Steve Maskery
Old Oak
I have done, but not for many a year. In my experience, bought ones are better and cheaper.
You are a bit late for this Christmas but start one anyway and have it next year.
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Xmas
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You are a bit late for this Christmas but start one anyway and have it next year.
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SamQ aka Ah! Q!
Old Oak
Yes, wartime receipe, using carrot - as sugar was rationed.
Last flight I was on I booked one of those seats for extra legroom. Across the aisle was some pillock playing loudly with his effing children. I know it wasn’t you but there are too…way too… many parents who living daily with their snivelling, wailing precocious children have an inbuilt Ignore function that only gets overruled when poor wee Tarquin can’t get his mobile to work.
The rest of us who luckily live in a quiet tranquil environment don’t quite see it that way.
Blackswanwood
Old Oak
I’ll defer to those with more culinary knowledge but I think you are too late for this year!
Steve Maskery
Old Oak
Ooh that sounds good. I like carrot cake. Can you post the recipe please, Sam? I'd definitely have a go at that.
S
Woodbloke
Sequoia
Same with my nan and the things got steamed for hours as I recollect. I could never work out why, as a child, I always found a sliver sixpences in mine. Very odd - Rob
Windows
Old Oak
Just me and my wife for Christmas Day. I’ll cook the roast which will be chicken. We had turkey for Thanksgiving. The main difference between Christmas roast and Sunday roast will be the vast quantities of apple prune stuffing that will be the best part of the meal and the leftovers.
We are doing gifts this year which are a mix of partner-bought and self-bought then put aside for the big day. I admit that I have enough little gizmos and tools in my pile that I don’t remember them all and so even the self-bought ones will contain a surprise or two.
Last year the only gift was the puppy. Who gave and who received is still up for debate. I claim the pup who ruined Christmas is hers. She claims he’s mine. She’s probably right; last year at this time, everyone hated him except me. It was touch and go for a while there, but thankfully, a year later, the other dogs & my wife love him now. No regrets. He’s red & white so if we need a Santa, he’s it.
We are doing gifts this year which are a mix of partner-bought and self-bought then put aside for the big day. I admit that I have enough little gizmos and tools in my pile that I don’t remember them all and so even the self-bought ones will contain a surprise or two.
Last year the only gift was the puppy. Who gave and who received is still up for debate. I claim the pup who ruined Christmas is hers. She claims he’s mine. She’s probably right; last year at this time, everyone hated him except me. It was touch and go for a while there, but thankfully, a year later, the other dogs & my wife love him now. No regrets. He’s red & white so if we need a Santa, he’s it.
Setter?
We having dinner at daughters, she recently moved her boyfriend of 2years in. He is a cook so she was excited for him to do food instead of me for a change. I am more than happy to sit sipping some nice whisky. She just told us last night they have broken up, it appears you have to live with someone to really know them. She is letting him stay till the new year. That should be a fun christmas dinner. At least I dont have to cook.
Doug
Old Oak
Hoping to finish work around noon Xmas eve then it’s up to the pub, I’ve some nice cheeses & biscuits plus a couple of bottles of port for Xmas day so looking forward to it. Not looking forward to the preceding 5 & 1/2 days work mind.
SamQ aka Ah! Q!
Old Oak
I'll have a search over the weekend Steve; I'm off to my son's for Christmas Day and he is a good cook, with his own ideas, so I haven't made one.
Sam
Windows
Old Oak
Not a Setter. First to guess the breed has to take him to the pub for a slap up meal. (He doesn’t look like this now. He’s got prick ears! Not what I signed up for. LOL )
Alasdair
Sapling
I always hoped that I was never one of "those" parents, we always tried to have quiet activities on a section of the plane that didn't annoy anyone. The precocious child has always been a pet hate, friends of my sons parents could never work out why i wasn't charging down to school if he got into trouble to challenge the teacher but I would talk to him about it and tell him that he deserved to get into trouble (as usually it was justified) and that I fully supported the teacher in their decisions. I always felt that not enough people did. couldnt have been too bad for him as hes now a serving Royal Marine Commando
MattS
Nordic Pine
Homeade Christmas pud every year for us. We have made it ourselves but most years my Mum does it for us to an old family recipe. Not difficult but needs doing by stir up Sunday (this year 23rd November) to have time to mature. This year the batton has been passed any daughter made the puddings for the family, she loves baking. Mincemeat is also homemade, we tend to make this every other year as it stores so well. Finally, the Christmas cake was made at the end of October and has had a cap of brandy poured into it every Sunday since. Get a bit tipsy lfiting the lid by Christmas time
It’s also the precocious parents !
Springer?
SamQ aka Ah! Q!
Old Oak
SamQ aka Ah! Q!
Old Oak
I had this on my classroom noticebard, just behind my chair...as you can imagine, it drew very different responces, depending on which "adult" saw it...
if red and white - then presumably a welsh springer, not english springer?
SamQ aka Ah! Q!
Old Oak
For Steve:
2oz suet or marg ("marg", not spread! think "Echo")
2oz flour
2oz breadcrumbs
3oz brown sugar (??!! Wartime?)
