Charlotte Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 If you were to receive a food based christmas gift what would you like to get? I'm thinking of baking and putting together some cakes/jars of stuff/chocolates etc. I made fudge as a gift and that was well received. Ideas please - would you really want anything like that at Christmas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Potted shrimps. Pork pies. Potted meat. Potted lobster. Most things in pots. Edit: maybe some cheese too. Edit 2: Yorkshire puddings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 A couple of lovely tarts would be nice Food based presents are welcomed in my house. Lucy usually buys me some nice cheeses at xmas. [edit] and in a reverse of Michael's post - fudge would be good, but only if it had pot IN it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Champagne chocolate truffles Home made mulled wine Stollen Foie gras pate Have plenty of other thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Panda burgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoboblio Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'd be happy if someone gave me homemade fudge as a present. Sounds nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 +1 for stollen how about potted pot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Very kind of you, anything really, I just like receiving presents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 How about making some traditional Italian Christmas bread, Panettone? That is really lovely, and can be used for numerous things after the event too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 On a more serious note you can't go wrong with a good christmas pudding (can be potted). We once made some so alcoholic one year over a 4 week period that you could infact just spoon it out of the bowl and light it without even dousing it with more spirits. Ok it tasted like you were eating solid Gum (Gin and rum) but by god it was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'm hungry now, can I have a sandwich please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'm hungry now, can I have a sandwich please? Me too, or a pork pie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireRZ-S Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 tolberone cheesecake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Me too, or a pork pie. A pork pie in a teacake with some brown sauce... Mmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 A pork pie in a teacake with some brown sauce... Mmm... Brown sauce, no... and what do you class as a teacake? To me it has fruit in it. Actually that might be nice. Yeah I'll have one of those, minus the brown sauce. ...and some skittles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I guess you're talking edibles here, but as a side-note, I love receiving weird ingredients-type stuff as presents. For example, last Christams I got a bottle of saba, which led to some.....interesting..... recipe experiments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Champagne chocolate truffles Home made mulled wine Stollen Foie gras pate Have plenty of other thoughts Ooo you're so posh! Thanks for the ideas so far, some really good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 I guess you're talking edibles here, but as a side-note, I love receiving weird ingredients-type stuff as presents. For example, last Christams I got a bottle of saba, which led to some.....interesting..... recipe experiments! Yeah - more things I can make for people. But I agree - weird ingredients presents are cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I made fudge as a gift and that was well received. I hope it was well packed. Homemade bread? Not a bog-standard loaf, but something really tasty, e.g. seeded, sweet, curry, etc. I second Stollen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Brown sauce, no... and what do you class as a teacake? To me it has fruit in it. That's a fruit teacake you mentalist, a teacake is plain bread. Are you southern or something? Bap, barm, scuffler, roll... it's a teacake. Anyway... Erm.. how about some biscuits but use food colouring to get them looking all nice and then ice any other colour onto them... then dip them in batter and fry them before putting them in a pot. With a pie. Chilli fudge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'm thinking more things in small packages/boxes like chocolate with hazelnuts/toffee/nougat. I'd like something savoury too but I'm not sure what?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 That's a fruit teacake you mentalist, a teacake is plain bread. Are you southern or something? Bap, barm, scuffler, roll... it's a teacake. Anyway... Erm.. how about some biscuits but use food colouring to get them looking all nice and then ice any other colour onto them... then dip them in batter and fry them before putting them in a pot. With a pie. Chilli fudge? No, teacake has fruit in. I'd call what you're on about a breadcake. Chilli fudge pie? I'm not so sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'd like something savoury too but I'm not sure what?! Pork pie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Tye dye bread? http://dutchohana.com/gallery/Bread/Tidyebrd.html http://www.kare11.com/life/recipes/recipe_detail.aspx?rid=2585 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Tye dye bread? http://dutchohana.com/gallery/Bread/Tidyebrd.html http://www.kare11.com/life/recipes/recipe_detail.aspx?rid=2585 Looks mouldy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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