Raffle Prize

[Barmaid]

Mr BM has asked if I can come up with a raffle prize of a hamper of home produce. (Mr BM has volunteered this - *bangs head on wall*).

I was thinking

beetroot chutney
spiced apricot chutney
Victoria sponge
lemon curd
1/2 doz fresh eggs

Can anyone think of anything else?

[humbersloop]

truffles

[shoota]

Chocolatey cereal crunchy thingies.

[boxtops]

How about a different approach - do they they did in the supermarket at Christmas - just pack up a bag of ingredients for a cake of some sort, and pop the recipe in there as well? The winner can then make their own, that's home-made!

[EcclesCake]

Spikey, the request was for a hamper of 'home' produce.

Barmaid is talented in many fields, I don't think she has mentioned her time at a potters wheel to make cups and saucers though!

Choc truffles are realtively quick and easy to make. Def think that a fruit cake would be better than a Vicky Sponge.

If you made a terrine in a kilner jar it would keep quite well at ambient temp if not opened.

[EcclesCake]

Re apple and pears I was thinking of this and sealed with wax.

http://www.channel4.com/4food/recipes/tv-show-recipes/river-cottage-christmas-2010-recipes/pam-s-apple-and-pear-fruit-cheese-recipe

[society]

Another idea - the dry ingredients and instructions to a cookie recipe in a jar.
Very simple to put together.

http://tinyurl.com/by4ncw8

http://tinyurl.com/a84r8v3

[Mick-Talbot]

Tin of mackerel in oil.

[vodkancoke]

Hey BM, I make hampers at Christmas time for family and this is what I usually put in them, I don't know if any of it is suitable though! (if you want any recipes let me know)

Home-made granola
Chilli Chutney
Home-made Ketchup
Vanilla Sugar
Spiced Nuts
Brownies
Chilli Oil
Spiced Salt
Honeycomb/Puff candy
Florentines

[EcclesCake]

VnC has inspired me further.....Biscotti?

[Barmaid]

Thank you all. I knew I could get some ideas here. You really are a great bunch. Strangely, my mate just phoned, so I was having a rant and he said "post on that website you are a member of"...... lol

My next thread will be "how can I kill Mr BM and get away with it".................


And no, I don't really "do" pottery, although I can turn my hand to many things. However, perhaps I should get a potters wheel. My first project may be a funeral urn.

[B00]

Shortbread biscuits

[Barmaid]

That won't work B00. I'll scoff em.

[albaqwerty]

BM, I'm your alibi :-)

[Iluvspikey]

sorry barmaid, I didn't read the question properly......feel silly now.....

[Barmaid]

Don't worry, Spikey!!!! lol, to make it up to me, you can take Mr BM for a week ;)!!!!

[wolf63]

Who's head are you planning on banging against a wall?

I posted this joke a couple of weeks back - seems apt here.


[i]In a dark and hazy room, peering into a crystal ball, the Mystic delivered grave news:
"There's no easy way to tell you this, so I'll just be blunt. Prepare yourself to be a widow. Your husband will die a violent and horrible death this year.

"Visibly shaken, Laura stared at the woman's lined face, then at the single flickering candle, then down at her hands. She took a few deep breaths to compose herself and to stop her mind racing.


She simply had to know She met the Fortune Teller's gaze, steadied her voice and asked........













"Will I be acquitted?"[i]

[society]

Young man, how would that fit in a basket?

[Iluvspikey]

A week? Okay....is he house-trained? Will he come straight away if called? Do you want my hubby to show him how to use the washing machine, vacuum cleaner, how to clean the bathroom and go shopping? If so, I better have him for a fortnight