Ideas forglass Gu dishes

[womanofdulwich]

I seem to have rather a lot of these lovely little glass ramekin dishes which seem too nice to recycle.I'm sure I should be doing something crafty/ Christmas gifty with them. Anyone have any ideas they are willing to share?

[steveo]

Give them away with a packet of fags?

[red devil]

Make your own scented candle and/or votive...

[KidKruger]

What about glue them side to side to make a panel then stand panel on its side with window behind for effect.

[TheArtfulDogger]

I tend to collect them from friends and make individual chocolate puddings in them

Much nicer then gu or other mass produced brands

Maybe you could do the same

[*Bob*]

You could glue one to your forehead and then goose-step up and down Lordship Lane, barking like a dog?

[womanofdulwich]

keem 'em coming guys.........

[red devil]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> What about glue them side to side to make a panel

> then stand panel on its side with window behind

> for effect.

Have you been reading Stig of the Dump?.. :)

[KidKruger]

No, but I had peyote on toast for breakfast.

[KidKruger]

WoD I use my glass thingies when making curries or complicated / staged dishes, putting the required spices etc. in each container then lining them up in sequence they're to be used.

[womanofdulwich]

I have about 14 of them now and thats a lot of things to wash up KK. I wondered if I could make some kind of food and give it away in them as Xmas presents. Not very good for jam- but maybe something else that lasts?

[StraferJack]

"WoD I use my glass thingies when making curries or complicated / staged dishes, putting the required spices etc. in each container then lining them up in sequence they're to be used."

exactly this - doesn't take long to wash them up either

[katie1997]

you could make mini Christmas puddings with a little trinket inside or seasonal chutney/pickle to match cheeses and charcuterie, cover with cellophane and ribbons.

- make your own flavoured sea salts, rosemary is lovely with it.

- candied nuts/fruits/sugared almonds/jellies.

- 'retro' sweets or jelly beans in Christmas colours.

- make Christmas table decorations using flowers/leaves/cinnamon sticks/berries etc.

- make scented bath crystals using essential oils.

- buy individual beads/jewellery-making kits to go in each.

- decorate them using coloured paints for glass, use wire so that they can be made into hanging decorations for tea lights.

good luck.

[red devil]

womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> Not very good for jam- but maybe something else that lasts?

Fois Gras...after you've force fed and strangled the duck or goose, cook it for Christmas dinner...everyone's a winner!

[womanofdulwich]

katie1997 - are you really Kirsty Allsop?

off to the garden shed to experiment with wire........

[KidKruger]

Please post pics of your output !

[LondonLogCo]

I make mackerel p?t? in mine. Thin slice of lemon on top and some clarified cayenne butter to seal.

They even freeze ok.

Failing that, you could rest a Cup cake in one!

[RosieH]

katie, how'd you keep all that stuff inside them?

I use mine lined up on the windowsill with nightlights in, interwoven with christmas baubles and garlands, for very evocative Christmas decorations. But am keen to know what else I could do - frugal Christmas this year.

[womanofdulwich]

ditto Rosie.

But Gu is on special offer at Sainsburys.....

I wonder if I could use them to make bird feeders- mix fat and seeds in? not sure how relatives would find that asa xmas present though.

The seasoned salt sounds good but I am not sure it will last that long?

[*Bob*]

We use ours upturned on a highly polished floor and - with the aid of a broom each - re-enact the best moments from our favourite curling matches.

[edcam]

How has this thread got this far without anyone saying the word "ramekin"?

[womanofdulwich]

err it was in the first post? ;)

[katie1997]

rosie I used jam jar cellophane covers and elastic bands for keeping stuff for me but for gifts you can keep contents inside using same method just add ribbon/twine/string and other material like muslin or coloured cellophane wrap. I got lots of stuff like this from the lovely AJ Farmers shop on LL. also similar from amazon, lakeland etc.

you could use gift wrap paper cut out into circles, secured with coloured bands instead of the patterned jam jar covers to make it less cath-kidston polka dot and flowery style.

(PS - just thought of another, how about making up batch of spice mix/bbq rub to decant into jars with not-so-secret recipe on label and if you don't want to make flavoured sea salts, flavoured sugar is way cheaper -mint sugar, lavender sugar, vanilla sugar, cinnamon sugar)...I will stop now.

[katie1997]

PS I think *Bob* could give Kirstie Allsop a run for her money :))

[edcam]

womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> err it was in the first post? ;)

I missed that. How could I miss ramekin?!