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Posted by JPS
Christmas hampers October 18, 2005 10:34AM |
Re: Christmas hampers October 18, 2005 12:48PM |
Well - really - how much do you want to spend? Homemade shortbread, panetonne, cathedral cake, white christmas etc, homemade sweets, bottles of homemade Bailey's type liqueurs or fruit liqueurs, mustards, pickles, nuts, cheeses, chocolates, spreads like pastes, pesto etc, etc. Lots of small interesting things will look great and be wonderful for the recipient to 'delve' into. You can even add things like a nice teatowel, nice paper napkins etc
Re: Christmas hampers October 19, 2005 02:42AM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 3,170 |
Just an idea. Quite often we do the seafood thing as a hamper- with crayfish , prawns. Things that people don't buy for themselves as they are so expensive. Yes they are frozen not quite as good as fresh. As crayfish addict - I would welcome a frozen cray! My parents were given a crayfish each for Xmas complete with Xmas ribbon around their ( crays not my parents) neck.
Re: Christmas hampers October 19, 2005 02:42AM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 613 |
A few years ago, my Dad was given a hamper which had one of those outdoor chairs which folds up to almost nothing. He will be 70 this year, and has used the chair heaps and its not the type of thing most older people would actually go out and buy for themselves. They've now gone out and got some more of them, since Mum then wanted one too, and then a few more for their batch etc.
It was a picnic theme hamper and I think it had cheese and crackers, bottle of wine and chocolates too.
My boss always gives me a hamper each Xmas, and its really nice to have a few special things in it, that I don't usually buy. His wife makes them up each year and they look amazing.
Linda.
It was a picnic theme hamper and I think it had cheese and crackers, bottle of wine and chocolates too.
My boss always gives me a hamper each Xmas, and its really nice to have a few special things in it, that I don't usually buy. His wife makes them up each year and they look amazing.
Linda.
Ruth
Re: Christmas hampers October 19, 2005 06:19AM |
I make a ginger ravioli which all the nieces and nephews love. The fun is in the eating of the melted chocolate.
I make an ice cream container for each family and get my kids to decorate the containers - I bribe them with the cast offs of the biscuits.
Ginger Ravioli
Make any gingerbread biscuit recipe and roll it out as thin as possible.
Cut the same amount of shapes, eg circles, stars, or squares.
In the center of the bottom shape put a chocolate button. Put the second shape over the top and press down on all the edges and make sure they are sealed.
Bake in the oven as the gingerbread recipe says.
Store in an air tight container with a little sugar sprinkled in the bottom to keep them fresh.
To eat, this is the most important and fun part. Zap each biscuit in the microwave for about 10 -15 seconds, and then eat them - watch out for the melted chocolate the runs down the chin and onto the new fresh white shirts.
I make an ice cream container for each family and get my kids to decorate the containers - I bribe them with the cast offs of the biscuits.
Ginger Ravioli
Make any gingerbread biscuit recipe and roll it out as thin as possible.
Cut the same amount of shapes, eg circles, stars, or squares.
In the center of the bottom shape put a chocolate button. Put the second shape over the top and press down on all the edges and make sure they are sealed.
Bake in the oven as the gingerbread recipe says.
Store in an air tight container with a little sugar sprinkled in the bottom to keep them fresh.
To eat, this is the most important and fun part. Zap each biscuit in the microwave for about 10 -15 seconds, and then eat them - watch out for the melted chocolate the runs down the chin and onto the new fresh white shirts.
Re: Christmas hampers October 20, 2005 06:43AM |
Re: Christmas hampers October 20, 2005 08:53PM |
Admin Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 7,844 |
Kirsty, Arthur Holmes is the place to go. Here is their web-site:
[www.arthurholmes.co.nz]
[www.arthurholmes.co.nz]
Re: Christmas hampers October 21, 2005 06:00AM |
Re: Christmas hampers October 21, 2005 08:56PM |
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Re: Christmas hampers October 22, 2005 12:41AM |
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Re: Christmas hampers October 22, 2005 02:59AM |
Little lemon tarts are also nice, make the tart cases & put into cellophane tied with a ribbon around the top & make and bottle (remeber to sterilize bottle & lid to keep longer & not necessarely in fridge) lemon curd or orange or lime or passionfruit. The tarts can be put into the freezer for late if they so want.
Anonymous User
Re: Christmas hampers October 22, 2005 04:46AM |
All of these are great ideas, & add to the notes I saved for Christmas gifts from last years forum discussions. In the November 2005 issue of Cuisine (with the Christmas picture on the cover), there are some Christmas gift ideas in there, one being a loaf recipe served with raspberry sauce - my question is where could I source the small/low white boxes used to put the loaf in before it is all wrapped up with cellophane. Arther Holmes has lots of glassware, but does anyone know of boxes/carton/packaging outlets that will sell in small lots directly to customers.
lynner
Re: Christmas hampers October 22, 2005 07:56AM |
I did something i thought was quite 'different' and went down really well (limited budget idea). i made some lemon concentrate and put it in one of those lovely bottles with the flip tops, then i bought drinking glasses (varied the number depending on the family size) which had lemons on them, this took some searching but once i had found them i kept seeing them everywhere. i then bought bright yellow plastic buckets and put the glasses, and consentrate in the bucket. they looked really bright and cheery, and cost very little. you could add 'lemon decorated' napkins etc too if you wanted to increase the cost.
Re: Christmas hampers October 22, 2005 08:25PM |
Admin Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 7,844 |
Re: Christmas hampers October 25, 2005 12:26AM |
lynner
Re: Christmas hampers October 25, 2005 03:58AM |
Here is the recipe i use.
juice of 6 lemons ( I sometimes add more if they are small)
4 cups boiling water
5 cups sugar
25g citric acid.
mix together. this is the concentrate. then add just leave instructions to water down to taste.
so pleased you like my idea - i hope those who you give them to enjoy them!!
juice of 6 lemons ( I sometimes add more if they are small)
4 cups boiling water
5 cups sugar
25g citric acid.
mix together. this is the concentrate. then add just leave instructions to water down to taste.
so pleased you like my idea - i hope those who you give them to enjoy them!!
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