If you are hosting christmas how much has your food and drink cost ?

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And how many people

It's the booze, really, let's face it.

@CherryPavlova well thats true its about the numbers. And then adding all tbe extras in. And alcohol. Still making my eyes water though lol

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I honestly love tinwood I think it's better then nyetimber by a long yard
I can't find it retail in the uk
Last time I had it was near the new forest in a pub I really would like to know where to buy it

Kinell - shopping on Xmas eve is cheap.

I got everything half price in Aldi's lone inner London shop, with the bits that show in M&S on yellow sticker - 40 quid the lot, feeding 10 tomorrow, drink included.

salmon carpaccio
puff pastry garland with leaves

Golden Turkey stuffed with pork sage & onion
Stuffing with chestnuts and pork

tiny sausages wrapped in bacon

bread sauce
cranberry sauce

roast goose fat potatoes x 400, 000
yorkshires
parsnips in honey
peas and courgettes with mint
red cabbage in wine
baby carrots all prepped

gravy
mince pies oozing brandy butter
trifle stiff with brandy and whipped cream
another massive trifle with 100s and 1000s on it

prosecco
wine
orange juice w/bits
diet coke

Everything is prepped and in its own tin, naturally. I did buy some unprepped carrots for show

We spend around £1500 for the Christmas food shop and it feeds 5 for breakfast, 15 for canapés and Christmas dinner and 22 for evening buffet. It also ‘waters’ everyone through the day and into the evening.
Some of our nice local restaurants are offering Christmas lunch for £100 pp so our coatings seem reasonable considering where we’ve spent our money.
There will be things I buy that will be for longer than Christmas Day, eg we needed to buy another dinner service and some more champagne flutes.
I am aware it’s possible to do it far cheaper.

And lots of that was booze - spirits, fizz and kegs for the beer pumps.
Also, there’s a significant cheese board

I got a turkey half price in M&S, was £26 and looks great. Plus a side of smoke salmon for £2.30 rather than £15.
Very happy with that.

Mine's come up to nearly 2 grand and I seriously thought I'd be the outlier!! We really are consumerists aren't we

Retailers need the help, that’s how I see it!