Confession: I drank it anyway...

[figgyitypudding]

I went to the supermarket at 7am to get milk, cream and butter. It was SO quiet, I ended up wandering the aisles and picked up some fruit ciders on 3 for £5.

On getting home, I realised one of the bottles had leaked a little, not really sure how because it's one of those metal capped affairs. I popped the cap off and it still fizzed... so I drank the damn thing while making chocolate fudge this morning. It's the first bit of alcohol I've had since my birthday in June so I'm a bit pink-cheeked...

YABU- I'm a dirty great big lush and should be ashamed.
YANBU- It's Christmas! Ho ho ho etc...

Neither. You're a great big lush and have reached levels I could only aspire too...

Although I am contemplating champagne for breakfast tomorrow!!!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, @alliejay81

You've earned some chocolate fudge :)

Cheers @figgyitypudding !

Live life to the fullest. I hope you enjoyed it 😊

Where’s ours, did you save us a bit, we want some too. Enjoy yourself in whatever way you want to, this horrible year has taught us all to enjoy every little moment we can.

No judgement for that from me. We had a glass of pineau with a mince pie yesterday morning. It was lovely and felt deliciously naughty.

enjoy op

merry xmas

Ha! We believe you OP that you genuinely just happened to be in the supermarket at 7 am and innocently picked up some cider.... and that you had to open the bottle as soon as you got home for safety reasons

Hope you enjoyed and happy Christmas! (hic!)

Ah, you lovely merry people :) I was judging myself...

Jovial, honestly it's truuuuuuue!

I've just put the ham on to boil too. Maybe a morning cider can be added to my chocolate fudge making and Christmas ham cooking Christmas Eve rituals.

I did just the same the other month with a bottle of lager. Merry Christmas!

Bucks fizz was added to our Christmas Eve festivities this year. Bloody marvelous addition to breakfast.

It's not like we can drive anywhere! #tier4

Lucky you OP, I presume you’re not in UK?
Would love to get some booze after finishing nightshift but no chance so either delivery (which wasn’t possible this year for a few months) or have to stock up during rare trip to town 🙂

It's 3.12pm and I've had half a bottle of rose and a gin. Trust me you are not a lush 😂 Merry Christmas

I am half way through a glass (largest in the cupboard) of Amarula (like Baileys only more alocholier ).

Wish I had started at breakfast time too!

Merry Christmas

That made me chuckle.

Merry Christmas

You have inspired me to go and cook the ham with a lovely V & T 😃😃😍
Merry Christmas you lushes

Right serious question: I have finished my rather delicious beverage. Should I now open the fancy Christmas gin?

You are my hero, @figgyitypudding.

I have made rum truffles this morning. I may have put too much rum in them - they were a bit soggy. But I have rolled them in chocolate vermicelli and put them in the fridge to cool, so hopefully they will harden a bit. They will still be a high % proof.

We have no booze for Christmas at the moment as here you can't buy alcohol before 10am and I refuse to go to the shops after 8:30 am.
I'm going to chance M&S an hour before closing time today and hopefully pick up some.
Luckily my meds mean I can't drink much.

@FrenchBoule, no, I AM in the UK! I was drinking that cider no later than 8.30 this morning...

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius, rummy truffles can never be too soggy. Just whack them in some fairy cake cases if you can’t pick them up.

@NoShitHemlock, YES! Yes, yes yes!

By MN standards you’re a raging alcoholic.

No point in wasting a cheeky one !!! Enjoy the rest if them !

I’m looking forward to my annual thimble-full of Sherry tomorrow.