I’m a big fan of Ruth Clemens, blogger at The Pink Whisk and runner-up of the Great British Bake Off. She has recently teamed up with Persil to celebrate the launch of a new, limited edition Persil Warm Spice Washing Up Liquid and create some festive family recipes.
I was challenged to try one of her recipes at home and it was difficult to choose just one from Mini Sausage Twirls, Orange Fig Glazed Ham, Spiced Apple Chutney and Candy Cane Meringues. However eventually I chose the Christmas Biscuits as I have a bit of a sweet tooth! Take a look at the video to see Ruth making the biscuits with her son.
Over the weekend we got our baking stuff out and the toddler helped to make Christmas Biscuits. The recipe was easy to follow (and handily included steps specifically to involve the toddler) and we had soon made a variety of biscuits. We didn’t ice ours this time but I know we’ll be making them again so next time I will. They turned out really well and everyone has really enjoyed making and eating them.
We also used the limited edition Persil Warm Spice Washing Up Liquid to help clean the mixing bowl and baking trays. It really helped do the job and we were left with squeaky clean plates and a lovely fragrant kitchen!
Ruth Clemens has created a range of recipes to celebrate the launch of Persil’s Limited Edition Warm Spice Washing Up Liquid. For more information and recipes visit www.persildishwash.co.uk
Giveaway:
I have 5 bottles of the new limited edition Persil Warm Spice Washing Up Liquid to giveaway.
For your chance to win leave me a comment and tell me who does the washing up in your house.
For an extra entry tell others about the competition using the Retweet button below or tweet this message: I want to #win with @gingerbread_mum and make my kitchen smell Christmassy
Small print:
The prize consists of 5 prizes of Persil Warm Spice Washing Up Liquid. The giveaway ends December 17th at 8pm. The winners will be selected at random from all entries received and notified by email or their twitter handle. The prize is as stated: no cash alternatives are available, and will be sent by the PR company.
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***** The winners are Paul Garner, Wendy Tolhurst, Lindsey Jones, Shirley Harpley and Suzanna Gentle *****
PETER MCDERMOTT
December 6, 2012 at 10:18 pmwe always do it together me and my partner
Sarah
December 6, 2012 at 10:18 pmMostly me but occasionally if I can bribe my 13 year old with credit for her phone or money for Costa coffee then I get a little break x
CAROLINE PRITCHARD
December 6, 2012 at 10:19 pmThe dishwasher – saved our marriage 😉
Christina Field
December 6, 2012 at 10:19 pmAlways me
ayako clarke
December 6, 2012 at 10:27 pmPoor me
Jim Milligan
December 6, 2012 at 10:32 pmI do a fair share
Jennine bunn
December 6, 2012 at 10:33 pmMy wonderful husband x
Elisabeth Aldred
December 6, 2012 at 10:35 pmOnly me
Robert Beales
December 6, 2012 at 10:52 pmMe!
sarah clarke
December 6, 2012 at 10:54 pmme or my mum
Chris Clarke
December 6, 2012 at 10:55 pmI do 🙂
k. sullivan
December 6, 2012 at 10:56 pmme, only person who can do it right!
emma weaver
December 6, 2012 at 11:02 pmmy husband
barbara shaw
December 6, 2012 at 11:13 pmME ME ME ME ME — I am left to do everything!
Vanessa Cox
December 6, 2012 at 11:15 pmMe for fragile items and glasses – the rest goes to the dishwasher 🙂
katie coup
December 6, 2012 at 11:21 pmme and my husband take turns- whoever dosent cook does the washing up
naomi smith
December 6, 2012 at 11:25 pmMy Mum 🙂
Gary Topley
December 6, 2012 at 11:26 pmI do the washing up 🙂
Alison
December 6, 2012 at 11:42 pmMe as always!
Susan Marshall
December 6, 2012 at 11:50 pmThe dishwasher does the most but anything that does not fit in is left to me
Sharon Hughes
December 6, 2012 at 11:58 pmme, tried to get the kids involved but they arent being duped at all grrrr
Tracy Nixon
December 6, 2012 at 11:59 pmMe! Always!
