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Post by speedysteve on Nov 25, 2018 15:09:07 GMT
Christmas Eve.. Full Swedish here. Starters: Inlagt sill (pickled herring) in various forms. Lutfisk (horrid preserved white fish, noone eats it), hard boiled egg, Dopp i grytan (bread dipping in ham broth), various types of coleslaw, many types of crisp bread. Mains : Prince korv (rich fatty type of frankfurters), köttbullar (meatballs), Janssons frestelse (potato / anchovies bake), jul skinka (Christmas ham), gravlax (salmon) + various potatoes. Drinks jul öl, schnapps, jul must osv (Christmas beer, aquavit (various flavours), Christmas soft drink etc. Cheese smörgåsbord.. Deserts: no room:) Or Ris alamalta (pudding Rice with whipped cream, with almonds and manderin segments) Strong swedish coffee / brandy. Sleep it all off, wake up for Christmas special TV and present opening.. Eat leftovers for several days  But in our family it's full English turkey roast etc next day for Christmas Day.. Hujedamig! Heavens above! |
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Post by Slinger on Nov 25, 2018 16:31:32 GMT
I'll be cooking for my 94-year-old mum so traditional turkey and trimmings (stuffing sprouts, parsnips, roast spuds gravy etc.) followed by Christmas pud. I'll probably pre-prepare a turkey crown the day before, in my slow cooker, slice it, and then heat it through in gravy on Christmas day.
If I was on my own I probably wouldn't bother. I'd have something "nice" but not necessarily Christmassy. I do actually like turkey, though, and Christmas Pud.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 25, 2018 18:57:22 GMT
I may well be on my own Christmas day. Dodged a bullet not going to relatives. May have to listen to music all day  Christmas dinner may well be a nut roast, on Boxing Day |
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Post by speedysteve on Nov 25, 2018 20:08:49 GMT
I may well be on my own Christmas day. Dodged a bullet not going to relatives. May have to listen to music all day Bah humbug |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 25, 2018 21:52:47 GMT
I don't mind the lunch but I won't be partaking in all the other humbug!
A nice walk down the lane and across the fields will do me nicely.
Music, too...
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 26, 2018 19:46:12 GMT
Christmas Eve.. Full Swedish here. That sounds completely awesome, I'm jealous. Looks like Xmas in Sweden will be in order one year! |
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 26, 2018 19:47:56 GMT
I may well be on my own Christmas day. Dodged a bullet not going to relatives. May have to listen to music all day Christmas dinner may well be a nut roast, on Boxing Day How did you manage to avoid the relatives Mike, was it on the advice of your doctor?? |
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 26, 2018 20:48:44 GMT
I may well be on my own Christmas day. Dodged a bullet not going to relatives. May have to listen to music all day Christmas dinner may well be a nut roast, on Boxing Day How did you manage to avoid the relatives Mike, was it on the advice of your doctor?? Played my cards accidentally carefully |
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Post by brettj on Nov 27, 2018 5:55:18 GMT
Xmas day depends on the weather.
But we are in summer, so the types of food are completely different to you guys.
3-4 people cooking lots of little things.
I'll make my garlic mussels.
A raw fish dish, a bit of lamb of some sort.
3-4 salads. Potato, kumara, a couple of green salads.
And, I'm going to have some music...
Maybe a walk before we get into desert.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 27, 2018 7:41:45 GMT
My sister-in-law lives in Pukekohe, NZ, and they still enjoy cooking turkey and all the trimmings in the summer heat!
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Post by brettj on Nov 27, 2018 8:16:55 GMT
My sister-in-law lives in Pukekohe, NZ, and they still enjoy cooking turkey and all the trimmings in the summer heat! We used to have roast, with only one person doing the cooking. Sucks for that person. Now the kids are older, everyone makes something. Never quite know what you are going to get... |
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Post by Slinger on Nov 27, 2018 12:39:04 GMT
I may well be on my own Christmas day. Dodged a bullet not going to relatives. May have to listen to music all day Christmas dinner may well be a nut roast, on Boxing Day I bet you blamed those poor dogs, didn't you?  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 27, 2018 13:40:18 GMT
I may well be on my own Christmas day. Dodged a bullet not going to relatives. May have to listen to music all day Christmas dinner may well be a nut roast, on Boxing Day I bet you blamed those poor dogs, didn't you? Pat of the picture that helped |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2018 14:44:02 GMT
Christmas Eve we are with the in-laws so will probably have takeaway of some description. Christmas Day it'll be just the 3 of us, and will have Turkey with all the trimmings and then Boxing Day we are with my sister and parents and will again likely have Turkey with all the trimmings.
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