to think what is the point of pannetone, and other POINTLESS Christmas foods which we are conned into buying

[GetOrfMoiLand]

What is it for.

You are just conned into buying great big pretty boxes of boring dry fruit bread.

Tell me anyone if you actually eat all your pannetone.

Ditto wierdo cheeses (rhurbarb stilton for example) and 4-packs of dip.

Stollen and Lebkucken are lovely, though.

I would rather have malt loaf. Soreen anyone?

Mmm - buttered malt loaf, lovely.

I would rather have malt loaf
Got some last week was lovely

I have become very sensible at xmas food purchasing.

In the past I have been a fool, gone mental in M&S foodhall and spent a couple of £100 on buying everything that my parents did (when I was a child) at xmas. Of course, all that happened was that the kids and dh did not eat much of it and I felt obliged to stuff my face cos it was all on the fucking turn and going to waste! All I got for my trouble was tight trousers and the need to lose a few pounds come the third week of Jan when I had eventually eaten through it all.

Now, I do a xmas eve buffet and christmas day traditional food but beyond that I do not get drawn in at all.

It's quite cheap in Lidl, as are all the Germanic bakes. If you must.

Eeveryone that is pointing out that GetOrf doesn't have to buy christmassy food shite is missing the point.

The point that GetOrf is a whingeing auld trout.

YABU...we all love pannetone in our house and always have it n the coffee shop...perfect together.

I am with HalfTermHero - I think everything that you do (especially) should be analysed for 'am I doing this because my parents did it?'. If the answer is yes, try not doing it (or doing it differently) and see if you like that better.

Who the fuck buys prepared dip???

Tis Lucifer's smegma.

I'd need a whole bottle to wash it down.

House, you haven't???

Do you intend to serve it still in its horrid plastic container, perhaps with roughly broken clingfilm flapping over it?

Tell me what flavours you have so i can self combust with disapproval and give you a lecture on how you could make it yerself for 13p in 4 minutes.

Bacon sarnies here for christmas breakfast not some weird cake /bread thingy [common]

CMTAW I am a self confessed supermarket snob. My friend introduced me to LIDL a few weeks ago and I'm in love!!

All the things I've bought have been wonderful! Grilled peppers, chocolate, tinned fruit... fantastic.

And I love the lack of recognisable brands, it makes you taste properly and decide whether you like it.

Still didn't buy any panettone! Just more fat for me to lose in the long run!

Brussels sprouts. Yuk.

Panettone, fresh or toasted with butter, is hugely nicer than tradiional British Christmas cake or pudding, IMHO.

IMAF I find that Prosecco goes best with ... ...my company!
No panettone required.

Moondog - yes I really have ordered one. It was, er, four-pack flavour. You know the one, with the pinkish thousand-island corner, then the three indeterminate sour-cream-type ones.

I have been thoroughly dissuaded from wanting one now though, thanks

Panettone - stale bread
Baileys - sickly drink that should only be found in chocolates
Dates - repugnant and gritty
Brussels Sprouts - vile
Parsnips - taste floral and wrong
Any cheese with fruit pieces inserted - wrong wrong wrong
Marzipan - devil's work

And yet, I will buy all of these this year because I am a twat will be hypnotised by the Waitrose festive packaging.

Ah House, henceforth when I see oyur name I shall think... there's that slattern who buys dips. Bleurgh.

Only permissible bought dip of Mexican style salsa. You could do a lovely blue cheese one yourself, not to mention a guacamole.

And a Marie Rose is fine with good seafood but make it, woman!

Panetonne - worth buying but only for the tin imo

Slightly, parsnips and carrots mashed with pepepr and a konbo fo butter and served very very hot are divine.

I have shameful weakness for Stilton and apricot thus don't trust self to buy.

Agree with those Sparkly - except for marzipan and parsnips.

Baileys should only be consumed before midday (a la MIL), then the naughtiness outweighs the sickliness.