General Chat

dried fruit, and nuts, come to think of it, for backing.
It is outdacious. It will soon be too expensive to make your own cakes etc.

Julia in Derbyshire

i buy rasins for my chinchillas
and have noticed the price rise over the last few weeks :-(

Globally many crops have in the last few years been affected by the changing weather.

You only have to look to the US and their wheat crops etc., and India/China for the rice.

And here in the UK many root vegetable crops have been seriously affected by the horrendous rain we have had over the summer.

Wonders if it is becuase it is Christmas, they are using it as an excuse to increase the price.

Julia in Derbyshire

Piglets Pal, I know all about crop failures. We have an allotment, so rely on it's produce to feed us.

Julia in Derbyshire

Tesco have a 3 for the price of 2 offer on all there baking ingredients, dried fruit & nuts included, my cupboards are full of them :-D

Julia, pop over to Lyndas place. Bake a few cakes then Swipe the rest of her Dried Fruit. :-D :-D :-D :-D

i have been told by my green grocer,that by the time christmas is here ,there will be no english potatos . because of the bad weather in the summer !! and have you seen the price of swedes,£1-50 a kilo where i live .

Iris, glad you have come on board. If I make your Shortbread recipe now, can I freeze it until Christmas.

I paid £1.48 for a Celariac, last Friday. Price of veg is getting quite ridiculous.

Thanks

Julia in Derbyshire

Potatoes and other root veg have really hiked in price over the last week or so. Bought a tiny swede on Saturday for 75p - but I can't deprive Hubby, he loves them.
Pasta with roast turkey and all the trimmings for Christmas lunch?

julia
yes , it will freeze, pack it carefully in plastic boxs , with greaseproof paper between layers , will keep about 2 months, hope you enjoy it , iris

I also paid that price for a Swede. No Pasta for me, thank you LOLOL, Christmas or any other day.
Roast Pork and all the trimmings.

Julia in Derbyshire

i have just paid £10 for a sack of potatoes...to make sure i have plenty for christmas , when the family come 's visiting .i know i wont get them any cheaper than that localy. iris

How do you keep the potatoes iris?

In a bag in the dark,or mash them or roast them and freeze. :-D :-D :-D

Island, you peel, I'll mash and roast LOLOL


Julia in Derbyshire

Cheers Merlin, I've never thought to cook and freeze potatoes. I fancy spending the day working me way through a sack of spuds :-0 LOL :-D

Ha ha Juliah :-D

Do you half cook them?

Get Prickly and Wend to help. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D ;-)

or in my case , in the shed in the dark .they should keep for quiet a long time . iris