There must be treats in your picnic basket!

treat = pleasure
picnic = a pleasure outing

Every picnic basket needs a treat or two tucked inside, just in case you need to have a nibble before the outdoor meal itself – or after it!

In the summer you might fancy a little extra something, when your al fresco lunch has drifted into a siesta and it’s still too sunny and warm to return home to the chores. In the winter, an extra treat or two will comfort you and keep you cozy!

A few sticks of beef or ostrich (low fat) biltong are great to chew on while laying out the meal. Or open up your hamper and take out some salted almonds, juicy stuffed olives or wasabi rice crackers.

Forget designer canapés and go instead for a creamy hummus or spicy tapenade with crunchy crostini or salty tortilla chips.

Later on, when the sun is sinking, some sugar-coated almonds might have the edge over salted ones, or, if it’s chocolate you crave, then surely it’d be a treat to find somecrazy chocolate cookies tucked up in a corner of the hamper?

Try them with a handful of fat, black cherries or a luscious ripe fig. Then lay back and relax on your blanket and cushions for a few more minutes!

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