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Frugal Friends Finding Financial Freedom In February

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Wolfcub · 24/01/2020 22:02

New Fred

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LaneBoy · 02/02/2020 13:29

Thanks for the well wishes and I hope others are recovering too! R stopped puking by 5am, still subdued but clearly over the worst and nobody else has been sick.

NSD for me but DH picked up some shopping. And a bubble tea for me :o

Just had the bill for the show costumes for dancing. Uggggh.

Wolfcub · 02/02/2020 13:51

Girlie that sounds incredibly tough. Are you due any spine point pay rise soon to offset a little?

Lane glad the sickness is easing

Ds feeling crappy because he got kicked in the stomach at the match this morning and is ratty. I'm feeling ratty for a number of reasons.

Having a late late lunch/early tea as a compromise. Will watch the rugby while we eat

Need to iron stuff for school and finished packing for work. Currently washing some pretty minging kit

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ememem84 · 02/02/2020 15:13

All good here.

Took ds and Dd to the beach (all in waterproofs etc) and we (me and ds) splashed in the sea. Cold wet and rainy here today. Stopped for a spot of lunch at beach cafe. Dh paid.

Done dds passport form and have done some ironing.

Wolfcub · 02/02/2020 15:18

My bargain ultrasun just arrived so well in time for holidays.

Beef massaman curry was very good. Good use for some cheap beef (ocado 3 for £10).

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LaneBoy · 02/02/2020 15:28

Just read back a bit - holy crap girlie that is a big increase! :(

Em glad things are ok today - has DH apologised for being so critical?

Sorry you’re feeling rubbish wolf

Just popping on briefly in between binge watching the Stranger. Stuck under toddler.

Therapist was fine with me cancelling, she will keep the fee for whenever my next session is. Still got it booked for the 24th anyway, as she doesn’t work in half term.

northender · 02/02/2020 16:27

Ouch! That is a big increase girlie
wolf I've had an email to say the second lot of ultrasun is on it's way so in time for our hols.
seacow sorry things are so tough for you at the moment, please keep posting if you can, we can be here for support.
Quiet day here. Meal-planning done, now need to do a shopping list

Girliefriendlikespuppies · 02/02/2020 17:57

Thanks lovelies, no curvy unfortunately not if anything I'm expecting my tax credits to go down this year as my childcare costs have stopped now. Yes I should go up a paypoint in April I think wolf so that will help a bit.

I'm going to ring the water company as well as really don't think I'm using that much more water than usual!

We've had a nice day, took the dog out for a nice walk and ended up in a cafe so not a nsd £10 on two cream teas.

Mrsmadevans · 02/02/2020 18:12

Evening everyone Smile
Have had such a busy day with Mum's birthday but she had a lovely time Smile
Only spent a little bit today on a little but of shopping is Asda, they have a baby clothing 20% off so l bought 2 outfits for my Mum to give to twin great grandsons of her best friend. Total spend £20 but 12 of that was my Mum's , I hope everyone is ok , it's a funny old world. We get things thrown at us and then we pick ourselves up off the floor and start again. It will all come out in the wash Flowers

Fearofawelshplanet · 02/02/2020 18:28

Em, hope things better, my husband has just come out of a 2 week spell of being unrecognisably awkward?? Thank god hes back to his better self now...
NSD.... lovely spring day in Swansea too, just pottered, walked, coffee witj friend (free in my house) then batch cooking, washing, ironing and tidying for week ahead with a little bit of Netflix while on the move to soften the chores....

lifelongfrugaleer · 02/02/2020 18:41

£15 chips at a cold windy beach but the rain stopped, £7.05 on more first aid stuff I could get before. £30 fuel for car.
DD is sore and bruised. She is having a day off school tomorrow. DH is being nice. I was for sending her.

That's a jump girlie. In both fees
Pleased R has stopped being sick.
Hurrah for bargain ultrasun.

Clothing today does are fine but I don't have anything smart enough as my business wear is all too big now.

lifelongfrugaleer · 02/02/2020 18:41

Shoes not does

LaneBoy · 02/02/2020 21:51

£5.48 Uber eats.

CurvyInAllTheWrongPlaces · 02/02/2020 22:01

NSD today and yesterday.
Made my lunch for tomorrow, will do a bit of work then head to bed.

CurvyInAllTheWrongPlaces · 02/02/2020 22:07

Girlie, that sounds tough, we are all here for you.

lifelongfrugaleer · 03/02/2020 06:16

Oh it sounds horrible out there. Stormy and wet. May be a bacon roll morning. £2.70

ememem84 · 03/02/2020 12:55

@LaneBoy yes dh has apologised. He blames work. I’m not having it. But whatever. He apologised.

Spends today: £6 coop - “emergency” porridge pots for work and some golden syrup.

£10 ish petshop on clumping cat litter for catface. The stuff I ordered online hasn’t arrived and she doesn’t like the stuff I’ve already bought. Ffs.

Dcs are with dparents today. First time they’ve had the two all day. Fingers crossed it’s all ok!!!

TheDuchessofDukeStreet · 03/02/2020 13:02

@Fearofawelshplanet, I have the recipes for you and anybody else that likes. Sorry I didn’t post them sooner, night shifts got in the way.

