That's Christmas Ruined Then

Well. Just returned from our extended family lunch where I of course recounted my twiglet woes and my nephew's wife gasped in horror and said she also didn't get her twiglets! So a multiple horror story in one family.

Mind you, she also had her Sainsbury's delivery this morning and it would have come from the same store, so no surprise really.

I think Lord Sainsbury has a lot to answer for and I may have to quiz him in the New Year. Which is a ploy to get a year's supply.

Alas ferry you will have to plod on regardless, these things are sent to try us😁 so be noble and rise above it.

I spent one run up to Christmas in search of a M&S Christmas, iced, madeira cake. I visited our local branch every day for a fortnight, friends and relatives were asked to keep an eye out for the elusive cake. I eventually discovered that it wasn't being produced that year because of covid. I was ridiculously upset about not having my precious cake.
This years (ridiculously overpriced!) version is happily sitting in my larder!

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WithNobsOnIt

You should count yourself lucky they still even make Twiglets Madame.
l thought they had becone extinct along with Duncans Wall Nut Whips and Arctic Rolls

Ah Duncans Walnut whips, the best!
As for Twiglets, a couple of years ago I had a notion for them as I'd not had them in years. Oh the disappointment. Not only did they taste unpleasant they were very short. I'm sure they used to be longer.!

I realised to my horror that I'd almost run out of milk so crossed the road to Lidl at least 100yards away

It was practically deserted at 5pm it closed at 6 I found milk and also remembered I could do with some fruit, veg, nuts, eggs, wine, tissues.....

I spoke to a woman who was looking for a cut price turkey!
I tried not to sound surprised and asked her if she was cooking tomorrow. It turned out she wasn't so why the turkey? People are strange. I looked for twiglets on your behalf Ferry. But saw none 😟

I'm distraught also as I haven't been able to get Twiglets. I did see drums of them early on but I wanted a bag of small bags as once that drum was opened they would soon be gone.

Don't forget to provide a 'sad face' picture for the DM and tell them how much your house is worth.

But did you remember to get the diver's helmet, ironing board, blow-up canoe and kitty litter ?

What do you eat leeds? if you can't stand Twiglets or Baileys 😟

My grandchildren loved eating their grandad's twiglets whenever they visited so I bought a multi bag in Asda before going to see them. They were so happy until they tried one each declaring they tasted disgusting, I had to agree. Yuck.

Waitrose delivered two bags of Twiglets DD yesterday.

🤫 Don't tell DH but I forgot to buy the clotted cream.

I think I need Twiglets, so good for you, full of B vitamins!

I have just been sitting ,enjoying my first drink and thinking about the family who are no longer here. I was feeling a bit down but this post has made me giggle and smile.
Sorry about the twiglets.
I think this is my first ever Gransnet post (smile)

rool163 welcome to Gransnet and a happy Christmas.

I haven't got any Twiglets either.

Ah! My oven went weird and despite careful attention to cooking times and temperatures I burnt three Delia recipe Christmas cakes in a row. Finally found an oven thermometer but for some reason the oven has been perfectly fine since then. I have subsequently made 2 successful cakes but the three failures got me worried about the turkey tomorrow - especially as I'm supposed to cook it and carry it down the road for a shared lunch.... Will the oven play up again? At least I can check it as I go which isn't allowed for the first 4 hours of a Christmas cake 🤣 of course, we could always have a power cut ......

Fancythat- hilarious. At least she had choice of returning some, we hope.

I think she ate some/gave them away/saved some for a later date.

Every year if someone asked if my mam had 'got everything' on christmas eve, after shops shut- she would answer, "well its too late now if i havent"- and now i live by that as well.(Not a plan that went down well the christmas our turkey was rancid i can tell you!)But i can say i hate twiglets so no love lost there- im a marmite hater.But when i tried twiglets as a child i never tasted much marmite, they just tasted of nothing much to me, and were very hard.

Merry holidays to everyone, no matter what holiday you celebrate.🥰And today? No baileys for me as im on antibiotics for chest infection.🙄🫤But christmas is NOT ruined.😆

maureen118

my daughter was missing milk off her online delivery yesterday! unavailable and no suitable substitute.

Pity I can't send some milk, everyone here seems to have bought a litre of 'just in case we need it' milk so there's a freezer full of the stuff, as well as a Pringle mountain, that'll soon be demolished though!
I always recall going into a small electrical shop in November, run by a couple of Asian brothers and one was unpacking a load of Duracell batteries, when I asked if we were due power cuts he told me they opened at 8am on 25th Dec for a few hours and there was always a queue then a stream of desperate, guilty-looking men buying batteries, they sold more that morning than the rest of the year!

Had already polished off my slab of xmas cake i had bought earlier in december- when my lovely GD who'se started a baking course in college, turned up (for our special xmas booking to see a Charles Dickens based play together)bearing a beautifully iced small proper christmas cake, just right size about 6 by 6 inches, for which she had won award for best made snowman.(complete with his scarf and a tree too) and made especially for me! All wrapped in celophane& glittered ribbon, so beautifully presented i almost darent open or cut it! Almost. It was laced with brandy & rum as the teacher showed them how to 'feed it' each week up to christmas break.Before the marzipan&icing stage.And had lovely plump cherries etc.My goodness was much better than any in the shops! I was SO proud of her as shes only just started the course last september.And i am very happy she made it just for me.I've asked her if she will make me one every year going forward😁

Its square too so different from most shop bought ones.I cut off two slabs yesterday with a cuppa after i got back from xmas eve shop onslaught, to perk me up- i was too full to eat Dinner till gone 7pm.😆I think its my best gift this year, but i'd best not tell rest of GC that.Merry Christmas, GN, see you in New Year.🎅🤶

One christmas i ordered an ice- cream bombe from Sainsbury's(a kind of ice- cream 'snowy' dessert) and they had substituted it with a bath bombe- i wouldnt have minded so much but i didnt have a bath then only a shower.😂

Well done your GD Nannan2. I had alittle tear in my eye reading your lovely post. You must be so proud of her. And she must love you to bits!