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    #212
    Jude13
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    €15 for 6 mince pies!? You're havin' a laugh intcha?!

    Get to Gluten fee ones for EU10 for 6.


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    #213
    [Deleted User]
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    Jude13 wrote: »
    Get to Gluten fee ones for EU10 for 6.

    Sorry Jude but no thanks! :D


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    #214
    DvB
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    Jude13 wrote: »
    Get to Gluten fee ones for EU10 for 6.

    Saw 4 gluten free mince pies for €6 in Lidl
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #215
    SarahLil
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    Fresh popcorn thanks for posting
    I got a huge Ferrero rocher cheesecake from a cake maker in Whitehall before 25 euro with delivery it was very impressive and plenty to go around he was a nice man very professional but I don’t think he is doing them anymore


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    #216
    DvB
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    Thanks for the heads up re: LIDL & Stollen TRS30, was on site this morning & popped in on my way home afterwards & picked one up, along with a couple of chocolate Santas for the Kids stockings (already hidden away with their other gifts in the attic store)

    Had my first slice of Stollen for 2020 just there now with a coffee, it was fantastic, if ever a food tasted like christmas its stollen!!
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #217
    mirrorwall14
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    Has anyone seen fresh cranberries or is it too early?


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    #218
    tickingclock
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    mirrorwall14 wrote: »
    Has anyone seen fresh cranberries or is it too early?

    I'm almost certain it's still too early for the main supermarkets


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    #219
    TRS30
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    DvB wrote: »
    Thanks for the heads up re: LIDL & Stollen TRS30, was on site this morning & popped in on my way home afterwards & picked one up, along with a couple of chocolate Santas for the Kids stockings (already hidden away with their other gifts in the attic store)

    Had my first slice of Stollen for 2020 just there now with a coffee, it was fantastic, if ever a food tasted like christmas its stollen!!

    Good to hear :)

    My local one has a fair bit of Christmas stuff in already and I'm sure will be more each week :D


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    #220
    pigtail33
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    tickingclock wrote: »
    I'm almost certain it's still too early for the main supermarkets

    I think it's usually closer to December before they are readily available.

    I did see fresh sprouts in Tesco last week though!


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    #221
    SarahLil
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    DvB wrote: »
    Thanks for the heads up re: LIDL & Stollen TRS30, was on site this morning & popped in on my way home afterwards & picked one up, along with a couple of chocolate Santas for the Kids stockings (already hidden away with their other gifts in the attic store)

    Had my first slice of Stollen for 2020 just there now with a coffee, it was fantastic, if ever a food tasted like christmas its stollen!!

    I have never had Stollen what is it like do you put butter in it, is I like fruit soda bread?


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    #222
    DvB
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    SarahLil wrote: »
    I have never had Stollen what is it like do you put butter in it, is I like fruit soda bread?

    Its a fruitbread/cake kind of hybrid. It also has a nice marzipan filling (though not all have this allegedly) through the centre. Its genrally dusted with icing sugar.
    You can butter it when sliced, or spread jam on it if you really have a sweet tooth, but I eat it plain, goes down lovely with a cup of tea or coffee.

    It wouldn't be anything like as dense as a fruit soda & would have far more fruit in it.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #223
    begbysback
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    Happy covid Christmas to all, or is it corona Christmas?


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    #224
    DvB
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    begbysback wrote: »
    Happy covid Christmas to all, or is it corona Christmas?

    Just Christmas. All that other depressing stuff can be left at the door :)
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #225
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    DvB wrote: »
    Its a fruitbread/cake kind of hybrid. It also has a nice marzipan filling (though not all have this allegedly) through the centre. Its genrally dusted with icing sugar.
    You can butter it when sliced, or spread jam on it if you really have a sweet tooth, but I eat it plain, goes down lovely with a cup of tea or coffee.

    It wouldn't be anything like as dense as a fruit soda & would have far more fruit in it.

    Thanks I’ll pick one up to try x


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    #226
    Jude13
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    "marzipan" I'm out. Yuck.


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    #227
    DvB
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    Jude13 wrote: »
    "marzipan" I'm out. Yuck.

    You can get them without too. though I've never sought them out. Fond of a bit of marzipan myself.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #228
    PTH2009
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    Reading local papers in Waterford regarding winterval

    Sadly no Ice rink, santa arrival/opening and no visual show at nights

    Masks to be worn in Santas grotto and can be taken off for pictures


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    #229
    freshpopcorn
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    #230
    DvB
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    freshpopcorn wrote: »
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    More covid related christmas stuff, no thanks.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #231
    pigtail33
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    The Christmas section is now up on the M&S website

    https://www.marksandspencer.com/ie/c/christmas-shop/christmas-at-home#intid=gnav-christmasathome

    I remember waiting for their stuff to go 3 for 2 last year, which it never did.

    Strolling aimlessly through the shops in November/December is definitely something I'm really going to miss this year. I usually would go through Dublin City centre every day on my way to and from work. It will just have to be replaced with scrolling aimlessly though websites instead.


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    #232
    otnomart
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    SarahLil wrote: »
    I have never had Stollen what is it like do you put butter in it, is I like fruit soda bread?
    Always had it shop-bought myself, the recipe does not seem too difficult though !
    https://germanfoods.org/recipes/dresdner-stollen/

    Interesting trivia: there is a Stollenfest apparently !
    https://www.dresdnerstollen.com/en/dresdner-christstollen


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    #233
    freshpopcorn
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    DvB wrote: »
    More covid related christmas stuff, no thanks.

    I'm not into it either to be honest.

    I think RTE are going to be brutal this Christmas.


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    #234
    DvB
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    freshpopcorn wrote: »

    I think RTE are going to be brutal this Christmas.

    To be fair I suspect TV in general will be below par, though that's been a trend for a while now. Over christmas, pretty much like any other time of the year, other than the odd programme or film we have recorded we rarely watch 'live' TV & tend to stream most of what we watch. I might dip into a few repeats on Gold or Dave or whatever they're called nowadays but generally dont tend to sit down & watch that much TV. Though with socializing less likely this year that may change, though I suspect our viewing habits wont.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #235
    Loughc
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    freshpopcorn wrote: »
    I'm not into it either to be honest.

    I think RTE are going to be brutal this Christmas.

    Same as every Christmas so :pac:


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    #236
    Posy
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    Loughc wrote: »
    Same as every Christmas so :pac:
    Took the words right out of my mouth there. :D


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    #237
    freshpopcorn
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    Loughc wrote: »
    Same as every Christmas so :pac:

    Ya, they’ll really get there misery slots in this year tough!


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    #238
    Littlehorny
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    Speaking of TV, the Sony movies Christmas channel is missing today. I am with Virgin TV and channel 329 has disappeared.


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    #239
    [Deleted User]
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    It's sounding really wintery out there tonight :)


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    #240
    Jude13
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    I'm not keen on the covid tack. I am eagerly tracking my cadbury delivery. It has left London, who knows when it will get here. It will take a lot of will not to make the sleigh with the little one straight away.


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    #241
    TRS30
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    Heating on for the first time this morning, next stop Christmas :)


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