Christmas Chocolates, Sweets and Food

Autosport · 06-11-2020 8:18pm

tscul32 wrote: »

In tesco this morning I also got the 3 selection boxes for €5 and 2 tubs for €8, plus 6 bottles of wine for €40. Also a bag of onions.
My mam had given me her tesco card and €10 off €50 vouchers that she got in the post too so great value shopping was done. I love getting all this stuff in for Christmas.

Priorities

a bag of onions

Autosport · 07-11-2020 1:11pm

My personalised tin of Quality street arrived this morning

Absolutely beautiful

Now can I resist the toffee fingers

Caranica · 07-11-2020 3:07pm

Autosport wrote: »

My personalised tin of Quality street arrived this morning Absolutely beautiful Now can I resist the toffee fingers

I've had 1-3 a day so far.

jellybear · 07-11-2020 3:14pm

Caranica wrote: »

I've had 1-3 a day so far.

I admire your willpower!!

otnomart · 16-11-2020 1:08pm

Mince Pies have landed - at last !- in my neck of the woods in the Continent.
Speciality shop has the Spiced Orange and Cranberry from Walkers and on Sat I got one box.
(I first had them last year and they are beyond good).
Already had one this morning as my breakfast.
Only three left...must ! get ! another box !

In my quest for the perfect liqueur chocolate bar, I picked up this apricot one from Villars (Swiss chocolate)

DvB · 16-11-2020 1:10pm

otnomart wrote: »

Mince Pies have landed - at last !- in my neck of the woods in the Continent.
Speciality shop has the Spiced Orange and Cranberry from Walkers and on Sat I got one box.
(I first had them last year and they are beyond good).
Already had one this morning as my breakfast.
Only three left...must ! get ! another box !

In my quest for the perfect liqueur chocolate bar, I picked up this apricot one from Villars (Swiss chocolate)

Got a box of those mince pies in a hamper I got from a client last year, absolutely delicous. Heat them in the microwave fro about 20-30 seconds & a little drop of baileys whipped cream.... bliss!

messrs · 16-11-2020 6:59pm

I had the Terrys Chocolate Orange hot chocolate from Costa yesterday it was unreal!! think the after 8 is next on the list!

otnomart · 23-11-2020 12:37pm

This Sat, found local shop selling packs of 6 mince pies by Sargents.
Had one (pie not pack) this morning for breakfast and it was yum !

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DvB · 23-11-2020 12:48pm

I've done well to avoid the mince pies so far this year, the fact I've finally managed to clear the covid lbs has helped as I'm feeling a tad more positive in that regard so am not really indulging as of yet. My old rule of Dec 1st may well be retained despite me clearly intending to ignore that given the year its been.

TRS30 · 23-11-2020 1:05pm

otnomart wrote: »

This Sat, found local shop selling packs of 6 mince pies by Sargents.
Had one (pie not pack) this morning for breakfast and it was yum !

Mince pie for breakfast!

Living your best life Otnomart

otnomart · 23-11-2020 1:11pm

TRS30 wrote: »

Mince pie for breakfast!

Living your best life Otnomart

Best time to eat them, really !

I don't do snacking, and for me they are too filling as a dessert after a meal !

Sheep Shagger · 27-11-2020 7:54pm

If you know a Toblerone fan, these are massive at 4.5kg and a bit of a novelty.

£44 on a lightning deal.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004INT01A/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_fabt1_dlC_LRuWFbNWTGCFK

ebbsy · 28-11-2020 7:51pm

DvB wrote: »

Got a box of those mince pies in a hamper I got from a client last year, absolutely delicous. Heat them in the microwave fro about 20-30 seconds & a little drop of baileys whipped cream.... bliss!

Will these reverse my diabetes ?

If so count me in !!!

sentient_6 · 29-11-2020 6:44pm

Can those Walkers mince pies be got here? Tesco's Dunnes etc?

matchthis · 29-11-2020 9:49pm

Got the supervalu mince pies in a gold and black box, now my favourite ones. Going to have a stab in a week or two at making them

vicwatson · 29-11-2020 9:53pm

Got the macrons in Lidl - v nice. €3.99

Demonique · 02-12-2020 7:17pm

Got the salted caramel mince pies in lidl, they're divine. I don't like regular mince pies, I'm disappointed that aldi don't have the chocolate and cherry mince pies they had the last two years, last year tesco had rhubard and ginger mince pies, this year, annoyingly, they're not available on their own, they're in a pack with regular mince pies.