Delicious puddings!

Frugal Friends Finding Financial Freedom In February
Frugal Friends Finding Financial Freedom In February
TheDuchessofDukeStreet · 03/02/2020 13:29

Hm. The above recipes look most unclear.

Steamed puddings
100g margarine
100g caster sugar
2 eggs
225g SR flour
30 mls milk

Grease a 1.2 litre pudding basin. Cream margarine and sugar, beat in eggs one at a time with a little flour. Fold in remaining flour and milk. Pour into your basin. Cover with pleated greaseproof paper or foil and steam for 1 & 1/2 hours.

Microwave method

Fill the pudding basin up to two thirds full, cover loosely to allow steam to escape and microwave on full power for 4 minutes 650w, 3 1/2 minutes 800w. The pudding is cooked when firm and just dry on the surface. Do not put syrup or jam in the bottom of the basin as it may burn, heat separately and serve with the pudding.

Variations
Fruit sponge, add 100g dried fruit to basic recipe.

Cherry sponge, add 75g glacé cherries.

Chocolate sponge, replace 25g flour with 25g cocoa powder.

Jam/syrup, place 3 tablespoons jam or syrup in bottom of basin if steaming. If microwaving, heat separately.

Ginger pudding
225g SR flour
Pinch salt
2 tsps ground ginger
50g margarine
50g caster sugar
2 tablespoons golden syrup
2 eggs
30 mls milk

Grease a 1.2 litre pudding basin
Mix flour, salt and ginger, rub in margarine and mix in other ingredients.
Place mixture in prepared basin, cover with pleated greaseproof paper or foil and steam for one and a half hours.

You can add 25g finely chopped stem ginger to the mix.

TheDuchessofDukeStreet · 03/02/2020 13:58

Use hard margarine for the ginger pudding.

Eve’s pudding

Heat oven to 180c/350f/gas4
Grease an ovenproof dis

675g peeled and cored cooking apples
50g sugar
Basic Victoria sandwich mix which is
100g SR flour, 100g caster sugar, 100g margarine and two eggs.

Cream sugar and butter, add eggs and a little flour one at a time, fold in remaining flour.

Thinly slice apples and cover with the 50g sugar. Cover with the cake mixture and bake for about forty minutes.

Countess pudding
Heat oven to 180c/350f/gas4. Grease an ovenproof dish.

75g margarine
75g caster sugar
75g SR flour
One beaten egg
30ml milk
50g currants
Few drops vanilla extract

Cream margarine and sugar
Beat in flour alternately with the beaten egg and milk
Add currants and vanilla. Mix well. Bake in the prepared dish for about half an hour.

Upside down peach and butterscotch pudding
40g margarine
50g soft brown sugar
Can of peaches, 410g, drained
Basic Victoria sandwich recipe as above
Heat oven to 180c/350f/gas4

Melt margarine in a saucepan. Stir in the sugar and pour into a greased 20 cm sandwich tin. Arrange the sliced peaches in it.
Cover evenly with the cake mixture and bake for half an hour. Allow to stand for a few minutes then turn out and serve.

Fruit crumble
350g fruit
50g margarine
100g SR flour
50g sugar

Heat oven 190c/375f/gas5
Place sweetened fresh fruit or canned fruit into ovenproof dish.
Rub fat into flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs
Add sugar and spread evenly over the fruit. Bake for about half an hour until brown.

TheDuchessofDukeStreet · 03/02/2020 14:20

Last one, caramel shortcake.
I have never made this but here is my sister's recipe which is very good.

She’s an lmperial girl

For the shortcake
One pound and three ounces plain flour
Nine ounces hard margarine or butter
Four and a half ounces sugar

For the caramel
Six ounces of butter
Four ounces of sugar
140 g tin condensed milk
One tablespoon golden syrup

Twelve ounces of chocolate

For the shortcake mix flour and sugar, rub in margarine.
Press into an 11 inch by 7 inch tin. Bake in a cool oven, 160c/gas three for twenty to twenty five minutes. Allow to cool.

For the caramel, melt the butter, sugar and syrup and add the milk. Boil for at least six minutes, you will see bits of browned milk appear until the whole mixture is a rich toffee. Stir constantly so it doesn’t burn.
Pour over the shortcake and allow to set.
Melt the chocolate and spread over the set caramel. Allow to set. Do not refrigerate. Cut into squares.

I want some pudding now. All I have to sustain me are rich tea fingers,

Mrsmadevans · 03/02/2020 15:36

Afternoon everyone 😃
Only spent £20 on a present for my step Neice via Amazon , they had lovely ghost sets with nail varnish and a compact and make up bag included on sale so if anyone has a present they need for a lady it seemed ideal to me 😀
Have a great evening everyone 😀

Happierwithouthim · 03/02/2020 16:26

theduchess thanks for all those lovely recipes, all the frugaleers will be over on the diet thread soon Grin

€30 cylinder of gas

Accidentalaccountant · 03/02/2020 18:02

New dog tag 12 and top up 15. Tomorrow should be NSD

Lovemaltesers · 03/02/2020 18:43

NSD

lifelongfrugaleer · 03/02/2020 19:05

£48 next for interview outfit. £5 skatepark, £2.50 breakfast