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PLANNING THE
PERFECT PICNIC
What to pack in your basket
• Blanket and pillows – for that extra padding under the
bum and a soft place to rest your head when staring
at the clouds, though hopefully a lap is offered.
• Knives, forks, plates – unless you’re into the rustic
thing. If you’re opting for finger foods, take along a
box of toothpicks to use as skewers.
• Glasses – good champagne tasts better from a glass,
or you can swig out of the bottle. We’re not fussed.
If you are taking glasses, long-stemmed look fancier
but better to opt for lower-gravity vessels.
• Suncream – sleeping off sunstroke is not a fun way
to spend the evening of Valentine’s Day. Plus, what’s
more intimate that rubbing lotion on someone’s
shoulders?
• Book/magazines – just in case conversation runs
dead. But leave your cell phone turned off no matter
what.
Basics
• Savoury biscuits (R13)
• Cream cheese (R21)
• Carrot sticks (R16)
• Ham or salami (R20)
• Mini Italian tomatoes (R9) • Gherkins (R21)
(Total < R100)
Desert
• Grapes (R20) – great for feeding your lover by hand.
• Strawberries (R15) and whipped cream for dipping
(R12) – it is Valentine’s Day, you know. There is always
space for a bit of kinkiness.
(Total < R50)
Wine/Champagne/Beer
We recommend you spend what you can on decent
quality wine or champagne. Remember to pack ice in
that cooler box.
Feeling like a bit more of a splurge, then add
these delicacies to your hamper
• Loaf of French bread
• Caviar
• Chunk of Brie or Camembert • Figs
• Smoked salmon
• Prosciutto
• Dark chocolate
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