If anyone is interested, you can get a personalised metal tin of quality street. My sister sent one to us to help get us through the latest lockdown, she got it with our family name on it, you can also choose what sweets you want in it (you can choose up to 6) or you can go with the standard mix of flavours - https://www.qualitystreet.co.uk/personalisation

quietsailor · 03-12-2020 10:55pm

Demonique wrote: »

Got the salted caramel mince pies in lidl, they're divine. I don't like regular mince pies, I'm disappointed that aldi don't have the chocolate and cherry mince pies they had the last two years, last year tesco had rhubard and ginger mince pies, this year, annoyingly, they're not available on their own, they're in a pack with regular mince pies.

If anyone is interested, you can get a personalised metal tin of quality street. My sister sent one to us to help get us through the latest lockdown, she got it with our family name on it, you can also choose what sweets you want in it (you can choose up to 6) or you can go with the standard mix of flavours - https://www.qualitystreet.co.uk/personalisation

Thank you, I hadn't seen that and ordered it for our family

Caranica · 04-12-2020 7:45am

I got the Quality Street last month and also ordered a tin as a present. I'd worry about delivery times ordering now, the present one took 3 weeks to arrive.

vicwatson · 05-12-2020 4:10pm

vicwatson wrote: »

Got the macrons in Lidl - v nice. €3.99

The exact same ones are in Iceland for €3.50 (they are frozen but thaw perfectly)

Edit they aren’t the EXACT same as there is no coffee in the Iceland ones (happy days)

Patsy167 · 07-12-2020 2:35pm

Has a poll been done recently on what Boardsies favorite Christmas sweet tub is?

I stumbled across this link over the weekend and thought it was a fair assessment. Would find it hard to disagree with many of the rankings.

https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2019/12/13/General-Selection-2019-UK-s-favourite-Christmas-Chocolate-Box-revealed

Lindt etc are obviously on another level so it would be just the main 4 to battle it out - heroes, Roses, Celebrations, and Quality street.

Caranica · 07-12-2020 2:57pm

Patsy167 wrote: »

Has a poll been done recently on what Boardsies favorite Christmas sweet tub is?

I stumbled across this link over the weekend and thought it was a fair assessment. Would find it hard to disagree with many of the rankings.

https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2019/12/13/General-Selection-2019-UK-s-favourite-Christmas-Chocolate-Box-revealed

Lindt etc are obviously on another level so it would be just the main 4 to battle it out - heroes, Roses, Celebrations, and Quality street.

Toffee fingers and toffee penny in tier 5....no way!! They're tier 1 imo

Loughc · 12-12-2020 4:55pm

Loughc · 12-12-2020 7:58pm

My personalised quality street tin arrived today and oh my god. The giddiness of when I took the lid off to see my favourite chocolates inside. Well worth the silly amount of money I spent on it haha.

Posy · 12-12-2020 9:07pm

Niiiice. What sweets did you choose?

I'm sorry I didn't order one now!!

Loughc · 13-12-2020 1:35am

Posy wrote: »

Niiiice. What sweets did you choose?

I'm sorry I didn't order one now!!

This is controversial but I went for these 5;

Strawberry creme, orange creme, orange crunch, choc block and Carmel centre.

vicwatson · 13-12-2020 2:14am

Loughc wrote: »

My personalised quality street tin arrived today and oh my god. The giddiness of when I took the lid off to see my favourite chocolates inside. Well worth the silly amount of money I spent on it haha.

Can I ask how long it took from order date?

I ordered orange creme and fudge only

Loughc · 13-12-2020 2:20am

vicwatson wrote: »

Can I ask how long it took from order date?

I ordered orange creme and fudge only

I ordered on 26/11 and it arrived on 12/12 so a little over 2 weeks!

barneygumble99 · 13-12-2020 3:03am

Loughc wrote: »

This is controversial but I went for these 5;

Strawberry creme, orange creme, orange crunch, chic block and Carmel centre.

I would order the exact same. Had a tub dropped into work last Monday, when I was off, arrived in Tuesday morning and I had all these to myself. All the nutty ones gone, happy days.

messrs · 15-12-2020 9:05am

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Got these in Dealz at the weekend but haven't tasted them yet. Has anyone had them?

Loughc · 15-12-2020 9:34am

messrs wrote: »

Got these in Dealz at the weekend but haven't tasted them yet. Has anyone had them?

