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the family festive hamper from BHS

… there are certain traditions that make Christmas, Christmas… the date you decorate your home, the Doctor Who christmas special, going home to be with the family, going on holiday to get away from the family, watching White Christmas for the 14th time, listening to Andy Williams’ – It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year whilst you un-wrap the presents… they’re all what makes it so special.  We have our little quirks at this time of the year that would probably raise a few eye-brows from the taste-police but I think that it’s all acceptable at this time of the year… don’t you think?

… and then of course there’s the food… the turkey with all the trimmings, the glazed ham on boxing day, cheese and crackers, mince pies and let’s not forget the left-overs.  Quite frankly I can’t wait… but there’s one Christmas tradition that, I think above all captures the spirit of Christmas and that is the hamper.  Originally created as a way for the charitable to round-up collections of non-perishable goods and give them to those in need.  Very often large companies would give them as gifts to long-standing employees as a kind of bonus at the end of the year… The Viking has very fond memories of Christmases when he was young and getting over-excited by the though of mum and dad both bringing home hampers from work… what treats would lie within… the thought of food that they would never eat except at Christmas.  A huge treat for everyone… They have now become a way to gift selections of treats and make a great universal treat for families and groups of friends.  I love giving hampers, particularly those that I can create for my friends and fill with the things I know they’ll like…

a selection of other hampers from BHS

This Christmas, BHS have produced a wonderfully diverse range of hampers to suit many tastes and pockets with hampers such as the Beer Lovers Box at £22 all the way up to the Opulence Hamper at £300 to everything you can imagine in-between.  The hamper that i’m giving away today is a classic Family Festive Hamper filled with all the wonderful traditional goodies that you’d expect to find in a food gift this time of year…

the hamper i’m giving away is worth £80 and includes:

– Walkers 6 Mince Pies
– Walkers Scottish Biscuits For Cheese 250g
– Walkers Shortbread Rounds 100g
– New English Teas 25 pack
– Edinburgh Tea and Coffee Company Xmas Coffee 56g
– Warner Hudson Whisky Chocolates 150g
– Duerrs Cranberry Sauce 200g
– Belgian Original Truffles 200g
– Yorkshire Crisps Tomato and Mozzarella 50g
– Yorkshire Crisps Natural Sea Salt 50g
– Thursday Cottage Raspberry Jam 42g
– Thursday Cottage Orange Marmalade 42g
– Thursday Cottage Blackcurrant Jam 42g

This hamper is really great and I would say that there isn’t anything in here that won’t get used – you know how it can be with these things, there’s always that dodgy jar of pickle that gets put to the back of the cupboard. We’re big cheese and crackers fans over the Christmas period so the Walkers biscuits for cheese are very welcome and a good selection too.  I also adore Walker’s shortbread, it’s a classic and very welcome and their mince pies are just as good, so these were an absolute treat – it’s always nice as a food blogger to know that something shop bought tastes nicely homemade. The Yorkshire crisps will go down very well for the party we have organised next week and one can never do without too much jam or marmalade so all in all I think this is a genuinely well-rounded hamper of goodies!

I think you’ll agree this would make the ideal gift for the family this Christmas… but get in there fast, this giveaway is only up until Friday in order them to be able to deliver it to you in time for the big day… and i’m afraid it’s for UK residents only, although anyone can feel free to enter, we can always send it to someone in the UK that you nominate… all you have to do is fill in the little rafflecopter widget below… and good luck!

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Comments

  9. jennifer hull says

    my son born a couple of weeks before Christmas and having him home from the hospital…… happy Christmas everyone

  20. lindsey stuart says

    The best christmas present I ever received was my little Acer chromebook it is amazing! Light weight and I have had so many use out of it and I only got it last year 🙂

  22. Jane Willis says

    A box of crayons with 64 colours in it. My parents may have been a bit disappointed that I ignored the beautiful doll's house that was my main present, and spent all day colouring

  28. Amber Harding says

    Happy holidays to everyone here in Belleau Kitchen! The best Xmas present I get every year is my two kids coming back for the holidays together with their families <3

  45. Anonymous says

    When I was a child I desperately wanted roller skates for Christmas but my Mum said they were too dangerous and mentioned this quite often in the run up to Christmas. I was over the moon on Christmas morning when I opened the box and found exactly the skates I had wanted.

