Food you only buy at Xmas

[PrincessHoneysuckle]

But not necessarily xmas food iykwim.Ours are:

Salted peanuts

Pickled onions

Mini frozen sausage rolls

Nothing particularly special about any of them but it wouldnt be xmas unless we had them in the house.

Dry sherry, but DP keeps feeding his fruit cakes with it. Each Christmas I buy a bottle and try again.

Baileys is a TENNER For a litre at the moment in tesco if you have a clubcard
We havent been out and bought 6 bottles tho , honestly. 😊

Salted peanuts, Turkish delight, tub of quality street, sausage rolls, cocktail sausages, sugar mice, those boxes of dates, mixed bags of nuts in their shells, pringles, a box of cheese biscuits, stilton, after eight mints or mint matchsticks, pickled beetroot. None of the aforementioned was ever bought except at Christmas.

Brie
Turkish delight
Clementines
Beef tenderloin
Brussels sprouts
Chocolate orange

And a fresh pineapple

Mince pies, stollen.

Tia Maria

Bread sauce. I don't even know what you're supposed to eat it with but it's ok the order for next week!

Elizabeth Shaw mints and Canadian cheddar.

Baileys! And snowballs, and chocolate biscuits in a tin and cranberry sauce and tin of chocolates!

Bread sauce is lush but I make mine. Serve it with the turkey @christmasbow. Put it in a bowl on the table.

I'm pretty sure I haven't eaten a sprout since last year!
Anyone remember boxes of crystallised Chinese gooseberries? My friend's mum used to have them at Christmas - but they were posh!

Fancy cheese boards.
Spanish cured meat platters
Whipped cream (can) for hot choc.
Tins of chocolates.

Baxter’s classic tomato chutney.
Brussels sprouts
Panettone

Thanks @lilgreen I'm a terrible cook so Christmas is very much out an M&S Packet here, maybe I should try to make it though!

Baileys, After Eights

Turkey
Cheeselets
Black forest gateau.

For those who like Bailey's the Aldi version is just as good and ( I think) £3.79

@christmasbow I’m sure it will be fine. DM used to buy a packet mix then spruce it up by stirring in a dollop of cream and a bit of nutmeg on the top. It’s easy to make but I still like the packet version too. I’m sure M&S’s will be fab.

Cheese football's (only because you can't get them.any other time )
Same with stollen.
Cocktail cherries
Dates.

Turkey

The only thing I can think of is those tins of quality street etc.

I honestly can’t think of anything else I only buy at Christmas. I’m obviously far too good to myself!

Squirty cream for mince pies heated up in the microwave.Classy me.

Chocolate Liqueurs
Honey roast nuts
Irish cream
Mini pizzas (no one ate them last year so might not this year)
Chocolate brazil nuts
J2O
Parsnips
Steam pasta (comes from a store further away than we normally go)
Stuffing
Pigs in Blankets
think thats about it but I am probably forgetting stuff.

Frozen croissants for breakfast ..I never buy them any other time.. ( but I am not sure why really)

Twiglets
Cheese ball crisps
Pringles
Cocktail cherries (am addicted to these so only buy them at Xmas)
Brandy butter
Mini spring rolls
Prawns
Glittery J20
Shloer
Port
Baileys
Snowballs
Babycham (for the kids)
Squirty cream
Cocktail sticks cause we have to have a pineapple and cheese hedgehog for the Xmas buffet (dh insists on it, he’s pure class 😆)