Posted on 06/12/2017 17:05
If you celebrate Christmas do you enjoy the usual fare or go in for something a bit different? There used to be a panic about pork pies in our family, my Mum insisted on having one at breakfast, only on Christmas morning, as it's her birthday as well I suppose it was a special day anyway. But we had neighbours who also enjoyed a piece of pork pie, perhaps it was a Midlands tradition? Any traditions in your family or area?
Posted on 06/12/2017 17:23
Not sure about traditions but I've known OH have pork pie for breakfast on occasion. Christmas morning it's usually a "full English " breakfast as we don't sit down for Christmas dinner until late afternoon. Not sure what we're having, depends on what looks good when I visit the farm shop. Don't usually have turkey.
Posted on 06/12/2017 18:19
Christmas here has followed the same pattern for nearly fifty years. Our family expect it and look forward to it. Sometimes small changes creep in, but if they don’t work are booted out. Like the year I used a different Christmas cake recipe (I’m looking at you Delia Smith and your fancy ways).
Breakfast starts with Buck’s Fizz and the jug gradually gets replenished with more fizz than orange as the day goes on. It helps to calm the cook.
Accompanied by Rum Butter on toast.
Dinner is at the normal time 12:30, so there’s time for the workers to fall asleep in a chair before afternoon milking.
It’s almost always Turkey etc. Except when we had a home bred goose. Oh, I was glad to see the vicious thing in the pot.
Christmas cake before milking and turkey sandwiches after.
By then the cook is on the Gin.
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Posted on 06/12/2017 19:57
Not many traditions here, except we always have a good quality proper bottle of champagne when opening the pressies, which we've all chosen, usually bought and wrapped our own! We then feign surprise and open another bottle. Always works for me. I think it's Tattinger this year (keep the presents but give me another glass🙃).
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Posted on 09/12/2017 14:48
This year is a first for us as we have been "ordered" out for christmas dinner , all christmases in the past have been at our house with all our children and granchildren ,but eldist son and partner have insisted we have done it for long enough ,so its all to them, it has been a while as they are all in their middle to late forties so OH may? relax
Posted on 09/12/2017 14:26 by ADD46Goldie, rum butter? Sounds interesting.
Posted on 09/12/2017 15:55
A Cumberland delicacy. There are variations, but basically it's soft brown sugar, butter and as much Rum as you like. I would be flung out of house and home if I didn't make it for all the family.
Best served on hot toast, crumpets, Christmas pudding etc.
Back in the day, the Rum trade flourished at Whitehaven.
Brandy Butter is a poor southern copy.
brue
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