[Jojoe]

What you doing with your £10 Christmas bonus this year? A bit of extra heat, a donor kebab, McDonald’s meal deal? Not had mine yet, my name is towards the end of the alphabet, to be honest it’s that small I dare say I wouldn’t notice it going in the bank anyway.

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[DumfriesDik]

I’ve been getting the £10 ‘bonus’ for many (45) years, so realistically it has dropped in value significantly. It is an insult really. Like you @Jojoe I don’t even see it go into my account.

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[joss]

DumfriesDik wrote:

I’ve been getting the £10 ‘bonus’ for many (45) years, so realistically it has dropped in value significantly. It is an insult really. Like you @Jojoe I don’t even see it go into my account.

Like wise. It really should be looked at by Parliament, but don’t hold your breath on this.

The payment was first introduced in 1972 and would be worth £115.76 today if had kept up with inflation.

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[kezo]

If I’m carefull spending it, I may just scrape together enough 15p veg to cover over Xmas.

[Jojoe]

kezo wrote:

If I’m carefull spending it, I may just scrape together enough 15p veg to cover over Xmas.

I bought 3 bags of parsnips and carrots last year, peeled them and froze them, lasted the next 2 months.

I don’t bother with the cheap potatoes as I find they’re too watery and not great for roasts. I stick to Maris Piper.

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[kezo]

Jojoe wrote:

kezo wrote:

If I’m carefull spending it, I may just scrape together enough 15p veg to cover over Xmas.

I bought 3 bags of parsnips and carrots last year, peeled them and froze them, lasted the next 2 months. I don’t bother with the cheap potatoes as I find they’re too watery and not great for roasts. I stick to Maris Piper.

Do you bother blanch them befote freezing? I find cheap spuds aren’t great inside and typically go for Maris Piper or a good red potatoe. I also like sprouts that are still on the stem as I find those last longer.

[Jojoe]

I didn’t bother blanching the carrots or parsnips and they were fine, but I tried freezing raw spuds a few months ago and they didn’t work, they defo needed blanching.

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