148549 traditional christmas steamed plum hard sauce Recipes

light molasses, melted butter, warm milk, eggs, beaten, all-purpose flour , plus additional for tossing fruit, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, candied mixed fruit (or diced dried fruit such as pineapple, pears, apples, and plums), raisins, brandy, holly sprig, for garnish, hard sauce , recipe follows, butter, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, brandy or rum

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

ground chicken, unsweetened coconut milk, coarsely shredded carrot, thai chiles, minced, chopped basil, asian fish sauce, sugar, fresh lime juice, garlic clove, minced, egg, beaten, shallot, minced, minced fresh ginger, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, wonton wrappers, green leaf lettuce leaf , for steaming, sriracha chili sauce , for serving

onion, finely chopped, vegetable oil, black plums (4), pitted and coarsely chopped, water, plum jam, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, black pepper, salt

chopped plums (about 6), ketchup, chopped shallot, maple syrup, red wine vinegar, smoked paprika, dijon mustard, fresh ground black pepper, ground red pepper

light molasses, melted butter, warm milk, eggs, beaten, all-purpose flour , plus additional for tossing fruit, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, candied mixed fruit (or diced dried fruit such as pineapple, pears, apples, and plums), raisins, brandy, holly sprig, for garnish, hard sauce , recipe follows, butter, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, brandy or rum

all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, raisins, peeled, chopped cooking apples, currants, light molasses, cold water, chopped suet, sherried hard sauce

plums, canned with juice (2 cans), brown sugar , firmly packed, butter, melted, eggs, flour, salt, baking soda, cognac, plum juice, granulated sugar, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, cornstarch, cognac, fresh lemon juice, butter

plum jam or 600 g apricot jam, chili sauce, cream (optional)

plum sauce, unsweetened pineapple juice, mustard, cornstarch

plums, peeled, pitted and sliced, water, minced fresh ginger, rice vinegar, ground cinnamon, chopped habaneros, cornstarch , optional, sugar

milk, scalded, soft breadcrumbs, eggs, sugar, grape jelly, beef suet, finely chopped, grated rind and juice of 1 lemon, raisins, currants, chopped candied citron, chopped candied orange peel, all-purpose flour, divided, baking soda, hot coffee, salt, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, plum pudding sauce

flour, salt , baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, soft bread crumbs, chopped suet, prune pulp, brown sugar, uncooked chopped prunes, candied lemon peel, finely chopped, molasses, eggs, separated, hard sauce , recipe follows, butter, powdered sugar, dark rum, vanilla extract

sugar, all-purpose flour, fine, dry breadcrumbs, ground cinnamon, ground mace, raisins, currants, chopped citron, chopped almonds, eggs, beaten, grape juice, lemon juice, chopped beef suet, sherried hard sauce

diced ripe red or purple-skinned plums (about 6 plums), sugar, reduced-fat milk, cognac or apple juice, almonds, toasted

ripe plums (about 3/4 lbs), hoisin sauce, soy sauce, pepper, sesame oil, fresh ginger, minced, orange juice, lemon juice, pork tenderloin

washed pitted plums , with skins i used red but i suppose you could use other types as well. chop in food processor, chili sauce, brown sugar, white wine vinegar, fresh garlic cloves, diced and then crushed, white onion, minced, jalapeno peppers , minced. i used canned, sea salt, dry mustard, chili powder, cayenne pepper, ground black pepper, olive oil

plums, peeled and quartered, ginger, garlic, crushed and chopped, hosin sauce , plus some for garnish, lite brown sugar, water, soy sauce, ground piece star anise, cider vinegar, scallions, pork loin, salt, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, chili flakes, bean sprouts, carrots , julienned, cucumber , julienned, scallions, salt, sugar, chinese pancakes