3339 british christmas traditions Recipes

self-rising flour, grated beef suet or 6 oz vegetable suet, salt, cold water, to mix, braising steak , trimmed of fat, flour, tomato puree, onion, peeled and chopped, dried herbs or 1 tbsp chopped fresh mixed herbs, beef stock, salt, pepper

turkey (or, i used a 8 to 9 lb. breast - not a roast, though), light rum (to be traditional, use brazilian cachaca), onions, diced, garlic, chopped, ripe tomatoes, diced, olive oil, bay leaves, fresh lime juice, grated lime zest (just the green part ), water, chopped green onion, chopped parsley

ginger ale, rum , with, christmas spices (rum with ), cinnamon stick, orange peel

eggs, separated, caster sugar (fine sugar), left-over christmas plum pudding (more if you prefer ), rum (brandy or orange liquer), double cream

leftover christmas fruit cake (for the base), yoghurt-cheese (or cream cheese), yoghurt (or sour cream), brandy, sugar, eggs, nutmeg, vanilla essence, cornflour

shortening, boiling water, dark brown sugar, dark molasses, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, sugar, divided, meringue powder, divided, cream of tartar, divided, warm water, divided, red spice gumdrops, candy canes (6 inches), divided, multicolored nonpareils, red-hot candy, leaf-shaped spearmint gumdrops, divided, multicolored spice gumdrops, halved vertically, edible glitter, ice cream sugar cones, green paste food coloring, chocolate rock candies, candy corn in christmas colors or green gumdrops, candy canes (about 2-1/4 inches), green spice gumdrops, green rock candy suckers, cotton ball, pastry tips-star tips #16 and #20, round tips #3 and #7, and leaf tip #67, pastry bags, foam core board (20 inches x 16 inches x 1/2 inch), propping

sausage or 8 s, plain flour, eggs, milk, salt, pepper, drippings or 1 tbsp vegetable oil

strong cider, soft dark brown sugar, cooking apple, cored & chopped, ground mixed spice, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, currants, raisins, sultanas, glace cherries, finely chopped, candied peel, almonds, finely chopped, orange , juice and zest of, lemon , juice and zest of, brandy or 1/4 pint rum

icing sugar , sifted, ground almonds, egg yolk, beaten lightly, orange juice, drops almond essence, plain flour, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, currants, sultanas, butter, caster sugar, eggs, milk, to mix

butter, bread, dried fruit, eggs, milk , blended with cream, cream , blended with milk, sugar, nutmeg

there is 1 christmas carol that has always baffled me ., what in the world do leaping lords , french hens, swimming swans , and especially the partridge who won tsp come out, pear tree have to do with christmas today, i found out., until 1829, roman catholics in england were, not permitted to practice their faith openly. someone, during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young catholics., it has two levels of meaning : the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember., partridge in a pear tree was jesus christ ., two turtle doves were the old and new testaments., three french hens stood for faith, hope and love., four calling birds were the four gospels of matthew , mark, luke & john., five golden rings recalled the torah or law, the first five books of the old testament., six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation., seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the holy spirit--prophesy , serving, teaching, exhortation , contribution, leadership, and mercy., eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes ., nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the holy spirit--love , joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness , gentleness, and self control., ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments ., eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples., twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the apostles creed ., there is your history for today. this knowledge was shared with me and i found it interesting and enlightening and now i know how that strange song became a christmas carol

margarine or 2 tbsp butter, seasoning, packet (traditional chex brand party mix seasoning packet), your favorite chex brand cereals (corn, rice, and or or wheat), peanuts, prezel stick

cream cheese, sugar, almond extract, christmas green paste food coloring, chopped almonds, cranberries, rinsed and drained

ham , christmas, cooked turkey, gruyere cheese, cranberry sauce, thick bread, butter

ground lean pork, lean ground veal or 1/2 lb lamb, suet, fresh breadcrumb , made from 3 slices of white bread,including crust, seasoning salt, lemon pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, grated nutmeg, mace, dried thyme, dried marjoram, dried sage, onion powder, grated lemon , rind of, egg, prepared hog casing (can tsp get sausage casings, shape the sausage mixture into patties instead of link sausages) (optional)

rice flour (coarse , available packed as ground rice in the uk), low-fat milk (my mum would have used whole milk), caster sugar (to taste)

bread, buttered and crusts removed, sultanas, sugar, eggs, milk, sugar