Tracy Nixon
December 7, 2012 at 12:00 amTweeted as @tracyknixon
lewis collins
December 7, 2012 at 12:01 ami’m not ashamed to admit it. i wear my rubber gloves and do all the washing up in my house. we do however have a general rule. if my girlfriend cooks then i do the washing up. if i cook……then i do the washing up…..
laura cope
December 7, 2012 at 12:04 amAnyone who can’t think of a good excuse not to.
CHARMAINE HAMMOND
December 7, 2012 at 3:50 amAlways me, other half does the cooking!
gerard
December 7, 2012 at 5:58 amdishwasher. yay for dishwashers
claire grigg
December 7, 2012 at 6:01 ammy partner and I both do the washing up
LIZ ALEXANDER
December 7, 2012 at 7:17 amI do it all
Phil Darling
December 7, 2012 at 7:25 amDishwasher for us
Owen Morgan
December 7, 2012 at 7:28 amIt’s always me who does it
lavinia moore
December 7, 2012 at 7:43 amMy partner 😉
Amy Dickinson
December 7, 2012 at 8:30 amME! 🙁
diane
December 7, 2012 at 8:40 amMe Always 🙁
Zoe Hope
December 7, 2012 at 8:58 amIT’S ALWAYS ME WHO ENDS UP DOING IT!
sharonA
December 7, 2012 at 9:22 amMy hubby (most of the time), but just because i’m the one who does all the cooking!
🙂
Julie hazell
December 7, 2012 at 9:39 amI usually wash and hubby dries
mrs susan martin
December 7, 2012 at 9:39 amit’s usually me!! this would spice up christmas a little. fingers crossedxx
bob@bobclark.co.uk
December 7, 2012 at 9:48 ammy wife
Cheryl Lovell
December 7, 2012 at 9:49 amMy hubby! 🙂
Margaret
December 7, 2012 at 10:08 amMy husband
Stephanie Tsang
December 7, 2012 at 10:51 amI mostly do the washing up, but sometimes my husband helps out!
Stephanie Tsang
December 7, 2012 at 10:52 amI have tweeted. @pookybearcheung
andrea miles
December 7, 2012 at 11:03 ammy husband
maureen findley
December 7, 2012 at 11:16 amI unfortunately do all the washing up
foz
December 7, 2012 at 11:27 amme, myself and I 🙁
Laura Harris
December 7, 2012 at 11:33 amMe, me, and if I’m really lucky…..me!
dENISE
December 7, 2012 at 12:04 pmthe whole family gets involved 🙂
Michelle Best
December 7, 2012 at 12:38 pmthe dishwasher – but yes, i do the loading and emptying!
Helen
December 7, 2012 at 1:13 pmThe dishwasher did do it but a week or so it broke down so now we share it, on a rota, one washes, one dries, one puts away, unfortunately one member of the household (he who shall not be named) says its better to let the dishes dry of their own accord so on his drying days, he watches the TV!!
jennifer thorpe
December 7, 2012 at 1:14 pmme
Helen
December 7, 2012 at 1:14 pmI’ve tweeted, not sure whether I had to post to let you know
@TweetwithHelen
sofia ramos
December 7, 2012 at 1:38 pmit varies, sometimes my partner, sometimes me
tweeted @sofiara39338595
Cheryl Edwards
December 7, 2012 at 1:39 pmMy lovely hubby
Sylvia Witham
December 7, 2012 at 1:46 pmAs we do naot own a dishwasher my husband and I both do the washing up – It’s whoever gets to the sink first
Jane Brown
December 7, 2012 at 1:49 pmI tend to do it during the week as I am a SAHM but OH normally does it at the weekend!
Jane Brown
December 7, 2012 at 1:51 pmI have tweeted https://twitter.com/Belle7268/status/277047390530326528
Sarah Morris
December 7, 2012 at 2:23 pmMe every time, but then I can’t really expect my 5 year old to do it can I?? Hmm.
Louise Smith
December 7, 2012 at 3:53 pmHubby does it
Susan Crosswaite
December 7, 2012 at 4:05 pmSadly, its always me!
