Christmas hampers

 I have been making more things for the Christmas hampers. This year I decided that all adults are getting a hamper. There are a lot of preserves so I could really do with baking  something. My problem is that my oven is starting to suffer from old age and decrepitude. The hob is working fine but the oven is not so reliable any more. I have a microwave that doubles as an electric oven but whereas it seems to cook a dinner, it is hopeless for cakes and even something small like scones come out pretty rubbish now too. I was thinking that it is probably getting to the time when we need to revamp the kitchen but I don't want to buy a cooker before we do the kitchen because it makes sense to do it all at once. When we get around to it, that is, because neither of us has much enthusiasm for decorating at the moment.

Anyway, back to the hampers. I have made onion marmalade, a bigger herb salt mix, and some of Pam Corbin's (from River Cottage) souper mix. That is to go with the jams (blackberry and apple, French apple, damson and autumn), jellies (quince and medlar) and chutney (blackberry). Not everybody will get everything because not everybody likes everything but hopefully they will like what they get.

Then I just have to box and deliver them... socially distanced of course.