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Post by svca on Dec 19, 2021 17:51:19 GMT -5
I've never heard of Christmas cake, Mszue...or Christmas pudding. It probably depends on which part of the world you're from. My family on my Mom's side is German, so every Christmas she makes Stollen, and some German cookies like Spitzbuben, Butterplaetzchen, etc. Is Christmas cake a bit like fruitcake? My ex MIL used to buy these fruitcakes for a fundraiser when her girls were in band...many, many moons ago. I was the only one that actually liked it lol. Couldn't it very much of it, too rich, but it was pretty good. yes...it is a heavy, moist fruitcake served almost exclusively during the Christmas season. As the candied fruit became more and more expensive, the whole tradition seemed to die out here in Canada, at least. Not sure about the UK. Every country and culture has its own traditional foods...I had hoped to hear of some. I know we had many of them, and just the mention of some of those foods brings Christmas memories flooding through. I know, right? I'm 62, and when my Mom brings out the Christmas cookies, I remember being little and "helping" my grandmother bake. |
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Post by pi on Dec 19, 2021 18:08:39 GMT -5
Anybody else having trouble logging in here. On Chrome I'm getting a DNs resolution error 1001. It mentioned a problem with Cloudflare network. I had to switch to Firefox to post. It may be a problem on my end IDK. Yes, I had the exact same problem and couldn't get on for quite a while. Now I'm not able to see your other posts.. assuming they are tweets you brought over. I'm still not able to bring tweets over.. |
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Post by JustKaren on Dec 19, 2021 18:09:09 GMT -5
I've never heard of Christmas cake, Mszue...or Christmas pudding. It probably depends on which part of the world you're from. My family on my Mom's side is German, so every Christmas she makes Stollen, and some German cookies like Spitzbuben, Butterplaetzchen, etc. Is Christmas cake a bit like fruitcake? My ex MIL used to buy these fruitcakes for a fundraiser when her girls were in band...many, many moons ago. I was the only one that actually liked it lol. Couldn't it very much of it, too rich, but it was pretty good. yes...it is a heavy, moist fruitcake served almost exclusively during the Christmas season. As the candied fruit became more and more expensive, the whole tradition seemed to die out here in Canada, at least. Not sure about the UK. Every country and culture has its own traditional foods...I had hoped to hear of some. I know we had many of them, and just the mention of some of those foods brings Christmas memories flooding through. We just called it fruitcake, and we would always start making them around Halloween ... I still have my mother's recipe, but I never make it anymore because I'm the only one who would eat it ... and I can't afford that many calories! The other thing I do still make is "Forget'em Cookies" ... it's a meringue cookie with mint chocolate chips ... you whip them up, drop spoonfuls on a cookie tray, put them in a preheated oven, turn off the oven, and forget them until the next morning! You can't make them on a rainy day, and if you don't whip the egg whites enough they end up chewy instead of flaky/crunchy. |
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Post by mszue on Dec 19, 2021 19:57:30 GMT -5
Yes justkaren...we are talking of the same thing. I suppose we called it Christmas cake as that is when it was served...and yes, we usually started it in October sometime.
I sure hope Adam is being careful...this Omicron seems to be really causing havoc, world wide. The Baritone...Carlos Marin of Il Divos just died from Covid....he was performing earlier this month, and was vaccinated. Elizabeth Warren just announced she has been diagnosed with Covid....breakthrough also. Brian May....I fear the list is just starting. I suspect we will all have to be more careful and not take our vaccinated safety too much for granted.
What strange and scary times we are living in.
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Post by svca on Dec 19, 2021 20:11:43 GMT -5
Omg, I had not heard about Carlos from Il Divo...I used to listen to them all the time a few years ago. Wow! That makes me so sad.
Yes, this virus is not to be underestimated, and yet there are still people who just don't want to listen.
I pray for Adam's safety all the time, knowing he's so busy and around so many people.
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Post by donnamb on Dec 19, 2021 22:13:24 GMT -5
Desserts were not a part of my mother's or mother-in-law's Christmas tradition. The focus was always on the main course. For some reason which I cannot fathom, my mom spent all day making lasagna. She was of Irish descent and my father Polish. It's still a mystery. When my children were small, and I had the luxury of being home, I would make "figgy pudding" and hard sauce. The little ones could help me mix in all the candied fruits and figs into the batter. Steaming the pudding took about 1.5 hours, so I would make one for each side of the family. My kids would now be shocked to find out that the recipe called for ground suet.
This year I am trying to re-create a bundt cake from a magazine. The catch is that my 5 month old grandson appears to have a dairy allergy, so his mommy can't have dairy. I made a shopping list, asking for a non-dairy sour cream, such as Tofutti. My husband volunteered to shop, alleged he couldn't find Tofutti, and brought home Chobani Greek yogurt instead. (Dairy)
I'm committed to trying to make a non-dairy dessert for Christmas. Wish me luck.
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Post by bamafan on Dec 19, 2021 23:34:03 GMT -5
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Post by mszue on Dec 20, 2021 0:24:42 GMT -5
yes...it is a heavy, moist fruitcake served almost exclusively during the Christmas season. As the candied fruit became more and more expensive, the whole tradition seemed to die out here in Canada, at lea st. Not sure about the UK. Every country and culture has its own traditional foods...I had hoped to hear of some. I know we had many of them, and just the mention of some of those foods brings Christmas memories flooding through. Oh we definitely have old fashioned Christmas Cake still. Covered in marzipan and Royal icing and ours is decorated with the very reindeer and Santa figures that my grandmother put on her cake when we were little. And Christmas Pudding covered in hot brandy sauce. Before serving we make a little hole in the top, fill it with brandy and set it alight. Only this year, it may be delayed slightly. Just heard my children and partners have Covid and won’t be able to come home until the 28th. However there’s talk of a possible London lockdown from the 27th! Can’t win!  Lol Sophie’s…I want Xmas supper at your table…I LOVE some Christmas pudding… |
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Post by happy on Dec 20, 2021 1:38:28 GMT -5
mszue My Mom used to make Christmas cake just as you described. A tradition was for all the members of the household to take a turn at mixing the batter and make a wish while stirring. But I never liked to eat it -- not keen on candied fruit! LOL My Russian MIL made a dessert called hvorost which translates to kindling for Christmas. It is a deep-fried cookie covered with icing sugar to look like kindling in the snow. cookiecompanion.com/hvorost-cookie-russia/?lang=en
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