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Sunday, October 6, 2024

Halloween gifts in Lidl

 


Photo by Trevor Sharot.
 Update on Tuesday 8th October. 2024
Lidl sells Halloween costumes, sweets, pumpkins, and has recipes on their website.
On their Facebook page I saw pictures of pizza dough made into the shpe of pumpkins, and cobweb cupcakes with streaks of what looked like white icing. When I read the recipe I found out they were made from marshmallows.

 Lots of ideas of things to buy or make from Lidl in person or on the web

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Friday, October 21, 2016

Pumpkins and Papples at Cobbs Farm Shop



We visit Cobbs Farm Shop on our way to the Harrow at Little Bedwyn where we eat at least once a year. Cobb Farm Shop is always crammed with interesting things to eat and buy.

Pumpkins provided at eye catching display this autumn.

They also had a table of pumpkins to buy, classified by size. Drop them on the hole to find the size.


Want to practise carving pumpkins and raise money or give money to charity. Here's one of their posters to inspire you.

Pumpkin carving event 24th-28th October 2016. The pumpkins are 'Home-grown from farm to shop. You won't find them fresher,' their leaflet says.

P A P P L E S
Among the novelties I saw were p a p p l e s. I have had to insert spaces because the keen spell checker keeps rushing to change the word back to apples. I looked up p a p p l e s and found they are apples, which look like apples, but taste like pears with the usual juiciness of pears.

I didn't buy them on this visit. They seemed a bit expensive. However, if you need something to take to tea or dinner at a friend's or to give to a friend, especially 'somebody who has everything', this could be the answer.

We bought several vegetables and bottled products. I signed up for their loyalty card last time we visited. I took it out of my pocket when I went on my last overseas trip. However, the Cobbs Farm shop had my details on their computer and were happy to give me my loyalty discount so I was very pleased.

The complex also contains various areas, the Café, a batcher, a fishmonger, delicatessen, florist, vineyard, PYO (pick your own) and Play Barn.

Cobb Farm Shop and Kitchen
Bath Road
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 OSP
Tel:01488 686 770
email cobs@cobbsfarmshop.co.uk
www.cobbsfarmshop.co.uk

Friday, October 16, 2015

Hallowe'en, Happy Halloween in the USA and UK - Saturday 31 October

Hallowe'en was a huge festival in the USA, long before it reached the supermarkets in the UK. I recall driving along the main roads in the cities and countryside of North Eastern USA and seeing piles of orange pumpkins.

Now Hallowe'en is major in the UK, too, with supermarkets and shops offering all kinds of fancy dress costumes offering opportunities to have themed parties at clubs.

Immediately after Hallowe'en of course prices will come down, your chance to add to your dressing up box a black and purple hat, fingernails, whatever you fancy.

Photo of Intu mall in Watford.


Supermarkets stocked with pumpkin soup - we made a huge batch from just half a pumpkin and have been eating it for a week.
Recipes are all over the internet. Just add in your preferred ingredients, such as pumpkin only, or adding potato.
Pumpkins in Waitrose supermarket, Harrow & Wealdstone, NW London



www.intu.co.uk