Fave Christmas Food

[Symphony]

What's your favorite Christmas food?


Fruit cake?

Egg Nog?

Powdered sugar snowball cookies?

Fudge?

Popcorn?


Mine is just a little egg nog.    

[Soldier4Christ]

Our meal here is a duplicate of Thanksgiving:

Turkey
Ham
Mashed white potatoes
Candied Yams
Broccoli
Green Bean Casserole
Dinner rolls
Pies (Apple, Cherry, Pecan and Pumpkin)

I enjoy it all and am very thankful for it but my favorite is the food I receive from the Word of God.

[nChrist]

Our Christmas is like Pastor Roger said, almost a repeat of Thanksgiving. We also have several helpings of spiritual food, including Bible reading, testimonies, singing, listening to music, and giving thanks for the abundance God has given us.

Symphony, the diet is thrown out of the house for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We usually do have some COMPLETELY LEGAL egg nog, both cold and hot, usually with a little bit of nutmeg and powdered sugar sprinkled over the top. (German chocolate cake, carrot cake - with icecream).

Love In Christ,
Tom

Psalms 139:14  I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

[Brother Love]

HAM

[ollie]

Date pudding, rum cake, and penuche fudge.

[2nd Timothy]

Uhhh...include everyones menu above...and add CHERRY DELIGHT!  

[Shylynne]

mmmm....cheeseball `n crackers

...and ILLegal eggnog  

[Symphony]

Hmm, yep, DEFINITELY cheese ball (with slivered almonds ).



Hey you guys, bep and P. Roger, WHAT ABOUT CRANBERRY SAUCE??!!

http://channels.netscape.com/ns/homerealestate/default.jsp?feature=hre_instant_cranberries


     

[nChrist]

Symphony,

Now you are talking about what we Southern folks call trimmings or fixin's. Cranberry sauce, jelled and whole, is a must.  

Add some deviled eggs and a variety of appetizers and finger foods (i.e. fresh and crisp vegetables with several kinds of sauce or spreads, cheese, homemade bread, fried okra, fried mushrooms, fried cheese sticks, and several kinds of dips for chips).  

I haven't tried this, but I want to some day. I have a friend who injects turkey with various spices (mild to hot) and lets it sit for a day before deep frying the turkey. I understand that you get the temperature of a special oil just right before dumping the turkey in, and it sears the skin, keeping the moisture and flavors in the turkey. I understand that it costs about $20 more to do it this way, but many people say it is worth it. Cajun style spices is what most folks have talked about. I like Cajun mild to medium, but I can't handle the super hot stuff. I wimp out if the spices in the food burn my eyes and nose before I get it to my mouth.   Has anyone here tried this?

Love In Christ,
Tom

Psalms 55:17  Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

[Soldier4Christ]

Now you are talking about what we Southern folks call trimmings or fixin's. Cranberry sauce, jelled and whole, is a must.[/qoute]

Yep, all the trimmings to go with it although I prefer the whole cranberries.  

[Symphony]

I've only heard of deep frying the turkey, bep, but not the injection part.

sounds delish.  and I like cajun anything.  (i think.   ).


   

[Melody]

Symphony,

Now you are talking about what we Southern folks call trimmings or fixin's. Cranberry sauce, jelled and whole, is a must.  

Christmas is not christmas for my oldest son unless it includes cranberry jelly.  Not homemade...but canned and if it doesn't have the little ridge marks to prove it came from the can, he won't eat it.  

[Symphony]

   


That's funny, Melody.

But it IS Christmasy, I think.  I like to put the cylinder of the jellied cranberry sauce on its side, in an oblong glass serving dish, for easy 1/2 inch slices.   It is kinda nice.

Tho technically I prefer ho-made, whole-berry sauce.

[LennyToo]

Deep fried turkey
We cook at least 2 each Thanksgiving.One is done by melting a stick of butter, adding 1/2 c. strained italian dressing and 1/2 c. dry white wine. Shoot the turkey up real good and let set in fridge overnight.
The cajun one: stick melted butter, 2T. cayenne, garlic powder and salt (to taste)--shoot up turkey and put in fridge overnight.
You do not have to purchase the oil new each time you deep fry. We strain ours thru cheescloth after it cools and put back into jugs. It keeps just fine. Use it over & over until it gets to turning dark.
It is absolutely delicious!!!!
Those deep fryer pans also come in handy for large summer gatherings, as you can boil 2 dozen ears of corn in one of them babies!
You can take it camping and have a big ol fish fry too.

[nChrist]

LennyToo,

Thanks!!

The more I hear about this, the more I know that I want to try it. It sounds finger-lickin', lip-smackin' good.  

Love In Christ,
Tom

Psalms 62:7  In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.