No cant say I have, like I love orange chocolate and I love mint chocolate... but together... hmmm... not sure.

tscul32 · 15-12-2020 9:58am

Loughc wrote: »

No cant say I have, like I love orange chocolate and I love mint chocolate... but together... hmmm... not sure.

That's why I haven't tried them either. The idea just doesn't appeal to me at all.

jellybear · 15-12-2020 10:24am

There are also strawberry and mint after eights out at the minute. Haven't tried them or the orange ones. They just don't appeal to me at all.

Shirlywhirl · 15-12-2020 11:36am

I tried the mint orange, was disappointed enough with them! I read them wrong and thought they were just a choc orange version. They don't really go together.

SourSessions · 15-12-2020 2:40pm

There's gin and tonic flavor too.

Loughc · 15-12-2020 2:42pm

SourSessions wrote: »

There's gin and tonic flavor too.

I seen the package... even the idea of Gin and Tonic after eights upsets me.

DvB · 15-12-2020 3:00pm

Loughc wrote: »

I seen the package... even the idea of Gin and Tonic after eights upsets me.

I wouldn't mind a taste though, just to see if they've managed to actually get the flavour of Gin into them.

messrs · 15-12-2020 3:06pm

jellybear wrote: »

There are also strawberry and mint after eights out at the minute. Haven't tried them or the orange ones. They just don't appeal to me at all.

Didn't see those anywhere, i think i would like strawberry and mint together

jellybear · 15-12-2020 4:03pm

messrs wrote: »

Didn't see those anywhere, i think i would like strawberry and mint together

I'm fairly certain they were in Dealz. Might just be certain stores though.

SourSessions · 15-12-2020 4:19pm

jellybear wrote:

I'm fairly certain they were in Dealz. Might just be certain stores though.

I saw them in lidl too

Autosport · 15-12-2020 9:24pm

Loughc wrote: »

This is controversial but I went for these 5;

Strawberry creme, orange creme, orange crunch, choc block and Carmel centre.

Scratches your name off my Christmas card list

SarahLil · 16-12-2020 12:39pm

Has anyone seen the Black tin on Foxes biscuits, none in my Dunnes, they had them weeks back but nothing this week?

otnomart · 16-12-2020 12:42pm

Loughc wrote: »

I seen the package... even the idea of Gin and Tonic after eights upsets me.

Can't see gin working with chocolate either !

Posy · 16-12-2020 2:23pm

Dunnes have tiny 37G boxes of Lindor (think they contain 4 sweets!) for €1.23- great for throwing in a stocking or secret santa present!

Patsy167 · 16-12-2020 5:50pm

Taken from Bargain Alerts....

Lindt Lindor 200g boxes - €2.25
https://www.theperfumeshop.com/ie/co...ilk-chocolates

Delivery is charged at 3 euro but click and collect is free. You may be able to get additional discounts with their codes or student discounts.

These are usually 5+ euro in shops.

Good deal! Enjoy
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Autosport · 16-12-2020 9:04pm

SarahLil wrote: »

Has anyone seen the Black tin on Foxes biscuits, none in my Dunnes, they had them weeks back but nothing this week?

Have you checked SuperValu?? They have a selection of Foxes biscuits on offer

Patsy167 · 19-12-2020 4:44pm

Anyone have tips on supermarket own brand sweets and biscuits that are woth a try?

For biscuits, the M&S Blue box of chocolate covered are far batter than many of the more popular brands

For chocolates, Aldi Moser Roth are excellent, JD Gross in Lidl also

Sheep Shagger · 19-12-2020 7:14pm

Patsy167 wrote: »

Anyone have tips on supermarket own brand sweets and biscuits that are woth a try?

For biscuits, the M&S Blue box of chocolate covered are far batter than many of the more popular brands

For chocolates, Aldi Moser Roth are excellent, JD Gross in Lidl also

The Aldi boxes of chocolate biscuits are suspiciously very similar to the M&S ones....€3.49 I think.

Posy · 19-12-2020 8:56pm

Patsy167 wrote: »

For chocolates, Aldi Moser Roth are excellent, JD Gross in Lidl also

I bought a box of the Moser Roth champagne truffles yesterday.

Loughc · 27-12-2020 2:11pm

So my wife did me a chocolate hamper for one of my Christmas presents. She either knows me well or wants me to die of diabetic shock. Either way I’m eating it all.

There’s malteaser reindeers and a tube of orange smarties at the bottom of the basket too.

Christmas Chocolates, Sweets and Food

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