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April 08 it's that time of year againhello all long time no blog .. i agree
i am glad to say that i have had some good news this week .. an old frien has popped up back on spaces and also has a new squeeze
 how dare she
 im just glad she is a happy camper once again and good luck to them both.
p.s ... i wonder if the new squeeze has ordered her new straight jacket yet??? hmmmmm
 lmfao
anyways .. what am i upto ?
baking ... again
i have a few sales and boot fairs in the next week so i am busy stocking up the cookie boxes and packing the jam crates
hope your all getting out and about in this nice weather while we have it , and if your like me, a car booter .. hope your making lots of pennies too  January 29 revamp of the old web siteas it's nearly the end of the first month of a new year i thought it was about time the old skinflints web site had a revamp
with a newly stocked larder and the car having the last of it's holiday it seamed apropriate that the new stock was as ready as i am to meet the new year
we go back on the market trail the 15th of feb and the first large sale of the year hits town the 21st of march
i just hope i have enough stock left for that one. lmao
as always, i hope all the bloggers out there are well and that they are having fun doing whatever it is you lot get up to
skinflint xx January 13 HAPPY NEW YEAR BLOGGERS ! I know im a little late with the greeting .. bite me
 my time away was not wasted. i have re stocked the jam larder ready to start going to market in the spring, i have also begun to dig over my veg plot
while making jam one afternoon i had a thought for a new recipe, i have tried it out on the mobile dustbins ( some people call them children .. what a stoopid idea )
and its a big thumbs up from them, so i have blogged it for you lot to try , happy baking hope you all enjoy this one xxx
bananna crumble topped posh fairy cakes
4 oz margerine
4 oz sugar ( granulated will do )
5 oz self raising flour
1 large egg ( or 2 small )
1 small bananna ( over ripe is best )
small amount of cold water
some broken shortbread biscuits (there's always a few broken one's in every packet)
method
place margerine, sugar, flour and egg(s) in a large bowl and with an electric whisk beat them together
(if 1 large egg is used you may need to add a few table spoons of the water to get a smooth but thick batter not to runny or the bananna will sink)
add chopped bananna to the mix and beat again for a few seconds
spoon the batter into a bun tin lined with fairy cake cases
crumble the shortbread biscuits then sprinkle the crumbs ontop of the fairy cakes and bake in middle of a hot oven 200 oC until golden brown... yum!
and be warned , they maybe small cakes , but you cant resist them.
( i shall see you all at weight watchers on monday
 )take care my little blog addict's xxxx September 29 latest salesince i blogged last i have been busy
i have now built myself a business website for the jams i make
and i must confess i took the jams on the road this last weekend aswell .. but i didnt think i wouldn't have enough jam
 just goes to show ..even the skinflint under estimated this one, i am nearly sold out .. and making more this week
as i have my big sale comming up at the end of october i think i really need to make jam for the next 3 weeks in order to have enough
the jams on the website are all limited stock now . ie ... 1 jar of each left so if your going to order any ..
hurry before they are all gone .. there might not be the same flavours available on the next batch
so watch the web site and find a new favourite
September 23 THIS YEARS JAMOK I KNOW I HAVE BEEN A BAD BLOGGER AND I HAVE VANISHED FOR A WHILE .. SHAME ON ME I KNOW
BUT WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT MY JAM SALES SHEET YOU WILL KNOW WHERE I HAVE BEEN
YOU GOT IT .. IVE BEEN CHAINED TO THE COOKER LOL
IF ANYBODY WISHES TO ORDER HOMEMADE JAM FROM ME PLEASE BE ADVISED I ONLY ACCEPT CHQ'S OR POSTAL ORDERS .. PAY PAL RIPS ME OFF
PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU WISH TO PLACE ANY ORDERS WITH THE FLAVOUR AND THE AMOUNT YOU WISH TO PURCHASE . I CAN WORK OUT POSTAGE FOR YOU .
