Fund-raising

That should be "Stiff paste" !

Pension Pat, my staples for sweet bags. You can also buy wholesale bags of sweets and put in little bags, with charity name on them. Good luck.

Coconut Truffles

2/3/4 tablespoons of margarine
3/4½/ 6 tablespoons desiccated coconut
2/3/4 tablespoons of cocoa
4/6/8 tablespoons of soft brown sugar
6/9/12 tablespoons of porridge oats
A teaspoon of vanilla extract
2/3/4 milk

Melt marge and sugar gently in microwave, in 20 second bursts. Mix well. Add all the dry ingredients and milk, stir together. Allow to cool slightly and roll into balls.
Put in fridge on an oiled tray to set. Drizzle melted chocolate over them, when firm.

Tablet
2lbs granulated sugar
Knob of butter
Tin condensed milk
1 cup of milk (I usually just fill the empty tin with milk)
Vanilla essence.
Put all the ingredients in a large, heavy based pan and stir over a low heat with a wooden spoon until the sugar dissolves.
Boil without stirring until a soft ball forms when syrup is tested in cold water. ( drop a little mixture from the spoon into cold water)
Remove the mix from the heat (it will be a caramel shade) and beat well until the mixture thickens. (I use a hand held food mixer)
Pour into an oiled Swiss roll tin and leave to set.

Macaroon Bars

I tablespoon of cold mashed potato, (no milk or butter in it, just potato)
Icing Sugar
Toasted desiccated coconut
100 g Dark chocolate

Put the potato, vanilla essence/extract in a mixer/ food / bowl, gradually add icing sugar until you have a stiff past.
Roll into balls, dipped in melted chocolate, use a fork to roll in toasted coconut.
Put on baking parchment and into fridge to set.

Well done pensionpat! Do you have craft skills? Folk in my local community often organise craft workshops, where they can share their skill with a small group of people - usually about six to eight. Charge is around 25 / 35 pounds p.p. for the day, including materials, ingredients etc. They run from 10 until 3 , include coffee & a soup, crusty bread type lunch provided by the host. Could you manage something like that? Depends on the size of your house & where you live of course but can make a decent sum for charity in one day.

I organized a dinner dance once, at a local hotel. It was actually good fun, and we made a fair bit of money, selling tickets, auction, raffle and donations.

I do it mostly on ny own, with help from my husband. There are friends who I can, and do call on, but they are limited by health and other commitments. I like the idea of home made sweets. Packaged prettily. I haven't made tablet fir years but I remember how much it makes. Do you have any recipes I could pinch Pamela please?

Pension Pat what a great thing to do.
I often make little bags (sourced on Internet) of homemade sweets like tablet, macaroon bars, tie with ribbon and put a label on saying what it is raising funds for. They usually sell for a £1 and always sell out.
One year in school, I made £250 for school funds doing this, with the children helping me.
At Christmas we raised a fortune making reindeer food (I know a little early for that) with a little poem attached. However, I don't know if you can get eco friendly glitter, as the other stuff harms the environment. .

Are you doing this on your own or do you have a group of helpers?