Christmas

[Debs]

In case I forget, which I am apt to do over the holidays, wishing you all a wonderful Christmas time from the States.  I'll be making sausage rolls.  Haven't even tried to make tarts or mincemeat pies.  Mom used to make those and she was very particular and secretive in the recipes.  And I never thought to ask her how and now it's much too late...

Love your loved ones whilst there here...

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2174/unbelievably-easy-mince-pies

Best to use 50% butter and 50% Lard Animal fat.. If they turn out too sweet, you can reduce the amount of sugar that goes into the mix.
They will come out really yummy 

[O.C.]

mmmmm. Sounds mouth watering Debs 

[Burchy]

My missus's mincemeat is homemade and to die for. PM me if you want the recipe

[snowy]

Love your loved ones whilst there here...

Well said that man!

Mince pies.....I really prefer a decent bit of cake meself, trouble is my conscience is denying me this year..............
The good lady told me it 's stollen! How can I partake!      
Ah, the old ones!   
Hoping for light traffic, good weather and clear roads!
Christmas Eve - Shropshire to near Henly, meal with sis' and her family - feast and festivities!
Returning via Gloucester / Forest of Dean trying to catch as  many family as possible in one sweep!
25th.......at home - slave to the cooker then  try and walk it off in the afty!
26th - back at work 
Will be off off shift 31st to 2nd Jan, so if anyone's hitting Shropshire / Mid Wales (Ponderosa or Cross hands.....real food!) post it in rides out and I'll look forward to blowing away the cobwebs.   

[virginiajim]

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2174/unbelievably-easy-mince-pies

Best to use 50% butter and 50% Lard Animal fat.. If they turn out too sweet, you can reduce the amount of sugar that goes into the mix.
They will come out really yummy 

Thanks, Debs.  I'll let you know how they turn out.  I'm making 40 sausage rolls and there won't be any leftovers. 

[Debs]

I had Christmas dinner today with my flat mate and her bf..

I'm glad I only have to cook so much once a year. It was so yummy too.. 

Christmas day will be spent watching tele. I may even dig out The Great Escape DVD. 

[virginiajim]

And then Bullitt.  I watch that just for the cars.  They used the same ones throughout the movie.  The fastback Mustang isn't bad either.  Coming home today I saw a restored one....beautiful.

[O.C.]

I had Christmas dinner today with my flat mate and her bf..

I'm glad I only have to cook so much once a year. It was so yummy too.. 

Christmas day will be spent watching tele. I may even dig out The Great Escape DVD. 

That's a great film Debs and always good to watch, I recorded Kelly's Heroes a few weeks ago so that will be on our things to watch.

Then there's 'Downton Abbey', Christmas 'Strictly  comes Dancing' and for Gill a Christmas 'Call the Midwife'