I WILL THEN CONFIRM YOUR ORDER BY EMAIL WITH THE POSTAGE AND HOW TO PAY DETAILS . .. ANY QUESTIONS .. EMAIL ME ;)
THANKS FOR LOOKING AT THIS BLOG .. HOPE YOU ALL LIKE HOMEMADE JAMS ;) July 31 message to edgar'sdear edgar's .. as you persist in emailing me and adding yourself to my messanger .. which you have been blocked from doing .... i see that you are a pest and have reported you accordingly ..please do not contact me again.
you donot allow people to email you so that they can tell you to stop pestering folks .. hence this is why i have given you a public message .. take the hint and buggeroff! July 14 my new projectnow that my cake days are complete .. until xmas...i have a bit of spare time on my hands .. so..............
my attentions are now moved to fundraising for our local kids footy ground .. westwood united on the coventry/warwicks border
they have kids from as small as 4 yrs .. up to 35yrs, in various different teams
the little kids join the acadamy and learn about team behaviour , how to tackle , how to avoid the ref stood in the middle of the pitch lol
the under 8's this year have a brilliant goal score record .. and only lost a couple of matches
the big kids .. well they learn how to play thru a hangover lmao
it's a fab way to spend a satuarday morning watching the kids enjoy sport , and it doesnt cost the earth either, but sadly it doesnt cover the cost of the upkeep of the facilitys
this is why they need a hand with some fundraising while the kids do the hard work on the pitch and promote thier club thru great behaviour and good sportsmanship .. there is a little band of commitee members that rack thier brains into the small hours on ways to make cash for the club ..
last sunday saw the annual presentations .. evey child got a well done .. every member of the acadamy got a medal and a certificate
after chatting with the managers after presentations .. the true costs came to light , presentation days cost the club about £1200 and that is just 1 day , there is a lot of cash needed to maintain such clubs
so well done to all those that run these clubs for kids , i know how much hard work you do , and how much of that hard work is unseen , the government want kids off the streets and out of gangs that cause trouble .. well here's a suggestion ..... TRY FUNDING LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO KEEP KIDS A PART OF THE COMMUNITY .. RATHER THAN AILIANATING THEM ALL THE TIME weekend of july 12thlast weekend saw my last big cake sale of the summer .. yay
time off at last lol
the day was a huge success.. the rain held off till 35 mins before closing
now that i have had time to count and reflect on this years sales , i am nearly at my target total of £2k and the wedding is very nearly paid there is less than £200 to find to complete the job
a big thankyou to every1 who has supported this task by supplying empty jam jars and buying cakes from the various locations i have visited
July 09 busy time as many people will know already ..i had a cake sale 2 weekends ago ...small affair not much to shout about .. but a very nice day out
this weekend i have a very big sale i am hoping to double what i made at the same sale on my last visit .. pic's will be posted as i recover lol
but this week i am very busy indeed so if i dont reply to emails and messages .. am sorry but i will catch up eventualy June 17 recent antics ,, for my sins i have recently started up a new myspace .. for my other pass time
im a chat host
the chat room i host in is a nice place with lots of friendly people .. talking about all sorts .. its a bit of a release after a hard days work in the cabbage patch ;)
if anybody would be interested in popping along to the room and having a natter .. that would be fab id love to see you all :D
i have added the link to my new myspace which will tell you all about the chat room .. its evening games 7 nights a week , and its silly antics that make us all giggle
would be nice if anybody wished to add the new myspace account to thier friends list , everyone is always welcome there any time of day (K) the latest news from skinflintsive started making the jams .. i have peach .. plum....rhubarb ....orange marmalade..... rhubarb / peach with ginger..... and im also working on my next bake sale which is sunday
if anyone is interested in the jam hampers im going to start posting out straight after the school 6 week holidays .. they are £6 each plus postage
June 09 and my weekend of good finds continueson my trip to the tip this morning to do the plastic recycling i had the good fortune to find not 1 but 2 compost bins @ £2 each ... result!
