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Christmas Chocolates, Sweets and Food

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    #362
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,551 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    I love it. :D


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    #363
    SourSessions
    Registered Users Posts: 1,237 ✭✭✭SourSessions


    Got mine this morning too. Impressed with the 'quality'!


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    #364
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,551 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


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    #365
    jellybear
    Registered Users Posts: 3,229 ✭✭✭jellybear


    I'm having one of those days...very, very tempted by the Quality Street. My bold husband is encouraging me to get a tin each- he's paying ;)


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    #366
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    august12 wrote: »
    Any idea of the best quality edible dark chocolate, something similar to Green and Blacks, nothing artificial? Lindt has one good quality 80% dark chocolate.

    Found this on the Irish Times list of Irish providers it might have what you are looking for https://www.hazelmountainchocolate.com/collections/shop?page=1


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    #367
    DelBoy Trotter
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    Still no sign of the King or Tayto boxes of crisps, or the 3 for €5 on selection boxes


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    #368
    freshpopcorn
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    DelBoy Trotter wrote: »
    Still no sign of the King or Tayto boxes of crisps, or the 3 for €5 on selection boxes

    My first sighting last year was the 29th of October in 2018 it was 2nd November.
    So, you don't have long.


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    #369
    TRS30
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    freshpopcorn wrote: »
    My first sighting last year was the 29th of October in 2018 it was 2nd November.
    So, you don't have long.

    I read this with a picture in my head of you with a spreadsheet with items, dates and places :D


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    #370
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,297 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    Seriously considering getting a chocolate advent calendar for November in addition to December....the doom and gloom and its only day 1 of 6 weeks :(


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    #371
    otnomart
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    august12 wrote: »
    Any idea of the best quality edible dark chocolate, something similar to Green and Blacks, nothing artificial? Lindt has one good quality 80% dark chocolate.
    The only Irish - based chocolatier I tried (in addition to Butlers) was Benoit Lorge, a Frenchman based in Kerry. I attended a chocolate making workshop with him during a Dublin Choco Festival many years ago.
    I had noted during the workshop he said he sourced the "pellets/chips" from Valrhona.

    I see he is still there and he does sell bars online.
    http://lorge.ie/product/chocolate-bars/


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    #372
    tscul32
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    Caranica wrote: »
    My Quality Street arrived this morning!

    Drool....


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    #373
    DvB
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    TRS30 wrote: »
    I read this with a picture in my head of you with a spreadsheet with items, dates and places :D

    I think there's a few of us in here with a fascination for stats, dates & generally following the order of things.

    All in the name of counting down to christmas.

    But we're not obsessed or anything like that...... or are we?:o
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #374
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 10,085 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    tscul32 wrote: »
    Drool....

    I tried allowing myself 1 per day. Succeeded yesterday but had 2 today and there may even be a third! Today is a very crappy day.


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    #375
    Mutleyboo
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭Mutleyboo


    My quality street arrived yesterday also and I'm ashamed to say a third gone already.. maybe more.. did anyone see my will power, I seemed to have misplaced it..


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    #376
    messrs
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    Caranica wrote: »
    I tried allowing myself 1 per day. Succeeded yesterday but had 2 today and there may even be a third! Today is a very crappy day.

    When you say 1 a day you mean 1 tin right? not just 1 sweet:cool::D


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    #377
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,228 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Popped in to Lidl on my way back from a site meeting this morning to pick up soem halloween bits for the kids, couldnt walk down the aisle with the christmas stuff on display & not pick up a couple of stollens, already had a couple of small slices with my morning coffee here to get me through til lunch, its still absolutely gorgeous!!

    I'll need a lot of willpower to not finish both of them off in the next few days:o
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #378
    kitten_k
    Registered Users Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    For the chocolate orange lovers - Dominos are now doing chocolate orange cookies.


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    #379
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 10,085 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    messrs wrote: »
    When you say 1 a day you mean 1 tin right? not just 1 sweet:cool::D

    I can be quite disciplined on a non stressful day! Today is day 3 and think it's a 1 sweet day, fingers crossed anyway.


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    #380
    TRS30
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    DvB wrote: »
    Popped in to Lidl on my way back from a site meeting this morning to pick up soem halloween bits for the kids, couldnt walk down the aisle with the christmas stuff on display & not pick up a couple of stollens, already had a couple of small slices with my morning coffee here to get me through til lunch, its still absolutely gorgeous!!

    I'll need a lot of willpower to not finish both of them off in the next few days:o

    Eat them all DvB, no judgement here :D


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    #381
    tscul32
    Registered Users Posts: 2,546 ✭✭✭tscul32


    DvB wrote: »
    Popped in to Lidl on my way back from a site meeting this morning to pick up soem halloween bits for the kids, couldnt walk down the aisle with the christmas stuff on display & not pick up a couple of stollens, already had a couple of small slices with my morning coffee here to get me through til lunch, its still absolutely gorgeous!!

    I'll need a lot of willpower to not finish both of them off in the next few days:o

    Myself and the littlest here had the mini stollen I got in Lidl. And we've decided to try making our own over the midterm break. Will post it on Christmas Cooking if it turns out ok.


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    #382
    Loughc
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    kitten_k wrote: »
    For the chocolate orange lovers - Dominos are now doing chocolate orange cookies.

    Must. Get. Dominos.


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    #383
    DvB
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    tscul32 wrote: »
    Myself and the littlest here had the mini stollen I got in Lidl. And we've decided to try making our own over the midterm break. Will post it on Christmas Cooking if it turns out ok.

    Did that last year & whilst very very tasty didnt have the 'finesse' of the shop bought ones (probably a lot less calories too though) so have decided to stick with the shop bought ones this year.

    They're actually not that hard to bake, and dont be afraid to throw in some alcohol to give a nice edge to it, the alcohol bakes off but the flavour can be nice with the fruit & marzipan.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #384
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    kitten_k wrote: »
    For the chocolate orange lovers - Dominos are now doing chocolate orange cookies.

    This is amazing news, I wonder would dominos allow me to order just cookies?!


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    #385
    Autosport
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    I have just ordered 2 tins of Quality street :( I have no will power so god only knows how many will be left for Christmas :D


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    #386
    Posy
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    Nice, I'd say those tins are flying out of the sweet factory! :D


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    #387
    Caranica
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    Posy wrote: »
    Nice, I'd say those tins are flying out of the sweet factory! :D

    They make handy gifts as Quality Street are gluten free I'm told.


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    #388
    Autosport
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    Posy wrote: »
    Nice, I'd say those tins are flying out of the sweet factory! :D

    They have on the website that due to high demand delivery times are from and up to 10 working days :) Toffee fingers are in their way to me :D


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    #389
    Sheep Shagger
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    2 boxes of Roses, Quality Street for €9 in Eurospar....


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    #390
    [Deleted User]
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    Butlers have their Christmas stock up online :)

    https://www.butlerschocolates.com/en/chocolate-gifts/by-occasion/christmas-gifts


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    #391
    Loughc
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    I picked this up in Tesco today. 360g of mint crispy goodness.

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