. Think I'll have to find a smaller bottle and decant it again. May be some leftover for me to sample properly. After all, it wouldn't be fair to give it to family if I HADN'T tried it properly, now would it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I'm doing hampers again - trying to make them different to last years..... Home produced Honey Limoncello Butter Biscuits Truffles Mini Stollen Quince Jelly and other things I can't remember without looking at my list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I have given Ruby Grapefruit and Ginger marmalade to my cousins - I don't have a lot of money to spare and it is about the giving rather than anything else. I also have jars of orange slices in spiced honey to take as gifts to people I am visiting over the break. Do you think I can give the dog away - twelve years old anf very whiney!! - does she count as home made??? (I love her dearly but she is driving me mad!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I have given Ruby Grapefruit and Ginger marmalade to my cousins - I don't have a lot of money to spare and it is about the giving rather than anything else. absolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...