Originally posted by Funky_monks
Hmmmm.......... I reckon theres a lot of things you could do depending on where you go to uni. I was lucky in that I went to Aberystwyth (cheap goods, plentiful countryside). As you will probably find as a student you have an inordinate ammount of spare time (as long as your prepared to accept a 2:2 like me, lol). I bought a copy of 'Food For Free' by Richard Mabey and have learned of many free edible delights as long as i have an afternoon to kill. Lidl rules, especially for european things, such as olive oil etc on the cheap. If your sensible (unlike me) you'll avoid both Corny Bars and noblemans (fortified wine thing, v.cheap, tastes of poo). This is probably unusual in a uni town but Aber had a farmers market and the veg was unbelievably cheap. If not get yourself down the normal market and blag deals on bulk meat for the freezer and fruit/veg that they need to sell (try and haggle). In seson, butchers can do a brace of pheasant for as little as £3, the drawback being that they are fully feathered and have guts in, but if your prepared to endure the unpleasentness, its two chicken-sized, free-range birds for three quid (your flatmates will moan about feathers everywhere, so make sure you pluck em in a binbag). Live like a lord and roast em covered in cheap streaky bacon with parsnips etc round them. Watch your housemates come drooling, if you feel like being a bastard, charge em for a roast if you want to be universally adored, let em tuck in for free (watch out for shot). Make soup with the leftovers...........ahhhh the joy of student life.......hope that helped
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