J. Tingay
December 7, 2012 at 4:09 pmCooking and washing up is shared out evenly.
Leia Jackson
December 7, 2012 at 4:25 pmA small metal box located in the kitchen known as Dishwasher.
Simon Harris
December 7, 2012 at 4:56 pmMe
Solange
December 7, 2012 at 5:16 pmThe dishwasher
Rachael G
December 7, 2012 at 5:19 pmMy husband does it (to be fair I do practically everything else!). I do sometimes dry and put away to help out.
Rachael G
December 7, 2012 at 5:20 pmI have also tweeted. @rachiegr
Joan Furlong
December 7, 2012 at 5:27 pmMe & the dishwasher
Julie Johnson
December 7, 2012 at 6:07 pmwe have a rota in our house as there is always squabbling over it, but when my sister & my brother and myself were growing up, one washed, one wiped and one put away, the only drawback was if you washed up you had to clean the cooker and clean the kitchen floor too moan, moan, moan
Andy D
December 7, 2012 at 9:21 pmMy Wife & I dry
Andrew Edwards
December 10, 2012 at 12:49 pmAlways me!!!
nichola
December 10, 2012 at 2:06 pmmy best friend – the dishwasher!
Amy Ripley
December 10, 2012 at 2:51 pmMy husband and I both do it!
Hel Jones
December 10, 2012 at 7:40 pmLol – that’ll be me then! 🙂
Graham
December 11, 2012 at 9:00 amMostly me 🙁
Mickie Bull
December 11, 2012 at 9:37 pmI do it, then I know it’s done well
victoriab
December 11, 2012 at 9:47 pmThe dishwasher. We share loading duties.
Jenifer
December 12, 2012 at 6:47 pmMy “dishwasher”…who also goes my the name of Jamie my fiance! 🙂
Only joking, we generally take it in turns, although I make sure its always his turn when I’ve cooked a messy roast and theres lots of pots and pans to be cleaned!
Jen xx
Norma McGill
December 13, 2012 at 2:44 pmMostly me!!
ladyjune@sky.com
December 13, 2012 at 6:54 pmwhoever did not do the cooking, after all we need fair division of labour.
Emily Fraser
December 13, 2012 at 7:16 pmWe take it in turns (& use the dishwasher!) : )
Emma Jackson
December 14, 2012 at 9:37 amWe have a chore wheel in our house that moves round each day, so whoever it points to to wash up does the dishes. Another person sets the table, dries the dishes or puts them away. it works quite well x
Susan marshall
December 14, 2012 at 12:47 pmI do it because no one can do it as well as me
Joanne Nelson
December 14, 2012 at 3:18 pmwell…I stack the dishwasher, does that count? To be honest, actual washing up is probably about 50/50.
Laura Bradbury
December 14, 2012 at 3:42 pmUsusally me… once a month the other half might do it
sophia kearney
December 14, 2012 at 11:24 pmmy dishwasher does the lions share!
Gilla
December 15, 2012 at 12:48 amDefinitely me.
caroline
December 15, 2012 at 12:48 amme -or it doesn’t get done properly and I have to redo it again anyway!
Jo Wakefield
December 15, 2012 at 10:39 amI do most of the washing up, with the occasional help
Paula Phillips
December 15, 2012 at 12:06 pmMy husband does it, not very well though.
Alistair
December 15, 2012 at 2:04 pmOne cooks, one washes up
Liz
December 15, 2012 at 4:37 pmThe dishwasher!
Adele Hill
December 15, 2012 at 8:08 pmThe dishwasher
Joanne Crosby
December 15, 2012 at 8:15 pmWe all help out in our house.
Julz
December 15, 2012 at 8:37 pmWhoever didn’t cook or if it’s a party, whoever is nearest the sink!!! It’s not unusual to find our guests helping out at our annual house parties.
Kelly Hooper
December 15, 2012 at 9:06 pmWell supposedly its my husband, but I rarely see him pick up a scrubbing brush
Val Swift
December 15, 2012 at 9:24 pmJust me!
Jayne B
December 15, 2012 at 9:36 pmMe, myself and I!