    Hazel Rea – @beachrambler

  62. Anonymous says

    Mu husband buying me flight tickets over Christmas so I could visit my elderly gran. Priceless and such a treasured time.

  63. Anne Szadorska says

    Call me soppy but I just enjoy having my family around me, after nearly meeting my maker a few years back just after Christmas I consider each one a bonus 🙂

  64. Suelle says

    My due date for my first child was Boxing Day. Fortunately she was three weeks earlier than that, so I could still enjoy Christmas properly, but that year was the start of making family Christmas traditions again – my family this time.

  73. Darrell Perry says

    My parents bought me a puppy, when I was younger & although they didn't like dogs at all, they bought me one because they knew how much I wanted one. Now they love him as much as I do

  77. Sheena Widdowfield says

    In 1994 my dad bought me and my sisters a CD player with the top 10 singles in the chart at the time. It was the most amazing present that we used throughout our entire teenage years and really got me heavily into music

  79. rachel howlett says

    My sister made me some amazing chai latte cookies last year as she was unemployed and didn't have much money to spare – they tasted amazing! I only had Christmas day off work so eating the cookies every day on my breaks made me smile and think of her.

  86. budgeteer says

    When I was little girl my parents and granny had clubbed together to buy my a Silver Cross dolls pram. My mother had sewn some covers and a pillow, and my Gran had knitted some new clothes for my old doll Ann.

  90. Kat Kingsbury says

    A kitten – I know, pets are NOT presents but I knew I was getting him, he was planned for and wanted. 9 years of fun and friendship, best 'present' ever!

  103. claire griffiths says

    the best present i have ever received where some hand crafted wooden roses from my partner and kids with a card attached that said we will love you untill the last one of these roses die . so sweet as they will never die

  106. Adele Lovatt says

    The first thing my daughter ever bought me, a soft toy my little pony and a pink toy remote control. I guess they are what she wanted for herself but she was so excited to give them to me on christmas 🙂

  120. Jodie says

    As i child my favourite ever present was Mr Frosty, even though it was December i remember making lots of slush drinks that year!

  125. TRACY HANSON says

    A good few years ago but I got my horse as a joint-birthday and Christmas-present. 🙂 I had been on riding holidays for the last 3 years and had fallen madly in love with Sunny (I had ridden no other horse while I was there). I had started a “Sunny fund” but wasn't getting very far. On the day I was going home, my parents turned up with a trailer and I was informed they had bought me Sunny and arranged livery for him within the 2 weeks I had been on holiday. 🙂 Stayed with me for 10 years before unfortunately he left for the big field in the sky.

  126. Margaret Gallagher says

    Peace and harmony for one day????????best present was a ring of my mum about 30 years ago treasured and loved forever❤❤it's not really about what I get its the thought that goes into it- it's usually something simple I can use instead of perfumes toiletries that I'm allergic too even though I keep saying I can't use them I still get these every year ????????

  133. teresa1963 says

    We use to have an elderly couple live next door to us and every year she would come around with a box of homemade chocolates, they looked gorgeous and tasted divine such a lovely gift so much work put into it sadly they have both passed away now but we will never forget those gorgeous gifts

  135. Rebecca Phillips says

    for my first christmas as a mum, my boyfriend got me a bracelet with my sons footprint on the charm. he got me the same in necklace version when my daughter was born too 🙂

  137. Chris Hobbs says

    A skiing holiday from my partner, we drove to Austria and stayed with his mates and I learnt to ski. Best week ever x

  141. Anonymous says

    The best Christmas present I have ever had would be our Grandson Jacob who was due on Christmas day but born on New Year's Day

    @polly58

  150. Claire Bingham says

    My 1st mega blaster cd player when I was about 11, spent all xmas day blasting cheesy pop tunes out and think my mum and dad soon regretted it