11130 traditional christmas hard Recipes

white chocolate or white confectioner s coating (or combination of half each), hard peppermint candies or candy cane

sliced water chestnuts, drained, red pepper , cut into 1 inch pieces, green pepper , cut into 1 inch pieces, cucumbers, peeled, sliced, tomatoes, each cut into 8 wedges, frozen green peas, mayonnaise, salad dressing mix, bacon bits, hard-boiled eggs, quartered, tomatoes , cut into eight wedges

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

red potatoes (white potatoes may be used), hard-boiled eggs, chopped, bacon, white onion, chopped, cream cheese, milk, mayonnaise (i use kraft), mustard, cheddar cheese, grated (i use mild )

eggs, all-purpose flour, shortening, milk, salt, dozen hard-boiled egg, eggs, italian parsley (chopped fine ), grated locatelli cheese, sweet italian sausage links (remove casings ), mozzarella cheese (cut small cubes ), prosciutto, sliced thin (italian smoked ham), provolone cheese (cut small cubes ), deli thin sliced , boiled ham (, cut into squares), deli thin sliced genoa salami (cut into squares)

top round beef, cut into 1/4-to 1/2 inch-dice, lean pork, cut into 1/4-to 1/2-inch dice, bacon, strips cut into 1/2-inch lengths, tomatoes, peeled and seeded, onion, peeled, garlic cloves, salt, marjoram, leek, diced, capers, mustard relish , pickle, minced, red wine vinegar, bell pepper, cut into 1/4-to-1/2-inch dice, worcestershire sauce, dark brown sugar, salt and pepper, to taste, raisins, lard or 2/3 cup vegetable shortening, annatto seeds (achiote, optional for colour), masa harina flour (dehydrated , treated corn flour), salt, cayenne pepper, warm water, dried corn husks (or 24 (9-inch squares parchment paper or tinfoil), shredded cooked chicken, hard-boiled eggs, sliced, blanched almond, pimientos, sliced, pimento stuffed olives, cut in half, tabasco sauce

oysters, chopped finely (not smoked ), hard-boiled egg, chopped finely, diced onion, sweet relish, salt and pepper, mayonnaise, crackers, crumbled (use approx. 3/4 of a sleeve of butter crackers.)

chicken broth (from chicken you cook), eggs, masa harina (do not use ready made masa, it has lime which will not work in this recipe), butter, lard or 8 oz additional butter, sugar, peanut butter, sugar, allspice, salt, pepper, milk, raisins, black, soaked in, water, onion , cut lengthwise into thin slices & parboiled & drained, oil, onion, diced finely, pimento-stuffed green olives, in jar, eggs, hard boiled & cut into eighths lengthwise, red bell pepper, sliced very thinly, whole chicken, onion, garlic clove, parsley, salt, pepper, banana leaves or 6 -8 if not available use aluminum foil or 6 -8 parchment paper, cut into 10 inch squares. my family doesn tsp use corn husks for this kind of tamale

dozen hard-boiled egg (peeled, yolks removed ), mayonnaise, yellow mustard, salt (to taste), pepper (to taste), vinegar (to taste), dill, paprika (to garnish ), dill (to garnish )

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

unsalted butter, eggs, heavy cream, apple cider, light brown sugar, melted unsalted butter, salt, cinnamon, cubed stale raisin-cinnamon bread, granny smith apple, cored and cubed (about 1 cup), dried apples, hard cider sauce , recipe follows, hard cider sauce, unsalted butter, sugar, hard cider, egg yolks