Laura Sanderson
December 15, 2012 at 10:17 pmHe washes, I dry
Jo Kelly
December 15, 2012 at 10:35 pmMy hubby 🙂 Always has x
Sally Poole
December 16, 2012 at 9:14 amMe
blakeahearne@live.co.uk
December 16, 2012 at 9:25 amThe Dishwasher, in other words my wife 🙂
Lucy robinson
December 16, 2012 at 9:28 amNormally me. If my partner does dinner then he will clear up.
Lucy robinson
December 16, 2012 at 9:29 amI have tweeted @lucyrobinson3
san
December 16, 2012 at 9:57 amalways me
kate knight
December 16, 2012 at 10:00 amI do the washing up, unless I specifically ask the other half to help out!
Jade Vine
December 16, 2012 at 11:11 amMe and my husband share the responsibility!
Jay Hill
December 16, 2012 at 11:15 amMe 🙁
Rhydian P
December 16, 2012 at 12:28 pmMe!
LAURA MAGPIE STERLING
December 16, 2012 at 1:17 pmmy mom
Sue Hunt
December 16, 2012 at 2:13 pmMy Husband washes and I dry up.
vicky.stott@hotmail.co.uk
December 16, 2012 at 2:18 pmalways me
Hazel Rush
December 16, 2012 at 3:29 pmMy fiancé mostly washes and I dry and put away !
Hazel Rush
December 16, 2012 at 3:30 pmTweeted @Hazelrush54
Clare F Wood
December 16, 2012 at 3:38 pmThe hubby I have a good one
Clare F Wood
December 16, 2012 at 3:39 pmtweeted from @clareo122
Amanda Egglestone
December 16, 2012 at 4:08 pmMy husband washes and I dry
Joanne
December 16, 2012 at 4:30 pmJust me – but at least I know it’s done well
Victoria N
December 16, 2012 at 4:43 pmI end up doing the washing up unfortunetly!
stevecat18@msn.com
December 16, 2012 at 5:41 pmme myself and i
Paul Garner
December 16, 2012 at 5:42 pmwe share the washing up
Alice Hindley
December 16, 2012 at 5:44 pmAlways me!
Corinne Harvey
December 16, 2012 at 5:50 pmMy husband does all the washing up-lucky me!
Heather Jenkinson
December 16, 2012 at 5:55 pmWe have a dishwasher, my husband! lol! 🙂
topgunner@fsmail.net
December 16, 2012 at 5:59 pmThe dishwasher
Sue D
December 16, 2012 at 6:07 pmAlways seems to be me unless there are others about to impress!
luckycarmel@sky.com
December 16, 2012 at 6:20 pmAlways me – sometimes others on birthday or Mothers Day! I have retweeted as @dobbie999
DENISE WILDEN
December 16, 2012 at 6:25 pmJust me, no one else knows where the washing machine is.
Alison Turner
December 16, 2012 at 6:30 pmMe sadly hard as I try to persuade others 🙂
Ali Thorpe
December 16, 2012 at 6:36 pmShared out, not always evenly!
merryl cain-o'grady
December 16, 2012 at 6:49 pmits me, me:(
shell
December 16, 2012 at 6:59 pmIts the dishwasher ooo get me
Margaret Nokling
December 16, 2012 at 7:07 pmOther half most of the time 🙂
Tina Hector
December 16, 2012 at 7:37 pmMy husband mostly!!
Diane Carey
December 16, 2012 at 7:49 pmThe dishwasher does most of it. The rest is done by me and the hubby dries
Maria Jane Knight
December 16, 2012 at 7:51 pmMainly me, sometime my other half when he wants something or is in the dog house! I really wish we had a dishwasher but sadly we dont have the space 🙁
Maria Jane Knight
December 16, 2012 at 7:53 pmTweeted as @mariajkknight
https://twitter.com/mariajkknight/status/280400133697458176
Karl Thomas
December 16, 2012 at 8:23 pmI always do it
jayne underwood
December 16, 2012 at 8:28 pmour teenage son! x
sairz eastham
December 16, 2012 at 8:43 pmMe! No room for a dishwasher unfortunately
Alison S
December 16, 2012 at 9:15 pmIm lucky my partner does it all
STACEY SCHOFIELD
December 16, 2012 at 9:20 pmMy wonderful hubby does ours.