Pinch of salt
Good pinch of bread soda (Bicarb of soda)
1 small egg
Good pinch of nutmeg
Grated lemon or orange rind (suspect this is not 'zest' per se, but dried rind)
1/4 lb raisins
1/4lb sultanas
1/4lb currants
1oz chopped cherries (glacé??)
1oz mixed peel
1 level tablespoon treacle
2oz finely chopped carrot
1/4 cup of beer, stout,orange juice, sherry or whiskey
1 and 1/2 pint bowl, tie cooking parchment lid, steam for 5 hours, steam additional1 and 1/2 hours before use.
That is transcribed faithfully from my late wife's cookbook and was referred to often by my mother-in-law as "wartime". She also said the ingredients "would have been gathered up, all year long", so the reference to treacle and fruit should be put in context.
My wife would scale this up 3 times in weight, then she and my daughter woukd embark on a three-to-four day 'binge' as the three males in our household did not share the ladies enthusiam for it. We gorged on marbled cheesecake. God, it was dense....
2oz suet or marg ("marg", not spread! think "Echo")
2oz flour
2oz breadcrumbs
3oz brown sugar (??!! Wartime?)
Pinch of salt
Good pinch of bread soda (Bicarb of soda)
1 small egg
Good pinch of nutmeg
Grated lemon or orange rind (suspect this is not 'zest' per se, but dried rind)
1/4 lb raisins
1/4lb sultanas
1/4lb currants
1oz chopped cherries (glacé??)
1oz mixed peel
1 level tablespoon treacle
2oz finely chopped carrot
1/4 cup of beer, stout,orange juice, sherry or whiskey
1 and 1/2 pint bowl, tie cooking parchment lid, steam for 5 hours, steam additional1 and 1/2 hours before use.
That is transcribed faithfully from my late wife's cookbook and was referred to often by my mother-in-law as "wartime". She also said the ingredients "would have been gathered up, all year long", so the reference to treacle and fruit should be put in context.
My wife would scale this up 3 times in weight, then she and my daughter woukd embark on a three-to-four day 'binge' as the three males in our household did not share the ladies enthusiam for it. We gorged on marbled cheesecake. God, it was dense....
Windows
Old Oak
Not a springer. His colour is not very common for his breed. You’ll all know the breed, but other colouring dominates.
Jack Russell?
Windows
Old Oak
I like the guesses, but no. It’s hard to tell with puppies when the size cues are missing. He’s 3 months in that first pic. He’s about 20 kg now which should be his full weight.
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Neither had I until now.Just think ...in seven days it will all be over
And I've not heard a single carol or Slade ! Bliss.
As the man says it ain't Christmas until Noddy says so
I expect my old mum's recipe was similar to Sam's, but she used to make a bigger quantity which then got divided into three parts. From the same base mixture she made Christmas Pudding, Christmas Cake and mincemeat. I can't remember what was done to make the three dishes different. Anyone else remember/still do something similar?
Windows
Old Oak
Closest one yet. I think a 20 kg Corgi would be a bit of a porker though. Think “smartest dogs in the world”.
Collie?
duke
Old Oak
Jack Russell
SamQ aka Ah! Q!
Old Oak
Contrary to.public opinion, RogerS dors NOT live at the top of a hill above Whoville....nor is he green, well, the visible parts anyhow.Just think ...in seven days it will all be over
And I've not heard a single carol or Slade ! Bliss.
Windows
Old Oak
You got it Andy. He’s the third in our trio of Border Collies.
Windows
Old Oak
I’ve noticed a number of shops playing Christmas pop songs with no lyrics and orchestral instrumentation this year. Quite subtle.Just think ...in seven days it will all be over
And I've not heard a single carol or Slade ! Bliss.
John Brown
Sapling
Responces??
Mike G
Petrified Pine
There's an alternative, is there?
Phil
Old Oak
Not found one yet.
The mince pies are far too sweet, not really a favourite.
Xmas cake is good (just remove all that funny white stuff on top
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LOML is the Logistics Queen. Two lists. Out early doors. Back by 9.30am. Packed away by 10am. That's it. We're not venturing out now until after Chistmas. Looking forward to opening a 2002 Louis Roederer Cristal champagne on Xmas Eve. Hope it hasn't gone off 
SamQ aka Ah! Q!
Old Oak
Ah, sorry, spelling mistake; "responses".
If on the other hand you are enquiring what comment was issued by the viewer, they might be summarised as:
1. Amused agreement.
2. Ostentatious fury.
3. Wry acceptance.
Any guesses for the predominant one Folks?
Gill
Nordic Pine
Grrrrrr… I went to buy veggies for tomorrow’s roast dinner. The supermarket had dropped the price of everything I needed to 5p and sold out. I had to go to Tesco instead and pay full whack because I hadn’t thought to take my loyalty card.
AJB Temple
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The Lidl 5p deal for a proper bag of sprouts, parsnips, carrots, white (unbranded variety) spuds, shallots (not great - too small) and turnips. Limited to 3 packs of each per customer. We split the shop and fully loaded between us. Insanely stupid pricing but you need to get lucky. Not good for farmers. I disapprove really but still snap them up. Only went in to get Sicilian lemons that were unobtanium elsewhere in Sevenoaks.