now i can actualy weed my garden lol.. my old compost bin has been full for months.kitchen scraps and weeds from when i did the veggie plot in spring so it's now full steam ahead in the rest of the flower beds .... any voulenteers for weeding duty? saturday was back breakingmy friend .. in her wisdom ...decided to offer me her shed ...she never told me it was bigger than my house or that i had to take the damn thing apart first.
so here we are .. 2 numpty's on step ladders breaking our backs to take down this shed while her hubby sits gigglin at us and her mother makes tea .. thank god as my friend cant make a decent brew to save her life
so 7 hours later it finaly arrives in my garden in bits....if she has another bright idea like this 1 .. i may well have to do 20 years for murder! June 08 todays anticstoday we were supposed to be doing a carboot to get rid of the junk and add cash to the wedding fund ..... instead we bought a breadmaker lol
hubby was so excited about the machine .. he's an engineer .. need i say more ...that it is already in full use and the first of the bread is cooking as i type!
hopefullty he will now voulenteer to help in the kitchen .. if he only bakes bread on a sunday morning .. he will still be very welcome to use my kitchen lmao
ok .. someone call my ambulance now cos if his bread dont kill me .. he will when he reads this ..lmao
hope everybodys weekend was filled with as much joy as mine was xx June 06 and the jobs continue to mount upthis week also see's the start of the skinflints wines, we have started off the elderflower wine, later in the year we shall be doing elderberry , damson and sloe gin
in a few weeks skinflints kitchen will be starting on this years jams ready for the christmas jam hampers that we take to market they will be available for sale online too this year for the first time .... maybe thru myspace as my silly pc doesnt like the company website im trying to build ... damned machinery lol
if anyone would be interested in hedgerow jam hampers please would you let me know they will be medium sized baskets with at least 4 different flavour jams and a pack of hand made fruit and plain scones to use the jam with the cost will be £6 per hamper . postage costs will be added later . ... pictures will be available in a few months June 05 finaly got the pics onthis week i finaly got round to updating the pictures of the garden so now you can all see how big my veggies are getting June 02 busy weekwell this has been a busy week ..
skinflint's veg plot is going ape and we are already able to pick the odd pea pod
this week has seen me start my anual herb garden cuttings which when grown on far enough will go to the local carboot to generate some much needed cash for our forthcomming wedding (dec 20th)
while thinking about this occasion and costs and the piggin menu! ( knew i'd forgot something) i have worked out that our big day plus 50 guests has only cost us £2000 where as some mad people forget that the day is about you and your loved one, and spend thousands upon thousands feeding people and supplying booze for the day, but the next day you only have a hangover to show for what you have spent as most of the people that came to your shin dig are long gone and you probably wont even get a christas card off them for the next 10 years
yes in a synic ..... but i know theres no such thing as a free lunch ..... unless you attend a wedding   May 23 skinflints hair care tip as a cheaper and more friendly way to treat your hair try :-
a few stalks of rosemary boiled up in half a pint of water .. leave to cool.. strain into a bottle/jug
wash hair in cost effective shampoo and use the rosmary rince for the final rince leaves hair smelling nice and treats your scalp to the repairing oils of the rosemary,
which with use gets rid of dandruff , no need for expensive shampoo's that just load your hair with chemicals and strip the natural oils out of your scalp leaving you prone to the dreaded flake
i use this and think it works very well but please feel free to leave your comments on this 1 May 20 this week i shall be mainly ....this week see's the start of the elderflowers crop, i already have a few in the freezer ready for next weekends picking and brewing
i have planted out my italin yard long beans and thats the veggie patch full for this year, i just hope i get something from it and not just provide a soup kitchen for the local slug patrol !
and finaly
an update on the mog v squirrel match .. mog 1 .. squirrel 0, i was presented with 1 lifeless squirrel last sunday
now the mog knows he can win i will be inundated with the bloody things <sigh> May 13 in the skinflints gardenhello all
just thought id blog my first sighting of a holly blue butterfly
just wondering if anybody else has seen any unusual butterflys in thier garden ?
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