Wendy Tolhurst
December 16, 2012 at 9:23 pmMy husband does most of it, although I often wash up after baking
Nicole
December 16, 2012 at 9:46 pmI do it!
Nicola Dudson
December 16, 2012 at 9:59 pmI’m the chief washer upper in my house!
angela sandhu
December 16, 2012 at 10:09 pmI do most of it
katie skeoch
December 16, 2012 at 10:14 pmMe & the dishwasher – we make quite a team!
Karen Walkden
December 16, 2012 at 10:15 pmwe have a dishwasher but the bigger items we share the load !
Gary Martindale
December 16, 2012 at 10:20 pmI always do the washing up and my son helps with the drying.
angela obrien
December 16, 2012 at 10:21 pmMe – the old fashioned way 🙂
Sherri Fordham
December 16, 2012 at 10:43 pmme,me,me unless the eldest is wanting money lol
Rahela
December 16, 2012 at 11:47 pmUsually I do although sometimes I have been known to just lie down after dinner’s finished. It is then understood that I wil not be doing the washing up!
Amanda Rose
December 16, 2012 at 11:55 pmI do it and I have to say… I hate it!! Casserole dishes and pans are the stuff of nightmares.
Harriet Doveton
December 17, 2012 at 12:12 amI live with my parents but me and my boyfriend do all the washing up! Everyone else leaves it dirty!
Mandy Wan
December 17, 2012 at 12:24 amI do the washing up in my house and on occasions my partner does them
susanelvin7@googlemail.com
December 17, 2012 at 12:34 amI’m the only one who ever does any washing up in this house.
Ruth Tesdale
December 17, 2012 at 12:36 ammostly my husband but me sometimes
izzy
December 17, 2012 at 12:37 ammeee
Holly Boyd
December 17, 2012 at 1:11 amPretty much 50/50 between me and my husband
june baines
December 17, 2012 at 5:08 amMostly me
Lindsey Jones
December 17, 2012 at 6:58 amI do all the washing up and i hate it lol
Lindsey Jones
December 17, 2012 at 6:59 amHave tweeted @linziwoopp
Susan McFarlane
December 17, 2012 at 7:18 amMostly my husband!
Russ Allan
December 17, 2012 at 8:57 amI do it mainly, but get the kids to do it sometimes for their chores.
twilightteaser@gmail.com
December 17, 2012 at 8:58 amMe
Sue Robinson
December 17, 2012 at 10:27 amWe have a dishwasher but have to wash certain items in the sink – that job ALWAYS comes to me
EMMA JONES
December 17, 2012 at 11:17 amWE BOTH DO, HOWEVER I ALWAYS HAVE TO GO BACK AND RE-WASH EVERYTHING OTHER HALF DOES 😉
francis lee
December 17, 2012 at 11:33 amits a shred job in our household
David Collins
December 17, 2012 at 11:35 amAlways me!
Tom W
December 17, 2012 at 12:29 pmIs it shared threeways between me, partner and the dishwasher!
Shirley Harpley
December 17, 2012 at 12:43 pmI wash and hubby dries.
Sarah-Jane Laycock
December 17, 2012 at 1:23 pmOhhhhh yes, that would be me! x
Sarah-Jane Laycock
December 17, 2012 at 1:24 pmHave tweeted @Noodlenumpty
Leanne Court
December 17, 2012 at 1:36 pmUmmm, that would be ME!
Caroline H
December 17, 2012 at 1:48 pmI do it although everyone else is convinced there is a washing up fairy!
ClairejB
December 17, 2012 at 4:05 pmI do most of the washing up in our flat but my partner does it now and then. We don’t have room for a dishwasher unfortunately! Warm spice scent sounds nice, very festive!
ClairejB
December 17, 2012 at 4:08 pmI retweeted. @Madrabbitgirl
valhartley@fsmail.net
December 17, 2012 at 4:20 pmMy husband
suzanna gentle
December 17, 2012 at 4:31 pmAlways me 🙂